Shloka 4
पूर्वाभाद्रपदायुक्ता पौर्णमासी यदा भवेत् । तदा पुण्यतमः कालोह्यश्वमेधफलप्रदः ॥ ४ ॥
pūrvābhādrapadāyuktā paurṇamāsī yadā bhavet | tadā puṇyatamaḥ kālohyaśvamedhaphalapradaḥ || 4 ||
ಪೌರ್ಣಮಾಸೀ ತಿಥಿಗೆ ಪೂರ್ವಾಭಾದ್ರಪದಾ ನಕ್ಷತ್ರದ ಯೋಗ ಬಂದಾಗ, ಆ ಕಾಲವು ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಪುಣ್ಯತಮವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ; ಅದು ಅಶ್ವಮೇಧ ಯಜ್ಞಫಲವನ್ನು ನೀಡುತ್ತದೆ.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Uttara-Bhaga tirtha/vrata context)
Vrata: Paurṇamāsī observance (general)
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"adbhuta","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"Auspicious anticipation of a rare calendrical conjunction, resolving into serene confidence in its extraordinary merit."}
FAQs
It identifies a highly auspicious tithi–nakṣatra conjunction: Paurṇamāsī with Pūrvabhādrapadā, declaring it a supreme punya-kāla capable of granting merit comparable to the Aśvamedha.
By elevating a specific sacred time, it supports the Purāṇic method of bhakti through timely vrata, pūjā, japa, and dāna—showing that devotion performed in an auspicious kāla is said to yield amplified spiritual fruit.
It reflects Jyotiṣa (a Vedāṅga) via tithi–nakṣatra coordination, teaching how calendrical/astronomical timing (Paurṇamāsī + Pūrvabhādrapadā) is used to determine punya-kāla for rites and observances.