Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 176
Jyotiṣa-saṅgraha: Varga-vibhāga, Bala-nirṇaya, Garbha-phala, Āyuḥ-gaṇanā
आर्केजीवे तनौ वापि नृपोऽथोः कुजभास्करौ । धीस्थौ गुर्विदुकवयो भूमौ स्त्र्यगे बुधैर्नृपः ॥ १७६ ॥
ārkejīve tanau vāpi nṛpo'thoḥ kujabhāskarau | dhīsthau gurvidukavayo bhūmau stryage budhairnṛpaḥ || 176 ||
If the relevant indicator falls in the ascendant (tanu) in the sign of Saturn or of Jupiter, the person is fit to be a king; likewise if Mars and the Sun are in the seventh. If Jupiter occupies the ninth, one becomes a teacher; if Mercury is in the second, one becomes learned and eloquent; and if the Moon is in the fourth, the wise declare him a ruler.
Narada (teaching in a technical, dharma-linked context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It frames Jyotiṣa as a dharmic tool: by reading planetary placements, the wise infer a person’s tendencies—rule, teaching, learning—so that one can be guided toward appropriate duties (svadharma) that ultimately support Moksha-oriented living.
Indirectly: by assigning roles like ruler, teacher, or scholar through karmic indicators, it implies that whatever station one attains should be sanctified through dharma and devotion—offering one’s social role back to the Divine rather than treating it as mere worldly power.
Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa (Vedic astrology): the verse uses house-based placements (tanu/lagna, 2nd, 4th, 7th, 9th) and planetary significations (Sun, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury) to state practical outcomes like rulership, teaching authority, and eloquence.