Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 163
Jyotiṣa-saṅgraha: Varga-vibhāga, Bala-nirṇaya, Garbha-phala, Āyuḥ-gaṇanā
त्रिधीशारिषु मन्दः खात्साक्षांत्येषु शुभो सृजः । केंद्रायाष्टधनेष्वर्का लग्नाद्वृद्ध्याद्यबंधुषु ॥ १६३ ॥
tridhīśāriṣu mandaḥ khātsākṣāṃtyeṣu śubho sṛjaḥ | keṃdrāyāṣṭadhaneṣvarkā lagnādvṛddhyādyabaṃdhuṣu || 163 ||
तिसऱ्या, सहाव्या व अकराव्या भावात शनी शुभफल देतो. दुसऱ्या, दहाव्या व सातव्या भावात शुभग्रह कल्याण करतात. सूर्य केंद्रस्थानी तसेच आठव्या व दुसऱ्या भावातही प्रशस्त; आणि लग्नापासून अकरावा (लाभ), नववा (भाग्य) व चौथा (गृह-बंधु) येथेही शुभ मानला आहे.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It frames Jyotiṣa as a dharma-supporting discipline: by knowing where planets tend to give favorable outcomes, one can align actions and remedies toward steadiness, right conduct, and inner progress.
Indirectly: it treats worldly conditions as patterned and knowable, encouraging a devotee to rely on disciplined living and remembrance of the Divine rather than anxiety about changing fortunes.
Jyotiṣa Vedāṅga—house-based evaluation of planets (e.g., Saturn’s relative strength in certain houses, and the Sun’s favorable placement in kendras and specified houses) for interpreting a horoscope.