Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 41
Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules
तदा दुर्भिक्षकलहरोगानावृष्टिभीतिकृत् । हस्तादिषट्सु तारासु विचरन्निन्दुनंदनः ॥ ४१ ॥
tadā durbhikṣakalaharogānāvṛṣṭibhītikṛt | hastādiṣaṭsu tārāsu vicarannindunaṃdanaḥ || 41 ||
En ce temps-là, lorsque Indunandana (Budha, Mercure) parcourt les six demeures lunaires à partir de Hasta, il devient cause de crainte née de la famine, des querelles, des maladies et du manque de pluie.
Sage Narada (teaching in a Moksha-Dharma discourse, with technical jyotiṣa-style prognostication)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames worldly upheavals—famine, conflict, disease, and drought—as time-bound karmic conditions indicated by planetary motion, encouraging vigilance, dharmic conduct, and remedial piety rather than panic.
By highlighting fear-producing periods, it implicitly directs seekers to take refuge in steady sādhana—especially Hari/Vishnu-bhakti—so the mind remains anchored even when external conditions turn adverse.
Jyotiṣa (a Vedāṅga) is used: Budha’s transit through specific nakṣatras (the six beginning with Hasta) is presented as an indicator of collective outcomes like drought and disease.