Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 96
The Account of Kārtavīrya’s Protective Kavaca
Kārtavīrya-kavaca-vṛttānta
ये मेघा ये महावर्षा ये वाता याश्च विद्युतः । ये महाशनयो दीप्ता ये निर्घाताश्च दारुणाः ॥ ९६ ॥
ye meghā ye mahāvarṣā ye vātā yāśca vidyutaḥ | ye mahāśanayo dīptā ye nirghātāśca dāruṇāḥ || 96 ||
সেই মেঘ, সেই মহাবৃষ্টি, সেই বায়ু ও বিদ্যুৎ-ঝলক; সেই দীপ্ত মহাশনি এবং সেই ভয়ংকর বজ্রনিনাদ—এই সকলই (এখানে) নির্দেশিত।
Narada (within a didactic/technical description in Book 1.3 context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It catalogs powerful forces of nature—clouds, rain, wind, lightning, and thunder—as part of a larger teaching where natural phenomena are treated as meaningful signs within a dharmic and cosmic order.
While not explicitly devotional, it supports Bhakti indirectly by presenting nature’s awe-inspiring events as reminders of a higher governing reality, encouraging humility, remembrance, and reliance on the divine amid fearsome conditions.
It aligns with applied Jyotiṣa/omen-literature style observation—recognizing and classifying meteorological signs (rain, wind, lightning, thunder) that are often used in traditional predictive and ritual decision-making contexts.