Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 135
Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules
शिवविष्णू हरिरवीकामः सर्वः कलीततः । चन्द्र विश्वेदर्शसंज्ञतिथीशाः पितरः स्मृताः ॥ १३५ ॥
śivaviṣṇū hariravīkāmaḥ sarvaḥ kalītataḥ | candra viśvedarśasaṃjñatithīśāḥ pitaraḥ smṛtāḥ || 135 ||
Śiva et Viṣṇu, Hari, Ravi (le Soleil) et Kāma—en vérité toutes ces puissances divines—sont dits liés au groupe de Kali. La Lune, les Viśvedevas et les divinités connues comme seigneurs des tithis (jours lunaires) sont rappelés comme les Pitṛs, les dieux ancestraux.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in Moksha-Dharma context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames a traditional taxonomy of divine functions—linking major deities to a specific gaṇa and identifying the Pitṛ-principle with lunar and calendrical powers (Moon and tithi-lords), emphasizing that ancestral rites are aligned with cosmic time.
By naming Viṣṇu/Hari alongside other deities within an ordered scheme, the verse supports a Bhakti-informed view that devotion and ritual are not random: worship and śrāddha are harmonized with divine governance of time (tithi) and cosmic agencies.
It points to Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa usage: tithi (lunar day) and its presiding deities, a key practical tool for timing śrāddha, vrata, and other Narada Purana rituals.