Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 7
Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules
ऊर्द्ध्वैर्भानुकरैस्ताम्रैर्नाशं याति चमूपतिः । पीतैर्नृपसुतः श्वेतैः पुरोधश्चित्रितैर्जनाः ॥ ७ ॥
ūrddhvairbhānukaraistāmrairnāśaṃ yāti camūpatiḥ | pītairnṛpasutaḥ śvetaiḥ purodhaścitritairjanāḥ || 7 ||
إذا ارتفعت أشعة الشمس وبدت بلونٍ نحاسيٍّ أحمر، لحق الهلاك بقائد الجيش. وإذا بدت صفراء ابتُلي ابنُ الملك، وإذا بدت بيضاء ابتُلي الكاهنُ الملكي (البوروهيتا)، وإذا بدت متعدّدة الألوان عانى عامةُ الناس.
Narada (teaching in a nimitta/śakuna context, traditionally within Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It frames cosmic phenomena as nimitta (indicative signs), urging rulers and society to respond with dharmic vigilance—self-correction, restraint, and protective rites—rather than negligence.
While not directly teaching bhakti, it supports a bhakti-oriented worldview in which cosmic order is meaningful; adverse portents prompt prayerful reliance on dharma and devotion, especially protective worship and repentance.
Jyotiṣa Vedāṅga (astral/omen science): it correlates observable solar-ray colors and forms with predicted outcomes affecting specific social roles—military leadership, the prince, the purohita, and the populace.