Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules
सौम्यायनं मासषट्कं मृगाद्यं भानुभुक्तितः । अहः सुराणां तद्रा त्रिः कर्काद्यं दक्षिणायनम् ॥ १२५ ॥
saumyāyanaṃ māsaṣaṭkaṃ mṛgādyaṃ bhānubhuktitaḥ | ahaḥ surāṇāṃ tadrā triḥ karkādyaṃ dakṣiṇāyanam || 125 ||
وبحسب مسير الشمس في بروج الفلك، فإن مدةَ ستةِ أشهرٍ التي تبدأ ببرج مَكَرَة (الجدي) وما يليه تُسمّى سَوْمْيَايَنَة، أي المسيرَ الشمالي. وهذا هو نهارُ الآلهة؛ وأما ليلُه الموافق فهو مدةُ ستةِ أشهرٍ التي تبدأ ببرج كَرْكَة (السرطان)، وتُسمّى دَكْشِنَايَنَة، أي المسيرَ الجنوبي.
Suta (narrating the teaching; time-measure doctrine in the Narada Purana tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
It links human calendrical time to divine time, teaching that cosmic order (kāla) is structured by the Sun’s movement; aligning one’s dharma and observances with this order supports clarity, discipline, and spiritual progress.
While not directly prescribing bhakti practices, it provides the sacred time-framework used to choose auspicious periods for vows, worship, and festivals—supporting steady devotional discipline within the rhythm of uttarāyaṇa and dakṣiṇāyaṇa.
Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology/astronomy): the verse defines the Sun’s northern and southern courses via zodiacal transit and equates them to the day and night of the Devas—key for calendrical reckoning and ritual timing.