Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 50
Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules
प्राकृतायां गतः सौम्यः क्षेमारोग्यसुभिक्षकृत् । मिश्रसक्षिप्तयोर्मध्ये फलदोऽन्यासु वृष्टिदः 1. ॥ ५० ॥
prākṛtāyāṃ gataḥ saumyaḥ kṣemārogyasubhikṣakṛt | miśrasakṣiptayormadhye phalado'nyāsu vṛṣṭidaḥ 1. || 50 ||
सौम्य ग्रह (बुध) प्राकृत/सामान्य गतीत असता क्षेम, आरोग्य व सुभिक्ष (अन्नसमृद्धी) देतो। मिश्र किंवा पीडित अवस्थेत मध्यम फल देतो; आणि अन्य शुभ अवस्थांत तो वृष्टीचा दाता ठरतो।
Narada (teaching in a didactic section on dharma/auspicious results; framed within the Narada–Sanatkumara style transmission)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It links dharmic well-being—health, security, and sustenance—to cosmic order, showing that harmony in nature (such as timely rain) is read through Jyotiṣa as a sign of balanced conditions and righteous living.
Indirectly, it supports Bhakti-based dharma by emphasizing gratitude and disciplined living: prosperity and rainfall are treated as divine order to be honored through worship, vows, and righteous conduct rather than mere material pursuit.
Jyotiṣa (Vedic astrology): it classifies outcomes based on a planet’s condition—neutral, mixed, or afflicted—and connects these states to practical results like health, harvest, and rainfall.