Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 122

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

Devanagari script

पिंडे निसर्गे रवोच्चे नो ग्रहः षट्भाल्पको यदा । चक्रशुद्धस्तदा ग्राह्येस्यांशा आयुषिसंमताः ॥ १२२ ॥

Transliteration

piṃḍe nisarge ravocce no grahaḥ ṣaṭbhālpako yadā | cakraśuddhastadā grāhyesyāṃśā āyuṣisaṃmatāḥ || 122 ||

Translation

जन्मकाळी पिंड-निसर्गात सूर्य उच्चस्थ नसला आणि कोणताही ग्रह सहा भागांनी दुर्बल नसला, तर जातकचक्र ‘शुद्ध’ मानले जाते; आणि आयुर्निर्णयासाठी मान्य असलेले अंशच ग्राह्य धरावेत।

Word by Word

• piṃḍe: in the piṇḍa (lump/aggregate)
• piṃḍe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: piṃḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• nisarge: in the natural (state)/at nisarga
• nisarge: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nisarga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• ravi-ucce: at the Sun’s exaltation point
• ravi-ucce: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ravi (प्रातिपदिक) + ucca (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष (locative determinative): 'at the Sun’s exaltation'

• naḥ: of us/our
• naḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• grahaḥ: planet; graha
• grahaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: graha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• ṣaṭ-bhā-alpakaḥ: having a small (deficit) of six parts
• ṣaṭ-bhā-alpakaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of grahaḥ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣaṭ (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक) + bhā (प्रातिपदिक) + alpaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: 'having small (deficiency) of six bhā/parts' (technical)

• yadā: when
• yadā: Kāla (काल/temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Temporal adverb (कालवाचक-अव्यय)

• cakra-śuddhaḥ: (being) cycle-corrected/purified
• cakra-śuddhaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of (implicit) grahaḥ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cakra (प्रातिपदिक) + śuddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: 'purified/cleared by/with the cakra (cycle)'

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla (काल/temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Temporal adverb (कालवाचक-अव्यय)

• grāhyaḥ: to be taken/accepted
• grāhyaḥ: Vidhi (विधेय/obligatory predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √grah (धातु) + ya (प्रत्यय) → grāhya (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Gerundive/necessitative (भाव्य/तव्यत्-अर्थ), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• asya: of this/of him
• asya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• aṃśāḥ: parts; degrees
• aṃśāḥ: Karta (कर्ता) / Predicate nominal
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṃśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• āyuṣi-saṃmatāḥ: accepted for longevity (computations)
• āyuṣi-saṃmatāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of aṃśāḥ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āyuṣ (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃmata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); तत्पुरुष: 'approved/accepted in āyuṣ (longevity calculations)'

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Surya (Ravi)
• Grahas

FAQs

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

It frames Jyotiṣa as a disciplined, rule-based Vedāṅga: only when the chart is ‘śuddha’ (free from specified weaknesses) should one rely on its aṁśas for conclusions like longevity—encouraging careful, ethical discernment rather than superstition.

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

Indirectly: by emphasizing correct assessment of worldly conditions (like āyus), it supports a dharmic life where one uses knowledge responsibly and turns the mind toward higher aims (mokṣa), for which bhakti is a central means in the Narada Purana.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa—evaluating planetary strength/weakness and using aṁśa (degree/divisional) measures to judge whether a horoscope is fit for reliable āyus (longevity) computation.