Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 135
Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules
शिवविष्णू हरिरवीकामः सर्वः कलीततः । चन्द्र विश्वेदर्शसंज्ञतिथीशाः पितरः स्मृताः ॥ १३५ ॥
śivaviṣṇū hariravīkāmaḥ sarvaḥ kalītataḥ | candra viśvedarśasaṃjñatithīśāḥ pitaraḥ smṛtāḥ || 135 ||
ศิวะและวิษณุ หริ รวิ (สุริยะ) และกามะ—ทั้งหมดนี้กล่าวว่าเกี่ยวเนื่องกับหมู่ ‘กะลีตตะ’ ส่วนจันทรา วิศวเทวะ และเทพผู้เป็นเจ้าแห่งตถิทั้งหลาย ย่อมระลึกว่าเป็นปิตฤ (เทพบรรพชน)
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in Moksha-Dharma context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames a traditional taxonomy of divine functions—linking major deities to a specific gaṇa and identifying the Pitṛ-principle with lunar and calendrical powers (Moon and tithi-lords), emphasizing that ancestral rites are aligned with cosmic time.
By naming Viṣṇu/Hari alongside other deities within an ordered scheme, the verse supports a Bhakti-informed view that devotion and ritual are not random: worship and śrāddha are harmonized with divine governance of time (tithi) and cosmic agencies.
It points to Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa usage: tithi (lunar day) and its presiding deities, a key practical tool for timing śrāddha, vrata, and other Narada Purana rituals.