chaturthi tithi ke svami ganesh haian. yah tithi 'rikta sanjnak' kahalati hai aur is tithi ka vishesh nam ‘khala’ hai. atah isamean shubh kary varjit rahate haian.
- chaturthi ko pali bhasha mean ‘chatutthi’, ardhamagadhi prakrit mean ‘chutthi’ tatha apabhransh hokar ‘chauthi’ kahalati hai. hindi mean isaka svaroop ghis kar keval ‘chauth’ ya ‘chauith’ rah jata hai.
- chaturthi chandrama yah chauthi kala hai, jisaka amrit krishn paksh mean jal ke devata varun pite haian tatha shukl paksh mean vapas kar dete haian.
- shukl paksh mean shiv poojan ashubh, kintu krishn paksh mean shiv poojan shubh hai.
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