Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 109
Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules
ब्रह्मदेवमनोर्मानं पित्र्यं सौरं च सावनम् । चांद्रमार्क्षं गुरोर्मानमिति मानानि वै नव ॥ १०९ ॥
brahmadevamanormānaṃ pitryaṃ sauraṃ ca sāvanam | cāṃdramārkṣaṃ gurormānamiti mānāni vai nava || 109 ||
As medidas (do tempo) são, de fato, nove: a medida de Brahmā, a dos deuses, a de Manu, a medida ancestral dos Pitṛ, a medida solar, a medida civil (sāvana), a medida lunar, a medida sideral baseada nos nakṣatra e a medida de Guru (Júpiter).
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-dharma dialogue context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It frames kāla (time) as a sacred, multi-layered principle, showing that dharma and ritual precision depend on correctly understanding distinct cosmic and ritual time-standards.
While not directly preaching bhakti, it supports devotional life by grounding vrata, pūjā timings, and sacred observances in proper time-reckoning—helping devotion become disciplined and scripturally aligned.
Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa: it lists key māna systems (solar, lunar, sidereal, sāvana, etc.) used to compute tithis, nakṣatras, months, and ritual days in Vedic and Purāṇic practice.