Shloka 49
Adhyaya 61 — ग्रह-नक्षत्र-स्थाननिर्णयः
Cosmic Abodes of Luminaries and the Shaiva Order of Time
एते तारा ग्रहाश्चापि बोद्धव्या भार्गवादयः जन्मनक्षत्रपीडासु यान्ति वैगुण्यतां यतः
ete tārā grahāścāpi boddhavyā bhārgavādayaḥ janmanakṣatrapīḍāsu yānti vaiguṇyatāṃ yataḥ
These too—stars and planets—are to be understood, beginning with Bhārgava (Śukra); for when one’s birth-asterism is afflicted, their influence becomes defective and yields inauspicious results. Therefore their condition must be known, for the sake of remedial Śaiva rites.
Suta Goswami
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It frames planetary and birth-star afflictions as conditions requiring right knowledge and Śaiva śānti—turning the devotee toward Linga-upāsanā to pacify obstructive influences and restore auspiciousness.
By implication, Shiva as Pati stands beyond grahas and nakṣatras; when pasha-like afflictions arise in the field of karma, refuge in Shiva and his rites is the corrective, revealing his sovereignty over conditioned influences.
Graha–nakṣatra assessment leading to Śiva-centered śānti (pacificatory worship)—typically involving Linga-pūjā, mantra-japa, and offerings to reduce janma-nakṣatra pīḍā and related doshas.