Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 60
Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules
नाभिस्त्वापाठयुगलमाद्री हृत्कुसुमं मघा । दुर्भिक्षाग्निमरुद्भीतिः शरीरं क्रूरपीडिते ॥ ६० ॥
nābhistvāpāṭhayugalamādrī hṛtkusumaṃ maghā | durbhikṣāgnimarudbhītiḥ śarīraṃ krūrapīḍite || 60 ||
ক্ৰূৰ পীড়াত পীড়িত জনৰ ক্ষেত্ৰত—নাভি ‘আপাঠ’ যুগলৰ সৈতে, হৃদয় ‘আদ্ৰী’ৰ সৈতে, আৰু ‘কুসুম’ (প্ৰাণকেন্দ্ৰ) ‘মঘা’ৰ সৈতে যুক্ত বুলি কোৱা হৈছে। তেনে দেহ দুর্ভিক্ষ, অগ্নি আৰু প্ৰচণ্ড বতাহৰ ভয়ত কষ্ট পায়।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It frames worldly calamities (famine, fire, storms) as part of harsh karmic affliction, urging discernment and dharmic steadiness rather than panic—an outlook consistent with Moksha-Dharma instruction.
While not directly prescribing a bhakti practice, it highlights fear and suffering as conditions in which one should take refuge in dharma and inner steadiness—foundational to Vishnu-bhakti as a refuge from anxiety and instability.
It draws on Jyotiṣa-style language (e.g., Maghā as a nakṣatra indicator) and omen-mapping to body/vital centers, reflecting applied predictive/diagnostic tradition used alongside dharmic counsel.