[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Polity, Pleasure & Law](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti) › [Law and Social-Religious Duty](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma) › [Times of rites](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.kala) › [Determination of lunar days](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.kala.tithi) › [Tithyarka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.kala.tithi.tithyarka) › 2.p1.9 # Tithyarka 2.p1.9 Tithyarka 2.p1.9 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.p1.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.kala.tithi.tithyarka.2.p1.9) "śivā śāntā sukhā rājan ! caturthī trividhā smṛtā māsi bhādrapade śuklā śivalokamapūjitā tasyāṃ snānaṃ tathā dānamupavāso japastathā kriyamāṇaṃ śataguṇaṃ prasādāddantino nṛpa ! ||" iti "caturthyā mārgaśīrṣe tu śuklapakṣe nṛpottama ! prārabhya pratimāsaṃ ca caturthyā gaṇanāyakam sampūjya vidhinā kuryādekabhaktaṃ samāhitaḥ akṣāralavaṇaṃ tvevaṃ pūrṇe saṃvatsare tataḥ dvitīye vatsare cā'tha naktaṃ prati caturthikām kuryād gaṇeśamabhyarcya tṛtīye'yācitaṃ tathā evameva prakurvīta caturthe syādupoṣaṇam tataścaturthe sampūro tadudyāpanamācaret idaṃ varacaturthyākhyaṃ vrataṃ sarvārthasādhakam ||" iti "dinārddhasamaye'tīte bhujyate niyamena yat ekabhaktamiti proktaṃ nyūnaṃ grāsatrayeṇa tu ||" iti "bhojanaṃ tu vidhiprāptaṃ dvātriṃśadgrāsasaṃmitam |" 'tad grāsatrayeṇa nyūnam'—ityantyapādenocyate | tenaikabhakte ekonatriṃśad grāsā iti phalito'rthaḥ | bhojane dvātriṃśadgrāsādiniyamastu matkṛtācārākè draṣṭavyaḥ | padmapurāṇe— "madhyāhnavyāpinī grāhyā ekabhaktavrate tithiḥ” | iti baudhāyano'pi— "udaye tūpavāsasya naktasyāstamaye tithiḥ madhyāhnavyāpinī grāhyā ekabhaktavrate tithiḥ ||” iti atra tredhā vibhaktasyāhno madhyamabhāgo madhyāhnaḥ, “pūrvāhṇe devā aśanamabhiharanti madhyandine manuṣyā aparāhṇe pitaraḥ” iti śruteḥ | tatrāpi dinārddhottaramavaśiṣṭaṃ madhyāhnabhāge kāryam, ‘dinārddhasamaye'tīte’ iti devalokteḥ | dinadvaye'pi madhyāhnavyāptāvekadeśasamavyāptau vā yugmavākyānnirṇayaḥ | ayañca nirṇayaḥ svatantraikabhaktaviṣayaḥ | anyavratāṅgabhūtamekabhaktaṃ tattithāveva - [Previous: 2.p1.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.kala.tithi.tithyarka.2.p1.8) - [Next: 2.p1.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.kala.tithi.tithyarka.2.p1.10) - [Up: 2.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.kala.tithi.tithyarka.2.p1) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.kala.tithi.tithyarka.2.p1.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.kala.tithi.tithyarka.2.p1.9) · Pramāṇa