Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 68
Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules
मध्मार्गे च तिसृषु सर्वमप्यधमं फलम् । पूर्वस्यां दिशि मेघस्तु शुभदः पितृपंचके ॥ ६८ ॥
madhmārge ca tisṛṣu sarvamapyadhamaṃ phalam | pūrvasyāṃ diśi meghastu śubhadaḥ pitṛpaṃcake || 68 ||
मध्यमार्गे तिसृषु च स्थितिषु सर्वमप्यधमं फलं भवति; पूर्वदिशि तु मेघः पितृपञ्चके शुभदः॥
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada on dharma/omens relevant to rites)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It links natural signs (like clouds by direction) with dharmic timing, emphasizing that auspiciousness for rites—especially ancestral offerings—depends on proper indications and context.
Indirectly: it supports bhakti-informed dharma by guiding when Pitṛ-karmas should be undertaken auspiciously, which sustains gratitude and sacred duty within a devotional life.
Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology/omens): interpreting direction-based atmospheric signs and applying them to ritual timing, particularly for Pitṛ-related observances.