Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 71

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

Devanagari script

चतुष्पदर्क्षगे भानौ शेर्षैबलयुतैः खगैः । कोशादतौ तु यमलौ जायेते मुनिसत्तम ॥ ७१ ॥

Transliteration

catuṣpadarkṣage bhānau śerṣaibalayutaiḥ khagaiḥ | kośādatau tu yamalau jāyete munisattama || 71 ||

Translation

మునిశ్రేష్ఠా! సూర్యుడు చతుష్పద నక్షత్రంలో ఉన్నప్పుడు, గర్భకోశమునుండి రెండు యమలులు (జంటలు) జన్మిస్తాయి—శిరోలక్షణములతో, బలముతో, ఖగస్వభావముతో కూడినవి।

Word by Word

• चतुष्पद-अर्क्ष-गे: when (it is) in the quadruped constellation/sign
• चतुष्पद-अर्क्ष-गे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुष्पद (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्क्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + ग (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (‘चतुष्पद-अर्क्षे गतः’)

• भानौ: in the Sun
• भानौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भानु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• शेष-ऐबल-युतैः: endowed with remaining strength (technical)
• शेष-ऐबल-युतैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शेष (प्रातिपदिक) + ऐबल (प्रातिपदिक) + युत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (‘शेषैबलैः युतैः’ = endowed with remaining strength; ‘ऐबल’ दुर्लभ/पाठभेद)

• खगैः: by the planets
• खगैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; ज्योतिषे ‘ग्रहाः’ (planets)

• कोशात्: from the womb/sheath
• कोशात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• अतौ: then/there (uncertain reading)
• अतौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; पाठभेद/दुर्लभ-रूपम् (सम्भाव्यं ‘अथ’ इत्यर्थे निपातः वा)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अवधारण-निपात (but/indeed)

• यमलौ: the twins
• यमलौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन

• जायेते: are born
• जायेते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), द्विवचन; आत्मनेपद; ‘are born’

• मुनि-सत्तम: O best of sages
• मुनि-सत्तम: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (‘मुनीनां सत्तमः’)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Surya (Bhanu)
• Nakshatra (Catuṣpada)

FAQs

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

It presents Jyotiṣa as a Vedāṅga tool for reading karmic indications at birth—showing how cosmic placements (like the Sun in a specific nakṣatra) are linked to embodied outcomes.

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

Indirectly: by mapping worldly birth-signs to karma, it encourages detachment and a turn toward mokṣa-oriented living, for which the Purāṇa repeatedly recommends devotion to the Lord as the stabilizing refuge.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa (Vedic astrology): it uses a nakṣatra-based rule (Sun in Catuṣpada) to indicate specific birth characteristics such as twins and particular bodily/natural traits.