Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 39
Jyotiṣa-saṅgraha: Varga-vibhāga, Bala-nirṇaya, Garbha-phala, Āyuḥ-gaṇanā
अंतःसारा रवौ सौरे दुर्भगाः क्षीरिणो विधौ । भौमे कंटकिनो वृक्षा ईज्ये ज्ञे सफलाफलौ ॥ ३९ ॥
aṃtaḥsārā ravau saure durbhagāḥ kṣīriṇo vidhau | bhaume kaṃṭakino vṛkṣā ījye jñe saphalāphalau || 39 ||
Under the Sun, trees are firm and sound at the core; under Saturn, they become ill-fated. Under the Moon, they become milky, bearing white sap. Under Mars, trees grow thorny. Under Bṛhaspati (Jupiter) and Mercury, they bear flowers and fruit.
Narada (teaching in a Vedanga/astrological mode within Moksha Dharma discourse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames nature as a readable field of dharmic signs: planetary influences are reflected in living forms, guiding one to act with discernment (viveka) and align worldly activity with auspicious order.
Indirectly: by encouraging orderly, sattvic living through auspicious timing and observation, it supports steadiness in vrata, worship, and devotional disciplines—removing obstacles that disturb bhakti-practice.
Jyotiṣa (Vedanga astrology): it gives practical correlations between grahas and observable outcomes, useful for muhurta selection and interpreting omens relevant to rites and dharmic undertakings.