#AMAAVAASYA - The #PITHRU Thithi (Titbits) -🧵

As per Lunar calendar there R 16 thithis (Lunar days) out of which 14 gets repeated twice in a cycle of 30 days starting from Prathipada ending with Chaturdasi. Other 2 thithis that occur once in a month R Pournami & AmaAvaasya. +

A lunar month ending with Poornima is called #PoornimaAnta & the one ending with Amavasya is called #AmaAnta.

Chaturdasi overlapping with AmaAvaasya is called #Sinivaali & Amavasya overlapping with Prathipada is called as #Kuhu. Both are astrologically considered as malefic. ++
AmaAvaasya is also known as #Darsha thithi. Darsha (Darshana) means the day AmaAvaasya is visible. On this day of Darsha when Amaavaasya thithi is prevailing around afternoon time (#Aparaannah vyaapini) Thila tharapana is given to forefathers. ++
AmaAvaasya is the darkest day of the month. On this day Moon will not be visible and it is called as New Moon day or no Moon day. On the day of Amaavaasya both Sun (Pithrukaaraka) and Moon (Maathru kaaraka) conjoin together. ++
#PithruDevathas are presiding deities of AmaAvaasya Thithi.

Amaavaasya is the most favourite day for worshipping Pithru Devathas. Sacred rituals are performed for forefathers on the day of Amaavaasya. +
Amaavaasya is called Pithru Thithi exclusively earmarked for Pithru kaarya.

Did you know? Amaavaasya is the name given to #Achhoda, Maanasa Puthrika (Mind born daughter) of Pithru Devathas. ++
#Amavasya is one of the 5 days of #VishnuPanchaka (people observe fasting on this day)

Reciting #PavamanaSookta #PithruSookta #PithruStuti on Amavasya is meritorious.

#ThilaHoma #ThilaDaana on Amavasya is meritorious.

Amavasya is one of the parameters 4 #ArdhodayaYoga;
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AmaAvaasya is not an auspicious day for doing any Subha-kaarya or starting any venture; it is earmarked for Pitru-kaArya;

Kshura Karma, Participating in sensual pleasures, Plucking of Thulasi dala should be avoided on the day of Amaavaasya; ++
#SolarEclipse (Surya Grahana) occurs on an Amavasya Day. If it occurs on Sunday (AadityaVaara) it is known as #Choodaamani highly meritorious.

While Amavasya occurs every month; certain Amaavaasya days R unique & have attained lot of spiritual & special significance. They R..++
Bhaanu Amavasya (Sunday)
Somavathi Amavasya (occurs on Monday)
Bhouma Amavasya (Tuesday)
Shani Amavasya (Saturday)
Mahalaya Amavasya (PithruPaksha)
Deepaavali Amavasya (Aaswayuja)
Bheemana Amavasya (Aashaada)
Mauni Amavasya (Maagha Maasa)
Mannetthina Amavasya (Jyeshta) ++
#Amaavaasya occurring in #Maagha maasa if it is associated with Dhanishta R Satabhisha (Varuni Yoga) nakshatra is considered highly meritorious for performing Pithru kaarya which gives Trupti to Pithrus for 10000 years; ++
#MahalayaAmavasya - Mother of all Amavasyas most favourite day 4 performing sacred rites 2 forefathers.

Thus #AmaAvaasya has attained lot of religious & spiritual significance, popular as #PithruThithi.

SamastaPitrantaryami SriJanardhana Preetyartam
Sri Krushnarpanamastu
Tomorrow (25.09.2022) - Sunday - #MAHALAYA #AMAAVAASYA (SarvaPithru Amavaasya)

Those who have missed to perform #PakshaSraaddha can perform on this day;

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The name swastika comes from Sanskrit (Devanagari: स्वस्तिक, pronounced: swastik) &denotes “conducive to wellbeing or auspicious”.
The word Swastik has a definite etymological origin in Sanskrit. It is derived from the roots su – meaning “well or auspicious” & as meaning “being”.


"सु अस्ति येन तत स्वस्तिकं"
Swastik is de symbol through which everything auspicios occurs

Scholars believe word’s origin in Vedas,known as Swasti mantra;

"🕉स्वस्ति ना इन्द्रो वृधश्रवाहा
स्वस्ति ना पूषा विश्ववेदाहा
स्वस्तिनास्तरक्ष्यो अरिश्तनेमिही
स्वस्तिनो बृहस्पतिर्दधातु"


It translates to," O famed Indra, redeem us. O Pusha, the beholder of all knowledge, redeem us. Redeem us O Garudji, of limitless speed and O Bruhaspati, redeem us".

SWASTIK’s COSMIC ORIGIN

The Swastika represents the living creation in the whole Cosmos.


Hindu astronomers divide the ecliptic circle of cosmos in 27 divisions called
https://t.co/sLeuV1R2eQ this manner a cross forms in 4 directions in the celestial sky. At centre of this cross is Dhruva(Polestar). In a line from Dhruva, the stars known as Saptarishi can be observed.