Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 50

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

Devanagari script

प्राकृतायां गतः सौम्यः क्षेमारोग्यसुभिक्षकृत् । मिश्रसक्षिप्तयोर्मध्ये फलदोऽन्यासु वृष्टिदः 1. ॥ ५० ॥

Transliteration

prākṛtāyāṃ gataḥ saumyaḥ kṣemārogyasubhikṣakṛt | miśrasakṣiptayormadhye phalado'nyāsu vṛṣṭidaḥ 1. || 50 ||

Translation

Lorsque la planète bénéfique Saumya (Mercure) se meut en condition ordinaire (neutre), elle apporte sécurité, santé et abondance de nourriture. En conditions mêlées ou affligées, elle ne donne que des fruits modérés; mais en d’autres conditions favorables, elle devient dispensatrice de pluies.

Word by Word

• प्राकृतायाम्: in the prākṛta (type)
• प्राकृतायाम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राकृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (agreeing with implied ‘गतौ/gatyām’)

• गतः: gone/occurred
• गतः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम् (धातु √गम्) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP)

• सौम्यः: gentle, auspicious
• सौम्यः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सौम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• क्षेम-आरोग्य-सुभिक्ष-कृत्: bringing welfare, health, and abundance
• क्षेम-आरोग्य-सुभिक्ष-कृत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षेम (प्रातिपदिक) + आरोग्य (प्रातिपदिक) + सुभिक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + कृत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √कृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (‘maker of welfare, health, good harvest’)

• मिश्र-संक्षिप्तयोः: of/in the mixed and the shortened (types)
• मिश्र-संक्षिप्तयोः: Sambandha/Adhikaraṇa (सम्बन्ध/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मिश्र (प्रातिपदिक) + संक्षिप्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √क्षिप् + सम् + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी/सप्तमी (6th/7th), द्विवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (‘of/in the mixed and the shortened’)

• मध्ये: in the middle/between
• मध्ये: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे (locative: ‘in the middle/between’)

• फलदः: fruit-giving, result-bestowing
• फलदः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक) + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (‘giver of fruit/result’)

• अन्यासु: in other (types)
• अन्यासु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (with implied ‘गतिषु’)

• वृष्टि-दः: rain-giving
• वृष्टि-दः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (‘giver of rain’)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a didactic section on dharma/auspicious results; framed within the Narada–Sanatkumara style transmission)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Saumya

FAQs

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

It links dharmic well-being—health, security, and sustenance—to cosmic order, showing that harmony in nature (such as timely rain) is read through Jyotiṣa as a sign of balanced conditions and righteous living.

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

Indirectly, it supports Bhakti-based dharma by emphasizing gratitude and disciplined living: prosperity and rainfall are treated as divine order to be honored through worship, vows, and righteous conduct rather than mere material pursuit.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa (Vedic astrology): it classifies outcomes based on a planet’s condition—neutral, mixed, or afflicted—and connects these states to practical results like health, harvest, and rainfall.