thoughts on Mahalaya Amavasya

𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐚 𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐬𝐲𝐚..

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐚𝐥𝐥.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐧𝐲𝐚𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐥.

𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐭, 𝐚 𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐮, 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚.

𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐇𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞.

𝐔𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐱𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐠𝐨 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐲 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡.

( 𝐎𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞- 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐲-- 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬)

𝐃𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐠𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐬 𝐟𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫.

𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐤𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝.

𝐖𝐞 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬, 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞.

𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞.

𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟𝐢𝐬𝐡.

𝐈 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐢𝐟 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞, 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬.

𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐮𝐟𝐭 𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐦, 𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥, 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐮𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬.

the merits of each of the fifteen Tithis in Mahalaya paksham

Now I am trying to attempt the merits of each of the fifteen Tithis in Mahalaya paksham and also the following Ashvina Shukla pratipadam.. the prathama tithi following the Mahalaya Amavasya..
I quote from what Sage Markandeya Said..
मार्कण्डेय
कन्यागते सवितरि दिनानि दशपञ्च च पार्वणेन विधिना तत्र श्राद्धम् विधीयते॥
प्रतिपद् धनलाभाय द्वितीया हि प्रजाप्रदा वरार्थिनां तृतीया च चतुर्थी शत्रुनाशिनी॥
श्रियं प्राप्नोति पञ्चम्यां षष्ठ्यां पूज्यो भवेन्नरः।गणधिपत्यं सप्तम्यां अष्टम्यां वृद्धिमुत्तमम्॥
स्त्रियो नवम्यां प्राप्नोति दशम्यां पूर्णकामतां वेदांस्तथाप्नुयात्सर्वानेकादश्यां क्रियापरः॥
द्वादश्यां हेमलाभं च प्राप्नोति पितृपूजकः॥
प्रजां मेधां पशून् पुष्टिं च वृद्धिमुत्तमाम्॥
दीर्घमायुष्यमैश्वर्यं कुर्वाणस्तु त्रयोदशीम्।
अवाप्नोति न सन्देहः श्राद्धम् श्रद्धापरो नरः।
युवानो पितरो यस्य स्मृताः शस्त्रेण वै हताः।
तेन कार्यं चतुर्दश्यां तेषां ऋद्धिमभीप्सताम्।
श्राद्धं तु कुर्वन्नमावास्यायां अन्नेन पुरुषाः शुचिः।
सर्वान् कामान् अवाप्नोति स्वर्गं च अत्यन्तमश्नुते॥
आश्विनशुक्ळप्रतिपदि दौहित्रस्य मातामहस्राद्धमुत्तमं॥
mārkāṇḍeya
kanyāgate savitari dināni daśapañca ca pārvaṇena vidhinā tatra śrāddham vidhīyate||
pratipad dhanalābhāya dvitīyā hi prajāpradā varārthināṁ tṛtīyā ca caturthī śatrunāśinī||
śriyaṁ prāpnoti pañcamyāṁ ṣaṣṭhyāṁ pūjyo bhavennaraḥ|gaṇadhipatyaṁ saptamyāṁ aṣṭamyāṁ vṛddhimuttamam||
striyo navamyāṁ prāpnoti daśamyāṁ pūrṇakāmatāṁ vedāṁstathāpnuyātsarvānekādaśyāṁ kriyāparaḥ||
dvādaśyāṁ hemalābhaṁ ca prāpnoti pitṛpūjakaḥ||
prajāṁ medhāṁ paśūn puṣṭiṁ ca vṛddhimuttamām||
dīrghamāyuṣyamaiśvaryaṁ kurvāṇastu trayodaśīm |
avāpnoti na sandehaḥ śrāddham śraddhāparo naraḥ|
yuvāno pitaro yasya smṛtāḥ śastreṇa vai hatāḥ|
tena kāryaṁ caturdaśyāṁ teṣāṁ ṛddhimabhīpsatām|
śrāddhaṁ tu kurvannamāvāsyāyāṁ annena puruṣāḥ śuciḥ|
sarvān kāmān avāpnoti svargaṁ ca atyantamaśnute||
āśvinaśukḻapratipadi dauhitrasya mātāmahasrāddhamuttamaṁ||
When the Sun enters the Kanya Rasi, it is ordained that Shraddham as per Parvana Vidhi should be conducted for fiftten days..
( The days to be reckoned are from the Prathama Tithi after the pournami in Kanya month.. the fifteen days upto Amavasya.. and in some cases the Prathama Tithi after the Amavasya ( called the mahalaya amavasa )too.
The sraddham performed on the Prathama tithi of Krishna Paksham during mahalaya.. would bless us with a lot of money and affluence
The Sraddham performed on the Dvitheeya following the above would bless the performes with health progeny.
The Sraddham performed on the thriteeya following the aboue would help in finding suitable Varas or grooms for the females in the family.
The Sraddham performed on the Chaturthi following the above would destroy one's enemies.
The Sraddham performed on the Panchami following the above would bless us with Shree.. the presence of affluence and plenty and grace at home.
The Sraddham performed on the Shashti following the above would make the performer respected by all.
The Sraddham performed on the Saptami following the above would make the performer the leader of the groups and clans in which he lives.
The Sraddham performed on the Ashtami following the above would provide Vriddhi to the family.. birth of children, marriage, happy functions, increase in possessions and so on.
The Sraddham performed on the Navami following the above would help in finding suitable brides for the males in the family.
The Sraddham performed on the Dashami following the above would help in one attaining all that he desired very fondly.
The Sraddham performed on the Ekadashi following the above would help the performer getting deep knowledge in Vedas.
The Sraddham performed on the Dvaadashi following the above would enable the performer to earn Gold in plenty, Children, Intellect, Cattle, general increase in affluence, and progress and expansion in the family in all its aspects.
The Sraddham performed on the thryayodashi following the above would, no doubt, provide us with long life and prosperity.
Those whose fathers have departed into memory at very young age.. perhaps by fate, and those persons whose fathers and grandsires have been killed by weapons, and the kin of the youth who departed too young, should performe Sradhams for such departed persons on Krishna Chaturdashi.. if they desire progress for themselves and satisfaction for the departed ones.
And those who perform Sraddham on Amavasya.. with arrangement for feeding the Bhokthas with rice too, and if they perform the sraddham after ensuring that they are pure both physically and mentally, they would attain all that is to be attained on this earth, and would reach the ultimate heaven when they depart..
And on the Shukla Prathama.. the day usually following the Mahalaya Amavasya, the Grandsons by daughters should perfom Shraddam for the maternal grandfather and his predecessors.. Some hold the view that even maternal uncles should be included here..
The literature and discussions on the subject can run to volumes.. and there can be variations in views about to comparative merits of certain tithis.. These can be discussed in due cours..
But paying respects to Departed elders during Mahalayam or pittupaksham is considered our duty.. and such memorial performance is sure to bring great welfare and divine grace..

