Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 91
Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules
आनीय खेटान्गणितांस्तेषां वारं विचिंतयेत् । शुभाशुभान्यैः कालस्य ग्राहयामो हि लक्षणम् ॥ ९१ ॥
ānīya kheṭāngaṇitāṃsteṣāṃ vāraṃ viciṃtayet | śubhāśubhānyaiḥ kālasya grāhayāmo hi lakṣaṇam || 91 ||
గ్రహాల గణితగతులను సమీకరించి వాటి వారప్రభావాన్ని విచారించాలి; శుభాశుభ సూచనల ద్వారానే కాలలక్షణాన్ని మేము నిర్ణయిస్తాము।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents kāla (time) as a discernible principle whose qualities are read through śubha–aśubha signs, encouraging disciplined, dharmic action aligned with cosmic order.
While not directly defining bhakti, it supports devotional life by advising that worship, vows, and sacred acts be performed at suitable times, so devotion is expressed with proper order (niyama) and reverence.
Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa: using planetary computations and the weekday (vāra) to judge auspiciousness/inauspiciousness and thereby choose appropriate timings for rites and observances.