Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 137

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

Devanagari script

ततः केंद्रादिगानां तु द्वित्र्यादौ सबलस्य च । बह्वायुर्यो वीर्यसाम्येर्काद्युतस्य प्राक् याचकः ॥ १३७ ॥

Transliteration

tataḥ keṃdrādigānāṃ tu dvitryādau sabalasya ca | bahvāyuryo vīryasāmyerkādyutasya prāk yācakaḥ || 137 ||

Translation

次に、ケーンドラ（角の宮）などにおいて、第二・第三以下が強ければ、その者は長寿となる。力が均衡する場合は、先に顕れて優位となるもの、すなわちスーリヤ（太陽）に結びつくものが先となり、他もそれに準ずる。

Word by Word

• tataḥ: thereafter/from that
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb); अर्थे—‘तस्मात्/ततः’ (thereafter/from that)

• kendra-ādi-gānām: of those in/related to kendras etc.
• kendra-ādi-gānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kendra (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक) + ga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; ‘केंद्रादिग’ = केंद्र-आदि-ग (those going/pertaining to kendras etc.)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle) — contrast/emphasis

• dvi-tri-ādau: in the (group) beginning with two and three
• dvi-tri-ādau: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvi (प्रातिपदिक) + tri (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; ‘द्वित्र्यादि’ = द्वि-त्रि-आदि (two, three, etc.)

• sabalasya: of the strong/with strength
• sabalasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa-bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; ‘सबल’ = बलयुक्त (with strength)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• bahu-āyuḥ: long-lived
• bahu-āyuḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक) + āyus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; ‘बह्वायुḥ’ = दीर्घायुः (long-lived)

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• vīrya-sāmye: in equality of strength
• vīrya-sāmye: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīrya (प्रातिपदिक) + sāmya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; ‘वीर्यसाम्य’ = वीर्यस्य साम्यम् (equality of strength)

• arka-ādi-utasya: of the arka-and-others-derived (technical)
• arka-ādi-utasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arka (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक) + ut(a) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; ‘अर्काद्युत’ = अर्क-आदि-उत (raised/derived from arka etc.; technical)

• prāk: previously/before
• prāk: Kala (काल/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prāk (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/दिशा-वाचक (temporal/spatial adverb) — ‘पूर्वम्’ (before/earlier)

• yācakaḥ: beggar/supplicant
• yācakaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yācaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara
• Arka (Surya)

FAQs

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

It shows that the Purana preserves Vedanga knowledge (Jyotisha) alongside moksha-dharma, teaching that discernment of karma-phala (results) can be studied systematically, even while aiming for liberation.

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

Bhakti is not stated directly here; the verse functions as a technical Jyotisha rule. In the broader Narada Purana style, such knowledge is meant to support dharmic living so that one can steadily pursue Vishnu-bhakti without confusion about worldly conditions.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotisha: judging longevity and outcomes through house-strength (kendras and related positions) and resolving ties by precedence—giving priority to the factor connected with Surya (Arka) when strengths are equal.