Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 67

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

Devanagari script

सौम्यमार्गे च तिसृषु चरन्वीथिषु भार्गवः । धान्यार्थवृष्टिसस्यानां परिपूर्तिं करोति हि ॥ ६७ ॥

Transliteration

saumyamārge ca tisṛṣu caranvīthiṣu bhārgavaḥ | dhānyārthavṛṣṭisasyānāṃ paripūrtiṃ karoti hi || 67 ||

Translation

Lorsque Bhārgava (Vénus) chemine sur la voie bénéfique et parcourt les trois traces célestes, il apporte véritablement la plénitude — des grains, des richesses, des pluies et des récoltes.

Word by Word

• सौम्य-मार्गे: in the Saumya path
• सौम्य-मार्गे: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौम्य (प्रातिपदिक) + मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन; Locative singular; ‘in the Saumya path’

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय; conjunction

• तिसृषु: in the three
• तिसृषु: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी बहुवचन; Locative plural; numeral adjective (vīthiṣu)

• चरन्: moving/traversing
• चरन्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चर् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; present active participle ‘moving’

• वीथिषु: in the paths/vīthīs
• वीथिषु: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी बहुवचन; Locative plural

• भार्गवः: Bhārgava (Venus/Śukra)
• भार्गवः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्गव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; Nominative singular

• धान्य-अर्थ-वृष्टि-सस्यानाम्: of grain, wealth, rain, and crops
• धान्य-अर्थ-वृष्टि-सस्यानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धान्य (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + वृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) + सस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग-समाहारार्थे (समास), षष्ठी बहुवचन; Genitive plural; ‘of grains, wealth, rains, and crops’

• परिपूर्तिम्: fulfilment/completion
• परिपूर्तिम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिपूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; Accusative singular

• करोति: brings about
• करोति: क्रिया (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; does/makes

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: निपात (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; causal/emphatic particle

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a dharma–moksha discourse that includes applied jyotiṣa/omens of prosperity)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Bhārgava (Śukra/Venus)

FAQs

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

It frames cosmic order (graha-gati) as part of dharma: when benefic forces operate in auspicious courses, society receives nourishment and stability—supporting righteous living and spiritual practice.

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

Indirectly: abundance of rain and crops removes distress and enables steadiness in worship, vows, charity, and remembrance—conditions traditionally seen as supportive for sustained bhakti.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa (a Vedāṅga): reading planetary motion—specifically Śukra’s benefic course and ‘three vīthis’—as an indicator of rainfall and agricultural prosperity.