Re: Tithi
Hari Om
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Namaste
I thought to extend this post regarding tithi's… The posts above gives the reader a good baseline on tithi qualities and needs to be reviewed to bring out the most value for this post.
Lets look at the nature of each tithi just in a word or two, I think you will get an idea of the tithi-s influence for the day. Combine it with the post above and one can see the strength of the tithi - by sukla or krishna ( bright or white, and dark) parts of the month.
We will look to the tithi's prada प्रद - the giving , yielding , offering , granting , bestowing , causing , effecting , uttering, influence.
Tithi by lunar day, the name of the tithi and the devata
Day___ Tithi_____ Devata________prada
1___ Pratipada______ Agni___ ___ vriddhi - giving rise or increase
2 ___Dwitiya_______ Brahma_____ mangala - auspiciousness
3___ Tritiya ________Gauri ______ bala - strength, power giving
4 ___Chaturthii _____Ganapati____ khala - some mischievous, or contect, or battle
5___ Panchami ___ __Naga ______ lakshmi - wealth, favor, abundence, beauty , loveliness , grace , charm , splendour;punya
6 ___Shashti _______Kartika_____ yasha - giving fame
7___ Saptami ______Surya ______ mitra - friendly
8 ___Ashtami ___ __ Shiva ______ dvandva ( dwandwa) - giving conflict
9 ___Navami ____ __Durga ____ _ ugra - agressive
10 __Dashami _____Yama raj ____ saumya - placid , gentle , mild , some say in a word sober
11__ Ekadashi _____ Vishwedeva __ ananda - giving enjoyments, happiness , joy , enjoyment
12__ Dwadashi _____Vishnu ______ yasha - giving fame, good qualities
13__ Trayodashi ____Kamdeva ____ jaya - victory in pursuits
14__ Chaturdashi ___Shiva/ Rudra _ urga - agressive
15__ Purnima _____ Soma _______ saumya -placid , gentle , mild , some say in a word sober
30__ Amavasya ____ Pitris some call Manes and deals with ancestors (Amavasya is the new moon)
pranams
posted on Sukla Navami tithi ( 9th tithi , bright half of the month); Chandra is on the 1st pada of Hasta Nakshatra. Why did I post this today? Sun + moon forms a ravi yoga and removes any blemishes or inauspiciousness.
Last edited by yajvan; 12 June 2008 at 03:24 PM.
Reason: added 'parts of the month' to the text
यतस्त्वं शिवसमोऽसि
yatastvaṁ śivasamo'si
because you are identical with śiva
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