Narada Purana — Uttara Bhaga — Chapter 2
NarP 2 2.1
वसिष्ट उवाच इममेवार्थमुद्दिश्य नैमिषारण्यवासिनः । पप्रच्छुर्मुनयः सूतं व्यासशिष्यं महामतिम्
vasiṣṭa uvāca imamevārthamuddiśya naimiṣāraṇyavāsinaḥ / papracchurmunayaḥ sūtaṃ vyāsaśiṣyaṃ mahāmatim
Vasiṣṭha said: With just this matter in view, the sages dwelling in the Naimiṣa forest asked the Sūta, the disciple of Vyāsa, of great intelligence.
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NarP 2 2.2
स तु पृष्टो महाभाग एकादश्याः सुविस्तरम् । माहात्म्यं कथयामास उपवासविधिं तथा
sa tu pṛṣṭo mahābhāga ekādaśyāḥ suvistaram / māhātmyaṃ kathayāmāsa upavāsavidhiṃ tathā
And he, that greatly fortunate one, being asked, related at great length the greatness of the eleventh day, and also the rule of fasting.
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NarP 2 2.3
तद्वाक्यं सूतपुत्रस्य श्रुत्वा द्विजवरोत्तमाः । माहात्म्यं चक्रिणश्चापि सर्वपापौघ शान्तिदम्
tadvākyaṃ sūtaputrasya śrutvā dvijavarottamāḥ / māhātmyaṃ cakriṇaścāpi sarvapāpaugha śāntidam
Having heard that speech of the son of the Sūta, those foremost of the best of brahmins, and also the greatness of the Discus-bearer, which gives peace from the whole flood of sins —
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NarP 2 2.4
पुनः पप्रच्छुरमलं सूतं पौराणिकं नृप । अष्टादश पुराणानि भवान् जानाति मानद
punaḥ papracchuramalaṃ sūtaṃ paurāṇikaṃ nṛpa / aṣṭādaśa purāṇāni bhavān jānāti mānada
they again asked the spotless Sūta, the knower of the Purāṇas, O king: "You know the eighteen Purāṇas, O giver of honour,
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NarP 2 2.5
कानीनस्य प्रसादेनः महाभारतमप्युत । तन्नास्ति यन्न वेत्सि त्वं पुराणेषु स्मृतिष्वपि
kānīnasya prasādenaḥ mahābhāratamapyuta / tannāsti yanna vetsi tvaṃ purāṇeṣu smṛtiṣvapi
and also the Mahābhārata, by the grace of the son born of a maiden (Vyāsa); there is nothing that you do not know among the Purāṇas and the Smṛtis too.
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NarP 2 2.6
चरिते रघुनाथस्य शतकोटिप्रविस्तरे । अस्माकं संशयः कश्चिद्धृदये संप्रवर्तते
carite raghunāthasya śatakoṭipravistare / asmākaṃ saṃśayaḥ kaściddhṛdaye saṃpravartate
In the story of the lord of the Raghus, extending over a hundred crores, some doubt of ours arises in the heart.
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NarP 2 2.7
तं भवानर्हति च्छेत्तुं याथार्थ्येन सुविस्तरात् । तिथेः प्रान्तमुपोष्यं स्यादाहोस्विन्मूलमेव च
taṃ bhavānarhati cchettuṃ yāthārthyena suvistarāt / titheḥ prāntamupoṣyaṃ syādāhosvinmūlameva ca
You are fit to cut it away truly and at full length: should the end portion of a lunar day be the one fasted on, or indeed the beginning (root) of it?
