Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 135

Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules

Devanagari script

शिवविष्णू हरिरवीकामः सर्वः कलीततः । चन्द्र विश्वेदर्शसंज्ञतिथीशाः पितरः स्मृताः ॥ १३५ ॥

Transliteration

śivaviṣṇū hariravīkāmaḥ sarvaḥ kalītataḥ | candra viśvedarśasaṃjñatithīśāḥ pitaraḥ smṛtāḥ || 135 ||

Translation

Śiva dan Viṣṇu, Hari, Ravi (Matahari) dan Kāma—sesungguhnya segala kuasa ketuhanan—dikatakan berhubung dengan golongan Kali. Adapun Candra (Bulan), para Viśvedevas, dan dewa-dewa yang dikenal sebagai penguasa tithi (hari bulan) diingati sebagai Pitṛ, yakni dewa-dewa leluhur.

Word by Word

• शिवविष्णू: Śiva and Viṣṇu
• शिवविष्णू: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः

• हरि: Hari
• हरि: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; देवता-नाम

• रवीकामः: Ravi and Kāma (as a combined name)
• रवीकामः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि + काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व/सूची-समासः (Ravi and Kāma as a combined designation)

• सर्वः: all
• सर्वः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• कलीततः: as reckoned/arranged
• कलीततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कलीत + ततः (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; ‘ततः’ (from that/thereafter) सह ‘कलीत’ (reckoned/arranged) — पाठदोष/दुर्लभ-रूप; अर्थतः ‘कलीततः’ = गणनया/क्रमेण (as reckoned)

• चन्द्र: Candra (Moon)
• चन्द्र: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; देवता-नाम

• विश्वेदर्शसंज्ञतिथीशाः: the lords of the tithis called Viśve, Darśa, etc.
• विश्वेदर्शसंज्ञतिथीशाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वे + दर्श + संज्ञ + तिथि + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः ‘...तिथीश’ = तिथीनाम् ईशाः (lords of tithis) with qualifiers ‘विश्वे/दर्श/संज्ञ’

• पितरः: the Pitṛs (ancestors)
• पितरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• स्मृताः: are said/are remembered (as)
• स्मृताः: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) → स्मृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle) used predicatively; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; √स्मृ (to remember/consider)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in Moksha-Dharma context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Hari
• Ravi (Surya)
• Kama
• Chandra
• Vishvedevas
• Pitrs
• Tithi-devatas

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It frames a traditional taxonomy of divine functions—linking major deities to a specific gaṇa and identifying the Pitṛ-principle with lunar and calendrical powers (Moon and tithi-lords), emphasizing that ancestral rites are aligned with cosmic time.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

By naming Viṣṇu/Hari alongside other deities within an ordered scheme, the verse supports a Bhakti-informed view that devotion and ritual are not random: worship and śrāddha are harmonized with divine governance of time (tithi) and cosmic agencies.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It points to Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa usage: tithi (lunar day) and its presiding deities, a key practical tool for timing śrāddha, vrata, and other Narada Purana rituals.