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Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

शशिनी चंद्रिका कांतिर्ज्योत्स्ना श्रीः प्रीतिरंगदा । पूर्णापूर्णामृता चेति प्रोक्ताश्चंद्रमसः कलाः ॥ २९ ॥

Transliteration

śaśinī caṃdrikā kāṃtirjyotsnā śrīḥ prītiraṃgadā | pūrṇāpūrṇāmṛtā ceti proktāścaṃdramasaḥ kalāḥ || 29 ||

Translation

ศศินี จันทริกา กานติ โชตสนา ศรี ปรีติ อังคทา ปูรณา อปูรณา และอมฤตา—เหล่านี้กล่าวว่าเป็นกะลาของพระจันทรา

Word by Word
śaśinīŚaśinī (a name)
śaśinī:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootśaśinī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
caṃdrikāCaṃdrikā (moonlight; a name)
caṃdrikā:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootcaṃdrikā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
kāntiḥKānti (lustre; a name)
kāntiḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootkānti (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
jyotsnāJyotsnā (moonshine; a name)
jyotsnā:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootjyotsnā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
śrīḥŚrī (splendour; a name)
śrīḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootśrī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
prītiḥPrīti (affection; a name)
prītiḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootprīti (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
aṃgadāAṃgadā (adornment; a name)
aṃgadā:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootaṃga + dā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (aṃgaṃ dadāti/alaṅkaroti)
pūrṇāPūrṇā (full; a name)
pūrṇā:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootpūrṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
apūrṇāApūrṇā (not full; a name)
apūrṇā:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Roota-pūrṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नञ्-समास (not-full)
amṛtāAmṛtā (a name)
amṛtā:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootamṛtā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय
itithus
iti:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiti (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; इत्यादि/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative: ‘thus’)
proktāḥare declared
proktāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Predicate adjective of subject)
TypeVerb
Root√vac (धातु) + kta (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘said/declared’
caṃdramasaḥof the Moon (Caṃdramas)
caṃdramasaḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootcaṃdramas (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन
kalāḥdigits/parts (kalās)
kalāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootkalā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities
C
Chandra (Moon)

FAQs

It frames the Moon’s phases as sacred, named kalās—suggesting that time (kāla) and its lunar measures are not merely astronomical, but ritually meaningful units used to align human practice with cosmic order.

Indirectly: by clarifying lunar divisions used to time vratas and pūjā, it supports disciplined devotional observances that are traditionally scheduled by tithi and lunar increase/decrease—key to steady Vishnu-bhakti practices.

Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology/astronomy): the verse preserves technical nomenclature for the Moon’s kalās, useful for calendrics—tithi-based ritual timing, vrata observance, and muhūrta considerations.

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