Shloka 7

Devanagari script

मेष अङ्गारकक्षेत्रं वृषः शुक्रस्य कीर्तितः / मिथुनस्य बुधो ज्ञेयः सोमः कर्कटकस्य च

Transliteration

meṣa aṅgārakakṣetraṃ vṛṣaḥ śukrasya kīrtitaḥ / mithunasya budho jñeyaḥ somaḥ karkaṭakasya ca

Translation

Meṣa (Aries) dinyatakan sebagai wilayah Aṅgāraka (Marikh); Vṛṣa (Taurus) disebut milik Śukra (Venus). Mithuna (Gemini) hendaklah diketahui diperintah Budha (Merkuri), dan Karkaṭa (Cancer) pula oleh Soma (Bulan).

Word by Word

• मेषः: Aries
• मेषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अङ्गारकक्षेत्रम्: Mars's domain
• अङ्गारकक्षेत्रम्: Samanaadhikarana/Predicate nominal (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गारक-क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (अङ्गारकस्य क्षेत्रम्)

• वृषः: Taurus
• वृषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• शुक्रस्य: of Venus
• शुक्रस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• कीर्तितः: is declared
• कीर्तितः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया—passive predication)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कीर्तित (कृदन्त; √कीर्त्/कीर्तय् धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• मिथुनस्य: of Gemini
• मिथुनस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मिथुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• बुधः: Mercury
• बुधः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ज्ञेयः: is to be known (as)
• ज्ञेयः: Kriya (Predicate—'is to be known')
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञेय (कृदन्त; √ज्ञा धातु)
• Form: विधेयकृदन्त (Gerundive/तव्यत्-अर्थ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सोमः: Moon
• सोमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• कर्कटकस्य: of Cancer
• कर्कटकस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्कटक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Knowledge of graha-rashi lordship as a framework for interpreting time and tendencies.

Vedantic Theme: Jagat as niyata (ordered) under cosmic intelligence; knowledge as a tool, not the final end.

Application: For traditional practice: use rashi lords in horoscopy and muhurta; for reflective practice: recognize patterned influences and cultivate discernment rather than fatalism.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial map

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.60.8-1.60.9 (continuation of rashi lordships)

Characters & Entities

• Angaraka (Mars)
• Shukra (Venus)
• Budha (Mercury)
• Soma (Moon)
• Mesha (Aries)
• Vrisha (Taurus)
• Mithuna (Gemini)
• Karkataka (Cancer)

FAQs

What is the importance of rashi (zodiac sign) lords in the Garuda Purana?

This verse assigns specific planetary rulers to signs, reflecting an ordered cosmology used in traditional timing and interpretation of life events within Dharma-oriented living.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by presenting the graha–rashi order, it frames the cosmos as governed by intelligible laws, a backdrop for understanding karma and life conditions that shape spiritual progress.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a traditional reference for basic rashi-lord identification (Aries–Mars, Taurus–Venus, Gemini–Mercury, Cancer–Moon) when studying classical Jyotisha or planning Dharma-aligned observances.