According to the Indian almanac the last day of the Krishna Paksha in the month of Phalguna is known as the Phalguna Amavasya. The day is highly auspicious in Hindu religion as it helps people removing Pitra Dosha by offering something special to their ancestors in the form of observing a fast, going for charity, and bathing in the holy river.
It is believed that bathing in the holy rivers like the Ganga, the Yamuna, and the Saraswati on this very auspicious day will free a person and his/ her ancestors from all sorts of sins and grant them utter salvation. If the Phalguna Amavasya falls on a Monday, it is considered special and devotees are advised to worship Lord Shiva and Lord Krishna with utmost devotion. Let us cast a glance at the Muhurat of the Phalguna Amavasya in 2023.
Phalguna Amavasya 2023: Date and Time
Phalguna Amavasya February 20, 2023
Amavasya starts at 04:18 PM, Feb 19
Amavasya ends at 12:35 PM, Feb 20
Significance of Phalguna Amavasya
It is believed that on the day of the Phalguna Amavasya, The gods and goddesses spend their times on the bank of the holy rivers like the Ganga, the Yamuna, and the Saraswati. Hence, taking a dip at the point where the three holy rivers conjoin, known as Sangam/ confluence, is said to wash away all sins from the soul of a person.
According to ancient holy Hindu scriptures, worshipping the gods and goddesses and taking a dip in the holy rivers grant salvation to the devotee and his ancestors and relieve them from all sorts of miseries, poverty, and hardships of life. The day has a special significance as it falls in the month in which both the Great Lords Shiva and Krishna are worshipped.
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Puja materials for Phalguna Amavasya
To complete the Phalguna Amavasya Puja with proper procedure and rituals, devotees require the pooja materials mentioned below. Let’s cast a glance at them:
• Gangajal
• Rice
• White Flowers
• Cow urine
• White cloth
• Wheat
• Betel nut
• Clothes for donation
• Fruits
• Five nuts
• Barley
• Black sesame
• Lamp
• Incense sticks
We have come to know all about the materials we need for the holy day. Now let us go for the proper procedures for worshipping on the very Phalguna Amavasya.
Phalguna Amavasya 2023 Rituals
According to Hindu calendar it is the Phalguna month that is one of the most auspicious months of the year. Worshipping the Lords with utmost devotion and keeping a fast on the very auspicious day of the Phalguna Amavasya is absolutely fruitful. Now we shall tell you all about the right puja methods to follow on the day.
• You should wake up early in the morning and take a holy bath in a holy river. If that is not possible, you can bathe in clean pure water available at home adding a few drops of Gangajal (water of the Holy Ganges) in it.
• After the bath, go on offering an Arghya to Sun God.
• Then all you have to do is to go on vowing to keep a fast for the whole day and break it in the evening.
• During the day, you have to spray cow urine all over your home and hearth.
• There after the members of the whole family offer Pitras or ancestors going at the bank of a holy river.
• You have to offer foods to the Brahmins.
• Light a mustard oil lamp in the evening under a peepal tree and remember your ancestors with solemnity.
• Go on for circumambulation of the Peepal tree seven times.
• Donate a cow to the Brahmins if it is possible for you. Actually it is considered important on this day.
• If donation of a cow is not possible, you should feed a cow.
• As per astrology, if one notices Pitra Dosha in his/her horoscope, one may follow all the rituals on his day to rectify this dosha.
As the moon plays an important role in the life of every individual, one may easily go for Chandra Graha Shanti Puja to achieve peace of mind.
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After completing all the above-mentioned rituals, you will be able to complete a successful Phalguna Amavasya Puja and help yourself and your ancestors attain total salvation.
All about Phalguna Amavasya Vrat Katha
Once upon a time, Maharishi Durvasa was very furious being very angry with Indra, the king of the gods and all the gods. Out of rage he threw a curse on them. The curse inflicted by the sage made all the glow of the gods dim and threw them in a state of danger. As soon as the demons came to know of this curse and the related situations in which the gods had to fell, they left no chance and tried their best to take advantage of the situation and defeated the gods waging a war against them. When such a situation occurred, all the gods, led by Indra, had no other way than to take refuge at the gracious shelter of Lord Vishnu and told Him all about the curse and their shameful defeat.
After listening to the gods’ wailings, Lord Vishnu asked the gods to make a peace deal with the demons and convince them to churn the ocean together to obtain the nectar or Amrita the source of immortality which they could share with the demons. The gods did exactly what Lord Vishnu suggested them and began to churn the ocean with the help of the demons.
As soon as the nectar or the source of immortality Amrita came out of the ocean in a pot, son of King of gods Jayant in the disguise of a crow snatched the pot containing the nectar and flew away then and there. The demons followed him and then began the war between the gods and the demons just to occupy the pot of Nectar or Amrita. The war lasted for 12 days, during the course of war a few drops from the pot of nectar fell on 4 different places of India: Prayag, Haridwar, Ujjain, and Nashik. During the course of war between the two powers, the Sun, Moon or Chandra, Jupiter or Vrihaspati, and Shani or Saturn protected the pot. However, with an urge to stop the war, Lord Vishnu took the avatar of Mohini, a woman with charming beauty who was supposed to divide the nectar between the gods and the demons. But when the time came, Mohini lost no chance to dupe the demons and gave the total nectar to the gods.
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Thereafter, it remained a custom in India that taking a holy dip in the holy rivers offers solace of mind and total salvation from the sins committed on this mundane world during the tenure here. It is considered auspicious to take a holy dip in the holy rivers on the day of the day to get relief from the earthly sins.
Aarti offerings for ancestors on Phalguna Amavasya
In order to receive the blessings from ancestors and in a spree on praying for their salvation, all we need is to chant the prayer mentioned below while carrying on the aarti for the ancestors on the very day of the Phalguna Amavasya.
Now it is known for sure that you have known the correct method to worship on the very auspicious day, you can go for the perfect rituals and pray for the salvation of your ancestors. All you need to do is to ensure that you must perform the puja and observe the fast according to the traditional scriptures to get the prolific results of your ardent worship. We hope, this article will help you make out the rituals of the Phalguna Amavasya 2023.
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Bathing and practicing charity on Phalgun Amavasya holds great importance in the Sanatan Dharma. Observing silence on this very day is also considered absolutely beneficial. According to Rishi Vyas, to observe silence, going on for meditation and bathing together are considered equivalent to Sahasra Go Daan (Donation of 100 cows). Diving in holy water is considered very auspicious too. It is also believed supporting charity at the holy places, in particular, brings limitless benefits and cleanses all types of sins.
On this day, people from different corners of the country gather at the banks of the holy rivers to take a bath. Devotees go on applying Tilak on their forehead. By doing this, all the wishes of the devotees are surely fulfilled. Women who go on observing the Somvati Amavasya fast should also listen to the auspicious Katha.
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As per scriptures, Bhishma, a great character of the Mahabharata, the great epic of India, explained the importance of this day to Yudhishtir. According to Great Grandfather Bhishma, the person who takes bath in the holy rivers on this particular day gets relief from all sorrows. It is also believed that by bathing on this day the souls of forefathers get enough peace and the offer their blessings to their inheritors.
Finally all that can be told about Phalguni Amavasya 2023
We have mentioned in this article everything you have to know about the Phalguni Amavasya 2023. Hope, this will give you in depth knowledge and you have come to know in details the relevance of this very auspicious day.
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