Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 95
Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules
एकोऽपि भिन्नरूपः स्याज्जंतुर्नाम शुभाय वै । यावन्तो दिवसान्केतुर्दृश्यते विविधात्मकः ॥ ९५ ॥
eko'pi bhinnarūpaḥ syājjaṃturnāma śubhāya vai | yāvanto divasānketurdṛśyate vividhātmakaḥ || 95 ||
Mesmo um único ser, se visto em forma incomum (alterada), é tomado como sinal auspicioso. Do mesmo modo, por quantos dias o ketu é visto—aparecendo em múltiplas formas—por tantos dias se entende que se estende a sua influência.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-Dharma/omens context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames omens (nimitta) as readable signs in dharmic life: unusual appearances—whether in creatures or celestial phenomena—are treated as meaningful indicators, encouraging vigilance, prayerfulness, and right conduct rather than randomness.
By treating extraordinary signs as prompts for inner correction and remembrance, it supports a bhakti-oriented response: increase japa, worship, charity, and reliance on the Lord when notable portents appear, instead of fear or superstition.
Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology): it gives a rule-of-thumb that the observable duration of a comet’s appearance corresponds to the span of its perceived influence, and it classifies varied appearances (vividha-ātmaka) as interpretive data.