Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 110

Śeṣoditya-Sūrya-nyāsa, Soma-sādhana, Graha-pūjā, and Bhauma-vrata-vidhi

Devanagari script

यो वक्रगतिमापन्नो नृणां दुःखं प्रयच्छति । पूजितः सुखसौभाग्यं तस्मै क्ष्मासूनवे नमः ॥ ११० ॥

Transliteration

yo vakragatimāpanno nṛṇāṃ duḥkhaṃ prayacchati | pūjitaḥ sukhasaubhāgyaṃ tasmai kṣmāsūnave namaḥ || 110 ||

Translation

Hommage au fils de la Terre : lorsqu’il adopte une marche rétrograde et sinueuse, il apporte la peine aux hommes ; mais, honoré comme il se doit, il accorde bonheur et bonne fortune.

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (relative pronoun)

• वक्र-गतिम्: crooked/retrograde motion
• वक्र-गतिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वक्र + गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (वक्रा गतिः = crooked/retrograde motion)

• आपन्नः: having assumed/entered
• आपन्नः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-√पद् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (one who has attained/entered)

• नृणाम्: of men/people
• नृणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• दुःखम्: sorrow
• दुःखम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्रयच्छति: gives/causes
• प्रयच्छति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-यम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• पूजितः: worshipped
• पूजितः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (when worshipped)

• सुख-सौभाग्यम्: happiness and good fortune
• सुख-सौभाग्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख + सौभाग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (happiness and good fortune)

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• क्ष्मा-सूनवे: to the son of the Earth (Mars)
• क्ष्मा-सूनवे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्ष्मा + सूनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (क्ष्मायाः सूनुः = son of the earth)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Salutation (नमस्कार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोग (indeclinable interjection); नमः + चतुर्थी

Speaker

Narada (within a Vedanga/astrological-ritual instruction passage, transmitted in dialogue style to the Sanatkumara tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Kṣmā (Earth/Bhūmi)
• Kṣmāsūnu (son of Earth—planetary deity, commonly identified with Maṅgala/Mars in graha-stotra usage)

FAQs

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

It frames planetary influence within dharma: adverse conditions (here, vakragati/retrogression) can manifest as duḥkha, yet reverent worship and right conduct can transform the outcome into sukha and saubhāgya.

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

Even in a technical Jyotiṣa setting, the verse teaches bhakti as a remedy—pūjā (devotional worship) redirects fear of fate into surrender, discipline, and gratitude, yielding auspicious results.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa Vedāṅga: the verse references vakragati (retrograde motion) as a technical astrological condition and implies graha-śānti practice—propitiation of the concerned graha-deity to mitigate difficult periods.