Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 109
Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules
ब्रह्मदेवमनोर्मानं पित्र्यं सौरं च सावनम् । चांद्रमार्क्षं गुरोर्मानमिति मानानि वै नव ॥ १०९ ॥
brahmadevamanormānaṃ pitryaṃ sauraṃ ca sāvanam | cāṃdramārkṣaṃ gurormānamiti mānāni vai nava || 109 ||
Der Zeitmaße sind wahrlich neun: das Maß Brahmās, das Maß der Götter, das Maß Manus, das Ahnenmaß der Pitṛ, das Sonnenmaß, das bürgerliche (sāvana) Maß, das Mondmaß, das siderische, auf Nakṣatra beruhende Maß und das Maß des Guru (Jupiter).
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-dharma dialogue context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It frames kāla (time) as a sacred, multi-layered principle, showing that dharma and ritual precision depend on correctly understanding distinct cosmic and ritual time-standards.
While not directly preaching bhakti, it supports devotional life by grounding vrata, pūjā timings, and sacred observances in proper time-reckoning—helping devotion become disciplined and scripturally aligned.
Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa: it lists key māna systems (solar, lunar, sidereal, sāvana, etc.) used to compute tithis, nakṣatras, months, and ritual days in Vedic and Purāṇic practice.