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GURUR BRAHMA GURUR VISNU GURUR DEVO MAHESHVARAH

GURUH SAKSHAT PARAM BRAHM TASMAI SRI GURVE NAMAH

OM NAMAH SIVAYA

OM NAMAH SIVANANDAYA

 

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Propitiation Of Departed Spirits

By Sri Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj

http://www.thedivinelifesociety.org/download/hinduismbk.htm#_VPID_51

 

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The day of Mahalaya Amavasya is a day of great significance and

importance to all Hindus. It is the annual festival for propitiating

the spirits of our ancestors, with devout prayers for peace. The

Hindu Itihasas say, that on the Mahalaya Amavasya, there is a

conjunction of the sun and the moon and that the sun enters the sign

Virgo (Kanya). On this day, the departed manes, i.e., our ancestors,

leave their abode in the world of Yama and come down to the world of

mortals and occupy the houses of their descendants.

 

The fortnight preceding the new moon is specially consecrated for

the propitiation of such departed spirits. The ceremonies performed

in honour of the manes or ancestors during each day of this

fortnight are considered to be equal to those performed at Gaya. The

principle in all such rites is the worship of the departed souls and

the satisfaction of their wishes so that they might be in peace

during the rest of the year.

 

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