Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 38
Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules
याम्यगोऽनिष्टफलदो भवेद्भेदकरो नृणाम् । विनोत्पातेन शशिनः कदाचिन्नोदयं व्रजेत् ॥ ३८ ॥
yāmyago'niṣṭaphalado bhavedbhedakaro nṛṇām | vinotpātena śaśinaḥ kadācinnodayaṃ vrajet || 38 ||
चंद्रमा दक्षिणगामी झाला तर तो अनिष्ट फल देतो व लोकांत भेद-कलह निर्माण करतो; आणि कोणत्याही उत्पाताविना चंद्राचा उदय कधीच होत नाही।
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
It frames cosmic movements—especially the Moon’s course—as meaningful indicators that can affect human harmony, urging a dharmic, vigilant life that reads signs (utpāta) without becoming careless or fatalistic.
By highlighting instability and conflict produced by inauspicious conditions, it implicitly points the seeker toward steadiness through dharma and devotion—taking refuge in the divine rather than being swept away by omens and social discord.
Jyotiṣa (Vedic astronomy/astrology): the verse connects the Moon’s directional course (yāmyagati) and omens (utpāta) with predictable worldly outcomes, a typical Vedāṅga approach to timing and interpretation of signs.