Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 130
Jyotiṣa-saṅgraha: Varga-vibhāga, Bala-nirṇaya, Garbha-phala, Āyuḥ-gaṇanā
खयुगैरायुरंशाः स्युस्तत्संस्कारं वदामि ते । ग्रहनलग्नं षड्रात्यं चेत्संस्कारोऽन्यथा नहि ॥ १३० ॥
khayugairāyuraṃśāḥ syustatsaṃskāraṃ vadāmi te | grahanalagnaṃ ṣaḍrātyaṃ cetsaṃskāro'nyathā nahi || 130 ||
Les parts de la durée de vie sont indiquées par les yuga ; je te dirai le rite correctif (saṃskāra) qui leur correspond. Si l’ascendant au moment d’une éclipse se maintient durant six nuits, alors le saṃskāra doit être accompli ; sinon, il ne doit pas l’être de cette manière.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada within the Moksha-Dharma discourse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It links dharmic living with cosmic order, teaching that remedial rites (saṃskāras) should be aligned with precise celestial conditions rather than performed arbitrarily.
While not directly prescribing bhakti practices, it supports a bhakti-informed dharma: devotees honor divine order by following scriptural timing rules, treating ritual discipline as an offering grounded in śāstra.
Jyotiṣa (Vedic astrology/astronomy): it uses eclipse (grahaṇa) conditions and lagna duration (six-night criterion) to determine whether a specific saṃskāra/remedial rite is valid.