Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 147

Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules

Devanagari script

कार्तिके शुक्लनवमी त्वादिः कृतयुगस्य च । त्रेतादिर्माधवे शुक्ले तृतीया पुण्यसंज्ञिता ॥ १४७ ॥

Transliteration

kārtike śuklanavamī tvādiḥ kṛtayugasya ca | tretādirmādhave śukle tṛtīyā puṇyasaṃjñitā || 147 ||

Translation

Au mois de Kārtika, le neuvième tithi de la quinzaine claire (Śukla Navamī) est dit marquer le commencement du Kṛta (Satya) Yuga ; et au mois de Mādhava (Vaiśākha), le troisième tithi de la quinzaine claire (Śukla Tṛtīyā) est renommé comme l’heureux début du Tretā Yuga.

Word by Word

• कार्तिके: in Kārtika (month)
• कार्तिके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन; मासे

• शुक्लनवमी: the bright-fortnight ninth (tithi)
• शुक्लनवमी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्ल + नवमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (‘शुक्ला या नवमी’)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle); विरोध/विशेषार्थे ‘but/indeed’

• आदिः: (is) the beginning
• आदिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘beginning/commencement’

• कृतयुगस्य: of the Kṛta-yuga
• कृतयुगस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृतयुग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (‘कृतं युगम्’)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• त्रेता: Tretā (yuga)
• त्रेता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रेता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; युगनाम

• आदिः: (is) the beginning
• आदिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘beginning’ (elliptically: ‘(is) the beginning’)

• माधवे: in Mādhava (Vaiśākha)
• माधवे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माधव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; मासे (Vaiśākha)

• शुक्ले: in the bright (fortnight)
• शुक्ले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘शुक्लपक्षे’ इत्यर्थे (in the bright fortnight)

• तृतीया: the third (tithi)
• तृतीया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृतीया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तिथिनाम

• पुण्यसंज्ञिता: called ‘Punya’ (auspicious)
• पुण्यसंज्ञिता: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य + संज्ञित (कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP) ‘संज्ञित’ = ‘named’; तत्पुरुषः (‘पुण्या संज्ञा यस्याः’)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It sanctifies specific bright-fortnight tithis as cosmically charged beginnings of Yugas, making them especially meritorious for dharma—such as worship, japa, charity, and vrata observance.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

By highlighting sacred timings (kāla) for practice, it supports bhakti discipline: devotees intensify Viṣṇu-oriented worship on these auspicious tithis to gain greater spiritual fruit through properly chosen time.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology/chronology) via tithi and month identification—Kārtika and Mādhava (Vaiśākha), bright fortnight, Navamī and Tṛtīyā—used for planning rites and vratas.