Shloka 128
Genealogy of the Ancestors (Pitṛs) and the Procedure of Śrāddha
अश्वयुङ्नवमी चैव द्वादशी कार्तिके तथा । तृतीया चैत्रमासस्य तथा भाद्रपदस्य च
aśvayuṅnavamī caiva dvādaśī kārtike tathā | tṛtīyā caitramāsasya tathā bhādrapadasya ca
اَشویُج کے مہینے کی نویں تِتھی بھی، کارتک میں دوادشی، چَیتر کے مہینے کی تِرتیا، اور اسی طرح بھاد्रپد کے مہینے کی (تِرتیا) بھی—یہ بھی قابلِ ذکر مقدّس ایّام ہیں۔
Unspecified (context-dependent within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa 1.9)
Concept: Certain tithis across the year carry heightened efficacy for rites connected to Pitṛs and merit-making gifts.
Application: Maintain monthly reminders for these tithis; perform tarpaṇa/śrāddha or at least dāna and remembrance with purity and restraint.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A celestial calendar scroll unfurls across the sky, each month painted as a lotus-petal panel labeled Āśvayuja, Kārttika, Caitra, and Bhādrapada. Below, a small shrine scene shows offerings arranged—sesame, water, lamps—while a priest points to the ninth, twelfth, and third tithis marked with bright tilaka-like symbols.","primary_figures":["ritual priest (ācārya)","householder devotee","symbolic lunar deity (Candra)"],"setting":"temple courtyard with a painted pañcāṅga board; sky filled with stylized moon phases","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["deep indigo","lotus pink","lamp-gold","leaf green","chalk white"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: ornate pañcāṅga calendar as a divine scroll, Candra with halo above, priest indicating auspicious tithis, offerings in silver bowls; gold leaf highlights on moon phases, rich crimson backdrop, jewel-like detailing on vessels and borders.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: lyrical courtyard scene with a hand-painted calendar board, delicate moon crescents in the sky, refined figures in soft textiles, cool blues and greens with gentle pink accents, fine brushwork and quiet instructional mood.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized months as lotus panels around a central moon disc, bold outlines, priest and devotee in profile, flat decorative geometry, natural pigment palette with dominant reds/yellows/greens and rhythmic border motifs.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: circular lunar mandala with month-petals, intricate floral borders, small vignettes of offerings on marked tithis, deep blue ground with gold and white detailing, lotus and vine motifs throughout."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["temple bells","page/leaf rustle","soft mridangam pulse","conch shell (distant)"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: चैव = च + एव; अश्वयुङ्नवमी = अश्वयुक् + नवमी (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); चैत्रमासस्य = चैत्र + मासस्य (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष).
FAQs
It lists Āśvayuja Navamī (9th), Kārttika Dvādaśī (12th), and Tṛtīyā (3rd) in the months of Caitra and Bhādrapada.
Such lists commonly mark auspicious observance-days—often for vratas, worship, fasting, or merit-generating rites—within the Purāṇic ritual calendar.
Not in this single verse; it appears to be part of a larger passage where the associated rite, deity, or merit would be explained.