Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 37

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

Devanagari script

विप्रलैस्तनुजचंद्रेज्यार्कैस्तरूणां जनिं वदेत् । स्थलांबुभेंदोशकृतश्चेतरेषामुदाहृतः ॥ ३७ ॥

Transliteration

vipralaistanujacaṃdrejyārkaistarūṇāṃ janiṃ vadet | sthalāṃbubheṃdośakṛtaścetareṣāmudāhṛtaḥ || 37 ||

Translation

Oleh para Brahmana, oleh anak-anak lelaki, oleh Bulan, oleh Bṛhaspati (Guru), dan oleh Matahari hendaklah dinyatakan “kelahiran/asal-usul” pohon-pohon; adapun bagi makhluk yang lain, asalnya disebut dari tanah kering, dari air, dari bumi, dan dari najis (tahi).

Word by Word

• विप्रलैः: by/with viprala (a class/type)
• विप्रलैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्रल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• तनुज: son-born; offspring (Mars)
• तनुज: सम्बन्ध (Genitival relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूप); used as member in compound

• चन्द्र: Moon
• चन्द्र: सम्बन्ध (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूप); used as member in compound

• ईज्या: worship; Jupiter (as deity of worship)
• ईज्या: सम्बन्ध (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईज्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूप); used as member in compound

• अर्कैः: by/with the Sun(s)
• अर्कैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• तरूणाम्: of trees
• तरूणाम्: सम्बन्ध (Possessor/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Genitive plural

• जनिम्: birth/origin
• जनिम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• वदेत्: should state
• वदेत्: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; should say/declare

• स्थल: land/ground
• स्थल: सम्बन्ध (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूप); member in compound

• अम्बु: water
• अम्बु: सम्बन्ध (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूप); member in compound

• भेन्दोः: of Bhendu (a planet-name/term)
• भेन्दोः: सम्बन्ध (Possessor/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भेन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular

• शकृतः: of dung/excrement
• शकृतः: सम्बन्ध (Possessor/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शकृत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• इतरेषाम्: of the others
• इतरेषाम्: सम्बन्ध (Possessor/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इतर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Genitive plural

• उदाहृतः: is declared/stated
• उदाहृतः: कर्मणि-भाव (Passive predication/कर्मणि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-आ-हृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; ‘is stated/has been declared’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical-illustrative sequence)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Chandra
• Brhaspati
• Surya

FAQs

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

It frames worldly generation in ordered categories and symbolic causes (including planetary and elemental sources), encouraging discernment (viveka) about conditioned existence as a step toward moksha-oriented understanding.

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

Indirectly: by mapping beings to dependent causes, it highlights the contingency of samsaric life—supporting the bhakta’s turn toward the independent refuge, Bhagavan, rather than relying on mutable worldly origins.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotisha-style correspondences appear through the mention of Chandra, Bṛhaspati, and Sūrya, reflecting a technical habit of linking categories in nature with grahas and elemental sources.