Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 39
Tithi-Nirṇaya for Vratas: Ekādaśī Rules, Saṅkrānti Punya-kāla, Eclipse Observances, and Prāyaścitta
पूर्वद्वये परेद्युः स्यात्संगवात्परतो मनीषिभिः । सद्यः कालः परेद्युः स्याज्ज्ञेयमेवं तिथिक्षये ॥ ३९ ॥
pūrvadvaye paredyuḥ syātsaṃgavātparato manīṣibhiḥ | sadyaḥ kālaḥ paredyuḥ syājjñeyamevaṃ tithikṣaye || 39 ||
திதி-க்ஷயம் ஏற்பட்டால், ஞானிகள் கூறுவது: முதல் இரண்டு காலப்பகுதிகளில் ‘பரேத்யுஃ’ (மறுநாள்) எனக் கொள்ள வேண்டும்; சங்கவத்திற்குப் பிறகு ‘ஸத்யஃ’ காலமும் மறுநாளுக்கே உரியது என அறிய வேண்டும்.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It safeguards dharma by ensuring vows and worship are performed at the correct sacred time; accurate kāla (time) is treated as an essential support for meritorious action.
Bhakti practices like vrata, pūjā, and upavāsa depend on proper tithi timing; the verse provides a rule so devotion is aligned with śāstric time-reckoning even during tithi-kṣaya.
Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa (astronomical calendrics): it gives a decision rule using saṅgava and day-divisions to assign ‘same-day time’ to the next day when a tithi is lost.