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
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