The Significance and Glory of the Month of Magh.
(Magh Month: 11th January to 9th February)
Describing the significance and glory of the month of Magh it is said that Lord Sri Hari is not pleased so much by observance of pious vows, charities and tapasya as He is just by taking a bath in the Brahmamuhurta (the period of two and a half hours before sunrise) in the month of Magh. Therefore everybody should take bath in the Brahmamuhurta in the month of Magh so as to get delivered of sins and to be blessed with love for the Lord. The bathing for the month of Magh starts form the purnima of the month of pausha.
The peculiar quality of the month of Magh is that in this month all the water is equivalent to the water of Ganga. Every day of this month is a festival. If became of weakness one is unable to take a vow of taking bath in the Brahmamuhrta in the whole of the in the whole of the month of Magh, the scriptures allow that such a vow should be taken for three days or at least for one day. Bath, charity fasting and worship in this month is highly rewarding.
The Ekadashi of Magh (falling on 21st January) is know as ‘Shatatila Ekadashi’. Donating black sesame seeds and black cow on this day is considered to be of great religious merit. Taking a bath with water mixed with sesame seeds smearing sesame unguent fire sacrifice with sesame seeds as oblation drinking water mixed with sesame seeds eating sesame seeds and donating sesame seeds these six things are destroyers of sin.
The amavasya of Magh (no Moo day falling on26th of January) is known as ‘Mauni Amavasya’ keeping silent or conducting oneself like a sage on this pious day along with taking bath and giving charities is full of great religious merit. If, as is happening year the ‘Mauni amavasya’ falls of Monday it is full of so much religious merit as is difficult to attain even for gods because all the holy places on the earth and in the heavens Ganga, pushkar ect. Afford particularly great religious merit for japa mediation and worship on Monday Amavsya.
Amavsya on Monday seventh lunar day on Sunday fourth day on Tuesday, eight lunar days on Wednesday these four days are equivalent to solar eclipse. Taking bath giving charities and performing Shraddha on these days affords inexhaustible religious merit.
The fifth lunar day of bright fortnight of Magh (Vasant Panchami) is believed to be the manifestation day of Ma Saraswti. One should worship Ma Saraswati in the morning on this day (31st January). Ma Saraswait is believed to reside in the books and pens as well. Therefore these articles too are worshipped on this day.
The seventh lunar day of bright fortnight of Magh ( 2nd February) is known as ‘Achala Saptami. One should take only one meal on the sixth day and should take bath before sunrise on the Seventh. This destroys sins and affords handsomeness, happiness good fortune and good spiritual state.
That way each day of Magh is pious; yet the Magh Purnima (9th February) is highly significant. Worship of the Lord, Shraddha and charities performed on this day after ablotions is of great religious merit. One performing puja of Lord Shiva in prescribed manner attains religious merit equal to that from perfuming an ashwamedha uyajna and finds a place in lord Vishun’as abode.
Giving away of sesame seeds cotton clothes blankets jewels turbans and shoes etc As per one’s capacity on the Magh purnima affords one happiness and a place in the heavens. According to Matsya purana one who donates Brahma Vaivartsa purana on this day attains to the abode of Lord Brahma.
Vedanta does not say,’ know yourself. Everyone know oneself. Someone knows oneself to be poor and tries to be rich. Another one know oneself to be sick and wants to be healthy. Someone know oneself to be short and exercises to grow taller. Someone know oneself to be dark complexioned and tries various remedies to become fair.
No, Vedanta does not say that. Vedanta says know yourself to be God. The root cause of misfortune in life is not general ignorance but ignorance about the all important fact of one being God oneself. These is not much of gain of loss from the knowledge or ignorance of the body of the worldly affairs: but there is enormous loss form the igrace of one’s inherent Divinity and its knowledge is equally rewarding.
(Excerpts from ‘Towards God a book published by the ashram)’
(Magh Month: 11th January to 9th February)
Describing the significance and glory of the month of Magh it is said that Lord Sri Hari is not pleased so much by observance of pious vows, charities and tapasya as He is just by taking a bath in the Brahmamuhurta (the period of two and a half hours before sunrise) in the month of Magh. Therefore everybody should take bath in the Brahmamuhurta in the month of Magh so as to get delivered of sins and to be blessed with love for the Lord. The bathing for the month of Magh starts form the purnima of the month of pausha.
The peculiar quality of the month of Magh is that in this month all the water is equivalent to the water of Ganga. Every day of this month is a festival. If became of weakness one is unable to take a vow of taking bath in the Brahmamuhrta in the whole of the in the whole of the month of Magh, the scriptures allow that such a vow should be taken for three days or at least for one day. Bath, charity fasting and worship in this month is highly rewarding.
The Ekadashi of Magh (falling on 21st January) is know as ‘Shatatila Ekadashi’. Donating black sesame seeds and black cow on this day is considered to be of great religious merit. Taking a bath with water mixed with sesame seeds smearing sesame unguent fire sacrifice with sesame seeds as oblation drinking water mixed with sesame seeds eating sesame seeds and donating sesame seeds these six things are destroyers of sin.
The amavasya of Magh (no Moo day falling on26th of January) is known as ‘Mauni Amavasya’ keeping silent or conducting oneself like a sage on this pious day along with taking bath and giving charities is full of great religious merit. If, as is happening year the ‘Mauni amavasya’ falls of Monday it is full of so much religious merit as is difficult to attain even for gods because all the holy places on the earth and in the heavens Ganga, pushkar ect. Afford particularly great religious merit for japa mediation and worship on Monday Amavsya.
Amavsya on Monday seventh lunar day on Sunday fourth day on Tuesday, eight lunar days on Wednesday these four days are equivalent to solar eclipse. Taking bath giving charities and performing Shraddha on these days affords inexhaustible religious merit.
The fifth lunar day of bright fortnight of Magh (Vasant Panchami) is believed to be the manifestation day of Ma Saraswti. One should worship Ma Saraswati in the morning on this day (31st January). