Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 11
Jyotiṣa-śāstra Saṅgraha: Threefold Division, Gaṇita Methods, Muhūrta, and Planetary Reckoning
समावर्तिनवैवाहप्रतिष्टासद्मलक्षणम् । यात्राप्रवेशनं सद्योवृष्टिः कर्मविलक्षणम् ॥ ११ ॥
samāvartinavaivāhapratiṣṭāsadmalakṣaṇam | yātrāpraveśanaṃ sadyovṛṣṭiḥ karmavilakṣaṇam || 11 ||
诸相（征兆）关乎：学成归家之礼（samāvartana）、婚姻、安置奉献之礼（pratiṣṭhā，神像或圣所之开光安奉），以及宅第之吉祥标志。亦关乎启程远行与入门进处；又如骤然降雨——皆为与仪式与行事相连之殊胜 संकेत。
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It frames everyday rites—graduation from studentship, marriage, consecration, house-related ceremonies, travel, and entry—within a dharmic lens where observable signs (lakṣaṇas) guide right timing and right action.
While not directly teaching bhakti practices, it supports a bhakti-aligned life by emphasizing orderly, auspicious performance of karmas—especially consecration (pratiṣṭhā)—which traditionally centers worship and remembrance of the deity.
It points to śakuna/nimitta reasoning and timing of rites—closely associated with Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology) and ritual procedure—using events like immediate rainfall as interpretive indicators.