Jatukarnya 1.16: Tithyarka · Jayasīṃhakalpadruma

1.16

śaṅkhaṃ prāhur amāvāsyāṃ kṣīṇasomāṃ dvijottamāḥ | aṣṭakā ca bhavet padmaṃ tatra dattaṃ tathākṣayam

Best of the twice-born call the new-moon day when the moon is waned "śaṅkha"; / and the aṣṭakā is a "padma"; what is given then is imperishable.

The best of the twice-born call the new moon, when the moon has waned, a 'conch' (treasure), and the aṣṭakā a 'lotus'; what is given then is likewise imperishable.