Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 169
Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules
चंद्रे शादितिजीवाहिपितरो भगसंज्ञकः । अर्यमार्कत्वष्टृमरुच्छक्राग्निमित्रवासवः ॥ १६९ ॥
caṃdre śāditijīvāhipitaro bhagasaṃjñakaḥ | aryamārkatvaṣṭṛmarucchakrāgnimitravāsavaḥ || 169 ||
月の界には、Śa、アーディティヤたち、ジーヴァ、ナーガ（蛇神）たち、そしてピトリ（祖霊）などの神々があり、またバガ（Bhaga）と呼ばれる者もいる。さらにそこには、アリヤマン、アルカ（太陽）、トヴァシュトリ、マルト、チャクラ（インドラの力・円輪）、アグニミトラ、そしてヴァーサヴァ（インドラ）も在す。
Sage Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Sage Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It maps the lunar realm (Chandra’s sphere) as an ordered domain governed by specific deities and powers, reinforcing the Purāṇic idea that cosmic order (ṛta/dharma) pervades even planetary spheres—knowledge that supports discernment and detachment in Mokṣa-dharma.
While it is primarily cosmological, it frames the universe as a divinely administered system; such vision encourages reverence for the Supreme who governs through these deities, strengthening bhakti by seeing all realms as parts of a sacred order.
It aligns with Jyotiṣa (Vedic astrology/astronomy) by associating the Moon’s sphere with specific deities—useful for understanding traditional cosmological correspondences employed in calendrical and ritual contexts.