Shloka 129
Genealogy of the Ancestors (Pitṛs) and the Procedure of Śrāddha
फाल्गुनस्य त्वमावास्या पौषस्यैकादशी तथा । आषाढस्यापि दशमी माघमासस्य सप्तमी
phālgunasya tvamāvāsyā pauṣasyaikādaśī tathā | āṣāḍhasyāpi daśamī māghamāsasya saptamī
La jornada de luna nueva en el mes de Phālguna; asimismo el undécimo tithi en Pauṣa; también el décimo en Āṣāḍha; y el séptimo en el mes de Māgha.
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses to identify the dialogue pair).
Concept: Merit and ancestral welfare are strengthened by observing particular lunar days with appropriate rites (śrāddha/tarpaṇa/dāna).
Application: On these tithis, simplify diet, avoid harm/anger, offer water-sesame tarpaṇa and charity; if Ekādaśī, keep Vaiṣṇava purity (avoid grains) and add Viṣṇu-nāma-japa.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A night-to-dawn transition scene: the amāvāsyā sky is ink-dark with barely visible stars, while a small lamp burns beside a sesame bowl and water pot. As the moonless night yields to pale dawn, a devotee chants softly, marking Ekādaśī and other tithis on a palm-leaf almanac.","primary_figures":["devotee performing tarpaṇa","Candra (as absent/veiled symbol on amāvāsyā)","optional Pitṛ silhouettes in the background"],"setting":"courtyard altar with pañcāṅga, sesame seeds, darbha grass, water vessel","lighting_mood":"moonless night fading into dawn","color_palette":["midnight black","smoky violet","lamp-amber","sand beige","pale dawn blue"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: dramatic amāvāsyā backdrop with ornate lamp glow, devotee holding a palm-leaf pañcāṅga, sesame and water vessels in foreground; gold leaf used for lamp aura and ritual vessels, deep maroon/black gradients, jewel-toned borders.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate nocturne with subtle gradients, delicate lamp light on the devotee’s face, sparse courtyard architecture, refined detailing of sesame bowl and almanac, cool night palette with warm amber highlights.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized dark sky band, bold lamp flame motif, devotee in profile with ritual items, decorative lunar-day symbols around the border, strong outlines and earthy pigments.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central lamp and ritual vessels framed by floral borders, symbolic tithi icons (amāvāsyā dot, ekādaśī mark) arranged like a mandala, deep indigo cloth ground with gold and white ornamentation."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["night insects","soft mantra hum","lamp crackle","distant bell","silence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: त्वमावास्या = तु + अमावास्या; पौषस्यैकादशी = पौषस्य + एकादशी; आषाढस्यापि = आषाढस्य + अपि; माघमासस्य = माघ + मासस्य (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष).
FAQs
It enumerates specific lunar dates (tithis) associated with particular months—Phālguna Amāvāsyā, Pauṣa Ekādaśī, Āṣāḍha Daśamī, and Māgha Saptamī—typically as part of a wider discussion of observances or sacred timings.
Not in this standalone line. It functions as a calendrical list; the associated deity, vow (vrata), merit, or tīrtha would usually be explained in adjacent verses.
The implied lesson is attentiveness to dharma through disciplined observance of sacred time (kāla): aligning one’s conduct, worship, or fasting with prescribed tithis as taught in Purāṇic tradition.