Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 113
Jyotiṣa-saṅgraha: Varga-vibhāga, Bala-nirṇaya, Garbha-phala, Āyuḥ-gaṇanā
षष्ट्यब्दकेंद्रसौम्येभेष्टशुद्धे सप्ततिर्गुरौ । मूलत्रिकोणगैः सौम्यैर्गुरो स्वोच्चसमन्विते ॥ ११३ ॥
ṣaṣṭyabdakeṃdrasaumyebheṣṭaśuddhe saptatirgurau | mūlatrikoṇagaiḥ saumyairguro svoccasamanvite || 113 ||
When the sixtieth-year point (ṣaṣṭyabda) is placed in a kendra and joined with benefics, and when Guru (Jupiter) is in the seventieth-year position (saptati); and when benefics occupy their own mūlatrikoṇa signs while Guru is also endowed with his own exaltation—then highly auspicious results are indicated.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-dharma/technical-astrology context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It shows that even within Moksha-dharma discourse, the Purana acknowledges Vedanga Jyotisha: auspicious planetary dignities and angular placements are read as indicators of favorable karmic maturation supporting dharma and higher aims.
Indirectly: by describing auspicious configurations (benefics in kendras, strong Jupiter), it implies conditions that support sattva, right conduct, and stable mind—favorable for sustained devotional practice, though the verse itself is primarily Jyotisha-focused.
Vedanga Jyotisha: the use of kendras (angular houses), benefic association, and planetary dignities like mūlatrikoṇa and exaltation (ucca) to judge strength and auspicious outcomes.