History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.294

v6.c81.294

The Kālādarsa propounds the strange²⁰⁰ theory based on Gobhila's words that the shortening and lengthening of the tithis is due to the piety and sinfulness of men and divides tithis into *kharva* (of proper extent, 60 ghaṭikās), *darpa* (more extensive than 60 ghaṭikās) and *hiṃsrā* or *hiṃsā* (of lesser extent than 60 ghaṭikās) The Rājamārtanda has the same²⁰¹ division and remarks that when the tithi is either *kharva* or *darpa* (and they are viddhā) then a rite is to be done on the later tithi (the proper tithi joined to the next one) and in the case of the shorter tithi (if it is viddhā) one should prefer the former (i. e the day on which the proper tithi is joined to an earlier one)²⁰² The Varsakriyā-kaumudī ascribes a similar verse to Uśanas and remarks that it is opposed to the dicta of many such sages as Devala and must be restricted only to Darśaśrāddha forming as it does a syntactical whole with certain verses of the Chandogapariśiṣṭa (which it quotes).