Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 169
Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules
चंद्रे शादितिजीवाहिपितरो भगसंज्ञकः । अर्यमार्कत्वष्टृमरुच्छक्राग्निमित्रवासवः ॥ १६९ ॥
caṃdre śāditijīvāhipitaro bhagasaṃjñakaḥ | aryamārkatvaṣṭṛmarucchakrāgnimitravāsavaḥ || 169 ||
চন্দ্ৰমণ্ডলত শা (শনি), আদিত্যসকল, জীৱ (বৃহস্পতি), অহি (নাগসকল) আৰু পিতৃসকল আছে; লগতে ‘ভগ’ নামে পৰিচিত এক দেবতাও আছে। তাত আৰ্যমা, অর্ক (সূৰ্য), ত্বষ্টা, মৰুত, চক্ৰ, অগ্নিমিত্ৰ আৰু বাসৱ (ইন্দ্ৰ)ও উল্লিখিত।
Sage Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Sage Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It maps the lunar realm (Chandra’s sphere) as an ordered domain governed by specific deities and powers, reinforcing the Purāṇic idea that cosmic order (ṛta/dharma) pervades even planetary spheres—knowledge that supports discernment and detachment in Mokṣa-dharma.
While it is primarily cosmological, it frames the universe as a divinely administered system; such vision encourages reverence for the Supreme who governs through these deities, strengthening bhakti by seeing all realms as parts of a sacred order.
It aligns with Jyotiṣa (Vedic astrology/astronomy) by associating the Moon’s sphere with specific deities—useful for understanding traditional cosmological correspondences employed in calendrical and ritual contexts.