Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 172
Jyotiṣa-saṅgraha: Varga-vibhāga, Bala-nirṇaya, Garbha-phala, Āyuḥ-gaṇanā
यमेंदुतुंगगौ लग्ने षष्टेऽर्कज्ञौ तुलाजगौ । सितासृजो गुरौ कर्को साराजे लग्नगे नृपाः ॥ १७२ ॥
yameṃdutuṃgagau lagne ṣaṣṭe'rkajñau tulājagau | sitāsṛjo gurau karko sārāje lagnage nṛpāḥ || 172 ||
جب یم اور بلند مرتبہ (اُچّ) چاند طالع میں ہوں، اور چھٹے گھر میں سورج اور عطارد میزان اور قوس میں ہوں؛ زہرہ اور مریخ مشتری کے ساتھ قران میں ہوں، سرطان قوی ہو اور چاند پھر طالع میں ہو—تو ایسا شخص بادشاہ بنتا ہے۔
Narada (within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue stream; technical jyotiṣa-style enumeration)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It frames worldly sovereignty (becoming a king) as the fruit of specific cosmic configurations, reminding the listener that material status is also governed by dharma-linked karmic and astronomical order described in śāstra.
Direct bhakti instruction is not stated here; instead, the verse functions as a technical aside showing that even royal power is conditional and transient—an implicit prompt in Mokṣa-dharma to seek lasting refuge beyond status through higher spiritual practice.
Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa: it lists house placements (lagna, ṣaṣṭha) and planetary combinations (Sun–Mercury, Venus–Mars with Jupiter, Moon’s strength) used to infer outcomes like rājya/kingly status.