Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swami on chaturmasaya

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Dear Members,

 

Sri Tridandi Jeeyar Swami graciously sent aDiyEn a

note explaining the cAturmAsya sankalpa. Without

further ado, here is Sri Jeeyar Swami's 'sandESa':

> We are so happy for the curiousity of Smt.Mani, to

> know about the details of the observation dates of

> Cha:turma:syam.

>

> According to the Smruthy A:shadda sukla E:ka:dasi is

> the right time to begin the Chaturma:sya Samkalpa and

> Ka:rti:ka e:ka:dasi will be the ending time for it.

> Usually di:kasha will be taken on e;ka;dasi and it

> exactly begins from the Pu:rnima day after a Sanya:si

> performs kalya:no:tsavam(clearing the hair).

>

> It is called cha:turma:syam because they used to

> observe it for four months. Now a days, due to somany

> reasons, they are not able to observe it for long 4

> months, so they are observing a short cut process, of

> course sanctioned by Smruthies only, to observe it for

> two months only. Then how to satisfy the word

> cha:turma:syam? There is a sanction for such

> Sanya:sies saying that <paksha:n vai chaturo: ma:sa;n>

> which means, treat each fortnight as each month. Then

> the two months period will become 4 fortnights. Each

> fortnight is considered as one month and thus it

> became 4 months.

>

> Now there is an option, some observe first two months.

> And some more observe 2nd two months period. Both

> practices are fair. Here again, while de:ksha is to be

> started, they need to begin on pu:rnima day. But in

> case, if it is not possible to reach the place, where

> one has been invited to observe the di:ksha, then that

> particular Sanyasi can begin His di:ksha before

> panchami of the next waxing moon (sukla pakshna).

>

> So, one may begin His di:ksha either on A:sha:dha

> sukla e:ka;dasi/before panchami or Bha:drapada sukla

> e:ka:dasi/before panchami. Either way, pu:rnima will

> be better option.

>

> Most of the Sanya:sis follow these rules.

>

> Jai Srimannarayana!

> =chinnajeeyar=