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 ||
पौष महिन्यात शुक्ल (सिता) एकादशी; आषाढात शुक्ल दशमी; माघात शुक्ल सप्तमी; आणि नभस्य (भाद्रपद) मध्ये कृष्ण (असिता) अष्टमी सांगितली आहे.
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.