Adhyaya 58 — The Kurma-Form of Narayana: Mapping Bharata through Nakshatras, Regions, and Planetary Afflictions
यस्यर्क्षस्य पतिर्यो वै ग्रहस्तद्भावितो भयम् ।
तद्देशस्य मुनिश्रेष्ठ तदुत्कर्षे शुभागमः ॥
yasyarkṣasya patiryo vai grahastadbhāvito bhayam / taddeśasya muniśreṣṭha ! tadutkarṣe śubhāgamaḥ
ഏത് നക്ഷത്രത്തിനും ഏത് ഗ്രഹമാണ് അധിപതിയോ—ആ ഗ്രഹം പ്രതികൂലാവസ്ഥയിൽ ആകുമ്പോൾ ആ പ്രദേശത്തിന് ഭയം ഉദ്ഭവിക്കുന്നു, ഹേ മുനിശ്രേഷ്ഠാ; എന്നാൽ അത് ഉന്നത/ബലവത്തായാൽ ശുഭഫലങ്ങൾ ലഭിക്കുന്നു।
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The verse teaches discernment: outcomes depend on the ‘state’ (avasthā) of governing influences, implying that one should respond with measured remedies and right action, not panic.
Auxiliary doctrine supporting Purāṇic cosmology and social order; it is applied time-science rather than sarga/pratisarga/vaṃśa proper.
‘Lord of the nakṣatra’ mirrors the idea of an inner ruler (adhiṣṭhātṛ): when the ruling principle is disturbed, fear manifests; when elevated, harmony returns.