Lamp of the Determination of Lunar Days

Lunar Day 7 When the sun has set, the period of dusk Pradosha original: "Pradosha," the period immediately following sunset, traditionally used for specific prayers and meals is said to last for three units of time muhurtas one muhurta is approximately 48 minutes; three muhurtas equal 2 hours and 24 minutes. In that period, when stars are not yet visible, the determination urpaghati? is obtained when the rays have risen. || 81 || For the night-meal vow original: "Nakta-vrata," a ritual involving fasting during the day and eating only at night, the entire lunar day tithi that spans the dusk period should be accepted. If it spans that period on both days, then the evening night-meal is preferred. || 82 ||

Even on days such as Sunday and others, the night-meal is said [to occur] at midnight original: "Nishitha," the middle of the night. When the dusk period is available, then the evening time is preferred. || 82 || The manuscript repeats the verse number 82. This essence of the determination as declared by Hemadri a famous 13th-century scholar and author of the Chaturvarga Chintamani has been illustrated. That which Madhava referring to Madhavacharya, a prominent 14th-century scholar spoke of differently is now stated here with care. || 83 ||

When there is an absence of eating during the day, the act of eating [occurs] at night. That night-meal is said to be of two types, distinguished as solar and non-solar. || 84 || Solar night-meal is that where the [early] evening is primary and the dusk period is secondary. but Non-solar is where the evening is secondary and the dusk period is primary. || 85 || Here, it is agreed that the dusk period lasts for three units of time. shratishi yanti ra?