Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 39
Jyotiṣa-saṅgraha: Varga-vibhāga, Bala-nirṇaya, Garbha-phala, Āyuḥ-gaṇanā
अंतःसारा रवौ सौरे दुर्भगाः क्षीरिणो विधौ । भौमे कंटकिनो वृक्षा ईज्ये ज्ञे सफलाफलौ ॥ ३९ ॥
aṃtaḥsārā ravau saure durbhagāḥ kṣīriṇo vidhau | bhaume kaṃṭakino vṛkṣā ījye jñe saphalāphalau || 39 ||
Unter der Sonne sind die Bäume fest und im Innersten gesund; unter Saturn werden sie unheilvoll. Unter dem Mond werden sie milchsaftig (latexführend). Unter Mars werden die Bäume dornig. Unter Bṛhaspati (Jupiter) und Merkur tragen sie Blüten und Früchte.
Narada (teaching in a Vedanga/astrological mode within Moksha Dharma discourse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
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It frames nature as a readable field of dharmic signs: planetary influences are reflected in living forms, guiding one to act with discernment (viveka) and align worldly activity with auspicious order.
Indirectly: by encouraging orderly, sattvic living through auspicious timing and observation, it supports steadiness in vrata, worship, and devotional disciplines—removing obstacles that disturb bhakti-practice.
Jyotiṣa (Vedanga astrology): it gives practical correlations between grahas and observable outcomes, useful for muhurta selection and interpreting omens relevant to rites and dharmic undertakings.