Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 34
Jyotiṣa-saṅgraha: Varga-vibhāga, Bala-nirṇaya, Garbha-phala, Āyuḥ-gaṇanā
पार्श्वे कुक्षी त्वपानांघ्री मेढ्रमुष्कौ तथा स्फिजौ । पुच्छं चतुष्पदांगेषु मेषाद्या राशयः स्मृताः ॥ ३४ ॥
pārśve kukṣī tvapānāṃghrī meḍhramuṣkau tathā sphijau | pucchaṃ catuṣpadāṃgeṣu meṣādyā rāśayaḥ smṛtāḥ || 34 ||
चतुष्पद प्राणियों के शरीर में मेष आदि राशियाँ इन अंगों पर मानी गई हैं—पार्श्व और पेट, गुदा और टाँगें, लिंग और अंडकोष, नितंब तथा पूँछ।
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It frames bodily form as part of cosmic order (rāśi–aṅga sambandha), showing how creation can be read through Vedic correspondences; such knowledge supports disciplined understanding rather than mere superstition.
Direct bhakti practice is not taught here; instead, the verse supplies Jyotiṣa-style correspondences that can be used responsibly alongside dharma, while devotion remains the higher aim in the broader Mokṣa-dharma context.
Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa: a technical mapping of rāśis (zodiac signs) onto specific body regions of quadrupeds, useful for traditional astrological interpretation and classification of signs by bodily domains.