Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 150
Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules
एकादशी सिता पौषे ह्याषाढेर्देशमीसिता । माघे च सप्तमी शुक्ला नभस्ये त्वसिताष्टमी 1. ॥ १५० ॥
ekādaśī sitā pauṣe hyāṣāḍherdeśamīsitā | māghe ca saptamī śuklā nabhasye tvasitāṣṭamī 1. || 150 ||
پوش کے مہینے میں شُکل (سِتا) ایکادشی؛ آشاڑھ میں شُکل دشمی؛ ماغھ میں شُکل سپتمی؛ اور نَبھسْیَہ (بھادْرپد) میں کرشن (اَسِتا) اشٹمی بیان کی گئی ہے۔
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: Ekadashi (tithi mentioned; not explicitly framed as a named vrata here)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It emphasizes dharmic timekeeping—linking specific months with specific tithis for vrata observance—showing that spiritual practice is strengthened when performed at the traditionally prescribed sacred times.
By prescribing vrata-days (like Ekādaśī and other tithis), it supports disciplined devotional living, where regular observances become recurring opportunities for worship, self-restraint, and remembrance of the Divine.
It reflects Jyotiṣa/Vedic calendrics: recognizing lunar months (Pauṣa, Āṣāḍha, Māgha, Nabhasya) and tithis (Ekādaśī, Daśamī, Saptamī, Aṣṭamī) along with pakṣa distinctions (śukla vs kṛṣṇa) for ritual scheduling.