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 ||
По пути Солнца через знаки зодиака шестимесячный период, начинающийся с Макара (Козерога) и следующих знаков, называется саумьяяна — северный ход. Это составляет день богов; а соответствующая ему ночь — шестимесячный период, начинающийся с Карка (Рака), именуемый дакшина-яна — южный ход.
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.