Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 151

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

Devanagari script

श्रावणे मास्यमावास्या फाल्गुने मासि पौर्णिमा । आषाढें कार्तिके मासि ज्यष्ठे चैत्रे च पौर्णिमा ॥ १५१ ॥

Transliteration

śrāvaṇe māsyamāvāsyā phālgune māsi paurṇimā | āṣāḍheṃ kārtike māsi jyaṣṭhe caitre ca paurṇimā || 151 ||

Translation

Dalam bulan Śrāvaṇa, hendaklah dipelihara hari Amāvāsyā (bulan mati). Dalam bulan Phālguna, hendaklah dipelihara hari Paurṇimā (bulan purnama). Dalam bulan Āṣāḍha dan Kārtika, demikian juga dalam Jyeṣṭha dan Caitra, hendaklah dipelihara hari Paurṇimā.

Word by Word

• श्रावणे: in (the month of) Śrāvaṇa
• श्रावणे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; locative of month-name

• मासि: in the month
• मासि: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; locative

• अमावास्या: new-moon day (amāvāsyā)
• अमावास्या: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमावास्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; nominative

• फाल्गुने: in (the month of) Phālguna
• फाल्गुने: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फाल्गुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; locative of month-name

• मासि: in the month
• मासि: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• पौर्णिमा: full-moon day (paurṇimā)
• पौर्णिमा: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौर्णिमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• आषाढे: in (the month of) Āṣāḍha
• आषाढे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आषाढ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; (text has आषाढें = आषाढे)

• कार्तिके: in (the month of) Kārtika
• कार्तिके: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• मासि: in the month
• मासि: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• ज्येष्ठे: in (the month of) Jyeṣṭha
• ज्येष्ठे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्येष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; (IAST jyaṣṭhe → jyeṣṭhe)

• चैत्रे: in (the month of) Caitra
• चैत्रे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चैत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पौर्णिमा: full-moon day
• पौर्णिमा: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौर्णिमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It codifies month-wise sacred timing (tithi) for observances, emphasizing that spiritual practice becomes more efficacious when aligned with the lunar calendar (Amāvāsyā/Paurṇimā) prescribed in Dharma teachings.

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

While not naming a deity here, it supports Bhakti in practice by fixing auspicious days for worship, vows, fasting, and offerings—devotion becomes disciplined through correct timing (kāla-niyama).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astronomy/astrology) through tithi-based scheduling—linking lunar phases (new moon/full moon) to month-wise ritual observance.