Book Title: Indian Antiquary Vol 26
Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple
Publisher: Swati Publications

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________________ 186 THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY. (JULY, 1997. IX. — Kalpadi. [Forenoon.] XI. -- Mókshada ekadasi. XIV. - According to the Lingapurana, called Pashana-chaturdast. xv. - Dattatreya-or Datta-jayanti, birth of Dattatreya (an incarnation of Siva).. [Evening.) Donation of salt on this tithi, when it is joined with the nakshatra Mriga, secures beauty of person. Margairaha-[or parņimanta Pausha-]kfishộapaksha. IV. - Sankashta-chaturthi. [Moonrise.] VII. - KAl-Ashtami. [Púrva-viddhá.] Ashtaka-śrâddha. [Afternoon part.] XI. - Saphalâ ekadast. XIV. - Sivaratri. [Midnight.] X. - Pausha-kuklapakaha. IV. - Vainkyakt or Ganesa-chaturthi. [Midday.) VIII. - Dargå- or Annapůrpå-ashtami.. When the tithi falls on Wednesday, bathing, feeding of Brahmans, etc., are very meritorious, especially when the moon is in the nakshatra Bharani. or, according to others, in Rohini and Ardra.*7 XI. - Patrada ekadast. Manvadi. (Forenoon.] • Pausha-Cor parpimanta Magha-Jkrishnapaksha. IV. - Sankashta chaturthi. [Moonrise.) VIII. – Kál-ashtami. [Pdrra-viddha.] Ashtaka-áraddha. (Afternoon part.] XI. - Shattila ekadasi. XIV. - Sivaratri. [Midnight.] XV. - When during this tithi, on a Sunday in day-time, the nakshatra is Sravans and the yôga Vyatipata, this coincidence is called Ardhodaya. It is a most auspicious occasion for making donations. When one of the particulars enumerated is wanting, the coincidence of the rest is by some called Mahodaya. XI. - Magha-buklapaksha. IV. - Vainiyaki chaturthi, Ganesa-chaturthi, Ganesa-jayantl (these three only in calendars); or Tila-chaturthi. [Evening.) Kunda-ohaturthi; worship of Siva with jasmine flowers. (Evening.] According to the Bhavishyatpuréna, called Banta. V. - Vasanta-panobami; worship of Rati and Kima. [The day on which the titki onds, if the tithi oooupies the foronoon of that day only; otherwise the day on which the titki commences.] Srl-panchamt, according to some. (See the same tithi of Chaitra-suklapaksha.) - I do not see how the moon can be in Röhipl and Ardrd on the above tithi; on Pausha-sudi 8 she generally is in Révatt and Abvint,

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