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NarP 2 2.8
दैवे पैत्र्ये समाख्याहि नावेद्यं विद्यते तवल । सौतिरुवाच तिथेः प्रान्तं सुराणां हि उपोष्यं प्रीतिवर्द्धनम्
daive paitrye samākhyāhi nāvedyaṃ vidyate tavala / sautiruvāca titheḥ prāntaṃ surāṇāṃ hi upoṣyaṃ prītivarddhanam
Tell (us) fully in regard to rites for the gods and for the fathers; there is nothing unknown to you." The son of the Sūta said: The end of a lunar day is what should be fasted upon for the gods, increasing their pleasure;
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NarP 2 2.9
मूलं तिथेः पितॄणां तु कालज्ञैः प्रियमीरितम् । अतः प्रान्तमुपोष्यं हि तिथेर्दशफलेप्सुभिः
mūlaṃ titheḥ pitṝṇāṃ tu kālajñaiḥ priyamīritam / ataḥ prāntamupoṣyaṃ hi titherdaśaphalepsubhiḥ
but the beginning of the lunar day is declared dear to the fathers by those who know the times. Therefore the end of the lunar day is to be fasted upon by those desiring the tenfold fruit.
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NarP 2 2.10
मूलं हि पितृतृप्त्यर्थं विज्ञेयं धर्मकाङ्क्षिभिः । पूर्वविद्धा न कर्तव्या द्वितीया चाष्टमी तथा
mūlaṃ hi pitṛtṛptyarthaṃ vijñeyaṃ dharmakāṅkṣibhiḥ / pūrvaviddhā na kartavyā dvitīyā cāṣṭamī tathā
The beginning is to be known as being for the satisfaction of the fathers by those who seek dharma. The second and likewise the eighth should not be observed when contaminated by the preceding (day),
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NarP 2 2.11
षष्ठी चैकादशी भूप धर्मकामार्थलिप्सुभिः । पूर्वविद्धा द्विजश्रेष्ठाः कर्तव्या सप्तमी सदा
ṣaṣṭhī caikādaśī bhūpa dharmakāmārthalipsubhiḥ / pūrvaviddhā dvijaśreṣṭhāḥ kartavyā saptamī sadā
nor the sixth and the eleventh, O king, by those seeking dharma, pleasure and wealth; but the seventh, O best of brahmins, should always be observed as contaminated by the preceding day.
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NarP 2 2.12
दर्शश्च पौर्णमासश्च पितुः सांवत्सरं दिनम् । पूर्वविद्धानिमांस्त्यक्त्वा नरकं प्रतिपद्यते
darśaśca paurṇamāsaśca pituḥ sāṃvatsaraṃ dinam / pūrvaviddhānimāṃstyaktvā narakaṃ pratipadyate
The new moon, the full moon, and the annual day of one's father — abandoning these as contaminated by the preceding day, one attains hell,
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NarP 2 2.13
हानिं च संततेर्भूपदौर्भाग्यं समवाप्नुयात् । एतच्छ्रुतं मया विप्राः कृष्णद्वैपायनात्पुरा
hāniṃ ca saṃtaterbhūpadaurbhāgyaṃ samavāpnuyāt / etacchrutaṃ mayā viprāḥ kṛṣṇadvaipāyanātpurā
and would incur loss of offspring, O king, and misfortune. This I heard, O brahmins, formerly from Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana.
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NarP 2 2.14
आदित्योदयवेलायां यास्तोकापि तिथिर्भवेत् । पूर्वविद्धा तु मन्तव्या प्रभूता नोदयं विना
ādityodayavelāyāṃ yāstokāpi tithirbhavet / pūrvaviddhā tu mantavyā prabhūtā nodayaṃ vinā
Whatever lunar day is present at the time of sunrise, even a little of it, is to be reckoned as prevailing over the preceding; abundant (duration) without (covering) the sunrise is not (so reckoned).
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NarP 2 2.15
पारणे मरणे नॄणां तिथिस्तात्कालिकी स्मृता । पित्र्ये ऽस्तमनवेलायां स्पर्शे पूर्णा निगद्यते
pāraṇe maraṇe nṝṇāṃ tithistātkālikī smṛtā / pitrye 'stamanavelāyāṃ sparśe pūrṇā nigadyate
For the breaking of a fast and for the death of men, the tithi current at that moment is prescribed; in a rite for the fathers, the tithi is declared full (i.e., valid) if it touches the time of sunset.
