Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 11
Jyotiṣa-śāstra Saṅgraha: Threefold Division, Gaṇita Methods, Muhūrta, and Planetary Reckoning
समावर्तिनवैवाहप्रतिष्टासद्मलक्षणम् । यात्राप्रवेशनं सद्योवृष्टिः कर्मविलक्षणम् ॥ ११ ॥
samāvartinavaivāhapratiṣṭāsadmalakṣaṇam | yātrāpraveśanaṃ sadyovṛṣṭiḥ karmavilakṣaṇam || 11 ||
Ang mga palatandaan (omen) ay tumutukoy sa: samāvartana, ang pagbabalik matapos matapos ang pag-aaral, kasal, pratiṣṭhā (pagpapatatag o pag-aalay ng anyo o dambana), at mga mapalad na tanda ng isang bahay. Tumutukoy rin ito sa pag-alis sa paglalakbay at sa pagpasok sa isang lugar; gayundin ang biglaang pag-ulan—mga natatanging palatandaang kaugnay ng mga ritwal at gawain.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It frames everyday rites—graduation from studentship, marriage, consecration, house-related ceremonies, travel, and entry—within a dharmic lens where observable signs (lakṣaṇas) guide right timing and right action.
While not directly teaching bhakti practices, it supports a bhakti-aligned life by emphasizing orderly, auspicious performance of karmas—especially consecration (pratiṣṭhā)—which traditionally centers worship and remembrance of the deity.
It points to śakuna/nimitta reasoning and timing of rites—closely associated with Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology) and ritual procedure—using events like immediate rainfall as interpretive indicators.