Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 168
Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules
वारप्रोक्ते कर्मकार्ये तद्ग्रहस्य क्षणेऽपि सन् । नक्षत्रेशाः क्रमाद्दस्रयमवह्निपितामहाः ॥ १६८ ॥
vāraprokte karmakārye tadgrahasya kṣaṇe'pi san | nakṣatreśāḥ kramāddasrayamavahnipitāmahāḥ || 168 ||
Lorsqu’un rite est prescrit pour être accompli un certain jour de la semaine, même si la planète de ce jour n’est présente qu’un instant, les seigneurs des Nakṣatras (demeures lunaires) sont, dans l’ordre : les Aśvins (Dasras), Yama, Agni et Pitāmaha (Brahmā).
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical-ritual context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It shows that Dharma is upheld through precision in sacred timing—rites aligned with the correct weekday influence and nakṣatra governance become orderly, efficacious, and supportive of inner purification.
Indirectly: Bhakti is strengthened when devotional rites are performed with śāstric care; correct timing is treated as a form of reverence (sevā) toward the cosmic order established by the divine.
Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa—rules about weekday-based ritual performance, planetary presence even for a brief moment, and the ordered identification of nakṣatra-lords (e.g., Aśvins, Yama, Agni, Brahmā).