Fwd: chaturmasaya Question

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chinna jeeyar <acharya27

>raghu M <rmudumbai

>CC: mani

>Re: chaturmasaya Question

>Fri, 11 Aug 2000 08:07:42 -0700 (PDT)

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Priya Sriman Raghu!

Jai Srimannarayana!

We are so happy for the curiousity of Sri.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:ksha 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=