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Narada Purana (Jyotisha Selections) · by Vyasa
Chapter 6 · Calendar, Muhurta Elements
कालमानं मुहूर्ताङ्गानि च
एकादशी सिता पौषे ह्याषाढेर्देशमीसिता ।माघे च सप्तमी शुक्ला नभस्ये त्वसिताष्टमी ॥ १५० ॥
In the full Narada Purana (Purva Bhaga) this is chapter 56, verse 150.
The bright 11th in Pausha. The bright 10th in Ashadha. The bright 7th in Magha. The dark 8th in Nabhasya.
Simple meaning: More holy days: the bright 11th of Pausha, the 10th of Ashadha, the 7th of Magha and the dark 8th of Nabhasya.
श्रावणे मास्यमावास्या फाल्गुने मासि पौर्णिमा ।
More holy days: new moon of Shravana, and full moons of Phalguna, Ashadha, Kartika, Jyeshtha and Chaitra.
मन्वादयो मानवानां श्राद्धेष्वत्यंतपुण्यदा ।
These fourteen days are very good for ancestor rites. A dark 13th in Bhadrapada with Moon in Magha is special.
गजच्छाया तदा ज्ञेया श्राद्धे ह्यत्यंतपुण्यदा ।
That day is Gajachchhaya, very good for ancestor rites. Three moon days on one weekday mean a lost moon day.