Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 130
Jyotiṣa-saṅgraha: Varga-vibhāga, Bala-nirṇaya, Garbha-phala, Āyuḥ-gaṇanā
खयुगैरायुरंशाः स्युस्तत्संस्कारं वदामि ते । ग्रहनलग्नं षड्रात्यं चेत्संस्कारोऽन्यथा नहि ॥ १३० ॥
khayugairāyuraṃśāḥ syustatsaṃskāraṃ vadāmi te | grahanalagnaṃ ṣaḍrātyaṃ cetsaṃskāro'nyathā nahi || 130 ||
Bahagian-bahagian umur ditandai oleh yuga-yuga; akan aku jelaskan kepadamu upacara pembetulan (saṃskāra) yang sepadan dengannya. Jika lagna pada waktu gerhana berlanjutan selama enam malam, maka saṃskāra hendaklah dilakukan; jika tidak, maka tidaklah demikian caranya.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada within the Moksha-Dharma discourse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It links dharmic living with cosmic order, teaching that remedial rites (saṃskāras) should be aligned with precise celestial conditions rather than performed arbitrarily.
While not directly prescribing bhakti practices, it supports a bhakti-informed dharma: devotees honor divine order by following scriptural timing rules, treating ritual discipline as an offering grounded in śāstra.
Jyotiṣa (Vedic astrology/astronomy): it uses eclipse (grahaṇa) conditions and lagna duration (six-night criterion) to determine whether a specific saṃskāra/remedial rite is valid.