Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 91
Jyotiṣa-saṅgraha: Varga-vibhāga, Bala-nirṇaya, Garbha-phala, Āyuḥ-gaṇanā
लग्राशयसमानांगोबालिखेटंसमोपि वा । चंद्रनंदांशवद्वर्णः शीर्षाद्यंगविभाग युक् ॥ ९१ ॥
lagrāśayasamānāṃgobālikheṭaṃsamopi vā | caṃdranaṃdāṃśavadvarṇaḥ śīrṣādyaṃgavibhāga yuk || 91 ||
അവന്റെ ശരീരം ലഗ്നരാശിയെപ്പോലെ സുസംഘടിതവും സമവുമാണ്, അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സമതുലിതമായി നിലകൊള്ളുന്നു। അവന്റെ വർണം ചന്ദ്രന്റെ ആനന്ദകര കിരണങ്ങളെപ്പോലെ ദീപ്തമാണ്; ശിരസ്സിൽ നിന്ന് ആരംഭിച്ച് അംഗവിഭാഗം ക്രമബദ്ധമാണ്।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in Moksha-Dharma section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents auspicious characteristics of an elevated person—inner harmony expressed outwardly as symmetry, balance, and a serene, moon-like radiance—signifying sattva, purity, and spiritual maturity.
While not directly prescribing a bhakti practice, it implies that sustained purity and God-centered living culminate in calmness and luminous serenity—traits often associated with steady devotion and a purified mind.
The verse uses lakṣaṇa-style description (traditional mark-based assessment) and imagery resonant with Jyotiṣa symbolism (moon-like lustre), though it functions primarily as spiritual characterization rather than a technical astrological rule.