Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 152
Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules
मन्वादयो मानवानां श्राद्धेष्वत्यंतपुण्यदा । भाद्रे कृष्णत्रयोदश्यां मघामिंदुः करे रविः ॥ १५२ ॥
manvādayo mānavānāṃ śrāddheṣvatyaṃtapuṇyadā | bhādre kṛṣṇatrayodaśyāṃ maghāmiṃduḥ kare raviḥ || 152 ||
मन्वादि आदि श्राद्ध-संबंधी अनुष्ठान मनुष्यों के लिए अत्यन्त पुण्यदायक हैं—विशेषतः भाद्रपद कृष्ण पक्ष की त्रयोदशी को, जब चन्द्रमा मघा में और सूर्य हस्त नक्षत्र में हो।
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: Manv-ādi (śrāddha-associated observance)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It identifies a highly auspicious astrological and calendrical combination for performing Śrāddha-linked observances, emphasizing that correct timing (kāla) greatly amplifies puṇya and supports the Pitṛs.
While primarily a Dharma/Jyotiṣa instruction, it supports Bhakti indirectly by prescribing disciplined, faith-filled ancestral offerings—acts traditionally performed as worshipful duty (sevā) that purify the heart and sustain dharmic life oriented toward mokṣa.
Jyotiṣa Vedāṅga: selecting Śrāddha timing using tithi (kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī), māsa (Bhādrapada), and nakṣatra placements (Moon in Maghā, Sun in Hasta).