Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 74

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

Devanagari script

श्रवणानिलहस्ताद्रा र्भरणीभाग्यभेषु च । चरञ्छनैश्चरो नॄणां सुभिक्षारोग्यसस्यकृत् ॥ ७४ ॥

Transliteration

śravaṇānilahastādrā rbharaṇībhāgyabheṣu ca | carañchanaiścaro nṝṇāṃ subhikṣārogyasasyakṛt || 74 ||

Translation

जब शनैश्चर श्रवण, अनिल, हस्त, आर्द्रा, भरणी, भाग्य और भेषु नक्षत्रों में विचरता है, तब वह मनुष्यों के लिए सुभिक्ष, आरोग्य और सस्य-समृद्धि का कर्ता होता है।

Word by Word

• श्रवण-अनिल-हस्त-आद्राः: in (the nakṣatras) Śravaṇa, Anila, Hasta, Ādrā
• श्रवण-अनिल-हस्त-आद्राः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रवण (प्रातिपदिक) + अनिल (प्रातिपदिक) + हस्त (प्रातिपदिक) + आद्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; नक्षत्रनामानि; अधिकरणे

• भरणी-भाग्य-भेषु: in Bharaṇī, Bhāgya, and Bhe (as named)
• भरणी-भाग्य-भेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरणी (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग्य (प्रातिपदिक) + भ (प्रातिपदिक; ‘भ’ = ‘भ’/‘भ’ इति संक्षेपः, सम्भवतः ‘भ’=‘भ’ नक्षत्रसमूह-संकेतः; पाठदोषसम्भवः)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; नक्षत्रसम्बन्धे अधिकरण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• चरन्: moving, transiting
• चरन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चर (कृदन्त, √चर्)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कृदन्तः (present active participle, शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (शनैश्चरः)

• शनैः-चरः: Saturn (the slow-moving one)
• शनैः-चरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शनैः (अव्यय) + चर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः: ‘शनैः चरति’ = Saturn

• नॄणाम्: of people
• नॄणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• सुभिक्ष-आरोग्य-सस्य-कृत्: bringing abundance, health, and crops
• सुभिक्ष-आरोग्य-सस्य-कृत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुभिक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + आरोग्य (प्रातिपदिक) + सस्य (प्रातिपदिक) + कृत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √कृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (शनैश्चरः): ‘एतानि करोति’

Speaker

Narada (teaching within Moksha-dharma section, using Jyotiṣa/planetary results as practical guidance)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Shani (Śanaiścara)

FAQs

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

It frames planetary movement (graha-gati) as a lawful expression of karma-phala: even Saturn, often feared, can become a benefic giver of welfare when conditions (here, specific nakṣatra transits) are supportive.

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

Indirectly: by showing that worldly well-being is also governed by dharmic order, it encourages devotees to align life with dharma and worship (including Shani-related propitiation) without fear, trusting that divine law can yield auspicious outcomes.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology): it gives a rule-style graha-phala statement—Saturn’s transit through specified nakṣatras is said to bring subhikṣa (abundance), ārogya (health), and sasya (crop prosperity).