Shloka 8
Tithi-vicara
Determination of Tithi for Fasts, Parana, and Pitri Rites
दैवे पैत्र्ये समाख्याहि नावेद्यं विद्यते तवल । सौतिरुवाच । तिथेः प्रांतं सुराणां हि उपोष्यं प्रीतिवर्द्धनम् ॥ ८ ॥
daive paitrye samākhyāhi nāvedyaṃ vidyate tavala | sautiruvāca | titheḥ prāṃtaṃ surāṇāṃ hi upoṣyaṃ prītivarddhanam || 8 ||
दैवे पैत्र्ये समाख्याहि; नावेद्यं विद्यते तव। सूतिरुवाच—तिथेः प्रान्तं सुराणां ह्युपोष्यं प्रीतिवर्धनम्॥
Suta
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It links ritual timing (the tithi’s close) with inner discipline (fasting), teaching that self-restraint offered at the proper time becomes a direct means of increasing divine satisfaction (prīti).
By presenting upavāsa as an offering that pleases the Devas, it frames devotion not only as emotion but as a concrete vrata—devotional discipline aligned with sacred time.
It highlights calendrical/astronomical ritual timing through the concept of tithi and its prānta (end), a key practical rule used in vrata and pūjā scheduling.