Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 155
Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules
विद्यते सा त्वखंडा स्यान्न्यूना चेत्खंडसंज्ञिता । तिथेः पंचदशो भागः क्रमात्प्रतिपदादयः ॥ १५५ ॥
vidyate sā tvakhaṃḍā syānnyūnā cetkhaṃḍasaṃjñitā | titheḥ paṃcadaśo bhāgaḥ kramātpratipadādayaḥ || 155 ||
ਜੇ ਤਿਥੀ ਪੂਰੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਮੌਜੂਦ ਹੋਵੇ ਤਾਂ ਉਹ ‘ਅਖੰਡਾ’ ਕਹੀਦੀ ਹੈ; ਜੇ ਘੱਟ ਹੋਵੇ ਤਾਂ ‘ਖੰਡ’ ਨਾਮ ਪਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ। ਤਿਥੀ ਚੰਦ੍ਰਮਾਸ ਦਾ ਪੰਦਰਵਾਂ ਹਿੱਸਾ ਹੈ, ਜੋ ਪ੍ਰਤਿਪਦਾ ਆਦਿ ਕ੍ਰਮ ਨਾਲ ਚਲਦੀ ਹੈ।
Narada (teaching in a technical context of tithi computation)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It grounds spiritual practice in correct sacred time (kāla): vows and worship gain steadiness when performed on a properly determined tithi, distinguishing complete (akhaṇḍā) from deficient (khaṇḍa).
Bhakti is expressed through disciplined observances (vrata, pūjā) done at the right tithi; this verse supplies the time-rule so devotional acts align with dharmic order.
Jyotiṣa Vedāṅga (calendar science): a tithi is defined as one of fifteen parts, and the verse notes the technical distinction between akhaṇḍā and khaṇḍa tithi used in Panchanga-based ritual scheduling.