Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 78

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

Devanagari script

क्रीडास्थाने देवगेहेप्यूषरे च क्रमाज्जनिः । श्मशाने लग्नदृगसृग्राम्यस्थानेब्जभार्गवौ ॥ ७८ ॥

Transliteration

krīḍāsthāne devagehepyūṣare ca kramājjaniḥ | śmaśāne lagnadṛgasṛgrāmyasthānebjabhārgavau || 78 ||

Translation

क्रीडास्थाने देवगेहे च ऊषरे च क्रमात् मन्दस्य जनिः कथ्यते। श्मशाने लग्नदृष्ट्या आसक्तिः क्रूरदृष्टिश्च सूच्यते; ग्राम्यस्थाने तु पद्मजः (ब्रह्मा) भृगुनन्दनश्च (शुक्रः) निर्दिश्येते॥

Word by Word

• krīḍāsthāne: in a playground/place of sport
• krīḍāsthāne: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krīḍāsthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Locative, Singular, Neuter

• devagehe: in a temple
• devagehe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devageha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Locative, Singular, Neuter

• api: also/even
• api: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/Particle

• ūṣare: in saline/barren soil
• ūṣare: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ūṣara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Locative, Singular, Neuter

• ca: and
• ca: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• kramāt: respectively/in order
• kramāt: Hetu (Cause/Reason) or Adverbial
• Type: Noun
• Root: krama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ablative, Singular, Masculine (Adverbial use)

• janiḥ: birth
• janiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jani (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nominative, Singular, Feminine

• śmaśāne: in a cemetery/cremation ground
• śmaśāne: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śmaśāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Locative, Singular, Neuter

• lagnadṛk: aspecting the ascendant
• lagnadṛk: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: lagnadṛś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nominative, Singular, Masculine

• asṛk: Mars (literally: blood)
• asṛk: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asṛj (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nominative, Singular, Masculine

• rāmyasthāne: in a beautiful/pleasing place
• rāmyasthāne: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāmyasthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Locative, Singular, Neuter

• abjabhārgavau: Moon and Venus
• abjabhārgavau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abjabhārgava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nominative, Dual, Masculine

Speaker

Narada (teaching in an astrological/omenological register within Moksha-Dharma context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Characters & Entities

• Shani (Saturn)
• Brahma (Abja)
• Shukra (Bhargava)

FAQs

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

It links external environments (temple, playground, barren land, cremation-ground, village) with specific karmic/psychological and planetary indications, showing how Dharma texts read place as a mirror for inner tendencies and results.

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

Indirectly: by distinguishing sacred space (devageha/temple) from worldly or impure settings, it reinforces the Bhakti-oriented discipline of choosing uplifting environments for worship, japa, and right conduct.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology): it uses technical planetary epithets (Śani, Abja, Bhārgava) and rule-like correspondences to interpret outcomes based on location and observable context.