Shloka 8

Graha-daśā, Rāśi-adhipatya, Śakuna (Omens), and Nakṣatra-Lakṣaṇa on the Solar Diagram

Devanagari script

सूर्यक्षेत्रं भवेत्सिंहः कन्या क्षेत्रं बुधस्य च / भार्गवस्य तुला क्षेत्रं वृश्चिकोङ्गारकस्य च

Transliteration

sūryakṣetraṃ bhavetsiṃhaḥ kanyā kṣetraṃ budhasya ca / bhārgavasya tulā kṣetraṃ vṛścikoṅgārakasya ca

Translation

ราศีสิงห์เป็นเขตของสุริยะ ราศีกันย์เป็นเขตของพุธ ราศีตุลเป็นเขตของภารควะ (ศุกร์) และราศีพิจิกเป็นเขตของอังคาร (ดาวอังคาร)

Word by Word

• सूर्यक्षेत्रम्: Sun's domain
• सूर्यक्षेत्रम्: Samanaadhikarana/Predicate nominal (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य-क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (सूर्यस्य क्षेत्रम्)

• भवेत्: would be / becomes
• भवेत्: Kriya (Predicate action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• सिंहः: Leo
• सिंहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• कन्या: Virgo
• कन्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• क्षेत्रम्: domain
• क्षेत्रम्: Samanaadhikarana/Predicate nominal (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• बुधस्य: of Mercury
• बुधस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• भार्गवस्य: of Bhargava (Venus)
• भार्गवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्गव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• तुला: Libra
• तुला: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• क्षेत्रम्: domain
• क्षेत्रम्: Samanaadhikarana/Predicate nominal (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• वृश्चिकः: Scorpio
• वृश्चिकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृश्चिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अङ्गारकस्य: of Mars
• अङ्गारकस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Rashi-ksetra lordship: Sun rules Leo; Mercury rules Virgo; Venus rules Libra; Mars rules Scorpio.

Vedantic Theme: Relative knowledge (vyavaharika) that supports dharmic living; ultimate freedom lies beyond astrological determinants.

Application: Apply as a reference for jyotisha study; cultivate balanced response to perceived influences—use knowledge to improve conduct, not to excuse it.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial map

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.60.7, 1.60.9 (same rashi-ksetra list)

Characters & Entities

• Surya
• Budha
• Bhargava (Shukra/Venus)
• Angaraka (Mangala/Mars)
• Simha (Leo)
• Kanya (Virgo)
• Tula (Libra)
• Vrischika (Scorpio)

FAQs

What is the importance of graha–rāśi kṣetra (planet–zodiac domains) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse codifies which rāśis are ruled by specific grahas, forming a foundational rule-set for interpreting planetary strength and results in traditional Jyotiṣa as presented in the Purāṇic teaching context.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by outlining cosmic correspondences (graha rulership over rāśis), it supports the broader Purāṇic framework where karmic outcomes and life patterns are read through ordered celestial principles, though this verse itself is not a preta/afterlife passage.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use these rulerships as a basic reference when studying a horoscope—e.g., assessing how Sun-related themes may manifest through Leo, Mercury through Virgo, Venus through Libra, and Mars through Scorpio in classical Jyotiṣa practice.