Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 42

Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules

Devanagari script

क्षेमं सुभिक्षमारोग्यं कुरुते रोगनाशनम् । अहिर्बुध्न्यार्यमाग्नेययाम्यभेषु चरन्बुधः ॥ ४२ ॥

Transliteration

kṣemaṃ subhikṣamārogyaṃ kurute roganāśanam | ahirbudhnyāryamāgneyayāmyabheṣu caranbudhaḥ || 42 ||

Translation

Mercure, parcourant Ahi-budhnya, Āryamā, Āgneya et Yāmya, accorde sûreté, abondance de nourriture et santé, et opère la destruction des maladies.

Word by Word

• kṣemam: welfare/safety
• kṣemam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣema (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• subhikṣam: good plenty (abundance)
• subhikṣam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su + bhikṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (‘सु-भिक्षम्’ = ‘good abundance/food-supply’)

• ārogyam: health
• ārogyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ārogya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• kurute: brings about/does
• kurute: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• roga-nāśanam: destruction of disease
• roga-nāśanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: roga + nāśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘रोगस्य नाशनम्’)

• ahirbudhnya-aryamā-āgneya-yāmya-abheṣu: in the nakṣatras (abhas) Ahirbudhnya, Aryamā, Āgneya, and Yāmya
• ahirbudhnya-aryamā-āgneya-yāmya-abheṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ahirbudhnya + aryamā + āgneya + yāmya + abha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व/इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व-प्रायः (सूची-समास) — ‘अहिर्बुध्न्य, अर्यमा, आग्नेय, याम्य’ इत्यादि-अभेषु

• caran: moving (through)
• caran: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: car (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• budhaḥ: Budha (Mercury)
• budhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: budha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Budha (Mercury)
• Ahi-budhnya
• Aryama
• Agni (implied by Agneya)
• Yama (implied by Yamya)

FAQs

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

It frames health and freedom from disease as outcomes aligned with cosmic order (ṛta), showing how graha movements (here, Budha) are read within Jyotiṣa as indicators for well-being and auspicious living in dharma.

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

While the verse is primarily Jyotiṣa-based, it supports Bhakti practice indirectly by guiding devotees to choose favorable times for worship, japa, and vrata aimed at health and protection—so that devotional life can proceed without obstacles.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa Vedāṅga: nakṣatra-based transit reading of Budha (Mercury) and its practical use for assessing welfare (kṣema), prosperity (subhikṣa), and health (ārogya), including indications for disease reduction (roga-nāśana).