Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules
सौम्यायनं मासषट्कं मृगाद्यं भानुभुक्तितः । अहः सुराणां तद्रा त्रिः कर्काद्यं दक्षिणायनम् ॥ १२५ ॥
saumyāyanaṃ māsaṣaṭkaṃ mṛgādyaṃ bhānubhuktitaḥ | ahaḥ surāṇāṃ tadrā triḥ karkādyaṃ dakṣiṇāyanam || 125 ||
Pelo curso do Sol através dos signos do zodíaco, o período de seis meses que começa com Makara (Capricórnio) e os signos seguintes chama-se saumyāyana, o curso setentrional. Este é o dia dos deuses; e a noite correspondente é o período de seis meses que começa com Karka (Câncer), conhecido como dakṣiṇāyana, o curso meridional.
Suta (narrating the teaching; time-measure doctrine in the Narada Purana tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
It links human calendrical time to divine time, teaching that cosmic order (kāla) is structured by the Sun’s movement; aligning one’s dharma and observances with this order supports clarity, discipline, and spiritual progress.
While not directly prescribing bhakti practices, it provides the sacred time-framework used to choose auspicious periods for vows, worship, and festivals—supporting steady devotional discipline within the rhythm of uttarāyaṇa and dakṣiṇāyaṇa.
Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology/astronomy): the verse defines the Sun’s northern and southern courses via zodiacal transit and equates them to the day and night of the Devas—key for calendrical reckoning and ritual timing.