Krishna Trayodasiత్రయోదశి
Tithis 3, 8 and 13. Contest, courage and resolve.
- Deity
- Kamadeva (Manmatha)
- Paksha
- Krishna Paksha
- Group
- Jaya — victorious
- Sanskrit
- Trayodashi
- Telugu
- త్రయోదశి
- Number
- 13 / 15
About Krishna Trayodasi
The thirteenth tithi belongs to Kamadeva and carries desire, attraction and vigour. It is also Pradosham: the twilight hour of trayodashi, in both pakshas, is held to be the moment Shiva dances, and Pradosha worship at that time is one of the most widely kept monthly observances in the south.
The paksha
In krishna paksha the moon is waning, losing light each night. The waning half is treated as favourable to inward, reductive and concluding work — practice, fasting, ancestral rites and the settling of what is outstanding — rather than to new outward beginnings.
Jaya — victorious
Jaya means 'victory'. These tithis favour anything competitive or confrontational — litigation, examinations, negotiations, and acts requiring nerve. Their weekday is Tuesday.
What it traditionally favours
Pradosha worship of Shiva, matters of attraction and partnership, festivity, and competitive undertakings.
How this tithi is reckoned
Published panchangams name a day for the tithi running at sunrise. The date pages on this site currently read it at 06:00 local time in the city you have selected, which usually gives the same answer; the methodology page explains when it does not. Because a tithi can begin or end at any hour, the same calendar date can carry a different tithi in two cities several time zones apart — this is a real difference, not an error, and it is why every timing on this site is computed for a specific place rather than for a country.
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