Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 69
Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules
स्वातित्रये पश्चिमायां तस्यां शुक्रस्तथाविधः । विपरीते त्वनावृष्टिर्वृष्टिकृद्बुधसंयुतः ॥ ६९ ॥
svātitraye paścimāyāṃ tasyāṃ śukrastathāvidhaḥ | viparīte tvanāvṛṣṭirvṛṣṭikṛdbudhasaṃyutaḥ || 69 ||
سواتی کے تین گنا دور میں اگر وہ مغرب کی سمت ہو تو زہرہ بھی اسی حالت کا سمجھا جاتا ہے؛ اس کے برعکس ہو تو بے بارانی، مگر عطارد کے ساتھ ہو تو بارش کا سبب بنتا ہے۔
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It frames natural events like rain within dharmic order, showing that careful observation (Jyotiṣa-based omens) supports righteous living—protecting society through timely planning and restraint during scarcity.
Indirectly: by encouraging disciplined, attentive living aligned with cosmic rhythms, it supports a sattvic life where duties are performed steadily—an essential foundation for sustained Viṣṇu-bhakti and worship without negligence.
Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa: using nakṣatra periods (Svātī), directional placement, and planetary conjunctions (Śukra with Budha) as technical indicators to judge rainfall versus drought.