Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 100
Jyotiṣa-saṅgraha: Varga-vibhāga, Bala-nirṇaya, Garbha-phala, Āyuḥ-gaṇanā
सुवपुर्लोचनः कृष्णवक्रकेशो भृगुः सुखी । दीर्घः कपिलदृड्भंदो निलीखरकचोलसः ॥ १०० ॥
suvapurlocanaḥ kṛṣṇavakrakeśo bhṛguḥ sukhī | dīrghaḥ kapiladṛḍbhaṃdo nilīkharakacolasaḥ || 100 ||
તે સુદેહી અને પ્રસન્ન નેત્રવાળો છે; તેના કેશ કાળા અને વક્ર છે. તે ભૃગુવંશજ છે અને સંતોષી છે. તે દીર્ઘકાય, કપિલવર્ણ, દૃઢ અંગોવાળો તથા નીલ રેખા અને ચૂડાકેશ જેવા વિશિષ્ટ ચિહ્નોથી યુક્ત છે.
Narada (within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It preserves the traditional lakṣaṇa-style description used to recognize a person’s nature and lineage—outer traits are presented as indicators of inner steadiness, contentment, and disciplined life aligned with mokṣa-dharma.
Indirectly: by portraying contentment, firmness, and auspicious traits, it supports the bhakti ideal that a devotee’s life becomes steady and harmonious—qualities that sustain japa, worship, and remembrance.
It aligns with traditional lakṣaṇa/saṃjñā-style observation used alongside śāstric disciplines—careful description and classification (a Vyākaraṇa-like precision of terms) for identifying persons and traits in dharma narratives.