Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10
Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules
पीतः शीते सिते वृष्टौ ग्रीष्मे लोहितभा रविः । रोगानावृष्टिभयकृत् क्रमादुक्तो मुनीश्वर ॥ १० ॥
pītaḥ śīte site vṛṣṭau grīṣme lohitabhā raviḥ | rogānāvṛṣṭibhayakṛt kramādukto munīśvara || 10 ||
اے مُنیِشور، ترتیب سے کہا گیا ہے کہ اگر سردیوں میں سورج زرد، برسات میں پھیکا سفید، اور گرمیوں میں سرخی مائل ہو تو خوف پیدا ہوتا ہے—بیماریاں بڑھتی ہیں اور کم بارش کا اندیشہ رہتا ہے۔
Sanatkumara (addressing Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It frames cosmic phenomena (the Sun’s altered hue) as dharmic warnings, urging vigilance, remedial rites, and a life aligned with Dharma when signs of disease or drought appear.
While not explicitly teaching Bhakti, it supports a bhakti-informed response to adversity: seeing omens as prompts to increase prayer, purity, and reliance on the Divine order rather than panic.
Jyotiṣa (Vedanga astrology/astronomy): reading seasonal solar coloration as a nimitta (omen) indicating likely outbreaks of illness and risk of anāvṛṣṭi (insufficient rain).