Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 127

Śeṣoditya-Sūrya-nyāsa, Soma-sādhana, Graha-pūjā, and Bhauma-vrata-vidhi

Devanagari script

तस्याशु ग्रहजा पीडा नश्यत्येव न संशयः । बुधस्याराधनं प्रोक्तं गुरोराराधनं श्रृणु ॥ १२७ ॥

Transliteration

tasyāśu grahajā pīḍā naśyatyeva na saṃśayaḥ | budhasyārādhanaṃ proktaṃ gurorārādhanaṃ śrṛṇu || 127 ||

Translation

اس کے لیے سیاروں سے پیدا ہونے والی تکلیف جلد ہی مٹ جاتی ہے—اس میں کوئی شک نہیں۔ بُدھ دیو کی آرادھنا بیان ہوئی؛ اب گُرو (برہسپتی) کی آرادھنا سنو۔

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/for him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Masc./Neut.), षष्ठी विभक्ति (Gen.), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya); शीघ्रार्थक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of speed)

• ग्रहजा: caused by a planet
• ग्रहजा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ग्रह-ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nom.), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुषः: ग्रहात् जाता (born from/caused by a ग्रह)

• पीडा: affliction, pain
• पीडा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीडा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nom.), एकवचन (Singular)

• नश्यति: perishes, disappears
• नश्यति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• एव: indeed
• एव: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya); अवधारणार्थक निपात (particle of emphasis/indeed)

• न: not
• न: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya); निषेधार्थक निपात (negative particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nom.), एकवचन (Singular)

• बुधस्य: of Budha
• बुधस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी विभक्ति (Gen.), एकवचन (Singular)

• आराधनम्: worship, propitiation
• आराधनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आराधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रोक्तम्: has been stated
• प्रोक्तम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP) नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘said/declared’

• गुरोः: of Guru (Jupiter)
• गुरोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी विभक्ति (Gen.), एकवचन (Singular)

• आराधनम्: worship
• आराधनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आराधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• शृणु: hear (listen)
• शृणु: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Budha (Mercury)
• Guru/Bṛhaspati (Jupiter)
• Graha (planetary deities)

FAQs

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

It frames graha-related suffering as something that can be reduced through disciplined upāsanā, emphasizing faith and correct ritual practice as a means to restore harmony in life.

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

Even within a Jyotiṣa context, the verse centers on ārādhana—devotional worship—showing that reverent practice toward divine powers (here, grahas) is presented as effective and doubt-free.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa: it explicitly links graha pīḍā (planetary affliction) with prescribed propitiatory worship, transitioning from Budha-ārādhana to instructions for Guru-ārādhana.