Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 127

Śeṣoditya-Sūrya-nyāsa, Soma-sādhana, Graha-pūjā, and Bhauma-vrata-vidhi

Devanagari script

तस्याशु ग्रहजा पीडा नश्यत्येव न संशयः । बुधस्याराधनं प्रोक्तं गुरोराराधनं श्रृणु ॥ १२७ ॥

Transliteration

tasyāśu grahajā pīḍā naśyatyeva na saṃśayaḥ | budhasyārādhanaṃ proktaṃ gurorārādhanaṃ śrṛṇu || 127 ||

Translation

അവനിൽ ഗ്രഹജന്യ പീഡ വേഗത്തിൽ തന്നെ നശിക്കും—സംശയമില്ല. ബുധദേവാരാധന പറഞ്ഞു; ഇനി ഗുരു (ബൃഹസ്പതി)യുടെ ആരാധന കേൾക്കുക।

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/for him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Masc./Neut.), षष्ठी विभक्ति (Gen.), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya); शीघ्रार्थक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of speed)

• ग्रहजा: caused by a planet
• ग्रहजा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ग्रह-ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nom.), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुषः: ग्रहात् जाता (born from/caused by a ग्रह)

• पीडा: affliction, pain
• पीडा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीडा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nom.), एकवचन (Singular)

• नश्यति: perishes, disappears
• नश्यति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• एव: indeed
• एव: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya); अवधारणार्थक निपात (particle of emphasis/indeed)

• न: not
• न: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya); निषेधार्थक निपात (negative particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nom.), एकवचन (Singular)

• बुधस्य: of Budha
• बुधस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी विभक्ति (Gen.), एकवचन (Singular)

• आराधनम्: worship, propitiation
• आराधनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आराधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रोक्तम्: has been stated
• प्रोक्तम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP) नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘said/declared’

• गुरोः: of Guru (Jupiter)
• गुरोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी विभक्ति (Gen.), एकवचन (Singular)

• आराधनम्: worship
• आराधनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आराधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• शृणु: hear (listen)
• शृणु: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Budha (Mercury)
• Guru/Bṛhaspati (Jupiter)
• Graha (planetary deities)

FAQs

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

It frames graha-related suffering as something that can be reduced through disciplined upāsanā, emphasizing faith and correct ritual practice as a means to restore harmony in life.

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

Even within a Jyotiṣa context, the verse centers on ārādhana—devotional worship—showing that reverent practice toward divine powers (here, grahas) is presented as effective and doubt-free.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa: it explicitly links graha pīḍā (planetary affliction) with prescribed propitiatory worship, transitioning from Budha-ārādhana to instructions for Guru-ārādhana.