Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 105
Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules
कुजात्मजाः कुंकुमाख्या रक्ताः शूलास्त्वनिष्टदाः । अग्निजा विश्वरूपाख्या अग्निवर्णाः सुखप्रदाः ॥ १०५ ॥
kujātmajāḥ kuṃkumākhyā raktāḥ śūlāstvaniṣṭadāḥ | agnijā viśvarūpākhyā agnivarṇāḥ sukhapradāḥ || 105 ||
കുജൻ (മംഗളം)യുടെ പുത്രർ ‘കുങ്കുമ’ എന്നു വിളിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു; അവർ രക്തവർണ്ണവും ശൂലസദൃശവും ആയി അനിഷ്ടം നൽകുന്നു. അഗ്നിജരായ ‘വിശ്വരൂപ’ അഗ്നിവർണ്ണരായി സുഖം നൽകുന്നു।
Narada (in dialogue context with the Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
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It contrasts inauspicious and auspicious forces—those linked with Kuja (Mars) yielding aniṣṭa (unwanted results) and those linked with Agni yielding sukha (well-being)—encouraging discernment of karmic outcomes (phala) while pursuing dharma and mokṣa.
Indirectly, it frames worldly experiences as varying results (aniṣṭa vs. sukha); bhakti and dharmic living help one remain steady amid adverse influences and use favorable conditions without attachment, aligning the mind toward liberation.
It reflects Jyotiṣa (a Vedāṅga) through graha-related taxonomy and phala-vicāra—classifying beings by planetary/fire lineage and stating their typical effects as inauspicious or happiness-giving.