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NarP 2 2.16
न तत्रोदयिनी ग्राह्या दैवस्योदयिकी तिथिः । प्रत्यहं शोधयेत्प्राज्ञस्तिथिं दैवज्ञचिन्तकात्
na tatrodayinī grāhyā daivasyodayikī tithiḥ / pratyahaṃ śodhayetprājñastithiṃ daivajñacintakāt
In that case the tithi current at sunrise is not to be taken; for a rite to the gods it is the tithi existing at sunrise (that is taken). Each day the wise man should determine the tithi by consulting one who knows the (astral) calculations.
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NarP 2 2.17
तिथिप्रमाणं विप्रेन्द्राः क्षपाकरदिवाकरौ । चन्द्रार्कचारविज्ञानात्कालं कालविदो विदुः
tithipramāṇaṃ viprendrāḥ kṣapākaradivākarau / candrārkacāravijñānātkālaṃ kālavido viduḥ
The measure of a tithi, O best of brahmins, is (determined by) the moon and the sun; from knowledge of the courses of moon and sun those who know time know the time.
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NarP 2 2.18
पूर्वायाः संगदोषेण न योग्यास्ताः प्रपूजने । वर्जयन्ति नरास्तज्ज्ञा यामांश्च चतुरो द्विजाः
pūrvāyāḥ saṃgadoṣeṇa na yogyāstāḥ prapūjane / varjayanti narāstajjñā yāmāṃśca caturo dvijāḥ
Because of the fault of conjunction with the preceding (tithi), those are not fit for worship; men who know this, O twice-born, avoid also the four watches.
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NarP 2 2.19
अत ऊर्द्ध्वं प्रवक्ष्यामि स्नानपूजाविधिक्रमम् । न दिवा शुद्धिमाप्नोति तदा रात्रौ विधीयते
ata ūrddhvaṃ pravakṣyāmi snānapūjāvidhikramam / na divā śuddhimāpnoti tadā rātrau vidhīyate
Hereafter I shall declare the order of the rules for bathing and worship. When purity is not obtained by day, then it is enjoined (to be done) at night.
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NarP 2 2.20
दिनकार्यमशेषं हि कर्तव्यं शर्वरीमुखे । विधिरेष मया ख्यातो नराणामुपवासिनाम्
dinakāryamaśeṣaṃ hi kartavyaṃ śarvarīmukhe / vidhireṣa mayā khyāto narāṇāmupavāsinām
Indeed the whole of the day's duty is to be performed at the onset of night. This rule has been declared by me for men who are fasting.
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NarP 2 2.21
अल्पायामथ विप्रेन्द्रा द्वादश्यामरुणोदये । स्नानार्चनक्रिया कार्य्या दानहोमादिसंयुता
alpāyāmatha viprendrā dvādaśyāmaruṇodaye / snānārcanakriyā kāryyā dānahomādisaṃyutā
But when the twelfth is short, O best of brahmins, the rites of bathing and worship, together with giving, oblation and the rest, should be done at daybreak.
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NarP 2 2.22
त्रयोदश्यां पारणे पृथिवीफलम् । शतयज्ञाधिकं वापि नरः प्राप्नोत्यसंशयम्
trayodaśyāṃ pāraṇe pṛthivīphalam / śatayajñādhikaṃ vāpi naraḥ prāpnotyasaṃśayam
When the fast is broken on the thirteenth, a man obtains the fruit of (the gift of) the earth, or even more than a hundred sacrifices — no doubt of it.
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NarP 2 2.23
एतस्मात्कारणाद्विप्राः प्रत्यूषे स्नानमाचरेत् । पितृतर्पणसंयुक्तं न दृष्ट्वा द्वादशीदिनम्
etasmātkāraṇādviprāḥ pratyūṣe snānamācaret / pitṛtarpaṇasaṃyuktaṃ na dṛṣṭvā dvādaśīdinam
For this reason, O brahmins, one should perform the bath at dawn, together with the offering of water to the fathers, without waiting to see the day of the twelfth.