the spirit of Mahalya Sraddham

Mahalaya Sraaddham

The rituals and mantrams are discussed by all..

The punyam that can accrue from observing the rituals on this day and the fortnight preceding are discussed by one and all..

Every other person now is a priest, a guru, in social media..

But just was pondering over the nobility and affection the innocent Hindu had that prompted the ritual..

The tarpanams or the idea of offering water and til to the departed parents and grandparents is really a matter of love..

Ultimately our anxiety is that they do not go hungry and thirsty even after they are death.

( Often we are foolish and even cruel when we do not pay sufficient attention to ensure that they do not starve either for food or love when they are alive.. mostly it is not cruelty.. but ignorance and disorganization of thoughs and emotions)

During this fortnight we go steps further..

Our attempt is to ensure that food and water are offered in remembrance of all those kin who departed..

We offer oblations to departed teachers, kings, friends and to anyone we love.

It is a gesture that we care..

It is a declaration that after all we are not that selfish..

I think if we can think of all who were or are part of our lives with affection and gratitude, we are adding something divine to the silly lives of ours..

Instead of debating over whether we should wear tuft or panchakatcham, or whether we should provide selfies or pot shots of the ritual, let us ponder over the basic state of mind that makes him feel warmth to the departed fellow human beings.

𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐚 𝐒𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐡𝐚𝐦?

 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐚 𝐒𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐡𝐚𝐦?

𝟏 𝐈𝐟 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲  𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐫𝐚𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐬  𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞  𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢.. 

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐡𝐚𝐦 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭,  

𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐤𝐚 𝐨𝐫  𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐫𝐚𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐚𝐦,  

𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐚 𝐒𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐚𝐦 𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐬𝐲𝐚 𝐬𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐚𝐦 𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 

𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐚 𝐒𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐡𝐚𝐦 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫.

𝟐 𝐈𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐦, ( 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐚 𝐏𝐚𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐦 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐦.. 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐬𝐲𝐚  𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐊𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐦..  𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐊𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐲𝐚 𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐢 𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐥𝐲.. 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚 𝐧𝐚𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐦 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐥𝐲.)

𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞  𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐦 (𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐦)  𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦  𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐢   𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐬𝐲𝐚, 

 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐟 𝐢𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐚 𝐀𝐬𝐡𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐢 𝐭𝐨  𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐬𝐲𝐚, 

 𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐚 𝐃𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐢 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐬𝐲𝐚,  𝐒𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝..

 𝐈𝐟 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞,  𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐚 𝐒𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐡𝐚𝐦 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐦.. 

𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐚 𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐬𝐲𝐚.. 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐡𝐮𝐤𝐥𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝐬𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐚𝐦 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐡𝐚  (𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥)𝐒𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞 

𝟑 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐚 𝐑𝐚𝐬𝐢  𝐢𝐧 𝐕𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐚 𝐑𝐢𝐭𝐮  𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐒𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐚 𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐯𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐡 (𝐢𝐟 𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫)  𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝐏𝐚𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐚.. 𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐚 𝐏𝐚𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐚.. 𝐈𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐡𝐚𝐦 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞  𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐚 𝐑𝐚𝐬𝐢. ( 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐃𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐘𝐚𝐦𝐚)

𝟒 𝐀𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐮,  𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐚 𝐑𝐚𝐬𝐢 𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐦 𝐑𝐚𝐬𝐢 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫,  𝐒𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐚𝐦 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐕𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐤𝐚 𝐑𝐚𝐬𝐢

 𝐒𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐡𝐚𝐦 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲  𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐢 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬. 𝐈𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐡𝐚𝐦 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐮 𝐏𝐚𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐦.  

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠  𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐱𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐚𝐦 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐮 𝐩𝐚𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐮 𝐩𝐚𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐦 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐧  𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐚 𝐑𝐚𝐬𝐢.   

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐥𝐚 𝐑𝐚𝐬𝐢, 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡  𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞 .(𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐮) 

𝟓 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐞𝐲𝐚𝐦 𝐒𝐚𝐲𝐬…   𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐊𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐚 𝐑𝐚𝐬𝐢  𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬. 

 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐬..

 𝐘𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐤𝐚  𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐕𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐤𝐚 𝐑𝐚𝐬𝐢 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐝. 

𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐡𝐦  𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐕𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐠𝐨 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧  𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬.

𝟔 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐒𝐚𝐲𝐬.. 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐭𝐡𝐞  𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚 𝐑𝐚𝐣𝐲𝐚 ( 𝐘𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝐝𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐚) 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐬  𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐕𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐦 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐧.  (  𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐊𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐦). 

 𝐒𝐨 𝐢𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞  𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐤𝐚,  𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐠𝐨 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞  𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐘𝐚𝐦𝐚  𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐯𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐕𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐦..  𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧..

𝟕 𝐀𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐲𝐚𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐦 𝐒𝐚𝐲𝐬   𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐚 𝐑𝐢𝐭𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐘𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐞𝐧  𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐲𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐤𝐚.  

 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫  𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐚𝐝  𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐞  𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫  𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐦, 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐦 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧. 

  𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞  𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡  𝐦𝐢𝐱𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲, 𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐞, 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐞𝐭𝐜  𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐝  𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤.

MAHALAYAM

MAHALAYAM

MAHALAYAM period is considered to be the most important period in the year where we have to honour our departed kin through Sradhdham..

for MAHALAYAM we use Malayam as a slang.. The Mahalaya paksham starts as the fifth paksham after Aashaadam.. That corresponds usually with krishna paksha prathama after pournami in Kanni (Kanya solar month)..the start of Asvina month.in the northern lunar calendar ..

The Mahalaya Paksham is the fifteen or sixteen days as the case may be .. from the prathama after the Pournami in Kanni masam..

Some include the prathama after Mahalya Amavasya also in the Paksham..

The importance is Kannyaagate ravau.. and when the Sun trasits through the Hastam Nakshatram and Kanya Rashi is the Mahalya paksham..

This year Mahalaya paksha starts of 25th september.. and the Mahalaya amavasya is on 9th October..

The most important date of Mahalyam is the combination of Makam star and Trayodashi..

At least partially during the mahalaya pakshm Sun should be in Kanni rashi..

That is, the reckoning of Mahalayapaksham is as the fifth fifteen day period or Paksham counted from the beginning of Ashaadam..

that is two pakshams after Ashadam, two pakshams after shravanam gone and the fifth paksham , the krishna pakshma of Ashvinam .. which would overlap with our Tamil and malayalam months Purattashi or Kanni ..partiially.. and but the period of overlap can vary..

Anyway the fifth paksham after Ashaadam..

or the paksham starting after Pournami in Badraoadan

that is start of Ashvinam where the amavasya and the star Hastham coincide..

the Gajachaya period is the period where Sun is in Hastam star.. and the Gajachyam yogam is where the moon too trasits makha nakshatram..AND THAT IS THE MAHALAYA PERIOD ....( the Sun will transit in one star for about 13 and odd days.. )