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 ||
ചന്ദ്രമണ്ഡലത്തിൽ ശാ (ശനി), ആദിത്യർ, ജീവൻ (ബൃഹസ്പതി), അഹികൾ (നാഗങ്ങൾ), പിതൃകൾ എന്നിവരുണ്ട്; കൂടാതെ ‘ഭഗ’ എന്ന പേരിലുള്ള ദേവനും ഉണ്ട്. അവിടെ അര്യമൻ, അർക്കൻ (സൂര്യൻ), ത്വഷ്ടാ, മരുതുകൾ, ചക്രം, അഗ്നിമിത്രൻ, വാസവൻ (ഇന്ദ്രൻ) എന്നിവരും പറയപ്പെടുന്നു.
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.