Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 182
Jyotiṣa-saṅgraha: Varga-vibhāga, Bala-nirṇaya, Garbha-phala, Āyuḥ-gaṇanā
धर्मार्थोपचयस्थैश्चशेषैर्धर्मयुतोनृपः । मेषूरणायतनुगाः शशिसूर्यजसूरयः ॥ १८२ ॥
dharmārthopacayasthaiścaśeṣairdharmayutonṛpaḥ | meṣūraṇāyatanugāḥ śaśisūryajasūrayaḥ || 182 ||
Dengan sisa faktor yang menegakkan pertumbuhan dharma dan artha, sang raja menjadi berhias kebajikan. Para resi yang lahir dari Candra dan Surya dikatakan terkait dengan Meṣa, Uraṇa, dan Āyatana sebagai tempatnya masing-masing.
Sanatkumara (in dialogue instruction to Narada, Moksha Dharma section with technical markers)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It links righteous kingship (dharma-yukta nṛpa) with “upacaya” (growth factors), implying that prosperity and authority are spiritually legitimate only when grounded in dharma.
Indirectly: by insisting that artha and worldly increase must be dharma-aligned, it supports the bhakti ethic of offering one’s power and prosperity to righteous order (dharma), rather than ego or exploitation.
Jyotiṣa (Vedic astrology): terms like Meṣa (Aries) and technical “loci/āyatana” language indicate an astrological framework used to assess dharma–artha growth conditions.