Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 151

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

Devanagari script

श्रावणे मास्यमावास्या फाल्गुने मासि पौर्णिमा । आषाढें कार्तिके मासि ज्यष्ठे चैत्रे च पौर्णिमा ॥ १५१ ॥

Transliteration

śrāvaṇe māsyamāvāsyā phālgune māsi paurṇimā | āṣāḍheṃ kārtike māsi jyaṣṭhe caitre ca paurṇimā || 151 ||

Translation

Au mois de Śrāvaṇa, il convient d’observer l’Amāvāsyā (nouvelle lune) ; au mois de Phālguna, la Paurṇimā (pleine lune). Aux mois d’Āṣāḍha et de Kārtika, et de même en Jyeṣṭha et en Caitra, il convient d’observer la Paurṇimā.

Word by Word

• श्रावणे: in (the month of) Śrāvaṇa
• श्रावणे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; locative of month-name

• मासि: in the month
• मासि: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; locative

• अमावास्या: new-moon day (amāvāsyā)
• अमावास्या: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमावास्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; nominative

• फाल्गुने: in (the month of) Phālguna
• फाल्गुने: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फाल्गुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; locative of month-name

• मासि: in the month
• मासि: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• पौर्णिमा: full-moon day (paurṇimā)
• पौर्णिमा: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौर्णिमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• आषाढे: in (the month of) Āṣāḍha
• आषाढे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आषाढ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; (text has आषाढें = आषाढे)

• कार्तिके: in (the month of) Kārtika
• कार्तिके: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• मासि: in the month
• मासि: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• ज्येष्ठे: in (the month of) Jyeṣṭha
• ज्येष्ठे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्येष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; (IAST jyaṣṭhe → jyeṣṭhe)

• चैत्रे: in (the month of) Caitra
• चैत्रे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चैत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पौर्णिमा: full-moon day
• पौर्णिमा: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौर्णिमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It codifies month-wise sacred timing (tithi) for observances, emphasizing that spiritual practice becomes more efficacious when aligned with the lunar calendar (Amāvāsyā/Paurṇimā) prescribed in Dharma teachings.

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

While not naming a deity here, it supports Bhakti in practice by fixing auspicious days for worship, vows, fasting, and offerings—devotion becomes disciplined through correct timing (kāla-niyama).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astronomy/astrology) through tithi-based scheduling—linking lunar phases (new moon/full moon) to month-wise ritual observance.