Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 167
Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules
षष्ठः षष्ठश्चेतरेषां कालहोराधिपाः स्मृताः । सार्द्धनाडीद्वयेनैव दिवा रात्रौ यथाक्रमात् ॥ १६७ ॥
ṣaṣṭhaḥ ṣaṣṭhaścetareṣāṃ kālahorādhipāḥ smṛtāḥ | sārddhanāḍīdvayenaiva divā rātrau yathākramāt || 167 ||
उरलेल्या ग्रहांमध्ये जो ‘षष्ठ’ आणि पुन्हा जो ‘षष्ठ’ येतो, तेच काल-होरेचे अधिपती मानले जातात. प्रत्येक होरा दोन नाडी आणि अर्ध नाडी (साडे दोन नाडी) इतकी असून दिवस-रात्र क्रमाने चालते.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It frames time (kāla) as an ordered, knowable principle; by understanding its divisions and rulers, a practitioner aligns actions with dharma and disciplines the mind toward mokṣa-oriented living.
While technical, it supports bhakti in practice: devotion is strengthened when worship, japa, and vrata-observance are performed with awareness of proper time-order (yathākramāt), emphasizing reverence for cosmic rhythm under divine governance.
Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa: the concept of kāla-horā (hour rulership) and the hora’s duration measured as two and a half nāḍīs, applied distinctly across day and night in sequential rotation.