Shloka 23
Tithi-vicara
Determination of Tithi for Fasts, Parana, and Pitri Rites
एतस्मात्कारणाद्विप्राः प्रत्यूषे स्नानमाचरेत् । पितृतर्पणसंयुक्तं न दृष्ट्वा द्वादशीदिनम् ॥ २३ ॥
etasmātkāraṇādviprāḥ pratyūṣe snānamācaret | pitṛtarpaṇasaṃyuktaṃ na dṛṣṭvā dvādaśīdinam || 23 ||
اسی سبب سے، اے برہمنو، سحر کے وقت غسل کرو اور پِتر ترپن کے ساتھ دوادشی کے دن کو نظرانداز نہ ہونے دو۔
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, addressing brāhmaṇas as the audience)
Vrata: Dvādaśī (as part of Ekādaśī observance cycle)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It stresses that Dvādaśī is not merely a calendar marker but a sacred tithi to be consciously observed through purificatory dawn-bathing and reverential pitṛ-tarpaṇa, integrating personal purity with ancestral duty.
By insisting on mindful observance of Dvādaśī (commonly linked with Hari-related vrata sequences around Ekādaśī), the verse supports bhakti as disciplined devotion expressed through timely, sattvic daily rites rather than casual or neglected practice.
It highlights tithi-based ritual timing (Jyotiṣa/kalā-vidhi in practice) and correct daily rite sequencing—pratyūṣa-snana followed by pitṛ-tarpaṇa—showing how observances are anchored to lunar days like Dvādaśī.