Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 129
Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules
चांद्रो दर्शावधिः सौरः संक्रात्या सावनो दिनैः । त्रिंशद्भिश्चंद्र भगणो मासो नाक्षत्रसंज्ञकः ॥ १२९ ॥
cāṃdro darśāvadhiḥ sauraḥ saṃkrātyā sāvano dinaiḥ | triṃśadbhiścaṃdra bhagaṇo māso nākṣatrasaṃjñakaḥ || 129 ||
चन्द्रमासो दर्शान्तपर्यन्तः, सौरमासः संक्रान्त्या निर्णीयते। सावनो मासो दिनगणनया, त्रिंशत्तिथ्यात्मकश्चन्द्रभगणो नाक्षत्रसंज्ञको मास इति कथ्यते ॥
Narada (in dialogue with the Sanatkumara tradition; technical exposition on Vedic time-reckoning)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It clarifies sacred time-reckoning so that vratas, śrāddha, and other dharmic rites are performed on the correct lunar or solar basis—treating accurate kāla (time) as a support for right practice.
Bhakti practices in the Purāṇic tradition often depend on observing days like amāvāsyā, saṅkrānti, and tithi-based observances; this verse supplies the calendar framework that makes devotional vows and worship timings reliable.
Jyotiṣa Vedāṅga: distinguishing cāndra (lunar), saura (solar), sāvana (day-count), and tithi/nakṣatra-based month conventions used for ritual scheduling.