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Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 2

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

Devanagari script

भौमास्फुजिबुधेंदुश्च रविसौम्यसिताः कुजः । गुरुमंदार्किगुरवो मेषादीनामधीश्वराः ॥ २ ॥

Transliteration

bhaumāsphujibudheṃduśca ravisaumyasitāḥ kujaḥ | gurumaṃdārkiguravo meṣādīnāmadhīśvarāḥ || 2 ||

Translation

火星・金星・水星・月、太陽・水星・金星、火星、そして順に木星・金星・土星・木星が、牡羊座をはじめとする諸黄道宮の主宰神であると宣言される。

Word by Word
भौमाः(the) Bhauma(s) / Mars
भौमाः:
कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootभौम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; proper name (planet Mars)
स्फुजिSphuji
स्फुजि:
कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootस्फुजि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; proper name (a planetary lord-name)
बुधBudha (Mercury)
बुध:
कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootबुध (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Mercury
इन्दुःIndu (Moon)
इन्दुः:
कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Moon
चand
च:
समुच्चय (Coordinator)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
रविRavi (Sun)
रवि:
कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootरवि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Sun
सौम्यSaumya (Soma/Moon)
सौम्य:
कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootसौम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (planet) Soma/Moon or 'Saumya' as a planetary name
सिताःSita(s) (Venus)
सिताः:
कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootसित (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; 'the white one(s)' used as a planetary name (Venus)
कुजःKuja (Mars)
कुजः:
कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootकुज (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Mars
गुरुGuru (Jupiter)
गुरु:
कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootगुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Jupiter
मन्दManda (Saturn)
मन्द:
कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootमन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'slow one' = Saturn (Manda)
अर्किArki
अर्कि:
कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootअर्कि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'sun-like/solar' used as a planetary name (Arki = Saturn, son of Arka)
गुरवःthe lords
गुरवः:
कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootगुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; 'lords/teachers' (here: planetary lords)
मेषादीनाम्of Aries and the rest (zodiac signs)
मेषादीनाम्:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootमेष + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), बहुवचन; मेष-आदि = 'Aries etc.' (genitive plural)
अधीश्वराःare the overlords/rulers
अधीश्वराः:
कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootअधीश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; predicate nominative
Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a Vedanga/Jyotisha context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities
M
Mars (Bhauma/Kuja)
V
Venus (Śukra/Āsphuji/Sitā)
M
Mercury (Budha/Saumya)
M
Moon (Indu)
S
Sun (Ravi)
J
Jupiter (Guru)
S
Saturn (Manda/Ārki)
A
Aries (Meṣa)

FAQs

It frames Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology) as an ordered, dharma-aligned knowledge system where cosmic forces (grahas) preside over zodiac signs, supporting right timing and discernment in religious life.

Indirectly: by clarifying graha and rāśi rulerships, it supports choosing auspicious times for vows, worship, and Vishnu-oriented observances—helping bhakti be practiced with steadiness and discipline.

Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa: identification of the presiding planets (adhipatis) for Aries and the remaining zodiac signs, a foundational tool for calendrical and ritual timing.

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