Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 159
Jyotiṣa-saṅgraha: Varga-vibhāga, Bala-nirṇaya, Garbha-phala, Āyuḥ-gaṇanā
दिक्वाष्टाद्यस्तबंध्याये कुजात्खात्सत्रिके गुरुः । सात्र्यंके सन् रवेः शुक्राद्धीखगो दिग्भवारिगः ॥ १५९ ॥
dikvāṣṭādyastabaṃdhyāye kujātkhātsatrike guruḥ | sātryaṃke san raveḥ śukrāddhīkhago digbhavārigaḥ || 159 ||
دِک کی ترتیب میں جب آغاز آٹھویں سے ہو اور ‘بندھْی’ نقشہ ہو تو کُج سے شروع ہونے والی تثلیث میں گُرو (مشتری) ظاہر ہوتا ہے۔ شنی سے نشان زدہ تثلیث میں، نیز سورج اور شکر سے، ‘دھی-کھگ’ (بدھ/عطارد) سمت کا بھی نشان، گھر کا بھی نشان، اور دشمنوں کا نِگہبانِ فنا ٹھہرتا ہے۔
Narada (as teacher within the Moksha Dharma discourse; technical aside aligned with Jyotisha/Vedanga material)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It shows that even within Moksha Dharma teaching, the Narada Purana preserves Vedāṅga-style precision—using Jyotiṣa classifications to support right timing, right understanding, and disciplined Dharma as aids to inner clarity.
Indirectly: Bhakti is strengthened when one’s life is ordered by Dharma; Jyotiṣa in the Purāṇic framework functions as a practical tool for deciding auspiciousness and resolving obstacles, thereby supporting steady devotional practice rather than replacing it.
Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa—specifically, technical mapping of planets (Guru/Budha, etc.) to directional and triadic schemes, and their functional roles such as bhāva indication and ari (enemy/obstacle) mitigation.