Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 68

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

Devanagari script

पितुः परोक्षे जन्मस्यादिन्दौ लग्नमपश्यति ॥ ६८ ॥

Transliteration

pituḥ parokṣe janmasyādindau lagnamapaśyati || 68 ||

Translation

Lorsque le père est absent (invisible), la naissance a lieu ; et lorsque la Lune n’est pas vue, l’ascendant (lagna) ne peut être observé ni connu.

Word by Word

• पितुः: of the father
• पितुः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• परोक्षे: in (his) absence
• परोक्षे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परोक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘in absence/when not present’ (अधिकरण)

• जन्म: birth
• जन्म: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• स्यात्: would be/should occur
• स्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; ‘would be/should be’

• इन्दौ: in the Moon
• इन्दौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• लग्नम्: the ascendant (lagna)
• लग्नम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लग्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अपश्यति: (one) sees/observes
• अपश्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a Vedanga/Jyotisha-oriented passage)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Moon (Indu)

FAQs

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

It frames causality and perceptibility: when a key support is ‘unseen’ (parokṣa), outcomes still arise, yet certain determinations (like lagna) become unascertainable—highlighting the limits of perception and the need for śāstra-based knowledge.

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

Indirectly, it suggests that not everything essential is grasped by ordinary sight; similarly, bhakti relies on śraddhā and śāstra-guided understanding when the Divine is not directly perceived.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa: it points to technical dependence on observable celestial factors (Moon/Indu) for determining lagna and related natal considerations, emphasizing observational constraints in astrological calculation.