Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 9

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

Devanagari script

तत्तत्सप्तमनीचानि प्राङ्मध्यांत्यांशकाः क्रमात् । वर्गोत्तमाश्चराधेषु भावाद्द्वादश मूर्तिमान् ॥ ९ ॥

Transliteration

tattatsaptamanīcāni prāṅmadhyāṃtyāṃśakāḥ kramāt | vargottamāścarādheṣu bhāvāddvādaśa mūrtimān || 9 ||

Translation

ਹਰ ਭਾਵ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੱਤਵਾਂ ਅੰਸ਼ ਨੀਚਤਾ (ਕਮਜ਼ੋਰੀ) ਦਾ ਸਥਾਨ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ; ਅਤੇ ਅੰਸ਼ ਕ੍ਰਮਵਾਰ ਪਹਿਲੇ, ਮੱਧ ਅਤੇ ਅੰਤਿਮ ਭਾਗਾਂ ਵਜੋਂ ਵਿਵਸਥਿਤ ਹਨ। ਚਰ ਆਦਿ ਰਾਸ਼ੀਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਰਗੋੱਤਮ ਦੀ ਉਤਕ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਟਤਾ ਭਾਵ ਤੋਂ ਨਿਰਧਾਰਿਤ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ; ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਬਾਰਾਂ ਭਾਵ ਫਲਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਮੂਰਤ ਰੂਪ ਧਾਰਦੇ ਹਨ।

Word by Word

• tat-tat: each respective
• tat-tat: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुनरुक्ति (reduplication) used distributively: ‘each respective’ (avyaya-like usage though pronominal)

• saptama-nīcāni: the seventh (ones) are low
• saptama-nīcāni: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saptama (प्रातिपदिक) + nīca (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), बहुवचन; ‘seventh (are) low’ / ‘seventh-low (positions)’

• prāk: eastward / in front
• prāk: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prāk (अव्यय)
• Form: दिशावाचक अव्यय (eastward/forward)

• madhya-aṃtya-aṃśakāḥ: middle and final divisions
• madhya-aṃtya-aṃśakāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhya (प्रातिपदिक) + aṃtya (प्रातिपदिक) + aṃśaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; ‘middle and last parts/divisions’

• kramāt: in sequence
• kramāt: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: krama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb): ‘in order/ क्रमशः’

• varga-uttamāḥ: best of the groups
• varga-uttamāḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: varga (प्रातिपदिक) + uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; ‘best among classes/groups’

• cara-ādheṣu: in the movable bases (technical)
• cara-ādheṣu: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cara (प्रातिपदिक) + ādhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (context-technical), सप्तमी (7th case), बहुवचन; ‘in/among the movable-ādhis (technical bases)’

• bhāvāt: from/according to the bhāva (house)
• bhāvāt: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th case), एकवचन; ablative ‘from/according to the house (bhāva)’

• dvādaśa: twelve
• dvādaśa: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvādaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (indeclinable numeral) modifying implied plural

• mūrtimān: embodied / having form
• mūrtimān: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mūrtimat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; ‘having form/embodiment’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It frames karmic experience as structured through the twelve bhāvas, showing how subtle causes become “embodied” as concrete life-results—supporting Moksha-Dharma by urging discernment of causes and effects.

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

Indirectly: by clarifying how worldly outcomes arise through ordered divisions (bhāvas/vargas), it encourages turning from result-seeking to surrender—using knowledge to reduce attachment and support steady Vishnu-bhakti.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga): it references aṃśa/divisional logic, nīca (debilitation) points, movable signs (cara), and judging strength via bhāvas and vargas.