The Account of Mohinī (Mohinī-kathanam): Ekādaśī Nirṇaya, Daśamī Boundary, and Aruṇodaya
सर्वेष्वपि तु लोकेषु विदिता दशमी तिथिः । यमस्य तस्याः प्रांति तु स्थितिः कार्या त्वयानघे ॥ ९ ॥
sarveṣvapi tu lokeṣu viditā daśamī tithiḥ | yamasya tasyāḥ prāṃti tu sthitiḥ kāryā tvayānaghe || 9 ||
Quả thật, trong mọi cõi, tithi Daśamī (ngày mồng mười âm lịch) đều được biết rõ. Vì thế, hỡi người vô tội, hãy đúng pháp mà thiết lập sự hành trì dành cho Yama gắn với tithi ấy.
Narada (in instruction/dialogue context of Uttara-Bhaga teachings)
Vrata: Yama-related observance on Daśamī (name not specified)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
It highlights Daśamī as a universally recognized tithi and directs the practitioner to perform an appropriate Yama-related observance, emphasizing disciplined time-based dharma.
Bhakti here expresses itself as faithful adherence to sacred timings and prescribed observances—devotion shown through vrata-niyama and reverence to cosmic order (ṛta) represented by Yama.
It points to calendrical discipline based on the lunar tithi system—an applied aspect of Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology/astronomy) used for scheduling vratas and rites.