Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 118
Jyotiṣa-saṅgraha: Varga-vibhāga, Bala-nirṇaya, Garbha-phala, Āyuḥ-gaṇanā
लग्ने शेष्टमगेष्टेशे तनुस्थे पंचवत्सरम् । कवीज्ययोगे सौम्याब्जौ लग्ने मृत्यौ च स्वेषवः ॥ ११८ ॥
lagne śeṣṭamageṣṭeśe tanusthe paṃcavatsaram | kavījyayoge saumyābjau lagne mṛtyau ca sveṣavaḥ || 118 ||
যদি লগ্নেশ আৰু অষ্টমেশ দুয়ো দেহস্থান (লগ্ন)ত অৱস্থিত হয়, তেন্তে পাঁচ বছৰৰ আয়ু কোৱা হৈছে। আৰু যেতিয়া শুক্ৰ- বৃহস্পতিৰ যোগ হয় আৰু বুধ আৰু চন্দ্ৰ লগ্নত থাকে, তেতিয়া মৃত্যু লগ্নৰ দ্বাৰাই সূচিত হয়।
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada, teaching technical indications)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
The verse frames lifespan and death as karmic outcomes readable through Jyotiṣa, encouraging discernment and detachment rather than fear—an aid to Mokṣa-oriented living.
By highlighting life’s uncertainty through astrological death-indicators, it implicitly urges turning the mind toward steady devotion and dharma, using foreknowledge to intensify remembrance of the Divine.
Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa: specific planetary placements involving Lagna, the 8th lord, and conjunctions (yoga) are used to infer short longevity and death-related indications.