Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 69
Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules
स्वातित्रये पश्चिमायां तस्यां शुक्रस्तथाविधः । विपरीते त्वनावृष्टिर्वृष्टिकृद्बुधसंयुतः ॥ ६९ ॥
svātitraye paścimāyāṃ tasyāṃ śukrastathāvidhaḥ | viparīte tvanāvṛṣṭirvṛṣṭikṛdbudhasaṃyutaḥ || 69 ||
स्वाती-त्रयकाळात ते पश्चिमेस असल्यास शुक्रही तसाच मानला जातो; उलट असल्यास अनावृष्टी होते, पण बुधसंयोगाने तो वृष्टी घडवितो।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It frames natural events like rain within dharmic order, showing that careful observation (Jyotiṣa-based omens) supports righteous living—protecting society through timely planning and restraint during scarcity.
Indirectly: by encouraging disciplined, attentive living aligned with cosmic rhythms, it supports a sattvic life where duties are performed steadily—an essential foundation for sustained Viṣṇu-bhakti and worship without negligence.
Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa: using nakṣatra periods (Svātī), directional placement, and planetary conjunctions (Śukra with Budha) as technical indicators to judge rainfall versus drought.