Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 182

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

Devanagari script

धर्मार्थोपचयस्थैश्चशेषैर्धर्मयुतोनृपः । मेषूरणायतनुगाः शशिसूर्यजसूरयः ॥ १८२ ॥

Transliteration

dharmārthopacayasthaiścaśeṣairdharmayutonṛpaḥ | meṣūraṇāyatanugāḥ śaśisūryajasūrayaḥ || 182 ||

Translation

凭借其余为积聚法（dharma）与义利（artha）而安立的诸因，国王得以具足正法；而由月与日所生的诸圣贤，则分别以摩羯沙（Meṣa，白羊）、乌罗那（Uraṇa）与阿耶多那（Āyatana）为其所依之处。

Word by Word

• धर्मार्थोपचयस्थैः: by/with those situated in the accumulation of dharma and wealth
• धर्मार्थोपचयस्थैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म + अर्थ + उपचय + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया (करण/सह) विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; instrumental plural masculine; समासः: धर्मार्थोपचय-स्थ = धर्मार्थोपचये स्थाः (locative-tatpurusha)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• शेषैः: with the remaining (others)
• शेषैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; instrumental plural masculine

• धर्मयुतः: endowed with dharma
• धर्मयुतः: कर्तृविशेषण (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म + युत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; nominative singular masculine; समासः: धर्मेण युतः (instrumental-tatpurusha)

• नृपः: the king
• नृपः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; nominative singular masculine

• मेष: Aries
• मेष: अधिकरण (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; nominative singular masculine (zodiac sign Aries)

• ऊरण: Ūraṇa (technical/proper term)
• ऊरण: अधिकरण (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; nominative singular masculine (uncertain reading; likely a proper/technical term)

• आयतनुगाः: those going/being in the abode (i.e., placed in the house)
• आयतनुगाः: कर्तृ (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आयतन + ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; nominative plural masculine; समासः: आयतने गाः = आयतनुगाः (locative-tatpurusha)

• शशि: Moon
• शशि: समासाङ्ग (Compound-member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शशि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; used as member of compound

• सूर्यज: born of the Sun (Sūryaja)
• सूर्यज: समासाङ्ग (Compound-member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; used as member of compound; समासः: सूर्यतः जातः (ablative-tatpurusha)

• सूरयः: sages/learned ones
• सूरयः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूरि/सूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; nominative plural masculine

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue instruction to Narada, Moksha Dharma section with technical markers)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara
• Surya
• Chandra

FAQs

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

It links righteous kingship (dharma-yukta nṛpa) with “upacaya” (growth factors), implying that prosperity and authority are spiritually legitimate only when grounded in dharma.

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

Indirectly: by insisting that artha and worldly increase must be dharma-aligned, it supports the bhakti ethic of offering one’s power and prosperity to righteous order (dharma), rather than ego or exploitation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa (Vedic astrology): terms like Meṣa (Aries) and technical “loci/āyatana” language indicate an astrological framework used to assess dharma–artha growth conditions.