Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 72
Jyotiṣa-saṅgraha: Varga-vibhāga, Bala-nirṇaya, Garbha-phala, Āyuḥ-gaṇanā
सार्क्यारसिंहोज्ञाजांसे भांशतुत्यांगनालयुक् । लग्नमिंदुं च सार्केंदुं न पश्यति यदा गुरुः ॥ ७२ ॥
sārkyārasiṃhojñājāṃse bhāṃśatutyāṃganālayuk | lagnamiṃduṃ ca sārkeṃduṃ na paśyati yadā guruḥ || 72 ||
Wenn Guru (Jupiter) weder den Aszendenten noch den Mond noch den mit Saturn vereinten Mond aspektiert und wenn in Anteilen wie Löwe sowie in den Teilungen des Merkur und anderer Übeltäterkräfte überwiegen—dann heißt es, der Geborene sei mit einer unheilvollen Wohnstätte und bedrängenden Umständen verbunden.
Narada (teaching in a technical, Vedanga-aligned mode within Moksha Dharma context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames Jyotiṣa as a diagnostic aid: when benefic protection (Guru’s aspect) is absent and afflictions dominate, the soul’s karmic burdens manifest as hardship—prompting dharmic correction and spiritual practice rather than fatalism.
Indirectly: by showing affliction and lack of benefic grace, it encourages turning to sāttvika conduct, mantra, and devotion to the Lord as the higher refuge beyond planetary indications—aligning worldly signs with a Bhakti-centered remedy.
Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa—especially the idea of graha-dṛṣṭi (planetary aspect) to Lagna and Chandra, and the interpretive weight of Saturn–Moon affliction and divisional placements (aṃśa/varga-style technicalities).