Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 147

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

Devanagari script

यश्च मूर्तितनुग्लावो वृद्धिगः स्वोच्चभस्थितः । स्वत्रिकोणसुहृद्भस्थस्तस्य मध्यमसत्फलम् ॥ १४७ ॥

Transliteration

yaśca mūrtitanuglāvo vṛddhigaḥ svoccabhasthitaḥ | svatrikoṇasuhṛdbhasthastasya madhyamasatphalam || 147 ||

Translation

ഒരു ഗ്രഹം ദേഹബലത്തിൽ ക്ഷീണമായിരുന്നാലും, വർദ്ധി നിലയിൽ നിന്ന് സ്വരാശി, ഉച്ചരാശി, സ്വത്രികോണം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മിത്രരാശിയിൽ സ്ഥിതിചെയ്താൽ, അത് മിതമായ ശുഭഫലം നൽകുന്നു।

Word by Word

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

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

• mūrti-tanu-glāvaḥ: having bodily thinness/weakness
• mūrti-tanu-glāvaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mūrti (प्रातिपदिक) + tanu (प्रातिपदिक) + glāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुष) — ‘मूर्तेः तनुः’ इति, ‘तनु-ग्लाव’ = तनु-क्षय/कृशता; adjective qualifying yaḥ

• vṛddhi-gaḥ: leading to increase/growth
• vṛddhi-gaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vṛddhi (प्रातिपदिक) + ga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष — ‘वृद्धिं गच्छति’ (growth-going)

• sva-ucca-bha-sthitaḥ: situated in its own exaltation sign
• sva-ucca-bha-sthitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + ucca (प्रातिपदिक) + bha (प्रातिपदिक) + sthita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √sthā)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुष) — ‘स्व-उच्च-भे स्थितः’; sthita = क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle) from √sthā

• sva-trikoṇa-suhṛd-bha-sthaḥ: placed in a friendly sign in its own trine
• sva-trikoṇa-suhṛd-bha-sthaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + trikoṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + suhṛd (प्रातिपदिक) + bha (प्रातिपदिक) + stha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष — ‘स्व-त्रिकोण-सुहृद्-भे स्थः’ (placed in friendly sign in own trine)

• tasya: of that (for him/it)
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th case, Genitive), एकवचन; pronoun

• madhyama-sat-phalam: a middling good result
• madhyama-sat-phalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhyama (प्रातिपदिक) + sat (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय — ‘मध्यमं सत् फलम्’ (moderate-good result)

Speaker

Sage Narada (teaching the Sanatkumara brothers in a technical Vedanga context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It frames karma-phala as nuanced: even a weakened graha can still deliver auspicious outcomes when supported by dignities like own sign, exaltation, trine, or friendly placement—encouraging balanced judgment rather than fatalism.

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

Indirectly, it supports bhakti-informed discernment: worldly conditions may be mixed, yet favorable supports can still arise; a devotee acts steadily in dharma, without despair, trusting that supportive factors can mature into good results.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedanga Jyotisha: assessing a planet’s capacity to give results through dignity (own sign/exaltation), trinal support, and friendship—yielding a “moderately good” outcome even when other strength indicators are weak.