Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 6
Tithi-Nirṇaya for Vratas: Ekādaśī Rules, Saṅkrānti Punya-kāla, Eclipse Observances, and Prāyaścitta
पूर्वविद्धं प्रकुर्वाणो नरकायोपद्यते । कृष्णपक्षे पूर्वविद्धां सत्पमीं च चतुर्दशीम् ॥ ६ ॥
pūrvaviddhaṃ prakurvāṇo narakāyopadyate | kṛṣṇapakṣe pūrvaviddhāṃ satpamīṃ ca caturdaśīm || 6 ||
pūrvaviddhā (နေ့အစပိုင်းတွင် ထိတွေ့ပြီးသား) ဖြစ်သော တိထိတွင် ကర్మကို ပြုလုပ်သူသည် နရကသို့ ကျရောက်၏။ သို့သော် ကృష్ణပက္ခ (အမှောင်လ) တွင် စပ္တမီနှင့် စတုර්ဒသီ ကို pūrvaviddhā အဖြစ် လိုက်နာရမည်။
Narada (teaching nirṇaya rules within vrata/kalā discipline)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It stresses that correct timing (tithi-nirṇaya) is part of Dharma; performing a vow on the wrong tithi is treated as a serious ritual fault with harmful karmic consequences.
Bhakti in the Purāṇic tradition is expressed through disciplined observances; the verse teaches that devotion should be aligned with śāstric timing rather than personal convenience.
It highlights Jyotiṣa/Vedāṅga-based pañcāṅga application—deciding whether a tithi is to be taken as pūrvaviddhā (earlier contact) for specific lunar days in the kṛṣṇa-pakṣa.