History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.1327

v6.c81.1327

*Caturthī-vratas*—vide KKV 77-87, HV I. 501-536, KN 177-186, VKK 30-34, PC 91-95, VR 120-191. Except in Gaṇeśa-caturthī, Gaurī 4th, Nāga 4th, Kuṇḍa 4th and Bahulā 4th, the tithi mixed with 5th is to be accepted; about 25 vratas on caturthī. Yama says if the 4th tithi occurs on Saturday with Bharaṇī-nakṣatra, bath and gifts yield inexhaustible merit (HK 620), Agni 179 mentions a few. Caturthī is of three kinds, viz. Śivā, Śāntā and Sukhā. Vide Bhav I. 31. 1-10; they are respectively on śu. of Bh., M. and 4th with a Tuesday; vide HV I. 514, VKK 31.