Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 7
Tithi-Nirṇaya for Vratas: Ekādaśī Rules, Saṅkrānti Punya-kāla, Eclipse Observances, and Prāyaścitta
प्रशस्तां केचिदाहुश्च तृतीयां नवमीं तथा । व्रतादीनां तु सर्वेषां शुक्लपक्षो विशिष्यते ॥ ७ ॥
praśastāṃ kecidāhuśca tṛtīyāṃ navamīṃ tathā | vratādīnāṃ tu sarveṣāṃ śuklapakṣo viśiṣyate || 7 ||
بعض لوگ تِرتیہ اور اسی طرح نوَمی تِتھی کو خاص طور پر مبارک کہتے ہیں؛ اور تمام ورتوں اور آچارنوں میں شُکل پکش کو ہی افضل مانا گیا ہے۔
Narada (teaching within a vrata/ritual-time discussion)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It emphasizes that the timing of a vow (vrata) matters: certain tithis (Tṛtīyā, Navamī) are praised, and the waxing moon (Śukla-pakṣa) is generally considered more sattvic and supportive for religious observances.
By recommending auspicious times for vrata and worship, it supports orderly, disciplined devotion—helping a devotee align practices with favorable lunar rhythms to sustain bhakti with steadiness.
It reflects calendrical/astral calculation used in ritual planning—practically the Panchāṅga-based selection of tithi and pakṣa (a Jyotiṣa-related application) for performing vratas.