Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 20
Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules
विपरीतोदितश्चन्द्रो दुर्भिक्षकलहप्रदः । आषाढद्वयमूलेन्द्र धिष्ण्यानां याम्यगः शशी ॥ २० ॥
viparītoditaścandro durbhikṣakalahapradaḥ | āṣāḍhadvayamūlendra dhiṣṇyānāṃ yāmyagaḥ śaśī || 20 ||
চন্দ্ৰ যদি বিপৰীত (অশুভ) ভাৱে উদয় হয়, তেন্তে সি দুর্ভিক্ষ আৰু কলহ প্ৰদান কৰে। তদ্ৰূপ নক্ষত্ৰসমূহত—বিশেষকৈ দুয়ো আষাঢ়া, মূল আৰু জ্যেষ্ঠা—ইয়াত শশী দক্ষিণগত হলেো অশুভ ফল দিয়ে।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It frames celestial irregularities—especially of the Moon—as dharmic warnings, urging rulers and householders to respond with restraint, charity, and corrective rites rather than panic.
Indirectly: by treating cosmic disturbances as reminders to seek refuge in righteous conduct and devotional practices (such as prayer, charity, and purification), instead of reacting with fear and conflict.
Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology): it notes inauspicious lunar behavior and specific nakṣatra contexts (Āṣāḍhā-dvaya, Mūla, Jyeṣṭhā; southern course) as indicators of famine and social quarrels.