Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 187
Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules
भवेद्भत्रितयं मूर्ध्नि धान्यनाशाय राहुभात् । गले त्रयं कज्जलाय वृद्ध्यै च द्वादशोदरे ॥ १८७ ॥
bhavedbhatritayaṃ mūrdhni dhānyanāśāya rāhubhāt | gale trayaṃ kajjalāya vṛddhyai ca dvādaśodare || 187 ||
Si, sous l’affliction de Rāhu, trois marques apparaissent sur la tête, cela annonce la perte des grains. Si trois se manifestent à la gorge, cela présage un noircissement semblable à la suie; et si douze se montrent sur le ventre, cela indique accroissement et croissance.
Narada (teaching within a technical/omens-astrology context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames worldly outcomes (loss or increase) as readable signs within Jyotiṣa-style diagnostics, encouraging vigilance, remedial action, and disciplined living rather than fatalism.
While the verse is primarily technical (omens/planetary affliction), its implied response in the Purāṇic framework is to seek protection through dharma and devotion—turning anxiety about harm (like Rāhu-affliction) into reliance on sacred remedies and worship.
Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology): correlating specific bodily marks/locations and counts with predicted results, especially effects attributed to Rāhu and indications of loss or growth.