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NarP 2 2.24
महाहानिकरा ह्येषा द्वादशी लङ्घिता नृभिः । करोति धर्महरणमस्नातेव सरस्वती
mahāhānikarā hyeṣā dvādaśī laṅghitā nṛbhiḥ / karoti dharmaharaṇamasnāteva sarasvatī
For this twelfth, when overstepped by men, causes great loss; it carries off their merit, as the Sarasvatī does when one has not bathed (in her).
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NarP 2 2.25
क्षये वाप्यथवा वृद्धौ संप्राप्ते वा दिनोदये । उपोष्या द्वादशी पुण्या पूर्वविद्धां विवर्जयेत्
kṣaye vāpyathavā vṛddhau saṃprāpte vā dinodaye / upoṣyā dvādaśī puṇyā pūrvaviddhāṃ vivarjayet
Whether in decrease or in increase, or when it has arrived at sunrise, the holy twelfth is to be fasted upon; one should avoid the one pierced by the preceding (tithi).
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NarP 2 2.26
ब्राह्मण उवाच यदा च प्राप्यते सूत द्वादश्यां पूर्वसंभवा । तदोपवासो हि कथं कर्तव्यो मानवैर्वद
brāhmaṇa uvāca yadā ca prāpyate sūta dvādaśyāṃ pūrvasaṃbhavā / tadopavāso hi kathaṃ kartavyo mānavairvada
The brahmin said: And when, O Sūta, that which arose earlier is met with on the twelfth, then how should the fast be kept by men? Tell (us).
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NarP 2 2.27
उपवासदिनं विद्धं यदा भवति पूर्वया । द्वितीये ऽह्नि यदा न स्यात्स्वल्पाप्येकादशी तिथिः
upavāsadinaṃ viddhaṃ yadā bhavati pūrvayā / dvitīye 'hni yadā na syātsvalpāpyekādaśī tithiḥ
When the day of the fast is pierced by the preceding (tithi), and when on the second day the eleventh tithi does not exist even a little —
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NarP 2 2.28
तत्रोपवासो विहितः कथं तद्वद सूतज । सौतिरुवाच यदा न प्राप्यते विप्रा द्वादश्यां पूर्वसम्भवम्
tatropavāso vihitaḥ kathaṃ tadvada sūtaja / sautiruvāca yadā na prāpyate viprā dvādaśyāṃ pūrvasambhavam
in that case how is the fast enjoined? Tell that, O son of the Sūta. The son of the Sūta said: When, O brahmins, that which arose earlier is not found on the twelfth,
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NarP 2 2.29
रविचन्द्रार्कजाहं तु तदोपोष्यं परं दिनम् । बह्वा गमविरोधेषु ब्राह्मणेषु विवादिषु
ravicandrārkajāhaṃ tu tadopoṣyaṃ paraṃ dinam / bahvā gamavirodheṣu brāhmaṇeṣu vivādiṣu
but it is a day of the sun, the moon, or Saturn, then the later day is to be fasted upon. When there are many contradictions of tradition and the brahmins are in dispute,
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NarP 2 2.30
उपोष्या द्वादशी पुण्या त्रयोदश्यां तु पारणम् । एकादश्यां तु विद्धायां संप्राप्ते श्रवणे तथा
upoṣyā dvādaśī puṇyā trayodaśyāṃ tu pāraṇam / ekādaśyāṃ tu viddhāyāṃ saṃprāpte śravaṇe tathā
the holy twelfth is to be fasted upon, and the breaking of the fast on the thirteenth. But when the eleventh is pierced, and likewise when Śravaṇa occurs,
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NarP 2 2.31
उपोष्या द्वादशी पुण्या पक्षयोरुभयोरपि । एष वो निर्णयः प्रोक्तो मया शास्त्रविनिर्णयात्
upoṣyā dvādaśī puṇyā pakṣayorubhayorapi / eṣa vo nirṇayaḥ prokto mayā śāstravinirṇayāt
the holy twelfth is to be fasted upon, in both fortnights alike. This decision has been declared to you by me out of the determination of the scriptures.
