Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 143
Jyotiṣa-saṅgraha: Varga-vibhāga, Bala-nirṇaya, Garbha-phala, Āyuḥ-gaṇanā
शुभगो यद्भगस्तद्भिस्न्वादिस्थेन तद्धिकृत् । प्रोक्तेतरस्थानगतस्तत्तद्भावक्षयं करः ॥ १४३ ॥
śubhago yadbhagastadbhisnvādisthena taddhikṛt | proktetarasthānagatastattadbhāvakṣayaṃ karaḥ || 143 ||
Apabila bentuk “śubhaga” (bertuah) digunakan, ia menandakan “orang yang memiliki nasib baik”. Namun apabila unsur yang sama dipakai dengan imbuhan tatabahasa dalam kelompok snvādi, ia menjadi bentuk pelaku, yakni “yang menyebabkan hasil itu terjadi”. Dan apabila istilah yang dinyatakan digunakan pada kedudukan sintaks yang lain, ia menyampaikan pengurangan atau lenyapnya keadaan tersebut.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It teaches that meaning is not fixed merely by a word’s surface form; context and grammatical formation determine sense—an important discipline for correctly understanding dharma and moksha teachings.
Indirectly: it safeguards bhakti and moksha teachings by insisting on precise interpretation—misreading terms can distort doctrines about devotion, merit, and liberation.
Vedanga Vyākaraṇa/Nirukta: the verse illustrates how affixes (like those in the snvādi group) and syntactic placement shift a term from ‘possessing fortune’ to ‘causing/producing an effect,’ or even to a sense of loss/diminution.