Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 102
Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules
पितामहात्मजः केतुस्त्रिवर्णस्त्रिदशान्वितः । ब्रह्मदंडाद्धूमकेतुः प्रजानामंतकृन्मतः ॥ १०२ ॥
pitāmahātmajaḥ ketustrivarṇastridaśānvitaḥ | brahmadaṃḍāddhūmaketuḥ prajānāmaṃtakṛnmataḥ || 102 ||
Ketu, der Sohn Pitāmahas (Brahmās), gilt als dreifarbig und von den Göttern begleitet. Aus Brahmās Stab hervorgegangen, heißt er Dhūmaketu, „der Rauchbannerige“, und wird als Bringer des Endes für die Wesen angesehen.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It frames Ketu as a cosmic force of cessation—reminding the seeker that all embodied conditions end, thereby turning the mind toward vairāgya (dispassion) and mokṣa-oriented living.
By emphasizing the inevitability of endings, the verse indirectly urges reliance on the deathless refuge—Bhagavān—so devotion becomes the stable anchor amid change and dissolution.
Jyotiṣa (Vedic astrology): it identifies Ketu/Dhūmaketu with specific attributes and a feared ‘ending-making’ influence, a basis for interpreting graha effects and considering śānti or devotional remedies in practice.