Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
संपूर्णैकादशी भूत्वा द्वादश्यां वर्द्धते यदि । उन्मीलिनीति विख्याता तिथीनामुत्तमा तिथिः
saṃpūrṇaikādaśī bhūtvā dvādaśyāṃ varddhate yadi | unmīlinīti vikhyātā tithīnāmuttamā tithiḥ
एकादशी पूर्ण होऊनही जर द्वादशीत वाढत (व्याप्त) राहिली, तर ती तिथी ‘उन्मीलिनी’ म्हणून प्रसिद्ध होते—तिथींमध्ये सर्वोत्तम तिथी।
Narrator (contextual; speaker not explicit in this verse)
Tirtha: Unmīlinī (tithi-yoga)
Type: ghat
Listener: Muni addressed implicitly in the sequence
Scene: A pañcāṅga-bearing priest indicates the Ekādaśī line flowing into Dvādaśī; above, the moon’s phases form a halo labeled ‘Unmīlinī’ as the ‘best of tithis’.
FAQs
Sacred time (tithi) is itself a field of dharma; observing special tithi junctions heightens the merit of devotional practice.
This verse focuses on tithi-classification; the broader passage belongs to Dvārakā Māhātmya, which glorifies Dvārakā and its tīrthas.
It identifies the Unmīlinī condition—Ekādaśī extending into Dvādaśī—used to time fasting and night-vigil observances.