कामिक आगम: पूर्व भाग (अष्टाविंशति मूल शैव आगमों का प्रथम एवं सर्वोच्च आगम महाकोश)

९ काल विधिः
9 kāla vidhiḥ
9 Selection of Auspicious Time
अथ कालं प्रवक्ष्यामि सर्वेषां तु सुखावहम्।
माघमासं विना शस्तं भानोरयनं उत्तरम्॥ १
दक्षिणे त्वरिते मासौ कार्तिकाश्वयुजावपि।
श्रावणश्च विधीयन्ते तदन्ये निन्दिता मताः॥ २
atha kālaṁ pravakṣyāmi sarveṣāṁ tu sukhāvaham|
māghamāsaṁ vinā śastaṁ bhānorayanaṁ uttaram|| 1
dakṣiṇe tvarite māsau kārtikāśvayujāvapi|
śrāvaṇaśca vidhīyante tadanye ninditā matāḥ|| 2
Now I will speak on the selection of auspicious time which could be effective for all, as conducive to long
lasting happiness. In the northern course of the sun, except the magha-month all other months are highly
recommended for the performance of auspicious functions. If auspicious functions are to take place
necessarily and quickly, Kartika, Asvayuj and Sravana months of the southern course of the sun are highly
recommended. All other months are considered to be inauspicious.
शुक्लपक्षश्शुभोऽन्यश्च सप्तम्यन्तोऽसितो मतः।
शुक्ले वाद्यतृतीयांशं कृष्णे चान्त्यं तु वा त्यजेत्॥ ३
मध्यमौ मध्यगौ भागौ श्रेष्ठावन्यौ प्रकीतितौ।
नवमी पञ्चदश्यौ च हित्वा युग्मेतरं तिथिम्॥ ४
आद्यामपि च युग्मासु द्वितीयां दशमी तथा।
कृष्णे षष्टिं च याश्शिष्टास्तास्सर्वा ऽनिन्दितास्त्विह॥ ५
śuklapakṣaśśubho'nyaśca saptamyanto'sito mataḥ|
śukle vādyatṛtīyāṁśaṁ kṛṣṇe cāntyaṁ tu vā tyajet|| 3
madhyamau madhyagau bhāgau śreṣṭāvanyau prakītitau|
navamī pañcadaśyau ca hitvā yugmetaraṁ tithim|| 4
ādyāmapi ca yugmāsu dvitīyāṁ daśamī tathā|
kṛṣṇe ṣaṣṭiṁ ca yāśśiṣṭāstāssarvā aninditāstviha|| 5
The bright half of the lunar month is always auspicious. In the dark half of the lunar month, auspicious
time could be considered up to the seventh lunar day. The first one third of the bright half and the last
one third of the dark half are to be left out, since they are not auspicious. Otherwise, the middle one third
of both the bright half and the dark half is considered to be of medium kind. Other days are declared
to be supreme. In the odd number of lunar days, the ninth day, full moon , new moon and the first lunar day