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NarP 2 2.32
किमन्यच्छ्रोतुकामा हि तद्भवन्तो ब्रुवन्तु मे । ऋषय ऊचुः युगादीनां वदविधिं सौते सम्यग्यथातथम्
kimanyacchrotukāmā hi tadbhavanto bruvantu me / ṛṣaya ūcuḥ yugādīnāṃ vadavidhiṃ saute samyagyathātatham
What else do you wish to hear? Let your honours tell me that. The seers said: Tell, O Sūta, the rule concerning the beginnings of the ages, correctly and just as it is,
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NarP 2 2.33
रविसंक्रातिकादीनां नावेद्यं विद्यते तव । सौतिरुवाच द्वे शुक्ले द्वे तथा कृष्णे युगाद्याः कवयो विदुः
ravisaṃkrātikādīnāṃ nāvedyaṃ vidyate tava / sautiruvāca dve śukle dve tathā kṛṣṇe yugādyāḥ kavayo viduḥ
and of the sun's transits and the rest — there is nothing unknowable to you. The son of the Sūta said: Two in the bright fortnight and two likewise in the dark, the wise know as the beginnings of the ages.
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NarP 2 2.34
शुक्ले पूर्वाह्णिके ग्राह्ये कृष्णे ग्राह्ये ऽपराह्णिके । अयनं दिनभागाढ्यं संक्रमः षोडशः पलः
śukle pūrvāhṇike grāhye kṛṣṇe grāhye 'parāhṇike / ayanaṃ dinabhāgāḍhyaṃ saṃkramaḥ ṣoḍaśaḥ palaḥ
In the bright fortnight they are to be taken in the forenoon, in the dark fortnight to be taken in the afternoon. The solstice (extends over) a portion of the day; the transit (of the sun) is sixteen palas.
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NarP 2 2.35
पूर्वे तु दक्षिणे भागे व्यतीते चोत्तरो मतः । मध्यकाले तु विषुवे त्वक्षया परिकीर्तिता
pūrve tu dakṣiṇe bhāge vyatīte cottaro mataḥ / madhyakāle tu viṣuve tvakṣayā parikīrtitā
But in the earlier, southern half (of the year, the tithi) that has passed (is to be taken), and in the northern (course) the later one is held (proper); at the equinox, at midday, (the tithi) is declared to be undiminishing.
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NarP 2 2.36
ज्ञात्वा विप्रास्तिथिं सम्यक्सांवत्सरसमीरिताम् । कर्तव्यो ह्युपवासस्तु अन्यथा नरकं व्रजेत्
jñātvā viprāstithiṃ samyaksāṃvatsarasamīritām / kartavyo hyupavāsastu anyathā narakaṃ vrajet
O brahmins, having rightly ascertained the tithi as declared by the almanac-maker, the fast should indeed be performed; otherwise one would go to hell.
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NarP 2 2.37
पूर्वविद्धां प्रकुर्वाणो नरो धर्मं निकृन्तति । संततेस्तु विनाशाय संपदां हरणाय च
pūrvaviddhāṃ prakurvāṇo naro dharmaṃ nikṛntati / saṃtatestu vināśāya saṃpadāṃ haraṇāya ca
A man who observes (the eleventh) when it is contaminated by the preceding (tithi) cuts down his own merit — to the destruction of his progeny and the carrying off of his wealth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 2.38
पलवेधे ऽपि विप्रेन्द्रा दशम्या वर्जयेच्छिवाम् । सुराया बिन्दुना स्पृष्ट यथा गङ्गाजलन्त्यजेत्
palavedhe 'pi viprendrā daśamyā varjayecchivām / surāyā bindunā spṛṣṭa yathā gaṅgājalantyajet
Even if the piercing (by the tenth) is (only) of one pala, O best of brahmins, one should avoid the auspicious (eleventh) when tainted by the tenth, just as one would discard Ganges water touched by a drop of liquor.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 2.39
श्वहतं पञ्चगव्यं च दशम्या दूषितां त्यजेत् । एकादशीं द्विजश्रेष्ठाः पक्षयोरुभयोरपि
