Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 128
Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules
मृगाच्छिशिरवसंतश्च ग्रीष्माः स्युश्चोत्तरायणे । वर्षा शरच्च हेमंतः कर्काद्वै दक्षिणायने ॥ १२८ ॥
mṛgācchiśiravasaṃtaśca grīṣmāḥ syuścottarāyaṇe | varṣā śaracca hemaṃtaḥ karkādvai dakṣiṇāyane || 128 ||
Mulai dari Mṛgaśīrṣa, musim Śiśira, Vasanta, dan Grīṣma termasuk dalam Uttarāyaṇa. Mulai dari Karkaṭa, musim Varṣā, Śarad, dan Hemanta termasuk dalam Dakṣiṇāyaṇa.
Narada (in instruction/dialogue context with the Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It frames kāla (sacred time) through the Sun’s two courses—Uttarāyaṇa and Dakṣiṇāyaṇa—so that dharma, vows, and spiritual disciplines can be aligned with cosmic order (ṛta).
By clarifying seasonal and solar divisions, it supports disciplined devotion—helping a bhakta choose appropriate times for vrata, japa, and worship, thereby making practice steady and rule-based rather than random.
Jyotiṣa Vedāṅga (Vedic astronomy/astrology): the verse maps seasons to the Sun’s northward and southward movement, a key tool for calendrical calculation and ritual timing.