Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 36

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

Devanagari script

खगत्र्यंशे बलाग्नेगे चरमांशे ग्रहान्विते । वांशे स्थलांबुजः सौरेर्द्वीक्षायोगभवा द्विजाः ॥ ३६ ॥

Transliteration

khagatryaṃśe balāgnege caramāṃśe grahānvite | vāṃśe sthalāṃbujaḥ saurerdvīkṣāyogabhavā dvijāḥ || 36 ||

Translation

‘ഖഗ’ എന്ന രാശിയിൽ ത്ര്യംശം വീണു, ചരമാംശം ഗ്രഹങ്ങളാൽ യുക്തമായാൽ, ശൗരി (ശനി)യുടെ പ്രഭാവവും ‘ദ്വീക്ഷാ-യോഗ’ സംയോഗവും മൂലം ‘സ്ഥലാംബുജ’ വംശത്തിൽ ദ്വിജർ (ബ്രാഹ്മണർ) ജനിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• खग-त्रि-अंशे: in the threefold portion of Khaga
• खग-त्रि-अंशे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खग + त्रि + अंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; Locative singular; dvigu: ‘in the three parts of Khaga (bird/sky-sign)’

• बल-अग्नेगे: in the strong Agni-going (portion/sign)
• बल-अग्नेगे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल + अग्नि + ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; Locative singular; ‘in (the sign) going with Agni, endowed with strength’ (technical)

• चरम-अंशे: in the final portion
• चरम-अंशे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरम + अंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; Locative singular; ‘in the last portion’

• ग्रह-अन्विते: accompanied by planets
• ग्रह-अन्विते: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ग्रह + अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; Locative singular agreeing with अंशे; ‘accompanied by planets’

• व-अंशे: in the V-portion
• व-अंशे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व + अंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; Locative singular; technical ‘in the V-portion’

• स्थल-अम्बुजः: the land-lotus
• स्थल-अम्बुजः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थल + अम्बुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Nominative singular; ‘land-lotus’ (a plant)

• सौरेः: of Sauri (Saturn)
• सौरेः: सम्बन्ध (Ṣaṣṭhī/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; Genitive singular

• द्वीक्षा-योग-भवाः: born of the conjunction of two aspects
• द्वीक्षा-योग-भवाः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वीक्षा + योग + भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; Nominative plural; ‘arising from the union of two glances/aspects’ (technical)

• द्विजाः: Brahmins / twice-born
• द्विजाः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; Nominative plural

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical classification within dharma instruction)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara
• Sauri (Shani/Saturn)

FAQs

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

It frames Jyotiṣa (a Vedāṅga) as a dharmic tool: celestial configurations are presented as part of the orderly karmic pattern through which births, tendencies, and social lineages manifest.

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

Indirectly: by emphasizing cosmic order and karma, it supports the Mokṣa-dharma message that one should not cling to birth-based identity but pursue liberation through disciplined dharma and devotion beyond mere lineage.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa: the use of divisional measures like tryaṃśa, planetary conjunctions (grahānvita), and named yogas (dvīkṣā-yoga) to interpret outcomes such as birth in a particular lineage.