Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 82

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

Devanagari script

भवे कुजार्क्योः संदृष्टे परहस्तगतः सुखी । पापेद्यतायुर्भवति मासः सार्थैः परैरपि ॥ ८२ ॥

Transliteration

bhave kujārkyoḥ saṃdṛṣṭe parahastagataḥ sukhī | pāpedyatāyurbhavati māsaḥ sārthaiḥ parairapi || 82 ||

Translation

火星と太陽が生存を司る宮において互いに相照らすとき、その人は他者の手に委ねられるように依存しつつも、なお安楽を得る。もしこの配置が凶星により損なわれれば、たとえ他の助縁があっても、寿命はただ一か月と示される。

Word by Word

• भवे: in the ascendant/lagna (bhava)
• भवे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; locative singular

• कुज-अर्कयोः: of Mars and the Sun
• कुज-अर्कयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुज (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), द्विवचन; genitive dual

• संदृष्टे: when (they are) in conjunction/seen together
• संदृष्टे: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + दृश् (धातु) → संदृष्ट (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; locative singular agreeing with भवे

• पर-हस्त-गतः: gone into another’s hand; under others’ control
• पर-हस्त-गतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक) + हस्त (प्रातिपदिक) + गत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle) ‘गत’, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; nominative singular

• सुखी: happy
• सुखी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुखिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; nominative singular

• पापे: in a malefic (place/sign)
• पापे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; locative singular (astrological: in a malefic sign/position)

• ईद्यत: indicated/commended (reading uncertain)
• ईद्यत: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईद्यत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (पाठभेद/दुर्लभ-रूप) विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; nominative singular used with आयुः (sense: ‘to be praised/fit to be invoked’ or ‘indicated’)

• आयुः: lifespan
• आयुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; nominative singular

• भवति: becomes/is
• भवति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; present indicative

• मासः: a month
• मासः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; nominative singular (predicate measure)

• सार्थैः: with caravans/companies
• सार्थैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सार्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; instrumental plural

• परैः: with others
• परैः: Sahakari (सहकारी/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; instrumental plural

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle); emphatic/additive

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Kuja (Mars)
• Arka (Sun)

FAQs

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

It shows how karmic outcomes are read through Jyotiṣa: external conditions (dependence, happiness, longevity) are treated as results of prior karma, encouraging detachment and a turn toward Mokṣa-oriented living.

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

Indirectly, it contrasts fragile worldly supports (even when “other factors” help) with the need for steadier refuge; in Mokṣa Dharma framing, this points the seeker toward reliance on dharma and devotion rather than astrological fortune alone.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa: interpreting planetary aspects (Mars–Sun mutual aspect) and malefic affliction to judge life circumstances and longevity indications.