Masa Sankramanam

The beginning of each month is known as Māsa Sankramanam during which Sun transits from one Rāsi to another.

Performance of pithru tharpanam on the masa sankramanam (masa pirappu) is done to please the Pithru, Pithru Devatas and Pitru Ganas.

14-4-2025 (MONDAY)

ShadaShīthi New Month

PuNyakāla Mesha Ravi Sankramana TharpaNam
Mesha Sankranti Punya Kala - 5:17am to 11:37am
     Duration - 6hrs 20min
Mesha Sankranti Maha Punya Kala - 5:17am to 7:24am
     Duration - 2 hrs 7 mins
Mesha Sankranti Moment : 3:30apm

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Rituals
1. Achamanam
2. Ganesha Dhyanam
3. Pranayam
4. Sankalpam

Mama upatta, samastha duritha kshyathwara sri parameshwara prithiartham, subhe shobane muhurthe – ādhyabrahmanaha – dwithiye pararthe – swetha varaha kalpe – vaivasvatha manvanthare – ashtā vimsathi thithame kaliyuge – prathame pade – jambudwepe – bharata varshe bharatha kande – merohe – dakshine parswe – sakabdhe – asmin varthamane vyavharike – prabhavadhi nāma sashtya samvathsaranām madye –

Krodhi nama samvathsare,
Uttarayane 
Sisira Rithou
Kumbham Mase
Sukhla upto 12:23pm and then Krishna Pakshe
Pournima upto 12:23pm and then Pratipada subha thithou
Brighu vasara yukhtayām
Pūrva Phalgunī upto 6:19am Uttara Phalgunī Nakshatra yukhtayām
Shula upto 1:24pm snd then Ganda  nama Yoga
Bava upto 12:23pm and then Balava

evanghuna viseshena vishishtayām Asyām vardhamānāyām Prathamyām Punyathithou (prachīnā vīthi - change your holy thread to right hand shoulder)
......gothrāNām (recite Father's Gothrā), .......sharmanām (recite Father's Name), vasu rudra aditya svarūpānām asmath pithru pithāmaha prapitāmahānāM (recite those not having mother
) māthru pithāmahī prapithāmahīnām (recite those having mother) Pithāmahī, Pithu:Pithāmahī Pithu:Prapithāmahīnām (Mother's Gothrā should be recited)
..... gothrānām ........dānām(recite Mother's name), vasu rudra Adhitya svarūpānām asmath sapatnīka mātāmaha māthup pithāmaha māthup prapithāmahānām ubhayavamsa pithrunām akshayya thrupthyarTham

*(if you are doing only tharpanam then recite) Shadashīthi PuNyakāle Mesha Ravi Sankramana Shrāddham thila tharpana rūpena adhya karishye*

*(if you are doing HiranyaSrādhham then recite) Shadashīthi PuNyakāle Mesha Ravi Sankramana Shrāddham hiraNya rūpena adhya karishye - thathangam thila tharpana rūpena adhya karishye.*

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