Ganapati's Treatise on Auspicious Moments

On the thirteenth lunar day, a man should likewise never bathe with myrobalan fruits original: "āmalakaiḥ"; the Indian gooseberry, often used in ritual bathing but forbidden on certain days. || 37 || Now, activities prohibited on specific days: 1 One should avoid shaving on the fourteenth day, oil massage on the sixth, meat consumption on the eighth, and sexual intercourse on the New Moon day, if one desires a long life. || 38 || Now, items to be avoided during the sixteen lunar days from the first to the New Moon: One should avoid ash gourd on the first day, and similarly the Indian nightshade fruit original: "vṛhatī phalam", salt, radish, and again the use of oil on the respective following days. || 39 || Myrobalan the fruit of the Emblic Myrobalan tree, coconut, bottle gourd, pointed gourd, neem leaves, lentils, eggplant, and honey should be avoided in that order referring to the sequence of lunar days. || 40 || On the New Moon, avoid sexual intercourse, and on the Full Moon, avoid gambling. || 41 || Now, in this context, the lunar days marking the start of the World Ages (Yugadi) and the Eras of Manu (Manvadi): The bright ninth of the month of Kartika, the bright third of Vaishakha, the dark thirteenth of Ashvina, and the New Moon of Phalguna. || 42 || The Krita Yuga the Golden Age began in Kartika; the Treta Yuga began in Madhava the month of Vaishakha; the Dvapara Yuga began in Phalguna; and the Kali Yuga the current Iron Age began in Ashvina. || 43 || The presiding deities of these ages are, in order: Vishnu, Hari, Brahma, and the Ancestors. On these Age-anniversaries, one should give gifts of sesame, salt, gold, and cows. || 44 || These Age-anniversaries should be avoided for auspicious ceremonies by the wise; however, the Akshaya Tritiya the "Inexhaustible Third" in the month of Vaishakha is excellent for all undertakings. || 45 || The bright ninth of Ashvina, the seventh of Magha, the third of Bhadrapada and Chaitra, and the twelfth of Kartika; || 46 || H the tenth of Ashadha, and the Full Moon of Jyeshtha; the Full Moon days of Ashadha, Phalguna, Chaitra, and Kartika; || 47 || the dark eighth of Bhadrapada, and the bright eleventh of Pausha, and the New Moon of Bhadrapada—these are the lunar days marking the start of the Manvantaras the administrative periods of the various Manus, the progenitors of humanity.