Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 140

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

Devanagari script

तिथयस्तुप्रशस्तास्युर्मध्यमा प्रतिपत्सिता । षष्ठ्यां तैलं तथाष्टम्यां मासं क्षौरं कलेस्तिथौ ॥ १४० ॥

Transliteration

tithayastupraśastāsyurmadhyamā pratipatsitā | ṣaṣṭhyāṃ tailaṃ tathāṣṭamyāṃ māsaṃ kṣauraṃ kalestithau || 140 ||

Translation

Dalam kalangan tithi, tithi yang pertengahan dianggap terpuji dan membawa keberkatan; dan Pratipat (hari pertama) juga diperkenankan. Pada Ṣaṣṭhī (hari keenam) hendaklah menyapu minyak; pada Aṣṭamī (hari kelapan) hendaklah menjalankan amalan bulanan; dan pada tithi Kāla (Waktu/Maut) hendaklah melakukan cukur rambut.

Word by Word

• तिथयः: tithis
• तिथयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• तु: however/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• प्रशस्ताः: auspicious
• प्रशस्ताः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रशस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘commended/auspicious’

• स्युः: are/should be
• स्युः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• मध्यमा: the middle one
• मध्यमा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; appositive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्यमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘the middle (one)’ (मध्यमा तिथि)

• प्रतिपत्: Pratipat (1st tithi)
• प्रतिपत्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; appositive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिपत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तिथि-नाम

• सिता: bright (fortnight’s)
• सिता: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘bright/white’ (i.e., शुक्ला)

• षष्ठ्याम्: on the 6th tithi
• षष्ठ्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षष्ठी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तिथि-नाम

• तैलम्: oil
• तैलम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/उपमानार्थक (adverb ‘likewise’)

• अष्टम्याम्: on the 8th tithi
• अष्टम्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्टमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तिथि-नाम

• मासम्: a month / monthly observance
• मासम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• क्षौरम्: shaving/tonsure
• क्षौरम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षौर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कलेः: of Kali
• कलेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• तिथौ: on the tithi
• तिथौ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara
• Kala

FAQs

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

It links Dharma to sacred time (tithi), teaching that spiritual discipline is strengthened when routine acts and vows are aligned with auspicious lunar timings.

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

While not directly preaching Bhakti, it supports Bhakti-based living by prescribing orderly, time-conscious conduct—creating purity and steadiness that sustain worship and vows.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology): using tithi-classification to decide suitable times for practices like oil application, monthly observances, and shaving.