Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 51, Shloka 59
Adhyaya 51 — Yaksha Injunctions: Graha-Children and Female Spirits Causing Domestic and Ritual Disruptions
पुण्यानुष्ठानयोगेषु गुरुदेवार्चनेषु च ।
जपयज्ञविधानेषु यात्रासु च चतुर्दश ॥
puṇyānuṣṭhāna-yogeṣu guru-deva-arcaneṣu ca |
japa-yajña-vidhāneṣu yātrāsu ca caturdaśa ||
மங்களமான தர்மச் செயல்களில், குருவும் தெய்வமும் வழிபடுவதில், ஜபம் மற்றும் யஜ்ஞத்தின் முறைகளில், மேலும் தீர்த்தயாத்திரைகளில்—சதுர்தசி திதியிலும்.
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FAQs
Merit-bearing practices require steadiness and correctness; the verse implicitly warns that even ‘good’ acts can be hindered without careful observance and reverence toward guru and deity.
Ācāra/Dharma—ritual calendar and practice-regulation.
Caturdaśī is a liminal tithi (threshold before the new/full culmination), often associated with intensified subtle influences; hence special mention within a vighna-śānti context.