Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 59
Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules
दिवादृष्टो नृपवध्यामयंवाराष्ट्रनाशनम् । संवत्सरशरीरं स्यात्कृत्तिका रोहिणी तथा ॥ ५९ ॥
divādṛṣṭo nṛpavadhyāmayaṃvārāṣṭranāśanam | saṃvatsaraśarīraṃ syātkṛttikā rohiṇī tathā || 59 ||
যদি তা দিবাকালে দেখা যায়, তবে রাজবধ, ভয়ংকর মহামারী অথবা রাষ্ট্রবিনাশের ইঙ্গিত দেয়। আর সেই লক্ষণকে ‘সংবৎসর-শরীর’যুক্ত বলে বুঝতে হবে; তদ্রূপ কৃত্তিকা ও রোহিণী নক্ষত্রের সঙ্গেও তার যোগ আছে।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a Vedanga/astral-omen context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames cosmic and temporal signs as dharmic warnings: rulers and societies should respond to omens with restraint, protection of subjects, and remedial piety rather than negligence.
Bhakti is implied indirectly: when fearful portents arise (death of a king, epidemic, or ruin), the tradition turns to worship, vows, and righteous conduct as stabilizing remedies aligned with divine order.
Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa (astral science): interpreting nimittas by context (daytime sighting), linking results to public outcomes, and noting nakṣatra associations (Kṛttikā, Rohiṇī) and a saṃvatsara-based time measure.