Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 150
Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules
एकादशी सिता पौषे ह्याषाढेर्देशमीसिता । माघे च सप्तमी शुक्ला नभस्ये त्वसिताष्टमी 1. ॥ १५० ॥
ekādaśī sitā pauṣe hyāṣāḍherdeśamīsitā | māghe ca saptamī śuklā nabhasye tvasitāṣṭamī 1. || 150 ||
ក្នុងខែបៅស (Pauṣa) មានឯកាទសីពាក់កណ្តាលភ្លឺ (សីតា/ស៊ុក្លា)។ ក្នុងខែអាសាឍ (Āṣāḍha) មានទសមីពាក់កណ្តាលភ្លឺ។ ក្នុងខែមាឃ មានសប្តមីពាក់កណ្តាលភ្លឺ។ ហើយក្នុងខែណភាស្យ (ភាទ្របទ) មានអഷ്ടមីពាក់កណ្តាលងងឹត (អសិតា/ក្រឹෂ್ಣ)។
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: Ekadashi (tithi mentioned; not explicitly framed as a named vrata here)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
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.
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.
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.