Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 77

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

Devanagari script

प्रागंगानि समाराध्य ह्येकविंशतिकोष्टकम् । मंगलोभूमिपुत्रश्च ऋणहर्ता धनप्रदः ॥ ७७ ॥

Transliteration

prāgaṃgāni samārādhya hyekaviṃśatikoṣṭakam | maṃgalobhūmiputraśca ṛṇahartā dhanapradaḥ || 77 ||

Translation

先当如法供养前行诸支分；继而礼拜二十一重的神圣安置。于是摩伽罗（Maṅgala，火星）、大地之子，便成除债之主，赐财之神。

Word by Word

• प्राक्: first/beforehand
• प्राक्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्राक् (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/क्रम-अव्यय (adverb of time/sequence)

• अङ्गानि: limbs/parts
• अङ्गानि: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• समाराध्य: having propitiated
• समाराध्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + राध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (Gerund/absolutive), ‘having duly propitiated’

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis)

• एकविंशति: twenty-one
• एकविंशति: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकविंशति (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; संख्या-विशेषण (numeral)

• कोष्टकम्: a set/collection (koṣṭaka)
• कोष्टकम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोष्टक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मङ्गलः: Maṅgala (Mars)
• मङ्गलः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भूमिपुत्रः: son of Earth
• भूमिपुत्रः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (भूमेः पुत्रः)

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

• ऋणहर्ता: remover of debts
• ऋणहर्ता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋण + हर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (ऋणं हरति)

• धनप्रदः: giver of wealth
• धनप्रदः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (धनं प्रददाति)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Vedanga/Jyotisha section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Mangala
• Bhumi

FAQs

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

It frames planetary results as dharma-governed: when the rite’s preliminary disciplines are observed and the prescribed worship is performed, Maṅgala’s energy becomes supportive—removing burdens like debt and enabling prosperity.

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

Even in a technical Jyotiṣa context, the verse emphasizes upāsanā (reverent worship) and orderly ritual limbs—showing that auspicious outcomes arise through disciplined devotion rather than mere calculation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa and Graha-śānti practice: it references a structured worship-method (the ‘ekaviṁśati-koṣṭaka’) and states a concrete phala (result) of Maṅgala propitiation—debt relief and wealth gain.