Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 11
Jyotiṣa-śāstra Saṅgraha: Threefold Division, Gaṇita Methods, Muhūrta, and Planetary Reckoning
समावर्तिनवैवाहप्रतिष्टासद्मलक्षणम् । यात्राप्रवेशनं सद्योवृष्टिः कर्मविलक्षणम् ॥ ११ ॥
samāvartinavaivāhapratiṣṭāsadmalakṣaṇam | yātrāpraveśanaṃ sadyovṛṣṭiḥ karmavilakṣaṇam || 11 ||
Tanda-tanda (petunjuk) itu berkenaan dengan: samāvartana, iaitu kepulangan setelah tamat masa berguru, perkahwinan, pratiṣṭhā (penahbisan arca atau tempat suci), serta tanda-tanda bertuah bagi sebuah rumah. Ia juga berkenaan dengan berangkat bermusafir dan memasuki sesuatu tempat; demikian juga hujan yang turun serta-merta—semuanya ialah petunjuk khas yang terkait dengan upacara dan perbuatan.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It frames everyday rites—graduation from studentship, marriage, consecration, house-related ceremonies, travel, and entry—within a dharmic lens where observable signs (lakṣaṇas) guide right timing and right action.
While not directly teaching bhakti practices, it supports a bhakti-aligned life by emphasizing orderly, auspicious performance of karmas—especially consecration (pratiṣṭhā)—which traditionally centers worship and remembrance of the deity.
It points to śakuna/nimitta reasoning and timing of rites—closely associated with Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology) and ritual procedure—using events like immediate rainfall as interpretive indicators.