Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 102
Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules
पितामहात्मजः केतुस्त्रिवर्णस्त्रिदशान्वितः । ब्रह्मदंडाद्धूमकेतुः प्रजानामंतकृन्मतः ॥ १०२ ॥
pitāmahātmajaḥ ketustrivarṇastridaśānvitaḥ | brahmadaṃḍāddhūmaketuḥ prajānāmaṃtakṛnmataḥ || 102 ||
পিতামহ (ব্ৰহ্মা)ৰ পুত্ৰ কেতু ত্ৰিবৰ্ণ আৰু দেবগণসহিত বুলি কোৱা হয়; ব্ৰহ্মদণ্ডৰ পৰা উৎপন্ন সি ‘ধূমকেতু’, প্ৰজাৰ অন্তকাৰক বুলি মান্য।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It frames Ketu as a cosmic force of cessation—reminding the seeker that all embodied conditions end, thereby turning the mind toward vairāgya (dispassion) and mokṣa-oriented living.
By emphasizing the inevitability of endings, the verse indirectly urges reliance on the deathless refuge—Bhagavān—so devotion becomes the stable anchor amid change and dissolution.
Jyotiṣa (Vedic astrology): it identifies Ketu/Dhūmaketu with specific attributes and a feared ‘ending-making’ influence, a basis for interpreting graha effects and considering śānti or devotional remedies in practice.