Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 6
Tithi-Nirṇaya for Vratas: Ekādaśī Rules, Saṅkrānti Punya-kāla, Eclipse Observances, and Prāyaścitta
पूर्वविद्धं प्रकुर्वाणो नरकायोपद्यते । कृष्णपक्षे पूर्वविद्धां सत्पमीं च चतुर्दशीम् ॥ ६ ॥
pūrvaviddhaṃ prakurvāṇo narakāyopadyate | kṛṣṇapakṣe pūrvaviddhāṃ satpamīṃ ca caturdaśīm || 6 ||
پُوروِدّھا تِتھی میں عمل کرنے والا نرک کا مستحق ہوتا ہے۔ لیکن کرشن پکش میں سپتمی اور چتُردشی کو پُوروِدّھا ہی مان کر ان کا انुष्ठان کرنا چاہیے۔
Narada (teaching nirṇaya rules within vrata/kalā discipline)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It stresses that correct timing (tithi-nirṇaya) is part of Dharma; performing a vow on the wrong tithi is treated as a serious ritual fault with harmful karmic consequences.
Bhakti in the Purāṇic tradition is expressed through disciplined observances; the verse teaches that devotion should be aligned with śāstric timing rather than personal convenience.
It highlights Jyotiṣa/Vedāṅga-based pañcāṅga application—deciding whether a tithi is to be taken as pūrvaviddhā (earlier contact) for specific lunar days in the kṛṣṇa-pakṣa.