Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 51

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

Devanagari script

ओजभे पुरुषांशेऽर्केज्येंदुलग्नैर्बलान्वितैः । गुर्वर्कौ विषमस्थौ वा युंजन्म प्रवदेत्तदा ॥ ५१ ॥

Transliteration

ojabhe puruṣāṃśe'rkejyeṃdulagnairbalānvitaiḥ | gurvarkau viṣamasthau vā yuṃjanma pravadettadā || 51 ||

Translation

ലഗ്നം, ചന്ദ്രൻ, ഗുരു (ബൃഹസ്പതി), സൂര്യൻ എന്നിവർ ബലവാന്മാരായി വിഷമരാശിയിലും പുരുഷാംശത്തിലും നിലകൊള്ളുമ്പോൾ—പുത്രജന്മഫലം പ്രവചിക്കണം। അതുപോലെ ഗുരുവും സൂര്യനും വിഷമ (പുരുഷ) സ്ഥാനങ്ങളിൽ ഇരുന്നാലും അതേ നിഗമനം।

Word by Word

• oja-bhe: in an odd sign
• oja-bhe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: oja (प्रातिपदिक) + bha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), सप्तमी (locative, 7th), एकवचन (singular); तत्पुरुष: ओजः-भे (in an odd sign)

• puruṣa-aṃśe: in a male portion (division)
• puruṣa-aṃśe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puruṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + aṃśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी (locative, 7th), एकवचन (singular); तत्पुरुष: पुरुषस्य अंशे (in a male division/portion)

• arke: when the Sun is (so placed)
• arke: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी (locative, 7th), एकवचन (singular)

• jye: in Jyeṣṭhā (or ‘jye’ position)
• jye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), सप्तमी (locative, 7th), एकवचन (singular); ज्ये = ज्यायाम्/ज्येष्ठायाम् (textual/technical reading)

• indu-lagnaiḥ: with the moon and the ascendant (factors)
• indu-lagnaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indu (प्रातिपदिक) + lagna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (technical), तृतीया (instrumental, 3rd), बहुवचन (plural); द्वन्द्व: इन्दु-लग्नैः (with moon and ascendant factors)

• bala-anvitaiḥ: endowed with strength
• bala-anvitaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bala (प्रातिपदिक) + anvita (अन्वि-धातु/√i with anu-, कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया (instrumental, 3rd), बहुवचन (plural); भूतकृदन्त anvita; तत्पुरुष: बलेन अन्वितैः (endowed with strength)

• guru-arkau: Jupiter and the Sun
• guru-arkau: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक) + arka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative, 1st), द्विवचन (dual); द्वन्द्व-समास

• viṣama-sthau: placed in odd positions
• viṣama-sthau: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viṣama (प्रातिपदिक) + stha (स्था-धातुज, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative, 1st), द्विवचन (dual); तत्पुरुष: विषमे स्थौ (placed in odd/uneven positions)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), विकल्पार्थक-निपात (or)

• yujanma: auspicious birth
• yujanma: Karma (कर्म/Predicate-object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yu (अव्यय) + janma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा (nominative, 1st), एकवचन (singular); अव्ययीभाव: यु (शुभ/योग्य) + जन्म (auspicious birth)

• pravadet: should declare/say
• pravadet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√vad (वद्-धातु, धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular); परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: प्र

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), कालवाचक (then)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a Vedanga/technical discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)

Secondary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Characters & Entities

• Arka (Surya)
• Guru (Brihaspati)
• Indu (Chandra)
• Lagna

FAQs

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

It presents Jyotiṣa as a Vedāṅga—an auxiliary Vedic science—showing that disciplined, rule-based knowledge is part of dharma-guided living, even while the broader section emphasizes mokṣa-oriented conduct.

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

This verse is primarily technical (Jyotiṣa) rather than devotional; indirectly, it supports bhakti-centered life by advising orderly household planning and dharmic decision-making within the Vedic framework.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa: using the strength (bala) and placement in odd/male signs and masculine divisions of lagna, Moon, Sun, and Jupiter to infer a male birth.