Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 191
Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules
पूर्वार्द्धयुंजि षड्भानि पौष्णभादुदभात्ततः । मध्ययुंजि द्वादशर्क्षाणीन्द्र भान्नवभानि च ॥ १९१ ॥
pūrvārddhayuṃji ṣaḍbhāni pauṣṇabhādudabhāttataḥ | madhyayuṃji dvādaśarkṣāṇīndra bhānnavabhāni ca || 191 ||
เริ่มแต่ปุษยะเป็นต้นไป ในภาคต้นกำหนดนักษัตรหกดวงไว้ ในภาคกลางกำหนดนักษัตรสิบสองดวง และในภาคแห่งอินทระก็กำหนดหมู่ดาวเก้ากลุ่มไว้เช่นเดียวกัน
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical enumeration within Moksha-Dharma context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It frames astral order (nakṣatra groupings) as part of dharma-knowledge—showing that right understanding of cosmic structure supports disciplined living and, ultimately, mokṣa-oriented practice.
Indirectly: by organizing sacred time through nakṣatra groupings, it supports choosing auspicious timings for vows, worship, and observances—practices often performed as Vishnu-bhakti in Purāṇic tradition.
Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology): the verse gives a technical classification/count of nakṣatras assigned to different divisions (first/middle/Indra-portion), useful for calendrical and ritual timing.