Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 69

Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules

Devanagari script

स्वातित्रये पश्चिमायां तस्यां शुक्रस्तथाविधः । विपरीते त्वनावृष्टिर्वृष्टिकृद्बुधसंयुतः ॥ ६९ ॥

Transliteration

svātitraye paścimāyāṃ tasyāṃ śukrastathāvidhaḥ | viparīte tvanāvṛṣṭirvṛṣṭikṛdbudhasaṃyutaḥ || 69 ||

Translation

在三重的娑伐底（Svātī）时期，若其位于西方，则金星（Śukra）亦被视为同样的状态；若相反，则成无雨（anāvṛṣṭi）。然而与水星（Budha）相合时，便成为致雨之因。

Word by Word

• स्वाति-त्रये: in the Svāti-triad
• स्वाति-त्रये: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वाति (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन; Locative singular; dvigu ‘in the triad of Svāti’

• पश्चिमायाम्: in the western
• पश्चिमायाम्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पश्चिम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन; Locative singular; agrees with ‘तस्याम् (दिशि/वीथौ)’

• तस्याम्: in that
• तस्याम्: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन; Locative singular; pronominal ‘in that (place/direction)’

• शुक्रः: Śukra (Venus)
• शुक्रः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; Nominative singular

• तथा: thus/so
• तथा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; adverb ‘thus/so’

• विधः: of such a kind
• विधः: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; Nominative singular; ‘of such a kind’ (agrees with Śukra)

• विपरीते: in the opposite case
• विपरीते: अधिकरण (Condition/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपरीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन; Locative singular; ‘in the opposite (case/situation)’

• तु: but
• तु: निपात (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; contrastive particle

• अनावृष्टिः: lack of rain/drought
• अनावृष्टिः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनावृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; Nominative singular

• वृष्टि-कृत्: causing rain
• वृष्टि-कृत्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) + कृत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; Nominative singular; ‘rain-making’

• बुध-संयुतः: accompanied by Budha
• बुध-संयुतः: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बुध (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; Nominative singular; ‘joined with Budha (Mercury)’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Svātī (Nakshatra)
• Śukra (Venus)
• Budha (Mercury)

FAQs

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

It frames natural events like rain within dharmic order, showing that careful observation (Jyotiṣa-based omens) supports righteous living—protecting society through timely planning and restraint during scarcity.

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

Indirectly: by encouraging disciplined, attentive living aligned with cosmic rhythms, it supports a sattvic life where duties are performed steadily—an essential foundation for sustained Viṣṇu-bhakti and worship without negligence.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa: using nakṣatra periods (Svātī), directional placement, and planetary conjunctions (Śukra with Budha) as technical indicators to judge rainfall versus drought.