Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 156

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

Devanagari script

षट् त्रिधी भवतः सौम्यात्षड्वांशाष्टगो भृगोः । कर्मायव्ययषष्टस्थो जीवाद्भौमः शुभः स्मृतः ॥ १५६ ॥

Transliteration

ṣaṭ tridhī bhavataḥ saumyātṣaḍvāṃśāṣṭago bhṛgoḥ | karmāyavyayaṣaṣṭastho jīvādbhaumaḥ śubhaḥ smṛtaḥ || 156 ||

Translation

De Mercure (Saumya), dans les divisions en trois parts, le résultat est « six » ; de Vénus (Bhṛgu), dans les divisions en sixièmes, le résultat est « huit ». Mars (Bhauma), lorsqu’il est dans la sixième maison —qui signifie l’action, la maladie et la dépense— et qu’il provient du facteur « jīva », est tenu pour favorable.

Word by Word

• षट्: six
• षट्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षट् (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्याशब्दः; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (numeral used adjectivally)

• त्रि-धी: threefold understanding (technical)
• त्रि-धी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक) + धी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (त्रिधी = ‘threefold intellect’, technical)

• भवतः: of you/of the revered one
• भवतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (honorific pronoun)

• सौम्यात्: from the gentle one / from Mercury (Saumya)
• सौम्यात्: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन

• षड्-वांश-अष्ट-गः: one going to the ‘six divisions/eight parts’ (technical)
• षड्-वांश-अष्ट-गः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षड् (संख्या) + वांश (प्रातिपदिक) + अष्ट (संख्या) + ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (…गः = ‘going to …’)

• भृगोः: of Bhṛgu / of Venus (Bhṛgu)
• भृगोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• कर्म-आय-अव्यय-षष्ठ-स्थः: situated in the sixth (place) of karma/āya/avyaya (technical)
• कर्म-आय-अव्यय-षष्ठ-स्थः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + आय (प्रातिपदिक) + अव्यय (प्रातिपदिक) + षष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (…स्थः = ‘situated in …’; multi-member technical compound)

• जीवात्: from Jupiter (Jīva)
• जीवात्: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन

• भौमः: Mars (Bhāuma)
• भौमः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भौम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• शुभः: auspicious
• शुभः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• स्मृतः: is said/considered
• स्मृतः: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) → स्मृत (कृदन्त/क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगः (passive sense: ‘is said/considered’)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a Moksha-Dharma context while citing technical allocations used in jyotiṣa-style reckoning)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Mercury (Budha/Saumya)
• Venus (Śukra/Bhṛgu)
• Mars (Maṅgala/Bhauma)

FAQs

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

Even within Moksha-Dharma teaching, the text acknowledges Vedāṅga-Jyotiṣa: understanding karmic patterns (karma/āya/vyaya) through planetary indicators is presented as a supportive, practical knowledge for disciplined living and dharmic decision-making.

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

Indirectly: by mapping karma and its outcomes (gain, loss, affliction) to observable indicators, the verse encourages steadiness and discernment—qualities that stabilize a devotee’s life so that Vishnu-bhakti can be practiced without confusion or fear of changing fortunes.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga-Jyotiṣa: divisional reckoning (e.g., tri-divisions and ṣaḍaṁśa-type parts) and house-based results (the sixth house linked with work, disease, and expenditure), with Mars described as yielding auspicious outcomes under the stated condition.