Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 153

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

Devanagari script

वृद्धिगोंगात्सधनघीतपः स्वाराच्छशी शुभः । स्वदूवृध्यस्तादिषु पृधात्ससाष्टौ पंचयोपगः ॥ १५३ ॥

Transliteration

vṛddhigoṃgātsadhanaghītapaḥ svārācchaśī śubhaḥ | svadūvṛdhyastādiṣu pṛdhātsasāṣṭau paṃcayopagaḥ || 153 ||

Translation

ലഭിച്ച പാഠത്തിൽ ഈ ശ്ലോകം വികൃത/ഭ്രഷ്ടമായതിനാൽ സംസ്കൃതത്തിൽ സ്ഥിരമായ അർത്ഥം ലഭ്യമല്ല. വിശ്വസനീയമായ നാരദപുരാണ പാഠം/വിമർശനപാഠം ഇല്ലാതെ യഥാർത്ഥ വിവർത്തനം സാധ്യമല്ല; അതിനാൽ പാഠദോഷം മാത്രമാണ് ഇവിടെ സൂചിപ്പിക്കുന്നത്।

Word by Word

• वृद्धि-गः: one who goes to increase (technical epithet)
• वृद्धि-गः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (वृद्धिं गच्छति)

• अङ्गात्: from a limb/part (technical)
• अङ्गात्: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन

• स-धन-घीतपः: one having wealth; ‘ghītapa’ (technical epithet)
• स-धन-घीतपः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स (प्रातिपदिक) + धन (प्रातिपदिक) + घीतप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सधनः + घीतपः)

• स्व-राज्: self-ruler/independent
• स्व-राज्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + राज् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (स्वराज् = ‘self-ruling’)

• शशी: the Moon
• शशी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शशिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• शुभः: auspicious
• शुभः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• स्व-दू-वृद्ध्यः: ‘svadūvṛddhya’ (technical epithet)
• स्व-दू-वृद्ध्यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + दू (प्रातिपदिक) + वृद्ध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (technical compound as transmitted)

• तादिषु: among those etc. (in such positions)
• तादिषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तादि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (contextual), सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन

• पृधात्: from ‘pṛdhā’ (technical term)
• पृधात्: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन

• स-स-अष्टौ: with eight (in eightfold manner)
• स-स-अष्टौ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + अष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अष्टौ—पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन/बहुवचनरूप (numeral form used as plural); सस—अव्यय/उपपद (particle)

• पञ्चय-उपगः: one approaching the fivefold (technical epithet)
• पञ्चय-उपगः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चय (प्रातिपदिक) + उपग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (पञ्चयम् उपगच्छति)

Speaker

Narada (contextual attribution within Book 1.2 dialogues; exact speaker uncertain due to corrupt reading)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Ganga
• Moon (Shashi)

FAQs

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

In its current transmitted form the verse is too corrupted to extract a precise doctrinal point; however, the surviving words suggest a theme of auspicious merit linked with prosperity (vṛddhi), austerity (tapas), and sacred symbolism (Gaṅgā, the Moon). A verified edition is needed for a faithful interpretation.

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

This specific reading does not explicitly mention Vishnu, bhakti, japa, kīrtana, or pūjā. If the intended verse belongs to a list of religious observances in Moksha-dharma, it likely supports devotion indirectly by prescribing meritorious disciplines; confirmation requires a corrected Sanskrit text.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The mention of the Moon (śaśī) could point toward Jyotiṣa (Vedic astrology/astronomy) in a broader ritual-timing context, but the verse is not coherent enough to assert a specific Vedanga teaching without an authenticated reading.