Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 148
Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules
कृष्णापंचदशी माघे द्वापरादिरुदीरिता । कल्पादिः स्यात्कृष्णपक्षे नभस्यस्य त्रयोदशी ॥ १४८ ॥
kṛṣṇāpaṃcadaśī māghe dvāparādirudīritā | kalpādiḥ syātkṛṣṇapakṣe nabhasyasya trayodaśī || 148 ||
माघ महिन्यातील कृष्ण पक्षाची पंचदशी (अमावस्या) ही द्वापर युगाची सुरुवात सांगितली आहे. आणि नभस्य (भाद्रपद) मध्ये कृष्ण पक्षातील त्रयोदशी ही कल्पाची सुरुवात मानली आहे.
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It links cosmic cycles (yuga and kalpa) to sacred lunar time (tithi and month), showing that dharmic life and contemplation of liberation are grounded in precise, sanctified time-reckoning.
By emphasizing holy calendrical moments, it supports disciplined observance—choosing auspicious tithis for worship and vows—so devotion becomes steady and aligned with sacred time.
Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa: the practical use of lunar months and tithis (Amāvāsyā, Trayodaśī; Māgha, Nabhasya/Bhādrapada) to mark ritual and cosmological commencements.