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Om Achyutāya Namaha Om Anantāya Namaha Om Govindāya Namaha Apavitrah pavitro va Sarava avasthām gato pi va Yah smaret pundarikaksm sa bahya abhyantarah suchi Aum Vakra Thunda Mahākāya Sūrya Kodi Samap Prabha Nirvignam Kurume Dheva Sarva Kāryeshu Sarvadhā Aum Shrīm Gam Ganapathaye Namaha (3x) Diya Lighting Mantra Subham Karoti Kalyanam Arogyam Dhana Sampadah Su Buddhi abhivridāya Dīpa Jyotir namōऽsthuthē After lighting the lamp, chant the below prayer Dīpajyothi Parabrahma Dīpajyothi Janārdhana Dīpo me hara tu pāpam Dīpa Jyothir namōऽsthuthē Aum Shadānanam Kungkuma Raktha Varnam Mahāmathim Dhivya Mayūra Vāhanam Rudhrasya Sūnum Surasanya Nātham Guham Sadhāham Sharanam Prabathye Om Dut Purushaya Vidhmahe Mahā Senaya Dhīmahe Tanno Shanmuga Prachodayāth. Aum Shrīm Saum Sham Sharavanabhavāya Subramanyam (3x) Gurur Brahma Gurur Vishnu Gurur Dhevo Maheshvaraha Guru Satshāth Para Brahma Tasmai Sri Gurave Namaha Aum gum gurubyo na

Contents in this Page ● Mahalaya Paksham     ● Dates MAHALAYA PAKSHAM The whole period of a fortnight in the month of Puratassi, starting from Paratipada after the full moon immediately after the Ganapathi Chaturthi and ending with the no moon day is known as Pittu Paksham or Mahalaya Paksham. The last day of the fortnight is Mahalaya Amavasya or Sarvapitri Amavasya. In order to propitiate the departed spirits, it is prescribed to offer gifts and foods to Brahmins on Mahalaya as one of the five daily rituals "Pancha Mahayajna". Tirukurral prescribes in Kural 43, the five duties of a householder are to look after the departed spirits, the Gods, guests, family members and finally look after his own welfare. It is supposed that all the departed spirits get together on Mahalaya Amavasya in the homes of their descendants irrespective of their anniversary day. Legend Acting on the complaints of the departed spirits against the demons, Sage Agastya killed Vat

Ths Saturdays of Purattāsi month is celebrated in the Southern States. People do puja to Venkateshwara and the symbols — Chakra, Nāmam and Shank. Those who cannot do on all the Saturdays try to do on the odd Saturdays — 1st, 3rd and 5th or on any one of the odd Saturdays. This year (2021) there are five Purattāsi Saturdays —18th Sept., 25th Sept., 3rd Oct., 9th October and 16th Oct. 2020. Importance of Purattāsi Sani Purattāsi starts when Sun transit to Kanya Rāsi and Budhan Lord of this Raāsi goes uchcha. Sun a friendly graha to Budhan by virtue of transit to Kanya Rāsi makes Lord Vishnu, Adi-Devatha of Budhan pleased during Purattāsi. Lord Venkateshwara Avatar Star is Sravana which is in Makara Rāsi owned by Saturn. The entire month is auspicious. It is more auspicious on Saturdays. In Astronomy Saturn is the farthest planet from the earth and Saturn has seven things of thin flat consisting of numerous narrow ringlets made up of ice particles that travel around the planet. Lor