Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 130
Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules
मधुश्च माधवः शुक्रः शुचिश्चाथ नभस्ततः । नभस्य इषःऊर्जश्च सहाश्चैव सहस्यकः ॥ १३० ॥
madhuśca mādhavaḥ śukraḥ śuciścātha nabhastataḥ | nabhasya iṣaḥūrjaśca sahāścaiva sahasyakaḥ || 130 ||
ಮಧು, ಮಾಧವ, ಶುಕ್ರ, ಶುಚಿ; ನಂತರ ನಭ; ಆಮೇಲೆ ನಭಸ್ಯ; ಬಳಿಕ ಇಷ ಮತ್ತು ಊರ್ಜ; ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಸಹಾ ಮತ್ತು ಸಹಸ್ಯಕ—ಇವು ಕ್ರಮವಾಗಿ ತಿಂಗಳ ಹೆಸರುಗಳು।
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, Moksha-dharma context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It establishes the sacred Vedic framework of kāla (time) by listing traditional month-names, emphasizing that dharma, vrata, and worship gain clarity and power when performed in their proper calendrical order.
By defining the months, it supports bhakti as a disciplined practice—helping devotees align pūjā, fasts, and seasonal observances with the correct ritual calendar, a key feature of Purāṇic devotion.
Practical calendrics and ritual time-division (kāla-vibhāga), closely connected with Vedāṅga Kalpa (ritual procedure) and traditional scheduling for vratas and ceremonies.
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