Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 182

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

Devanagari script

धर्मार्थोपचयस्थैश्चशेषैर्धर्मयुतोनृपः । मेषूरणायतनुगाः शशिसूर्यजसूरयः ॥ १८२ ॥

Transliteration

dharmārthopacayasthaiścaśeṣairdharmayutonṛpaḥ | meṣūraṇāyatanugāḥ śaśisūryajasūrayaḥ || 182 ||

Translation

Dengan baki unsur yang ditetapkan untuk pengumpulan dharma dan artha, raja menjadi berhias dengan kebenaran. Dan para resi yang lahir daripada Bulan dan Matahari dikaitkan dengan Meṣa (Aries), Uraṇa dan Āyatana sebagai tempat kedudukan masing-masing.

Word by Word

• धर्मार्थोपचयस्थैः: by/with those situated in the accumulation of dharma and wealth
• धर्मार्थोपचयस्थैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म + अर्थ + उपचय + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया (करण/सह) विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; instrumental plural masculine; समासः: धर्मार्थोपचय-स्थ = धर्मार्थोपचये स्थाः (locative-tatpurusha)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• शेषैः: with the remaining (others)
• शेषैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; instrumental plural masculine

• धर्मयुतः: endowed with dharma
• धर्मयुतः: कर्तृविशेषण (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म + युत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; nominative singular masculine; समासः: धर्मेण युतः (instrumental-tatpurusha)

• नृपः: the king
• नृपः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; nominative singular masculine

• मेष: Aries
• मेष: अधिकरण (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; nominative singular masculine (zodiac sign Aries)

• ऊरण: Ūraṇa (technical/proper term)
• ऊरण: अधिकरण (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; nominative singular masculine (uncertain reading; likely a proper/technical term)

• आयतनुगाः: those going/being in the abode (i.e., placed in the house)
• आयतनुगाः: कर्तृ (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आयतन + ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; nominative plural masculine; समासः: आयतने गाः = आयतनुगाः (locative-tatpurusha)

• शशि: Moon
• शशि: समासाङ्ग (Compound-member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शशि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; used as member of compound

• सूर्यज: born of the Sun (Sūryaja)
• सूर्यज: समासाङ्ग (Compound-member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; used as member of compound; समासः: सूर्यतः जातः (ablative-tatpurusha)

• सूरयः: sages/learned ones
• सूरयः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूरि/सूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; nominative plural masculine

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue instruction to Narada, Moksha Dharma section with technical markers)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara
• Surya
• Chandra

FAQs

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

It links righteous kingship (dharma-yukta nṛpa) with “upacaya” (growth factors), implying that prosperity and authority are spiritually legitimate only when grounded in dharma.

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

Indirectly: by insisting that artha and worldly increase must be dharma-aligned, it supports the bhakti ethic of offering one’s power and prosperity to righteous order (dharma), rather than ego or exploitation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa (Vedic astrology): terms like Meṣa (Aries) and technical “loci/āyatana” language indicate an astrological framework used to assess dharma–artha growth conditions.