Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 34
Jyotiṣa-saṅgraha: Varga-vibhāga, Bala-nirṇaya, Garbha-phala, Āyuḥ-gaṇanā
पार्श्वे कुक्षी त्वपानांघ्री मेढ्रमुष्कौ तथा स्फिजौ । पुच्छं चतुष्पदांगेषु मेषाद्या राशयः स्मृताः ॥ ३४ ॥
pārśve kukṣī tvapānāṃghrī meḍhramuṣkau tathā sphijau | pucchaṃ catuṣpadāṃgeṣu meṣādyā rāśayaḥ smṛtāḥ || 34 ||
நால்கால உயிர்களின் உடலில் மேஷம் முதலான ராசிகள் இவ்வவயவங்களுக்கு ஒதுக்கப்பட்டதாக மரபு கூறுகிறது—பக்கவாட்டும் வயிறும், மலவாயும் கால்களும், லிங்கமும் விதைப்பைகளும், புட்டங்களும், வாலும்.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It frames bodily form as part of cosmic order (rāśi–aṅga sambandha), showing how creation can be read through Vedic correspondences; such knowledge supports disciplined understanding rather than mere superstition.
Direct bhakti practice is not taught here; instead, the verse supplies Jyotiṣa-style correspondences that can be used responsibly alongside dharma, while devotion remains the higher aim in the broader Mokṣa-dharma context.
Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa: a technical mapping of rāśis (zodiac signs) onto specific body regions of quadrupeds, useful for traditional astrological interpretation and classification of signs by bodily domains.