Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 120

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

Devanagari script

अंशायुः सबले लग्ने तत्साधनमथो श्रृणु । गोब्जास्तत्त्वतिथी सूर्यास्तिथिः स्वर्गा नखाः क्रमात् ॥ १२० ॥

Transliteration

aṃśāyuḥ sabale lagne tatsādhanamatho śrṛṇu | gobjāstattvatithī sūryāstithiḥ svargā nakhāḥ kramāt || 120 ||

Translation

લગ્ન બળવાન હોય ત્યારે અંશો દ્વારા આયુષ્ય (અંશાયુ) નક્કી થાય છે. હવે તેની ગણતરીની રીત સાંભળો—ક્રમશઃ ‘ગો’, ‘અબજ’, ‘તત્ત્વ’, ‘તિથિ’, ‘સૂર્ય’, ‘તિથિ’, ‘સ્વર્ગ’ અને ‘નખ’—આ શબ્દો અનુક્રમે સંખ્યાઓ સૂચવે છે.

Word by Word

• aṃśa-āyuḥ: fractional lifespan
• aṃśa-āyuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṃśa + āyus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (अंशेन मितम् आयुः) — neuter, nominative singular

• sa-bale: with strength/when strong
• sa-bale: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa + bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (सह बले) — locative singular adjective

• lagne: in the ascendant
• lagne: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lagna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन — neuter, locative singular

• tat-sādhanam: its method/means
• tat-sādhanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tat + sādhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (तस्य साधनम्) — neuter nom/acc singular

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक अव्यय (then/now)

• śṛṇu: hear
• śṛṇu: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद — imperative, 2nd person singular

• go-abjāḥ: cow and lotus (as number-words)
• go-abjāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: go + abja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व (गो + अब्ज) — masculine, nominative plural

• tattva-tithī: tattva and tithi (number-words)
• tattva-tithī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tattva + tithi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा द्विवचन; तत्पुरुष (तत्त्वस्य तिथिः) — feminine, nominative dual

• sūrya-astithiḥ: sun and ‘astithi’ (number-words)
• sūrya-astithiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūrya + astithi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सूर्यस्य अस्तिथिः) — feminine, nominative singular

• svargāḥ: heavens (as number-word)
• svargāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन — masculine, nominative plural

• nakhāḥ: nails (as number-word)
• nakhāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nakha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन — masculine, nominative plural

• kramāt: in sequence
• kramāt: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: krama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb) — ‘in order/ क्रमशः’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within a technical/vedāṅga-style passage)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Surya

FAQs

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

It shows that the Purana transmits not only devotion and moksha-dharma but also disciplined, rule-based knowledge (vedāṅga-style), where correct calculation and method are treated as part of dharmic order.

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

This verse is primarily technical (jyotiṣa-style) rather than explicitly devotional; indirectly, it supports bhakti practice by organizing life and duty through structured knowledge used in dharmic living.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa/astronomical-astrological computation: it references lagna strength and uses coded number-words (bhūta-saṅkhyā) like ‘go’, ‘abja’, ‘tattva’, ‘tithi’, ‘sūrya’, ‘svarga’, and ‘nakha’ for stepwise calculation.