Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 157
Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules
लघुरीज्यो मृदुः शुक्रस्तीक्ष्णो दिनकरात्मजः । अभ्यक्तो भानुवारे यः स नरः क्लेशवान्भवेत् ॥ १५७ ॥
laghurījyo mṛduḥ śukrastīkṣṇo dinakarātmajaḥ | abhyakto bhānuvāre yaḥ sa naraḥ kleśavānbhavet || 157 ||
ព្រះព្រហស្បតិ៍ (Jupiter) មានឥទ្ធិពលស្រាល; ព្រះសុក្រក (Venus) ទន់ភ្លន់; ហើយកូនព្រះអាទិត្យ គឺព្រះសនី (Saturn) រឹងរ៉ៃ។ បើបុរសណាម្នាក់លាបប្រេងលើរាងកាយនៅថ្ងៃអាទិត្យ នោះគេនឹងក្លាយជាអ្នកមានទុក្ខលំបាកច្រើន។
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in dialogue style)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It frames daily conduct (niyama) through graha-influences: certain actions, when done on specific weekdays, are said to generate kleśa (distress), encouraging disciplined living aligned with dharma.
Indirectly: by advising restraint and mindful timing of actions, it supports sattvic order and self-control—qualities that steady the mind and make sustained Vishnu-bhakti and japa easier.
Jyotiṣa (Vedanga astrology): the verse uses weekday/graha associations (Sunday and the Sun’s sphere, with mention of Śukra, Bṛhaspati, and Śani) to prescribe practical do’s and don’ts in ritualized daily life.