Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 139
Jyotiṣa-saṅgraha: Varga-vibhāga, Bala-nirṇaya, Garbha-phala, Āyuḥ-gaṇanā
क्रमः केंद्रादिकोऽत्रापि द्वित्र्यादौ सबलस्य च । पाकपस्याब्धिनागाश्च ह्यर्णवा सहगस्य च ॥ १३९ ॥
kramaḥ keṃdrādiko'trāpi dvitryādau sabalasya ca | pākapasyābdhināgāśca hyarṇavā sahagasya ca || 139 ||
अत्रापि क्रमः केन्द्रादिभ्यः प्रवर्तते, द्वितीयतृतीयादिषु ग्रहस्य बलं विचार्य। फलानि तु ग्रहस्य पाके ज्ञेयानि, तथा अब्धि-नाग-आर्णव-समुद्रादिसंकेतैः सहगैश्च सह॥
Narada (teaching in a technical, śāstra-style enumeration within the Mokṣa-dharma section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It frames a disciplined, rule-based way of reading karmic outcomes—starting from key life-pillars (kendras) and weighing strength and maturation—so that one understands worldly patterns clearly and turns the mind toward discrimination (viveka) and liberation-oriented living.
Indirectly: by organizing how results arise (from house order, strength, and maturation), it encourages surrender of outcomes and steadiness—supporting bhakti as a practice of devotion without anxiety over results, even while acknowledging karmic law.
Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga Astrology): evaluation begins from kendras, proceeds house-wise, and must consider planetary bala (strength), pāka (maturation/period effects), and associated significations/co-factors for interpretation.