Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 55
Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules
माधवः शुभदो ज्येष्ठो नृणां मध्यफलप्रदः । शुचिर्मध्यो नभः श्रेष्ठो भाद्र ः श्रेष्ठः क्वचिन्नरः ॥ ५५ ॥
mādhavaḥ śubhado jyeṣṭho nṛṇāṃ madhyaphalapradaḥ | śucirmadhyo nabhaḥ śreṣṭho bhādra ḥ śreṣṭhaḥ kvacinnaraḥ || 55 ||
Mādhava ialah bulan yang membawa keberuntungan; Jyeṣṭha ialah bulan yang mengurniakan kebaikan; dan bagi manusia, masa “pertengahan” memberi hasil yang sederhana. Śuci ialah “pertengahan”; Nabhas ialah yang unggul; dan Bhādra, bagi sesetengah orang, adalah yang terbaik.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in Moksha-Dharma context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It ranks certain sacred month-names by the kind of spiritual “fruit” (phala) they tend to yield, guiding a practitioner to align vrata, dāna, and bhakti-sādhana with time (kāla) for stronger dharma and moksha-oriented results.
By implying that devotion and observances performed in particular months (such as Mādhava) become especially auspicious, it supports the Purāṇic bhakti principle that sādhana gains potency when done with proper kāla (timing) alongside faith and worship.
It reflects Jyotiṣa/Vedic calendrics—traditional month nomenclature and time-based merit—used to schedule vratas and rituals, a key practical application of Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa in Purāṇic dharma.