Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 47

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

Devanagari script

युगपद्वा पृथक्सस्थौ लग्नेंदू पापमध्यगौ । यदा तदा गर्भयुता नारी मृत्युमवाप्नुयात् ॥ ४७ ॥

Transliteration

yugapadvā pṛthaksasthau lagneṃdū pāpamadhyagau | yadā tadā garbhayutā nārī mṛtyumavāpnuyāt || 47 ||

Translation

Qu’ils soient conjoints ou séparés, si l’ascendant (lagna) et la Lune se trouvent enfermés entre des planètes maléfiques, alors, en ce temps-là, une femme enceinte peut rencontrer la mort.

Word by Word

• yugapat: simultaneously
• yugapat: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yugapat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), विकल्पार्थक-निपात (disjunctive particle)

• pṛthak: separately
• pṛthak: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pṛthak (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• saṃsthau: (they) are placed/stand
• saṃsthau: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: saṃsthā (स्था-धातु, धातु)
• Form: लिट्/परिपूर्ण-भूतार्थे (perfect-like/resultative usage), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), द्विवचन (dual); धातु: √स्था (to stand) उपसर्ग: सम्

• lagna-indū: the ascendant and the moon
• lagna-indū: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lagna (प्रातिपदिक) + indu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative, 1st), द्विवचन (dual); द्वन्द्व-समास (copulative)

• pāpa-madhya-gau: situated in the midst of malefics
• pāpa-madhya-gau: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + madhya (प्रातिपदिक) + ga (गम्-धातुज, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative, 1st), द्विवचन (dual); तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative): पापस्य मध्ये गच्छतः/स्थितौ

• yadā: when
• yadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), कालवाचक-सम्बन्ध (temporal conjunction)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), तदा-शब्दः (then)

• garbha-yutā: pregnant
• garbha-yutā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: garbha (प्रातिपदिक) + yuta (युज्-धातु, कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (nominative, 1st), एकवचन (singular); भूतकृदन्त (past participle) युत; तत्पुरुष: गर्भेण युता (endowed with pregnancy)

• nārī: woman
• nārī: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (nominative, 1st), एकवचन (singular)

• mṛtyum: death
• mṛtyum: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mṛtyu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• avāpnuyāt: would attain/meet
• avāpnuyāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-√āp (आप्-धातु, धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular); परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: अव

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a Jyotisha/Vedanga context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka (fear)

Secondary Rasa: karuna (compassion)

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that karmic outcomes can manifest through time (kāla) and planetary conditions, urging the practitioner to live dharmically and seek protective, sattvic conduct and prayer rather than negligence.

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

Though the verse is technical (Jyotisha), its implied response within a Purāṇic framework is reliance on divine shelter—turning to Bhagavān through prayer, purity, and dharmic living when facing feared outcomes.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa Vedāṅga: the rule that when Lagna and the Moon are hemmed between malefics (a pāpa-hemmed/“kartari” type affliction), it signifies serious danger, here applied specifically to pregnancy-related risk.