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 ||
Lorsque le Guru (Jupiter) n’aspecte ni l’ascendant, ni la Lune, ni la Lune conjointe à Saturne, et que des influences maléfiques dominent dans des portions telles que le Lion et dans les divisions de Mercure et des autres—on dit alors que le natif est lié à une demeure inauspicieuse et à des conditions de souffrance.
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).