Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 23
Mārkaṇḍeya-varṇanam
The Description of Mārkaṇḍeya
तद्द्वयेन मुहूर्त्तं स्याद्दिनं तत्त्रिंशताभवेत् । त्रिंशद्दिनैर्भवेन्मासः पक्षद्वितयसंयुतः ॥ २३ ॥
taddvayena muhūrttaṃ syāddinaṃ tattriṃśatābhavet | triṃśaddinairbhavenmāsaḥ pakṣadvitayasaṃyutaḥ || 23 ||
তাৰ দ্বিগুণে এক মুহূৰ্ত হয়; তেনে ত্ৰিশে এক দিন হয়। ত্ৰিশ দিনে দুটা পক্ষসহ এক মাহ গঠিত হয়।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It sanctifies time as a dharmic framework—showing that vows, worship, and rites become spiritually effective when aligned with properly defined Vedic units like muhūrta, pakṣa, and māsa.
Bhakti practices (japa, pūjā, vrata) are performed within sacred time; this verse supplies the calendrical structure (day–fortnight–month) that supports disciplined devotional observance.
Jyotiṣa/Vedāṅga time-reckoning: the verse defines standard units (muhūrta, day, month, pakṣa) used to compute tithis, plan rituals, and fix vrata timings in Narada Purana rituals.