Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 150

Jyotiṣa-saṅgraha: Varga-vibhāga, Bala-nirṇaya, Garbha-phala, Āyuḥ-gaṇanā

Devanagari script

स्वामीज्यज्ञयुता होरा दृष्टा वा सत्पलावहा । विनाश दृष्टयुक्ता च पापांतरगतान्यथा ॥ १५० ॥

Transliteration

svāmījyajñayutā horā dṛṣṭā vā satpalāvahā | vināśa dṛṣṭayuktā ca pāpāṃtaragatānyathā || 150 ||

Translation

Quand une horā est vue comme liée au culte de son Seigneur et au yajña (sacrifice sacré), elle apporte de bons fruits. Mais lorsqu’elle est vue jointe à un signe de destruction, elle mène à la ruine ; autrement, elle indique l’entrée dans un autre état de faute.

Word by Word

• svāmī-jya-jña-yutā: endowed with lordship, strength, and knowledge
• svāmī-jya-jña-yutā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svāmī (प्रातिपदिक) + jya (प्रातिपदिक) + jña (प्रातिपदिक) + yuta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √yuj)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष — ‘स्वामिना/ज्यया/ज्ञेन युता’ (endowed/associated with lord, strength, and knowledge); yuta = क्त-प्रत्ययान्त from √yuj

• horā: the hora
• horā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: horā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• dṛṣṭā: when seen/observed
• dṛṣṭā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dṛṣṭa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √dṛś)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle) — ‘seen/observed’

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय (disjunctive particle: or)

• sat-phala-āvahā: bringing good results
• sat-phala-āvahā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक) + āvaha (प्रातिपदिक; from √vah with ā-)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष — ‘सत् फलम् आवहति’ (bringing good result)

• vināśa: destruction
• vināśa: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vināśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; used as object/goal sense ‘destruction’

• dṛṣṭa-yuktā: associated with (malefic) aspect/observation
• dṛṣṭa-yuktā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dṛṣṭa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √dṛś) + yuktā (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √yuj)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष — ‘दृष्टेन युता’ / ‘दृष्ट-योगयुक्ता’ (associated with an aspect/being aspected)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• pāpa-antara-gatā: fallen into another evil (condition)
• pāpa-antara-gatā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + antara (प्रातिपदिक) + gata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √gam)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष — ‘पापान्तरं गता’ (gone into another evil/within evil interval)

• anyathā: otherwise
• anyathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anyathā (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb: otherwise)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Vedanga/horā-śāstra style within the Purva Bhaga discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It teaches discernment: time-signs (horā) are not neutral—when aligned with īśvara-pūjā and yajña they mature as auspicious karma-phala, but when marked by vināśa they warn of harmful outcomes and deeper entanglement in pāpa.

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

Bhakti is implied through “svāmījya” (worship of the Lord): when actions are performed in devotion and sanctified by yajña, the same life-circumstances become sat-phala-producing rather than destructive.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology): it highlights horā-based evaluation—judging whether a time-indication is auspicious (connected with worship/ritual) or inauspicious (connected with vināśa), and interpreting consequences in terms of karma and pāpa.