Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 159
Jyotiṣa-saṅgraha: Varga-vibhāga, Bala-nirṇaya, Garbha-phala, Āyuḥ-gaṇanā
दिक्वाष्टाद्यस्तबंध्याये कुजात्खात्सत्रिके गुरुः । सात्र्यंके सन् रवेः शुक्राद्धीखगो दिग्भवारिगः ॥ १५९ ॥
dikvāṣṭādyastabaṃdhyāye kujātkhātsatrike guruḥ | sātryaṃke san raveḥ śukrāddhīkhago digbhavārigaḥ || 159 ||
দিক্-ব্যৱস্থাত অষ্টমৰ পৰা আৰম্ভ হোৱা ‘বন্ধ্য’ বিন্যাসত কুজাদি ত্ৰয়ত গুৰু সূচিত হয়। শনি-চিহ্নিত ত্ৰয়ত, আৰু সূৰ্য আৰু শুক্ৰৰ আধাৰত, ‘ধী-খগ’ (বুধ) দিক্-সূচক, ভাব-সূচক আৰু শত্রুনাশক ৰূপে গণ্য।
Narada (as teacher within the Moksha Dharma discourse; technical aside aligned with Jyotisha/Vedanga material)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It shows that even within Moksha Dharma teaching, the Narada Purana preserves Vedāṅga-style precision—using Jyotiṣa classifications to support right timing, right understanding, and disciplined Dharma as aids to inner clarity.
Indirectly: Bhakti is strengthened when one’s life is ordered by Dharma; Jyotiṣa in the Purāṇic framework functions as a practical tool for deciding auspiciousness and resolving obstacles, thereby supporting steady devotional practice rather than replacing it.
Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa—specifically, technical mapping of planets (Guru/Budha, etc.) to directional and triadic schemes, and their functional roles such as bhāva indication and ari (enemy/obstacle) mitigation.