Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 34
Jyotiṣa-saṅgraha: Varga-vibhāga, Bala-nirṇaya, Garbha-phala, Āyuḥ-gaṇanā
पार्श्वे कुक्षी त्वपानांघ्री मेढ्रमुष्कौ तथा स्फिजौ । पुच्छं चतुष्पदांगेषु मेषाद्या राशयः स्मृताः ॥ ३४ ॥
pārśve kukṣī tvapānāṃghrī meḍhramuṣkau tathā sphijau | pucchaṃ catuṣpadāṃgeṣu meṣādyā rāśayaḥ smṛtāḥ || 34 ||
ခြေလေးချောင်းသတ္တဝါတို့၏ ကိုယ်ခန္ဓာ၌ မေဿ (Aries) မှ စသော ရာသီများကို အစဉ်အလာအရ ဤအင်္ဂါများနှင့် ချိတ်ဆက်ထားသည်—ဘေးဖက်နှင့် ဝမ်းဗိုက်၊ အနောက်ပေါက်နှင့် ခြေထောက်များ၊ လိင်အင်္ဂါနှင့် အုတ်အိမ်များ၊ တင်ပါး၊ နှင့် အမြီး။
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It frames bodily form as part of cosmic order (rāśi–aṅga sambandha), showing how creation can be read through Vedic correspondences; such knowledge supports disciplined understanding rather than mere superstition.
Direct bhakti practice is not taught here; instead, the verse supplies Jyotiṣa-style correspondences that can be used responsibly alongside dharma, while devotion remains the higher aim in the broader Mokṣa-dharma context.
Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa: a technical mapping of rāśis (zodiac signs) onto specific body regions of quadrupeds, useful for traditional astrological interpretation and classification of signs by bodily domains.