śvahataṃ pañcagavyaṃ ca daśamyā dūṣitāṃ tyajet / ekādaśīṃ dvijaśreṣṭhāḥ pakṣayorubhayorapi
As one would discard the five products of the cow when defiled by a dog, so should one discard the eleventh when it is spoiled by the tenth, O best of the twice-born, in both fortnights.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 2.40
पूर्वविद्धा पुरा दत्ता सा तिथिर्यदुमौलिना । दानवेभ्यो द्विजश्रेष्ठाः प्रीणनार्थं महात्मनाम्
pūrvaviddhā purā dattā sā tithiryadumaulinā / dānavebhyo dvijaśreṣṭhāḥ prīṇanārthaṃ mahātmanām
That tithi, when pierced by the preceding one, was formerly given away by the crest-jewel of the Yadus, O best of the twice-born, to the demons, for the gratification of those great ones.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 2.41
अकाले यद्धनं दत्तमपात्रेभ्यो द्विजोत्तमाः । संक्रुद्वैरपि यद्दत्तं यद्दत्तं चाप्यसत्कृतम्
akāle yaddhanaṃ dattamapātrebhyo dvijottamāḥ / saṃkrudvairapi yaddattaṃ yaddattaṃ cāpyasatkṛtam
Wealth that is given at the wrong time, O best of the twice-born, and to unworthy recipients; and what is given by the angry, and what is given without honour —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 2.42
पूर्वविद्धतिथौ दत्तं तद्दत्तमसुरेष्वथ । यदुच्छिष्टेन दत्तं तु यद्दत्तं पतितेष्वपि
pūrvaviddhatithau dattaṃ taddattamasureṣvatha / yaducchiṣṭena dattaṃ tu yaddattaṃ patiteṣvapi
and what is given on a tithi pierced by the preceding one — that is (as good as) given to the demons; and what is given by one polluted with leftovers, and what is given to the fallen,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 2.43
स्त्रीजेतेषु च यद्दत्तं यद्दत्तं जलवर्जितम् । पुनः कीर्तनसंयुक्तं तद्दत्तमसुरेषु वै
strījeteṣu ca yaddattaṃ yaddattaṃ jalavarjitam / punaḥ kīrtanasaṃyuktaṃ taddattamasureṣu vai
and what is given to those conquered by women, and what is given without water, and what is accompanied by boasting of it again — that indeed is given to the demons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 2.44
तस्माद्विप्रा न कर्त्व्या विद्धाप्येकादशी तिथिः । यथा हन्तिपुरा पुण्यं श्राद्धं च वृषलीपतिः
tasmādviprā na kartvyā viddhāpyekādaśī tithiḥ / yathā hantipurā puṇyaṃ śrāddhaṃ ca vṛṣalīpatiḥ
Therefore, O brahmins, the eleventh tithi is not to be observed when it is pierced, just as a man wedded to a low-caste woman destroys merit and the ancestral offering.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 2 2.45
दत्तं जप्तं हुतं स्नातं तथा पूजा कृता हरेः । तिथौ विद्धे क्षयं याति तमः सूर्योदये यथा
dattaṃ japtaṃ hutaṃ snātaṃ tathā pūjā kṛtā hareḥ / tithau viddhe kṣayaṃ yāti tamaḥ sūryodaye yathā
Giving, muttering of prayers, oblation, bathing, and worship performed for Hari — (all) perish when the tithi is pierced, as darkness does at sunrise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 2.46
जीर्णं पतिं यौवनगर्विता यथा त्यजन्ति नार्यो झषकेतुनार्दिताः । तथा हि वेधं विबुधास्त्यजन्ति तिथ्यन्तरं धर्मविवृद्धये सदा
jīrṇaṃ patiṃ yauvanagarvitā yathā tyajanti nāryo jhaṣaketunārditāḥ / tathā hi vedhaṃ vibudhāstyajanti tithyantaraṃ dharmavivṛddhaye sadā
Just as women proud of their youth, tormented by the fish-bannered one (Kāma), abandon an aged husband, so indeed do the wise always avoid the piercing, (taking) another tithi, for the increase of dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition