Shloka 15

Candra-sthiti, Dvādaśa-avasthā, Nakṣatra-śubha-aśubha, Yātrā-dik, and Graha-bhāva-phala

Devanagari script

मन्दाकारै च कुजः षष्ठे गुरुचन्द्रौ च सप्तमे / ज्ञशुक्रावष्टमे श्रेष्ठौ नवमस्थो गुरुः शुभः

Transliteration

mandākārai ca kujaḥ ṣaṣṭhe gurucandrau ca saptame / jñaśukrāvaṣṭame śreṣṭhau navamastho guruḥ śubhaḥ

Translation

ഷഷ്ഠ ഭാവത്തിൽ ശനിയും കുജനും; സപ്തമത്തിൽ ഗുരുവും ചന്ദ്രനും; അഷ്ടമത്തിൽ ബുധനും ശുക്രനും ശ്രേഷ്ഠഫലം നൽകുന്നു; നവമത്തിൽ നിലകൊള്ളുന്ന ഗുരു ശുഭഫലദായകനാകുന്നു.

Word by Word

• मन्दाकारैः: by slow forms/slow-moving ones
• मन्दाकारैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दाकार (प्रातिपदिक; मन्द + आकार)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; करणवाचक

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• कुजः: Mars
• कुजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• षष्ठे: in the sixth (house/place)
• षष्ठे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; स्थानवाचक

• गुरुचन्द्रौ: Jupiter and the Moon
• गुरुचन्द्रौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक) + चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; द्वन्द्वसमासः

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• सप्तमे: in the seventh (house/place)
• सप्तमे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; स्थानवाचक

• ज्ञशुक्रौ: Mercury and Venus
• ज्ञशुक्रौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) + शुक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; द्वन्द्वसमासः

• अष्टमे: in the eighth (house/place)
• अष्टमे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्टम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; स्थानवाचक

• श्रेष्ठौ: excellent
• श्रेष्ठौ: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; विशेषण (to ज्ञशुक्रौ)

• नवमस्थः: situated in the ninth
• नवमस्थः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नवम (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (to गुरुः)

• गुरुः: Jupiter
• गुरुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• शुभः: auspicious
• शुभः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (to गुरुः)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Even difficult houses can yield strength when malefics occupy them (6th), while benefics in dharma houses (9th) support fortune and righteousness; placement reframes adversity as workable karma.

Vedantic Theme: Karma as educative constraint; dharma (9th) as the channel through which grace and clarity arise within saṃsāra.

Application: Treat 6th-house pressures as cues for disciplined service, debt-management, and health routines; cultivate 9th-house dharma via study, charity, pilgrimage, and teacher-respect.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.61: continuing bhāva-wise graha results (6th–9th)

Characters & Entities

• Saturn (Manda)
• Mars (Kuja)
• Jupiter (Guru)
• Moon (Chandra)
• Mercury (Jña/Budha)
• Venus (Shukra)

FAQs

What is the importance of planetary house placements in the Garuda Purana?

This verse summarizes specific graha-to-bhāva placements considered strong or auspicious, showing the text’s use of Jyotiṣa to assess favorable outcomes and strengths in a chart.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by outlining auspicious and strong planetary placements, it reflects the broader Purāṇic view that one’s karmic pattern expresses through cosmic indicators, which can shape tendencies and life circumstances.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a traditional guideline when studying a horoscope: note these placements as potentially strengthening factors, while prioritizing ethical living (dharma) over fatalism in interpreting results.