Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 36
Jyotiṣa-saṅgraha: Varga-vibhāga, Bala-nirṇaya, Garbha-phala, Āyuḥ-gaṇanā
खगत्र्यंशे बलाग्नेगे चरमांशे ग्रहान्विते । वांशे स्थलांबुजः सौरेर्द्वीक्षायोगभवा द्विजाः ॥ ३६ ॥
khagatryaṃśe balāgnege caramāṃśe grahānvite | vāṃśe sthalāṃbujaḥ saurerdvīkṣāyogabhavā dvijāḥ || 36 ||
যেতিয়া ‘খগ’ নামৰ ৰাশিত ত্ৰ্যংশ পৰে আৰু চৰমাংশ গ্ৰহযুক্ত হয়, তেতিয়া শৌৰি (শনি)ৰ প্ৰভাৱ আৰু ‘দ্বীক্ষা-যোগ’ সংযোগে ‘স্থলাম্বুজ’ বংশত দ্বিজ (ব্ৰাহ্মণ) জন্মে।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical classification within dharma instruction)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It frames Jyotiṣa (a Vedāṅga) as a dharmic tool: celestial configurations are presented as part of the orderly karmic pattern through which births, tendencies, and social lineages manifest.
Indirectly: by emphasizing cosmic order and karma, it supports the Mokṣa-dharma message that one should not cling to birth-based identity but pursue liberation through disciplined dharma and devotion beyond mere lineage.
Jyotiṣa: the use of divisional measures like tryaṃśa, planetary conjunctions (grahānvita), and named yogas (dvīkṣā-yoga) to interpret outcomes such as birth in a particular lineage.