Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 197
Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules
प्रयाति यदि भूपालस्तदाप्नोति पराजयम् । भेषूपकुलसंज्ञेषु जयमाप्नोति निश्चितम् ॥ १९७ ॥
prayāti yadi bhūpālastadāpnoti parājayam | bheṣūpakulasaṃjñeṣu jayamāpnoti niścitam || 197 ||
اگر بادشاہ ‘بھُوپال’ نامی شگون کے تحت روانہ ہو تو اسے شکست نصیب ہوتی ہے۔ مگر ‘بھیشوپکُل’ کہلانے والے شگونوں میں روانگی کرے تو وہ یقیناً فتح پاتا ہے۔
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It frames success and failure as governed by dharma-informed timing and signs (śakuna/muhūrta), urging disciplined alignment with cosmic order rather than impulsive action.
Indirectly: it emphasizes humility before divine order—acting only after seeking auspicious guidance—an attitude that supports surrender (śaraṇāgati) central to bhakti, even in worldly duties.
Jyotiṣa and śakuna-śāstra usage—reading named omen-categories and selecting favorable times (muhūrta) for departure, especially in rāja-dharma contexts like warfare.