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.

17-9-2025 (WEDNESDAY)

ShadaShīthi New Month

PuNyakāla Kanya Ravi Sankramana TharpaNam
Kanya Sankranti Punya Kala - 5:24am to 11:31am
     Duration - 6 hrs 7mins
Kanya Sankranti Maha Punya Kala - 5:12am to 7:26am
     Duration - 2 hrs 2 mins
Simha Sankranti Moment : 1:55am

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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 –

Visuvavasu nama samvathsare,
Dakshinayane 
Varsha Rithou
Kanya Mase
Krishna Pakshe
Ekadasi subha thithou
Soumya vasara yukhtayām
Punarvasu upto 6:26am and then Pushya Nakshatra yukhtayām
Parigha  nama Yoga
Bava upto 11:57am 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 Kanya Ravi Sankramana Shrāddham thila tharpana rūpena adhya karishye*

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

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