About Mahalaya Paksham From SrI Venkat Chari

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SrI:

Thank you Sriman Venkat Chari !

V.Sadagopan

 

 

sri:

 

sep 15/Monday - Indu varam - Mahalaya paksham begins

 

adiyen had a write up on mahalaya paksham.

 

Mahalayam means a place of large gathering. Our pitrus come to earth to

stay more free

here for these 16 days to do good to their progeny. It is our duty

(karthavyam) to do sraddham, Hiranya sraddham or at least tila tarpanam.

 

There are two types of observing mahalayam: Paksha mahalayam for observing

everyday

of the entire mahalaya paksham (15 sraddhams); sakrun mahalayam- one day

sraddham

or tarpanam. This is in addition to Mahalaya Amavasyai sraddham or

tarpaNam.

 

Restrictions:

1. If a pitru sraddham falls within mahalayam, then mahalayam (sraddham)

can be observed only after performing the pitru sraddham. Mahalayam can be

performed on the next day after the pitru sraddham.

 

2. For sakrun mahalayam (one day), on Fridays, prathamai, sashti,

chaturdasi, ekadasi

tithis, Revati, makam nakshatrams, self -janma nakshatram, patni-janma

nakshatram or

son's-janma nakshatram days should not be observed.

 

3. For some reason, if mahalayam can not be observed in bhadrapada krishna

paksham,

there is time up to thula (aiyppasi) masam.

 

Exceptions:

1. For paksha mahalayam, the above days of tithi, vara and nakshatra dosha

restrictions

do not apply.

2. For sakrun mahalayam, Certain days in this period are considered

important: For example the day with bharani is called mahabharani;

Krishna paksha ashtami called madhyashtami; navami called vyatipadam;

Thrayodasi called Gajachaayai.

 

In these days (mahabharani, madhyashtami, vyatipadam or gajachayai), one

should not be concerned about restricted vara, nakshatram or tithis dosham as

above (under restrictions) for sakrun mahalayam.

 

sakrun mahalaya sraddham can be observed from Panchami days, on Panchami,

saptami, ashtami, navami, dasami,dwadasi, thrayodasi and also pita tithi

(excluding pitru

sraddham day within mahalayam).

 

In the sankalpam of sakrun mahalaya tarpanam, one should say .. sakrun

mahalaya

sraddha pratiniti tila tarpanam karishye...

 

vachika doshaha kshantavyaha

 

sarvam sri krishnarpanam astu