Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 33, Shloka 14
Adhyaya 33 — Madālasa on the Fruit of Śrāddha Performed on Lunar Days and Nakṣatras
आषाढासु यशः प्राप्तिरुत्तरासु विषोकता । श्रवणे च शुभान् लोकान् धनिष्ठासु धनं महत् ॥
āṣāḍhāsu yaśaḥ prāptir uttarāsu viśokatā | śravaṇe ca śubhān lokān dhaniṣṭhāsu dhanaṃ mahat ||
आषाढ़ा नक्षत्रों में काम्य-श्राद्ध करने से कीर्ति मिलती है; उत्तराओं में करने से शोक से मुक्ति; श्रवण में शुभ लोकों की प्राप्ति; और धनिष्ठा में महान धन-लाभ होता है।
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FAQs
Ritual action (karma) is presented as yielding differentiated results when aligned with proper calendrical/astral timing; the ethical subtext is disciplined observance rather than randomness—householders should act deliberately and with śraddhā (reverence).
Primarily Dharma/Ācāra material rather than the five cosmological marks; it is ancillary instruction typical of Purāṇas, not directly sarga/pratisarga/vaṃśa/manvantara/vaṃśānucarita.
Nakṣatras function as ‘time-gates’: aligning offerings to ancestors with specific lunar mansions symbolizes harmonizing human intention (kāma) with cosmic order (ṛta), producing corresponding ‘worldly’ and ‘otherworldly’ fruits.