Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 183
Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules
मृदुध्रुवक्षिप्रचरविशाखापितृभेषु च । हलप्रवाहं प्रथमं विदध्यान्मूलभे वृषैः ॥ १८३ ॥
mṛdudhruvakṣipracaraviśākhāpitṛbheṣu ca | halapravāhaṃ prathamaṃ vidadhyānmūlabhe vṛṣaiḥ || 183 ||
In den sanften, festen, schnellen und beweglichen Nakṣatras—sowie in Viśākhā und in den Pitṛ-Nakṣatras—soll man zuerst das Ritual „hala-pravāha“ vollziehen, den heiligen Beginn des Pflügens und Furchenziehens. Im Nakṣatra Mūla soll es mit Stieren geschehen.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It links dharmic action to right timing (kāla) by prescribing nakṣatra-based suitability for beginning a rite, showing that disciplined, well-timed karma supports harmony and welfare.
While not directly teaching bhakti, it supports a bhakti-friendly life by ordering daily duties through śāstra—so one’s offerings and works are done in an auspicious, sattvic manner, reducing obstacles to devotion.
Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology): the classification of nakṣatras (mṛdu, dhruva, kṣipra, cara) and choosing appropriate asterisms and conditions (e.g., using bulls in Mūla) for initiating a ritual act.