Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 61
Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules
नाभ्यां क्षुत्तृड्भयं पुष्ये सम्यङ्मूलफलक्षयः । हृदयेशस्य निधनं शुभं स्यात्संयुतैः शुभैः ॥ ६१ ॥
nābhyāṃ kṣuttṛḍbhayaṃ puṣye samyaṅmūlaphalakṣayaḥ | hṛdayeśasya nidhanaṃ śubhaṃ syātsaṃyutaiḥ śubhaiḥ || 61 ||
नाभीपासून निमित्त झाले तर भूक‑तहानामुळे भय सूचित होते; पुष्य नक्षत्रात ते मुळे‑फळे यांचा योग्य क्षय दर्शविते. हृदयप्रदेशातील निमित्त गृहस्वामीच्या निधनाचे द्योतक; पण शुभ लक्षणांसह असेल तर फल शुभही होऊ शकते.
Narada (teaching in a technical-omen/nimitta context within Moksha-Dharma discourse, traditionally in dialogue with Sanatkumara lineage)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It frames worldly signs (nimittas) within dharmic discernment: even seemingly harsh portents are to be weighed with accompanying auspicious factors, encouraging steady, discriminating conduct rather than panic.
Indirectly, it supports bhakti by teaching equanimity: a devotee interprets changing circumstances without fear, relying on auspiciousness grounded in dharma and remembrance of the divine rather than superstition.
Jyotiṣa (a Vedāṅga) and nimitta-reading are implied—linking bodily indicators and the nakṣatra Puṣya to predicted outcomes, and stressing that results depend on the totality of signs (śubha-saṃyoga).