Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 137
Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules
कृष्णपक्षे त्विष्टमध्यानिष्टदाः क्रमशस्तदा । अष्टमी द्वादशी षष्ठी चतुर्थी च चतुर्दशी ॥ १३७ ॥
kṛṣṇapakṣe tviṣṭamadhyāniṣṭadāḥ kramaśastadā | aṣṭamī dvādaśī ṣaṣṭhī caturthī ca caturdaśī || 137 ||
കൃഷ്ണപക്ഷത്തിൽ ഈ തിഥികൾ ക്രമശഃ ഇഷ്ടത്തിൽ നിന്ന് മധ്യമവും അനിഷ്ടവും ഫലം നൽകുന്നവയായി കണക്കാക്കപ്പെടുന്നു—അഷ്ടമി, ദ്വാദശി, ഷഷ്ഠി, ചതുര്ഥി, ചതുര്ദശി.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It teaches discernment in Dharma: even good acts (vratas, rites) should be aligned with proper tithi, because time (kāla) conditions the fruit—leading to desired, middling, or unfavorable outcomes.
Bhakti is supported by disciplined observance; the verse implies that a devotee should honor scriptural timing (tithi-niyama) so that devotional vows are performed with maximum auspiciousness and minimal obstacles.
It reflects Jyotiṣa/Vedāṅga practice via pañcāṅga-based tithi selection—classifying specific tithis in kṛṣṇa-pakṣa as giving mixed or undesirable results for planning vratas and rituals.