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 ||
Las medidas (del tiempo) son en verdad nueve: la medida de Brahmā, la de los dioses, la de Manu, la medida ancestral de los Pitṛ, la medida solar, la medida civil (sāvana), la medida lunar, la medida sideral basada en los nakṣatra, y la medida de Guru (Júpiter).
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.