Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 54
Varṇāśrama Saṁskāras, Upanayana Windows, Brahmacārin Ācāra, and Anadhyāya Prohibitions
श्रावणस्याष्टमी कृष्णा तथाषाढी च पूर्णमा । फाल्गुनस्य त्वमावास्या पौषस्यैकादशी सिता ॥ ५४ ॥
śrāvaṇasyāṣṭamī kṛṣṇā tathāṣāḍhī ca pūrṇamā | phālgunasya tvamāvāsyā pauṣasyaikādaśī sitā || 54 ||
شراون کی کرشن آٹھمی، آषاڑھ کی پورنیما، پھالگن کی اماوسیا اور پَوش کی شُکل ایکادشی—یہ سب دھارمک انुषٹھان کے لیے خاص مقدّس تِھتیاں مانی گئی ہیں۔
Sanatkumara (in dialogue instruction to Narada on dharma/vrata timing)
Vrata: Ekadashi (implied by śukla-ekādaśī of Pauṣa; specific named Ekādaśī not given)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It highlights specific tithis (lunar dates) across key months as particularly meritorious for vrata and dharmic observances, emphasizing that correct timing (kāla/tithi) strengthens the spiritual fruit of worship and discipline.
By pointing to Ekādaśī and other sacred tithis, it implicitly supports regulated devotional practice—fasting, worship, and remembrance—traditionally centered on Hari/Vishnu on such dates, making bhakti steady through calendar-based observance.
It reflects Jyotiṣa/Vedic calendrics: identifying months, pakṣa (bright/dark fortnight), and tithi (8th, 11th, new moon, full moon) for ritual scheduling—core to accurate vrata and pūjā performance.