Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 170

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

Devanagari script

स्वोञ्चेष्वार्की तथा ज्यारैरुक्तैकांगे नृ पाधिपाः । लग्रे वर्गोत्तमेऽब्जे वा चतुरादिग्रहेक्षिते ॥ १७० ॥

Transliteration

svoñceṣvārkī tathā jyārairuktaikāṃge nṛ pādhipāḥ | lagre vargottame'bje vā caturādigrahekṣite || 170 ||

Translation

శని స్వరాశిలో గానీ ఉచ్చస్థానంలో గానీ ఉండి, గురువు కూడా చెప్పిన ఏకాంగయోగంలో ఉండగా; లగ్నం వర్గోత్తమమై ఉండినా లేదా కుంభరాశిలో ఉన్నా, చతుర్థాది గ్రహదృష్టి పడితే—వ్యక్తి రాజులలో అధిపతిగా అవతరిస్తాడు.

Word by Word

• स्व-उच्चेषु: in their own exaltations
• स्व-उच्चेषु: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + उच्च (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (‘own’ + ‘exaltations’); locative

• आर्की: solar (arkī)
• आर्की: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आर्की (प्रातिपदिक; ‘solar/related to the Sun’)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• तथा: and/also
• तथा: समुच्चय (Conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/उपपद—‘also/and thus’

• ज्यारैः: by ‘jyāra’ (technical term; likely ‘enemies/obstructors’ in context)
• ज्यारैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्यार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• उक्त-एक-अङ्गे: in the said single division/part
• उक्त-एक-अङ्गे: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उक्त (कृदन्त, √वच्) + एक + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (‘said’ + ‘single’ + ‘part’); locative

• नृप-अधिपाः: lords of men/kings
• नृप-अधिपाः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप + अधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘of kings’ + ‘lords’)

• लग्ने: in the ascendant (lagna)
• लग्ने: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लग्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• वर्ग-उत्तमे: in the best class/division
• वर्ग-उत्तमे: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर्ग + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः; विशेषण

• अब्जे: in the lotus (abja)
• अब्जे: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अब्ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: विकल्प (Alternative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक (disjunctive particle)

• चतुर-आदि-ग्रह-ईक्षिते: when observed by planets starting from the fourth
• चतुर-आदि-ग्रह-ईक्षिते: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर + आदि + ग्रह + ईक्षित (कृदन्त, √ईक्ष्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः; कृदन्त—क्त (past passive participle) ‘seen/observed’; विशेषण—‘when seen by planets beginning with the fourth’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara
• Saturn (Shani)
• Jupiter (Brihaspati)
• Lagna
• Kumbha (Aquarius)

FAQs

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

It shows that even worldly authority (kingship) is presented as the lawful fruit of karmic merit, readable through jyotiṣa; the Purana frames such outcomes within dharma and ultimately as secondary to liberation.

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

Bhakti is not stated directly here; instead, the verse supports the Purana’s broader teaching that prosperity and rank arise by ordained causes—encouraging devotion and dharma as the higher aim beyond astrological gains.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa Vedāṅga: the verse uses technical rules—Saturn in own/exaltation, vargottama lagna, Aquarius placement, and planetary aspects—to indicate a rāja-yoga leading to rulership.