Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 114
Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules
तत्तन्मासैर्द्वादशभिस्तत्तदष्टौ भवेत्ततः । गुरुमध्यमचारेण षष्ट्यब्दाः प्रभवादयः ॥ ११४ ॥
tattanmāsairdvādaśabhistattadaṣṭau bhavettataḥ | gurumadhyamacāreṇa ṣaṣṭyabdāḥ prabhavādayaḥ || 114 ||
അത് അതായ മാസങ്ങൾ പന്ത്രണ്ടു ചേർന്നാൽ ഒരു വർഷമാകും; പിന്നെ അതേ കണക്കിൽ തുടർന്ന് എട്ട് (വർഷങ്ങൾ) രൂപപ്പെടും. ഗുരുവിന്റെ മധ്യഗതിപ്രകാരം പ്രഭവാദി അറുപത് വർഷങ്ങൾ പ്രസിദ്ധമാണ്.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It grounds dharma and vrata practice in correct kāla (sacred time), showing that spiritual disciplines depend on accurate calendrical reckoning, especially the named year-cycles used in rites.
Bhakti practices like fasts, vows, and festival worship are performed on specific tithis and in specific samvatsaras; the verse supports devotion by defining the time framework in which Vishnu-oriented observances are correctly undertaken.
Jyotiṣa Vedāṅga: the computation of years and the 60-year samvatsara cycle based on Jupiter’s (Guru/Bṛhaspati’s) mean motion, with year-names starting from Prabhava.