Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 151
Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules
श्रावणे मास्यमावास्या फाल्गुने मासि पौर्णिमा । आषाढें कार्तिके मासि ज्यष्ठे चैत्रे च पौर्णिमा ॥ १५१ ॥
śrāvaṇe māsyamāvāsyā phālgune māsi paurṇimā | āṣāḍheṃ kārtike māsi jyaṣṭhe caitre ca paurṇimā || 151 ||
ಶ್ರಾವಣ ಮಾಸದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಮಾವಾಸ್ಯೆಯನ್ನು ಆಚರಿಸಬೇಕು; ಫಾಲ್ಗುಣ ಮಾಸದಲ್ಲಿ ಪೌರ್ಣಿಮೆ. ಆಷಾಢ ಮತ್ತು ಕಾರ್ತಿಕ ಮಾಸಗಳಲ್ಲಿ, ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಜ್ಯೇಷ್ಠ ಮತ್ತು ಚೈತ್ರ ಮಾಸಗಳಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಪೌರ್ಣಿಮೆ ತಿಥಿಯೇ ವಿಧೇಯವಾಗಿದೆ।
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
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.
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).
It reflects Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astronomy/astrology) through tithi-based scheduling—linking lunar phases (new moon/full moon) to month-wise ritual observance.