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Narada Purana (Jyotisha Selections) · by Vyasa
Chapter 5 · Portents, Comets
ग्रहचारः केतवश्च
विपरीतोदितश्चंद्रो दुर्भिक्षकलहप्रदः ।आषाढद्वयमूलेंद्रधिष्ण्यानां याम्यगः शशी ॥ २० ॥
In the full Narada Purana (Purva Bhaga) this is chapter 56, verse 20.
A Moon that rises the wrong way brings famine and quarrels. The Moon on the south side of Purva Ashadha, Uttara Ashadha, Mula and Jyeshtha ...
Simple meaning: A wrongly rising Moon brings famine and quarrels.
अग्निप्रदस्तेयचरवनसर्पविनाशकृत् ।
A Moon south of these stars may harm thieves, forests and snakes. South of Vishakha and Anuradha it is bad.
मध्यमः पितृदैवत्ये द्विदेवे सौम्यगः शशी ।
A Moon north of Magha and Vishakha is middling. Joining the stars from Revati early is good.
मध्यगोद्वारदक्षाणि अतीत्य नववासवात् ।
The Moon meets some stars in the middle, others after passing. Six stars count as half-stars.