Shloka 14

Tithi-vicara

Determination of Tithi for Fasts, Parana, and Pitri Rites

Devanagari script

आदित्योदयवेलायां यास्तोकापि तिथिर्भवेत् । पूर्वविद्धा तु मंतव्या प्रभूता नोदयं विना ॥ १४ ॥

Transliteration

ādityodayavelāyāṃ yāstokāpi tithirbhavet | pūrvaviddhā tu maṃtavyā prabhūtā nodayaṃ vinā || 14 ||

Translation

सूर्योदयाच्या वेळी जी तिथी क्षणभर जरी असेल तीच पूर्वविद्धा मानावी. जी तिथी मोठी असली तरी सूर्योदयाला स्पर्श करत नसेल, ती (त्या दिवसासाठी) ग्राह्य धरू नये.

Word by Word

आदित्य-उदय-वेलायाम्at the time of sunrise

याwhich

स्तोकाeven a little

अपिeven/also

तिथिःlunar day (tithi)

भवेत्may be/should occur

पूर्व-विद्धाearlier-occurring

तुbut/indeed

मन्तव्याshould be considered

प्रभूताconsiderable/fully present

नnot

उदयम्sunrise

विनाwithout

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada the rule of tithi for observances)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none (general rule applicable to vratas)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

Aditya (Sun)

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It teaches kāla-śuddhi (purity of timing): vows and rites gain full merit when aligned with the tithi that is connected to sunrise, ensuring disciplined and scripturally grounded observance.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

Bhakti is supported by niyama (regulated practice): even devotion-centered vratas must be performed at the proper tithi, and the verse gives a clear rule—accept the tithi that touches sunrise.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Jyotiṣa/Vedāṅga-based calendrical determination: tithi is operationally taken from sunrise contact (pūrvaviddhā), not merely by duration, for deciding the day’s vrata/karma.