Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 20
Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules
विपरीतोदितश्चन्द्रो दुर्भिक्षकलहप्रदः । आषाढद्वयमूलेन्द्र धिष्ण्यानां याम्यगः शशी ॥ २० ॥
viparītoditaścandro durbhikṣakalahapradaḥ | āṣāḍhadvayamūlendra dhiṣṇyānāṃ yāmyagaḥ śaśī || 20 ||
चंद्र विपरीत (अशुभ) रीतीने उदित झाला तर तो दुर्भिक्ष व कलह देतो. तसेच नक्षत्रांमध्ये—विशेषतः पूर्वाषाढा-उत्तराषाढा, मूळ व ज्येष्ठा—येथे शशी दक्षिणमार्गी असला तरी प्रतिकूल फल देतो.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It frames celestial irregularities—especially of the Moon—as dharmic warnings, urging rulers and householders to respond with restraint, charity, and corrective rites rather than panic.
Indirectly: by treating cosmic disturbances as reminders to seek refuge in righteous conduct and devotional practices (such as prayer, charity, and purification), instead of reacting with fear and conflict.
Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology): it notes inauspicious lunar behavior and specific nakṣatra contexts (Āṣāḍhā-dvaya, Mūla, Jyeṣṭhā; southern course) as indicators of famine and social quarrels.