Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 58, Shloka 78
Adhyaya 58 — The Kurma-Form of Narayana: Mapping Bharata through Nakshatras, Regions, and Planetary Afflictions
वायव्ये चास्य वै पादे धनुर्ग्राहादिकं त्रयम् ।
कुम्भमीनौ तथैवास्य उत्तरां कुक्षिमाश्रितौ ॥
vāyavye cāsya vai pāde dhanurgrāhādikaṃ trayam / kumbhamīnau tathaivāsya uttarāṃ kukṣimāśritau
அந்த (கூர்மத்தின்) வடமேற்குப் பாதத்தில் தனு முதலிய மும்முறை—தனு, மகரம், கும்பம்—நிலைகொண்டுள்ளன. அதுபோல அதன் வடக்கு வயிற்றில் கும்பமும் மீனமும் அமைந்துள்ளன.
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FAQs
By locating rāśis within a sacred body-map, the tradition frames astrology as part of dharmic cosmology—knowledge meant for guidance and remedial action, not mere prediction.
Cosmographic arrangement belongs to Sarga/Pratisarga-type description.
The ‘triads’ suggest patterning (grouping) in cosmic forces; esoterically, it hints that time/karma operates in structured cycles within the divine order.