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Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 153

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

वृद्धिगोंगात्सधनघीतपः स्वाराच्छशी शुभः । स्वदूवृध्यस्तादिषु पृधात्ससाष्टौ पंचयोपगः ॥ १५३ ॥

vṛddhigoṃgātsadhanaghītapaḥ svārācchaśī śubhaḥ | svadūvṛdhyastādiṣu pṛdhātsasāṣṭau paṃcayopagaḥ || 153 ||

Ce vers, tel qu’il est transmis dans la lecture fournie, est corrompu sur le plan textuel et ne donne pas en sanskrit une syntaxe ni un sens stables. En l’état, il ne peut être traduit avec exactitude doctrinale sans correction ni recours à une édition critique fiable du Nārada Purāṇa.

वृद्धि-गःone who goes to increase (technical epithet)
वृद्धि-गः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootवृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + ग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (वृद्धिं गच्छति)
अङ्गात्from a limb/part (technical)
अङ्गात्:
Apadana (अपादान/Source)
TypeNoun
Rootअङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन
स-धन-घीतपःone having wealth; ‘ghītapa’ (technical epithet)
स-धन-घीतपः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootस (प्रातिपदिक) + धन (प्रातिपदिक) + घीतप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सधनः + घीतपः)
स्व-राज्self-ruler/independent
स्व-राज्:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootस्व (प्रातिपदिक) + राज् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (स्वराज् = ‘self-ruling’)
शशीthe Moon
शशी:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootशशिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
शुभःauspicious
शुभः:
Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootशुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
स्व-दू-वृद्ध्यः‘svadūvṛddhya’ (technical epithet)
स्व-दू-वृद्ध्यः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootस्व (प्रातिपदिक) + दू (प्रातिपदिक) + वृद्ध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (technical compound as transmitted)
तादिषुamong those etc. (in such positions)
तादिषु:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
TypeNoun
Rootतादि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (contextual), सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन
पृधात्from ‘pṛdhā’ (technical term)
पृधात्:
Apadana (अपादान/Source)
TypeNoun
Rootपृधा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन
स-स-अष्टौwith eight (in eightfold manner)
स-स-अष्टौ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootस (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + अष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअष्टौ—पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन/बहुवचनरूप (numeral form used as plural); सस—अव्यय/उपपद (particle)
पञ्चय-उपगःone approaching the fivefold (technical epithet)
पञ्चय-उपगः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootपञ्चय (प्रातिपदिक) + उपग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (पञ्चयम् उपगच्छति)

Narada (contextual attribution within Book 1.2 dialogues; exact speaker uncertain due to corrupt reading)

Vrata: none

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

G
Ganga
M
Moon (Shashi)

FAQs

In its current transmitted form the verse is too corrupted to extract a precise doctrinal point; however, the surviving words suggest a theme of auspicious merit linked with prosperity (vṛddhi), austerity (tapas), and sacred symbolism (Gaṅgā, the Moon). A verified edition is needed for a faithful interpretation.

This specific reading does not explicitly mention Vishnu, bhakti, japa, kīrtana, or pūjā. If the intended verse belongs to a list of religious observances in Moksha-dharma, it likely supports devotion indirectly by prescribing meritorious disciplines; confirmation requires a corrected Sanskrit text.

The mention of the Moon (śaśī) could point toward Jyotiṣa (Vedic astrology/astronomy) in a broader ritual-timing context, but the verse is not coherent enough to assert a specific Vedanga teaching without an authenticated reading.