Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 5

Jyotiṣa-śāstra Saṅgraha: Threefold Division, Gaṇita Methods, Muhūrta, and Planetary Reckoning

Devanagari script

निषेकजन्मारिष्टानि ह्यायुर्दायो दशाक्रमः । कर्माजीवं चाष्टवर्गो राजयोगाश्च नाभसाः ॥ ५ ॥

Transliteration

niṣekajanmāriṣṭāni hyāyurdāyo daśākramaḥ | karmājīvaṃ cāṣṭavargo rājayogāśca nābhasāḥ || 5 ||

Translation

En vérité, il y est question des présages à la conception et à la naissance, des signes d’infortune, de l’attribution de la durée de vie, de la suite des périodes daśā, du gagne-pain déterminé par le karma, du système de l’aṣṭakavarga, des combinaisons royales (rāja-yogas) et des nābhasa-yogas.

Word by Word

• निषेक-जन्म-अरिष्टानि: conception, birth, and misfortunes (topics)
• निषेक-जन्म-अरिष्टानि: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निषेक (प्रातिपदिक) + जन्म (प्रातिपदिक) + अरिष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व (collective copulative)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधान/हेतु-भाव (emphatic/indeed)

• आयुः-दायः: bestowal/assessment of lifespan
• आयुः-दायः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक) + दाय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘आयुषः दायः’

• दशा-क्रमः: sequence of planetary periods (daśās)
• दशा-क्रमः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशा (प्रातिपदिक) + क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• कर्म-आजीवम्: actions and livelihood
• कर्म-आजीवम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + आजीव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (copulative)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• अष्ट-वर्गः: the aṣṭakavarga (eightfold division)
• अष्ट-वर्गः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्टन् (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (numerical)

• राज-योगाः: royal combinations (rājayogas)
• राज-योगाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज (प्रातिपदिक) + योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• नाभसाः: nābhasa (sky/space) yogas
• नाभसाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाभस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘नाभस-योगाः’ (elliptic)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It frames Jyotiṣa as a structured Vedic science that reads karmic patterns—longevity, adversity, and livelihood—so that one can respond with dharma, restraint, and spiritual priorities rather than anxiety.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

While the verse is technical, its implication supports Bhakti by reminding that worldly rise (rāja-yogas) and hardship (ariṣṭas) are karmically conditioned; devotion to Vishnu steadies the mind beyond such fluctuations.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa: assessing birth/conception indications, ariṣṭa (misfortune) analysis, āyuḥ (longevity), daśā systems, aṣṭakavarga calculations, and interpretation of rāja-yogas and nābhasa yogas.