Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 51

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

Devanagari script

वैशाखे श्रावणे पौषे आषाढेऽभ्युदितो बुधः । जगतां पापफलदस्त्वितरेषु शुभप्रदः ॥ ५१ ॥

Transliteration

vaiśākhe śrāvaṇe pauṣe āṣāḍhe'bhyudito budhaḥ | jagatāṃ pāpaphaladastvitareṣu śubhapradaḥ || 51 ||

Translation

વૈશાખ, શ્રાવણ, પૌષ અને આષાઢમાં બુધનો ઉદય જગતને પાપફળ આપનાર કહેવાય છે; અન્ય માસોમાં તેનો ઉદય શુભફળ પ્રદાન કરે છે।

Word by Word

• vaiśākhe: in Vaiśākha (month)
• vaiśākhe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaiśākha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• śrāvaṇe: in Śrāvaṇa
• śrāvaṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrāvaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• pauṣe: in Pauṣa
• pauṣe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pauṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• āṣāḍhe: in Āṣāḍha
• āṣāḍhe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āṣāḍha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• abhyuditaḥ: risen/ascended
• abhyuditaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhi-udita (कृदन्त; √ud/उद् + उपसर्ग abhi-)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/PPP), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; agrees with budhaḥ

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

• jagatām: of the worlds/of beings
• jagatām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• pāpa-phaladaḥ: giver of sinful results
• pāpa-phaladaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक) + da (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: pāpa-phala (genitive relation) + da (giver); Masculine, Nominative, Singular; agrees with budhaḥ

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), adversative/emphatic

• itareṣu: in the other (months)
• itareṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: itara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural; 'in the other (months)'

• śubha-pradaḥ: bestower of auspiciousness
• śubha-pradaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक) + prada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (object relation): śubhaṃ pradāti; Masculine, Nominative, Singular; agrees with budhaḥ

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Budha (Mercury)

FAQs

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

It frames time (kāla) and planetary conditions (graha-udaya) as factors influencing worldly outcomes (phala), encouraging discernment in choosing auspicious periods for dharmic acts and restraint in adverse times.

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

While not directly teaching bhakti, it supports devotional discipline by implying that worship, vrata, and sādhana are strengthened when aligned with auspicious timing, and that one should be cautious and rely on steadiness of practice when indications are adverse.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology): the verse gives a rule about Budha’s rise (abhyudaya/udaya) in specific months and the corresponding auspicious or inauspicious results (śubha/pāpa phala).