Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 26
Mārkaṇḍeya-varṇanam
The Description of Mārkaṇḍeya
तस्मात्सूर्येन्दुसंयोगे ज्ञातव्यं कल्पमुत्तमम् । दिव्यैर्वर्षसहस्रैर्द्वादशभिर्दैवतं युगम् ॥ २६ ॥
tasmātsūryendusaṃyoge jñātavyaṃ kalpamuttamam | divyairvarṣasahasrairdvādaśabhirdaivataṃ yugam || 26 ||
म्हणून सूर्य-चंद्राच्या संयोग व गणनेने उत्तम कल्पाचे प्रमाण जाणावे. बारा सहस्र दिव्य वर्षांनी एक दैवत-युग होते॥२६॥
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It frames cosmic time (kalpa and yuga) as knowable through ordered, sacred reckoning—showing that the universe runs by dharmic law (ṛta) and that understanding time supports right living and worship aligned to cosmic rhythm.
By establishing the vast scale of yugas and kalpas, it humbles the individual and encourages steady devotion across time; bhakti is practiced with awareness that all cycles unfold under the Lord’s cosmic order, beyond short human calculations.
Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa (astronomical/astrological time-reckoning): using the Sun–Moon relationship (solar-lunar conjunction and calendrical computation) to define larger units like yuga and kalpa, foundational for determining ritual calendars and sacred timings.