History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.606

v6.c81.606

If pañcamī is mixed up with the 4th tithi and the 6th tithi, one must perform the Ṛṣipañcamī vrata on the 5th mixed with the 4th (pūrvaviddhā) and not on 5th mixed with 6th, in accordance with the *Yugmavākya* quoted above (n 191) Besides, Hārīta expressly ³⁸⁴ prohibits the acceptance of the 5th mixed with the 6th in the words (5th tithi mixed with the 4th should be accepted and not the 5th joined to the 6th, both in the bright and dark halves and in rites for the gods and *pitṛs*). But there is the most important rule laid down by Hārīta himself that in all vratas comprising worship the tithi to be selected is the one that covers mid-day.³⁸⁵ Supposing that the 5th tithi does not cover mid-day when joined with 4th, but covers mid-day when joined with 6th, the latter (paraviddhā) would have to be chosen. Hemādri would hold this latter view, while Mādhava holds that everywhere 5th which is pūrvaviddhā is to be accepted. Hence there is divergence of view among the great writers.