Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 72
Jyotiṣa-saṅgraha: Varga-vibhāga, Bala-nirṇaya, Garbha-phala, Āyuḥ-gaṇanā
सार्क्यारसिंहोज्ञाजांसे भांशतुत्यांगनालयुक् । लग्नमिंदुं च सार्केंदुं न पश्यति यदा गुरुः ॥ ७२ ॥
sārkyārasiṃhojñājāṃse bhāṃśatutyāṃganālayuk | lagnamiṃduṃ ca sārkeṃduṃ na paśyati yadā guruḥ || 72 ||
When Guru (Jupiter) casts no aspect upon the ascendant, the Moon, or the Moon conjoined with Saturn, and when malefic forces prevail in portions such as Leo and in the divisions of Mercury and the rest—then the native is said to be bound to an inauspicious dwelling and afflicted conditions.
Narada (teaching in a technical, Vedanga-aligned mode within Moksha Dharma context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames Jyotiṣa as a diagnostic aid: when benefic protection (Guru’s aspect) is absent and afflictions dominate, the soul’s karmic burdens manifest as hardship—prompting dharmic correction and spiritual practice rather than fatalism.
Indirectly: by showing affliction and lack of benefic grace, it encourages turning to sāttvika conduct, mantra, and devotion to the Lord as the higher refuge beyond planetary indications—aligning worldly signs with a Bhakti-centered remedy.
Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa—especially the idea of graha-dṛṣṭi (planetary aspect) to Lagna and Chandra, and the interpretive weight of Saturn–Moon affliction and divisional placements (aṃśa/varga-style technicalities).