Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 100
Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules
वंसुकबिंबक्षितजच्छुकतुंडादिसन्निभाः । हुताशनोदितास्तेऽपि केतवः फलदाः स्मृताः 1. ॥ १०० ॥
vaṃsukabiṃbakṣitajacchukatuṃḍādisannibhāḥ | hutāśanoditāste'pi ketavaḥ phaladāḥ smṛtāḥ 1. || 100 ||
Esses Ketu, semelhantes a brotos de bambu, a uma cabaça, a um torrão de terra, ao bico de um papagaio e afins—ainda que surjam da direção do fogo—são lembrados como concedentes de resultados.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a Vedanga-style astrological/omen context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
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It treats celestial portents (Ketus) as meaningful nimittas—events that “yield results”—encouraging discernment and dharmic response rather than fear, aligning technical knowledge with righteous living.
While not directly a bhakti instruction, it supports a devotional worldview where cosmic phenomena are not random; a devotee responds by strengthening dharma—often through prayer, japa, and Vishnu-oriented rites—rather than panic.
Vedanga Jyotisha/omen-reading: classifying Ketus by visible shape (bamboo-shoot, gourd, clod, parrot-beak, etc.) and by their mode/direction of arising (here, linked with “fire/Agni”) to infer their phala (effects).