Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 105
Jyotiṣa-saṅgraha: Varga-vibhāga, Bala-nirṇaya, Garbha-phala, Āyuḥ-gaṇanā
केंद्राद्या हस्त सन्खेटैरदृष्टो मृत्युदस्तथा । षष्टेमेब्जेऽसदृष्टेसद्यो मृत्युः शुभेक्षिते ॥ १०५ ॥
keṃdrādyā hasta sankheṭairadṛṣṭo mṛtyudastathā | ṣaṣṭemebje'sadṛṣṭesadyo mṛtyuḥ śubhekṣite || 105 ||
اگر کندروں وغیرہ اہم مقامات پر ہاتھ کی گنتی کے مطابق مقررہ سیّاروی نظر/سہارا موجود نہ ہو تو وہ ترکیب موت دینے والی بنتی ہے۔ اسی طرح چھٹے اور گیارھویں گھر پر نظر نہ ہو تو فوراً موت؛ اور اگر سعد نظر ہو تو نتیجہ مبارک ہوتا ہے۔
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada on technical indicators aligned with moksha-dharma and applied jyotiṣa)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames worldly longevity as contingent and interpretable through Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa, urging discernment and detachment—so that one turns toward mokṣa-oriented living rather than mere fear of fate.
By highlighting the uncertainty of life (even ‘immediate death’ indications), it implicitly reinforces bhakti-driven urgency: remember the Lord, live dharmically, and prioritize liberation over unstable material calculations.
Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa: the interpretive role of house strength/aspects (dṛṣṭi) involving kendras and specific houses (6th and 11th) to judge inauspicious vs. auspicious outcomes.