Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 11
Jyotiṣa-śāstra Saṅgraha: Threefold Division, Gaṇita Methods, Muhūrta, and Planetary Reckoning
समावर्तिनवैवाहप्रतिष्टासद्मलक्षणम् । यात्राप्रवेशनं सद्योवृष्टिः कर्मविलक्षणम् ॥ ११ ॥
samāvartinavaivāhapratiṣṭāsadmalakṣaṇam | yātrāpraveśanaṃ sadyovṛṣṭiḥ karmavilakṣaṇam || 11 ||
Die Zeichen (Omina) betreffen: die Samāvartana, die Rückkehr nach vollendeter Schülerzeit, die Eheschließung, die Pratiṣṭhā (Weihe eines Bildes oder Heiligtums) und die glückverheißenden Merkmale eines Hauses. Sie betreffen auch das Aufbrechen zur Reise und das Betreten eines Ortes; ebenso ein sofort einsetzender Regen—dies sind besondere Hinweise, die mit Riten und Handlungen verbunden sind.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It frames everyday rites—graduation from studentship, marriage, consecration, house-related ceremonies, travel, and entry—within a dharmic lens where observable signs (lakṣaṇas) guide right timing and right action.
While not directly teaching bhakti practices, it supports a bhakti-aligned life by emphasizing orderly, auspicious performance of karmas—especially consecration (pratiṣṭhā)—which traditionally centers worship and remembrance of the deity.
It points to śakuna/nimitta reasoning and timing of rites—closely associated with Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology) and ritual procedure—using events like immediate rainfall as interpretive indicators.