Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 74
The Account of Kārtavīrya’s Protective Kavaca
Kārtavīrya-kavaca-vṛttānta
स्वाप्निका ये महोत्पाता ये च दुःस्वाप्निका ग्रहाः । कूष्मांडा जृंभिका भौमा द्रोणाः सान्निध्यवंचकाः ॥ ७४ ॥
svāpnikā ye mahotpātā ye ca duḥsvāpnikā grahāḥ | kūṣmāṃḍā jṛṃbhikā bhaumā droṇāḥ sānnidhyavaṃcakāḥ || 74 ||
အိပ်မက်ကြောင့် ဖြစ်ပေါ်လာသော မဟာအုတ်ပါတာများနှင့် မကောင်းသောအိပ်မက်များကို ဖြစ်စေသော ဂြဟာများ၊ ထို့ပြင် ကုဿ္မာဏ္ဍ၊ ဇೃಂಭိကာ၊ ဘောမ၊ ဒ್ರೋဏ၊ နှင့် သာန္နိဓျ-ဝဉ္စကာ ဟူသော သက်ရောက်မှုများ—ဤတို့ကို အမင်္ဂလာနှောင့်ယှက်မှုများဟု သိမှတ်ရမည်။
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Vedanga/technical context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka (fear)
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)
FAQs
It classifies dream-based portents and graha-like afflictions (including named disturbing forces) as indicators of inauspicious influence, urging discernment and remedial, dharmic response rather than fear.
Indirectly: by identifying fear-producing omens as afflictions to be managed through proper discipline and sacred practice, it supports steadiness of mind—essential for sustained devotion and remembrance of the Divine.
Vedanga Jyotiṣa/utpāta-śāstra orientation: it lists categories of omens and “graha” disturbances (including duḥsvapna-causing influences) used for diagnosis and guiding appropriate ritual/behavioral remedies.