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 ||
चंद्रमंडळात शा (शनि), आदित्यगण, जीव (बृहस्पति), अहि (नाग) आणि पितर आहेत; तसेच ‘भग’ नावाचा देवही आहे. तेथे अर्यमा, अर्क (सूर्य), त्वष्टा, मरुत, चक्र, अग्निमित्र आणि वासव (इंद्र) यांचाही उल्लेख आहे.
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.