Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 14
Matsya-purāṇa Anukramaṇikā
Synopsis / Table of Contents
मेरुप्रदानं दशधा ग्रहशांतिस्तथैव च । ग्रहस्वरूपकथनं तथा शिवचतुर्दशी ॥ १४ ॥
merupradānaṃ daśadhā grahaśāṃtistathaiva ca | grahasvarūpakathanaṃ tathā śivacaturdaśī || 14 ||
Descrevem-se ainda a dádiva chamada Meru-dāna, os dez modos de apaziguar os grahas (potências planetárias), a exposição da verdadeira natureza dos grahas, e a observância de Śiva-caturdaśī, o décimo quarto dia lunar de Śiva.
Suta (summarizing the Narada Purana’s contents in an anukramaṇikā style narration)
Vrata: Śiva-caturdaśī; Meru-pradāna (dāna topic)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
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It functions as a contents-marker, indicating that the text teaches dharmic supports—charity (Meru-dāna), planetary remedies (graha-śānti), doctrinal understanding of grahas, and a Śiva-related vow—showing how ritual, knowledge, and observance are integrated for auspiciousness and spiritual steadiness.
By pointing to Śiva-caturdaśī as a vrata, it highlights devotion expressed through disciplined observance (upavāsa, pūjā, and niyama), where bhakti is practiced as regular worship and sacred timing rather than only as abstract belief.
It signals Jyotiṣa (Vedic astrology) through graha-śānti and graha-svarūpa—practical guidance on planetary influences and remedial rites aligned with lunar days (tithi) such as caturdaśī.