Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 180

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

Devanagari script

चापे धरानाथःस्यादथ स्वर्क्षगे भृगौ । पातालगे धर्मगेऽब्जे शुभदृष्टे युते मुने ॥ १८० ॥

Transliteration

cāpe dharānāthaḥsyādatha svarkṣage bhṛgau | pātālage dharmage'bje śubhadṛṣṭe yute mune || 180 ||

Translation

ഹേ മുനേ, ധരാനാഥൻ ധനുസ്സിൽ ഇരിക്കയും, ശുക്രൻ സ്വരാശിയിൽ നിലകൊള്ളുകയും, ഗുരു പാതാളസ്ഥാനം (താഴ്ന്ന സ്ഥിതി) പ്രാപിക്കുകയും, സൂര്യൻ തുലയിൽ നിന്ന് ശുഭദൃഷ്ടിയും യുതിയും ലഭിക്കുകയും ചെയ്താൽ—അപ്പോൾ ഈ യോഗം ശുഭഫലദായകമാകും।

Word by Word

• चापे: in Sagittarius (Cāpa)
• चापे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (राशि-नाम; Sagittarius)

• धरानाथः: lord of the earth (king)
• धरानाथः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरानाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (earth’s lord)

• स्यात्: would be
• स्यात्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अथ: then/and
• अथ: सम्बन्ध (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction/sequence marker)

• स्व-ऋक्ष-गे: when (a planet) is in its own sign
• स्व-ऋक्ष-गे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व + ऋक्ष + ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण; ‘in own sign’

• भृगौ: in Venus (Bhṛgu)
• भृगौ: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (ग्रह-नाम; Venus ‘Bhṛgu’)

• पाताल-गे: situated in Pātāla (nether/4th etc., technical)
• पाताल-गे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाताल + ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण; ‘in the nether region’ (astrol. house)

• धर्म-गे: situated in Dharma (religion-house, technical)
• धर्म-गे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म + ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण; ‘in Dharma (9th etc., technical)’

• अब्जे: in Mercury (Abja)
• अब्जे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अब्ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (ग्रह-नाम; Mercury)

• शुभ-दृष्टे: when aspected by benefics
• शुभ-दृष्टे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ + दृष्ट (कृदन्त; √दृश्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण; दृष्ट = aspected

• युते: conjoined (with)
• युते: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युत (कृदन्त; √युज्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण; ‘conjoined’

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical-dharmic context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Bhrgu (via Bhṛgu-lineage/Venus)
• Venus (Shukra)
• Sun (Surya)

FAQs

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

It frames Jyotiṣa (a Vedāṅga) as a dharmic aid: auspicious planetary conditions are presented as supportive circumstances for righteous action and spiritual pursuits.

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

Bhakti is not directly taught here; instead, the verse supports the broader Moksha-Dharma setting by indicating favorable times (śubha-yoga) that can be used for vows, worship, and disciplined practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa Vedāṅga: it uses rāśi placement (e.g., Sagittarius/Libra), own-sign strength (svarkṣa), conjunction (yuti), and benefic aspect (śubha-dṛṣṭi) to judge auspiciousness.