Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 57

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

Devanagari script

त्रितयं ज्ञांशकाद्युग्मममिश्रैः सममादिशेत् । लग्ने चापांत्यभागस्थे तदंशस्थबलिग्रहैः ॥ ५७ ॥

Transliteration

tritayaṃ jñāṃśakādyugmamamiśraiḥ samamādiśet | lagne cāpāṃtyabhāgasthe tadaṃśasthabaligrahaiḥ || 57 ||

Translation

ജ്ഞാംശകാദിയായ ത്രയംയും യുഗ്മവും മറ്റൊന്നുമായി കലക്കാതെ സമമാത്രയിൽ നിർദ്ദേശിക്കണം. ധനുസ്സിന്റെ അവസാനഭാഗത്തിൽ ലഗ്നം വന്നാൽ, അതേ അംശത്തിൽ നിലകൊള്ളുന്ന ബലവാൻ ഗ്രഹങ്ങളെ അനുസരിച്ച് ഫലം പ്രസ്താവിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• त्रितयम्: a triad / set of three
• त्रितयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रितय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; collective noun

• ज्ञ-अंशक-आदि-युग्मम्: the pair beginning with Jña and Aṃśaka
• ज्ञ-अंशक-आदि-युग्मम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) + अंशक (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + युग्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (आदि-समास/निर्देश)

• अमिश्रैः: with unmixed (ones)
• अमिश्रैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमिश्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• समम्: equally / in equal measure
• समम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbially)

• आदिशेत्: should prescribe/declare
• आदिशेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√दिश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• लग्ने: in the ascendant (lagna)
• लग्ने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लग्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; locative

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• अप-अन्त्य-भाग-स्थे: situated in the last part of Ap(a)
• अप-अन्त्य-भाग-स्थे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अप (उपसर्ग/प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त्य (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः; ‘भागे स्थित’ इति

• तत्-अंश-स्थ-बलि-ग्रहैः: by the planets (grahas) placed in that division, (as) strong
• तत्-अंश-स्थ-बलि-ग्रहैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अंश (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + बलि (प्रातिपदिक) + ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः; ‘तदंशे स्थाः बलिग्रहाः’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It frames Jyotiṣa as a disciplined Vedāṅga method: outcomes are not guessed but declared by rule—using clear measures and the actual strength (bala) of grahas—supporting dharma-aligned decision-making.

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

Indirectly: by encouraging correct discernment (viveka) in timing and judgment, it supports orderly religious life—helping a devotee choose appropriate times and conditions for vows, worship, and dharmic acts without confusion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa: (1) do not mix incompatible calculation sets, (2) judge results from Lagna conditions, and (3) prioritize graha-bala in the relevant aṃśa/divisional segment when determining phala.