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6 �Vratas� on �Pratipada�, �Dwiteeya� and �Triteeya� �Tithis�

Muni Sumantu described about the significance of performing Tithi-specific Vratas and procedures: By way of �U
one should consume milk on the Pratipada or the first day of a month; on the Dviteeya (Second) day only saltle
(third) day rice with tilas (sesame seed); on the Chaturthi(Fourth) day only milk; on the Panchami (fifth) day
Shashthi (Sixth) day, cooked vegetables only; on the Saptami (Seventh) day, only �bilwaahaar� or wood-a
Ashtami (eighth) day, only barley be consumed; on the Navami (ninth) day only �Anagnipaak� or uncooked edib
Ehadashi (tenth and eleventh) �ghrutaahar�or food with ghee; on Dwadashi (twelfth) day, �kheer� or cook
milk; on Trayodashi (Thirteenth) day only �Gomutra� or cow�s urine; on Chaturdashi (fourteenth day)
�Yavaanna� or rice with Yava (Cumin seeds); on �Purnima�
(Full Moon) day one should consume water with kusha grass and on �Amavasya� (Dark Moon) day �Havishya B
Moong Dal, Til oil, Jeera and Tamarind. This type of �Tithi Bhojan� for one fortnight yields the fruit of perform
Yagna; for three/four months would give the reward of hundred Ashvamedha and Rajasuya Yagnas and the hap
Swarga for one Manvantara; and for one year of fastings, the stay in Surya loka is assured for fourteen Manvanta
Vrata� could be performed by men, women of any �Varna�.

On the Pratipada Tithi especially of Kartika month, worship to Brahma is executed to signify Brahma�s Creation
in the Pratipadika Kalpa; Yagna, Tapas, Tirtha Snaan, Puja by Lotus and other flowers / fruits along with the
Services like Abhishek (Bathing) of Pratima (idol) with milk, curd, honey and ghee with Veda Mantras; Dh
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