Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 72
Jyotiṣa-saṅgraha: Varga-vibhāga, Bala-nirṇaya, Garbha-phala, Āyuḥ-gaṇanā
सार्क्यारसिंहोज्ञाजांसे भांशतुत्यांगनालयुक् । लग्नमिंदुं च सार्केंदुं न पश्यति यदा गुरुः ॥ ७२ ॥
sārkyārasiṃhojñājāṃse bhāṃśatutyāṃganālayuk | lagnamiṃduṃ ca sārkeṃduṃ na paśyati yadā guruḥ || 72 ||
Apabila Guru (Musytari) tidak memandang (mengaspek) Lagna, Bulan, atau Bulan yang bersatu dengan Zuhal, dan apabila pengaruh malefik menguasai bahagian seperti Leo serta pembahagian Budha dan yang lain—maka natif dikatakan terikat pada kediaman yang tidak mujur dan keadaan yang menyeksakan.
Narada (teaching in a technical, Vedanga-aligned mode within Moksha Dharma context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames Jyotiṣa as a diagnostic aid: when benefic protection (Guru’s aspect) is absent and afflictions dominate, the soul’s karmic burdens manifest as hardship—prompting dharmic correction and spiritual practice rather than fatalism.
Indirectly: by showing affliction and lack of benefic grace, it encourages turning to sāttvika conduct, mantra, and devotion to the Lord as the higher refuge beyond planetary indications—aligning worldly signs with a Bhakti-centered remedy.
Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa—especially the idea of graha-dṛṣṭi (planetary aspect) to Lagna and Chandra, and the interpretive weight of Saturn–Moon affliction and divisional placements (aṃśa/varga-style technicalities).