Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 183

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

Devanagari script

ज्ञारौ धनेशितरवा हिबुके भूपतिस्तदा । वृषेंऽगेऽब्जोधनारिस्थो जीवार्की लांभगाः परे ॥ १८३ ॥

Transliteration

jñārau dhaneśitaravā hibuke bhūpatistadā | vṛṣeṃ'ge'bjodhanāristho jīvārkī lāṃbhagāḥ pare || 183 ||

Translation

ହିବୁକରେ ଜ୍ଞାର ଓ ଦୁଇ ଦୀପ୍ତିମାନ ଗ୍ରହ; କଣ୍ଠରେ ଧନେଶ ଓ ଦୁଇ ଦିବ୍ୟ ଭିଷଜ; ତାପରେ ତାଳୁରେ ଭୂପତି। ବୃଷଭର କାନ୍ଧରେ ପଦ୍ମଜ ଓ ଧନ-ଶତ୍ରୁବର୍ଗ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଜଣେ ସ୍ଥିତ; ଅନ୍ୟତ୍ର ଗୁରୁ ଓ ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ ‘ଲାଂଭଗ’ (ଲାଭବାହକ) ବୋଲି କୁହାଯାଏ।

Word by Word

• ज्ञ: Jña (technical/proper term)
• ज्ञ: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; nominative singular masculine; likely technical abbreviation/name (uncertain)

• अरौ: in the enemy (place/house)
• अरौ: अधिकरण (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; locative singular masculine

• धन: wealth
• धन: समासाङ्ग (Compound-member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; used as member of compound

• ईशितरवा: rulers/masters (reading uncertain)
• ईशितरवा: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईशितृ + अव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा विभक्तिः, द्विवचनम्/बहुवचनम् (पाठदोषसम्भावना); form uncertain; likely technical/proper term(s)

• हिबुके: in Hibuka (technical/proper term)
• हिबुके: अधिकरण (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिबुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; locative singular; technical term (uncertain)

• भूपतिः: the king/lord of the earth
• भूपतिः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; nominative singular masculine

• तदा: then
• तदा: कालाधिकरण (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्ययम् (temporal adverb)

• वृषे: in Taurus
• वृषे: अधिकरण (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; locative singular masculine (Taurus)

• अङ्गे: in the limb/part
• अङ्गे: अधिकरण (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; locative singular neuter

• अब्ज: lotus
• अब्ज: समासाङ्ग (Compound-member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अब्ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; used as member of compound

• धन: wealth
• धन: समासाङ्ग (Compound-member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; used as member of compound

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

• स्थः: situated/placed
• स्थः: कर्तृविशेषण (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः (past participle-like), पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; nominative singular masculine; ‘स्थितः’ अर्थे

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

• अर्की: Arki (Sun/solar one; technical)
• अर्की: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्किन्/अर्कि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; nominative singular masculine; likely ‘अर्की’ = सूर्यः/सूर्यसम्बद्धः (technical)

• लांभगाः: Lāmbhagas (a class/group; technical)
• लांभगाः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लाम्भग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; nominative plural masculine; technical term (uncertain)

• परे: others
• परे: कर्तृविशेषण (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; nominative plural masculine

Speaker

Narada (within a technical enumeration; likely reported in the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue stream)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Kubera
• Ashvins
• Brahma
• Jupiter (Brihaspati)
• Surya

FAQs

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

The verse reflects the Purana’s method of integrating Vedāṅga knowledge—especially Jyotiṣa-style enumerations—into a Mokṣa-Dharma setting, showing that technical order (cosmic/planetary correspondences) is understood as part of the larger dharmic worldview.

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

Direct bhakti instruction is not explicit here; instead, the verse supports the broader Narada Purana approach where disciplined knowledge (like Jyotiṣa classifications) can serve dharma and guide a devotee’s regulated life, which in turn steadies mind and conduct for devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa: the verse reads like a technical mapping/listing of deities/planets and their stated positions or functions (e.g., Jupiter and the Sun as ‘gain-bestowers’), consistent with astrological nomenclature used for interpreting outcomes.