Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 135

Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules

Devanagari script

शिवविष्णू हरिरवीकामः सर्वः कलीततः । चन्द्र विश्वेदर्शसंज्ञतिथीशाः पितरः स्मृताः ॥ १३५ ॥

Transliteration

śivaviṣṇū hariravīkāmaḥ sarvaḥ kalītataḥ | candra viśvedarśasaṃjñatithīśāḥ pitaraḥ smṛtāḥ || 135 ||

Translation

شیو اور وِشنو، ہری، روی (سورج) اور کام—یہ سب ‘کَلیتَت’ گروہ سے وابستہ کہے گئے ہیں۔ چَندر، وِشویدیو اور ‘تِتھیش’ کہلانے والے دیوتا پِتر (آبائی دیوتا) کے طور پر یاد کیے جاتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• शिवविष्णू: Śiva and Viṣṇu
• शिवविष्णू: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः

• हरि: Hari
• हरि: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; देवता-नाम

• रवीकामः: Ravi and Kāma (as a combined name)
• रवीकामः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि + काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व/सूची-समासः (Ravi and Kāma as a combined designation)

• सर्वः: all
• सर्वः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• कलीततः: as reckoned/arranged
• कलीततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कलीत + ततः (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; ‘ततः’ (from that/thereafter) सह ‘कलीत’ (reckoned/arranged) — पाठदोष/दुर्लभ-रूप; अर्थतः ‘कलीततः’ = गणनया/क्रमेण (as reckoned)

• चन्द्र: Candra (Moon)
• चन्द्र: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; देवता-नाम

• विश्वेदर्शसंज्ञतिथीशाः: the lords of the tithis called Viśve, Darśa, etc.
• विश्वेदर्शसंज्ञतिथीशाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वे + दर्श + संज्ञ + तिथि + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः ‘...तिथीश’ = तिथीनाम् ईशाः (lords of tithis) with qualifiers ‘विश्वे/दर्श/संज्ञ’

• पितरः: the Pitṛs (ancestors)
• पितरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• स्मृताः: are said/are remembered (as)
• स्मृताः: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) → स्मृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle) used predicatively; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; √स्मृ (to remember/consider)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in Moksha-Dharma context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Hari
• Ravi (Surya)
• Kama
• Chandra
• Vishvedevas
• Pitrs
• Tithi-devatas

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

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.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

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.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

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.