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07 April

SriRamaNavami Vratakalpamu – English

śrīrāmanavami vratakalpamuācamya, prāṇānāyamya, māsapakṣādyullikhya, śrīparameśvaraprītyarthaṃ, mama samasta-pāpakṣayadvārā śrīrāmaprītaye rāmanavamīvratāṃgatvena yathāmil̤itopacāraiḥ rāmapūjāṃ kariṣye ||  tatrādau nirvighnaparisamāptyarthaṃ gaṇādhipatipūjāṃ kariṣye|| paṃcaśabdaiḥ puṇyāhavācanaṃ, tathā rāmamantreṇa ṣaḍaṅganyāsaṃ kalaśādyarcanaṃ ca kariṣye || gaṇādhipatipūjāṃ puṇyāhavācanādi ca kṛtvā, tataḥ phalapuṣpākṣatasahitaṃ jalapūrṇaṃ tāmrapātraṃ gṛhītvā, “upoṣya navamīṃ tvadya yāmeṣvaṣṭasu rāghava, …

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16 November

Kārtīka Pūrṇimā – English

Introduction The second fortnight (kṛṣṇapakṣa) of the lunar month of Bhādrapada is called Mahālayapakṣa/Pitṛpakṣa. The fifteen days of Mahālayapakṣa are auspicious to perform Śṛāddha (ancestor worship). The word Mahālaya is a compound of two words ‘Maha’ and ‘ālaya’. The word …

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09 March

Mahalaya Pakshamu-English

Introduction The second fortnight (kṛṣṇapakṣa) of the lunar month of Bhādrapada is called Mahālayapakṣa/Pitṛpakṣa. The fifteen days of Mahālayapakṣa are auspicious to perform Śṛāddha (ancestor worship). The word Mahālaya is a compound of two words ‘Maha’ and ‘ālaya’. The word …

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