Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 7
Kalpa-Lakṣaṇa and Gṛhya-Kalpa: Classifications, Purifications, Implements, and Spatial Rite-Design
शान्तिकल्पे तु दिव्यानां भौमानां मुनिसत्तम । तथान्तरिक्षोत्पातानां शान्तयो ह्युदिताः पृथक् ॥ ७ ॥
śāntikalpe tu divyānāṃ bhaumānāṃ munisattama | tathāntarikṣotpātānāṃ śāntayo hyuditāḥ pṛthak || 7 ||
Im Śānti-Kalpa jedoch, o bester der Weisen, werden die besänftigenden Riten (śānti) jeweils gesondert gelehrt: für himmlische Omina, für irdische Omina und ebenso für Vorzeichen, die im Luftraum der Mittelregion entstehen.
Suta (narrating the teaching as transmitted in the Purana; addressing a sage as 'munisattama')
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It frames omens (utpāta) as meaningful signals within cosmic order and teaches that appropriate śānti (pacification) restores harmony through dharmic, rule-based rites rather than fear or superstition.
While not explicitly naming bhakti, the verse implies reliance on sacred, prescribed śānti practices—typically performed with mantra and reverence to the divine—channeling anxiety about omens into disciplined worship and surrender to higher order.
It reflects Jyotiṣa/Vedāṅga-style categorization of omens (celestial, terrestrial, atmospheric) and indicates that each class has distinct remedial śānti procedures, a hallmark of technical ritual-astrological manuals.