Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 150

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

Devanagari script

एकादशी सिता पौषे ह्याषाढेर्देशमीसिता । माघे च सप्तमी शुक्ला नभस्ये त्वसिताष्टमी 1. ॥ १५० ॥

Transliteration

ekādaśī sitā pauṣe hyāṣāḍherdeśamīsitā | māghe ca saptamī śuklā nabhasye tvasitāṣṭamī 1. || 150 ||

Translation

在普沙月(Pauṣa)有白半月的第十一日(Ekādaśī，Śukla/Sitā)；在阿沙陀月(Āṣāḍha)有白半月第十日(Daśamī)；在摩伽月(Māgha)有白半月第七日(Saptamī)；而在那婆娑耶月(Nabhasya，即婆陀罗钵陀 Bhādrapada)则有黑半月第八日(Aṣṭamī，Kṛṣṇa/Asitā)。

Word by Word

• एकादशी: the eleventh (tithi)
• एकादशी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तिथिनाम

• सिता: bright (Śukla)
• सिता: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (white/bright)

• पौषे: in Pauṣa
• पौषे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; मासे

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle); ‘indeed/for’

• आषाढे: in Āṣāḍha
• आषाढे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आषाढ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; मासे

• दशमी: the tenth (tithi)
• दशमी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तिथिनाम

• सिता: bright (Śukla)
• सिता: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• माघे: in Māgha
• माघे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; मासे

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सप्तमी: the seventh (tithi)
• सप्तमी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्तमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तिथिनाम

• शुक्ला: bright
• शुक्ला: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• नभस्ये: in Nabhasya (Bhādrapada)
• नभस्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नभस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; मासे (Bhādrapada)

• तु: and/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle); विरोध/विशेषार्थे ‘but/indeed’

• असिता: dark
• असिता: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (dark)

• अष्टमी: the eighth (tithi)
• अष्टमी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्टमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तिथिनाम

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Ekadashi (tithi mentioned; not explicitly framed as a named vrata here)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

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

It emphasizes dharmic timekeeping—linking specific months with specific tithis for vrata observance—showing that spiritual practice is strengthened when performed at the traditionally prescribed sacred times.

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

By prescribing vrata-days (like Ekādaśī and other tithis), it supports disciplined devotional living, where regular observances become recurring opportunities for worship, self-restraint, and remembrance of the Divine.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Jyotiṣa/Vedic calendrics: recognizing lunar months (Pauṣa, Āṣāḍha, Māgha, Nabhasya) and tithis (Ekādaśī, Daśamī, Saptamī, Aṣṭamī) along with pakṣa distinctions (śukla vs kṛṣṇa) for ritual scheduling.