Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules
द्वादश्यूर्जे शुक्लपक्षे नवम्यच्छेश्वयुज्यपि । चेत्रे भाद्र पदे चैव तृतीया शुक्लसंज्ञिता ॥ १४९ ॥
dvādaśyūrje śuklapakṣe navamyaccheśvayujyapi | cetre bhādra pade caiva tṛtīyā śuklasaṃjñitā || 149 ||
白分において、ウールジャ月(Ūrja=カールッティカ Kārttika)の第十二日(ドヴァーダシー)は吉祥とされ、同様にアーシュヴァユジャ月(Āśvayuja=アーシュヴィナ Āśvina)の第九日(ナヴァミー)もまた然り。さらにチャイトラ月(Caitra)およびバードラパダ月(Bhādrapada)では第三日(トリティーヤー)が「シュクラー」(Śuklā)と名づけられ、明るき月相の福徳の行として称えられる。
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
It identifies specific bright-fortnight lunar days in key months as specially auspicious, teaching that dharmic vows gain greater merit when aligned with the sacred lunar calendar.
By prescribing auspicious tithis for observances, it supports disciplined devotional practice—choosing proper times for worship, fasting, and vrata—so that bhakti is performed with scriptural order (vidhi).
It reflects Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology) through tithi- and month-based timing—using the bright fortnight and specific lunar days to determine correct ritual occasions.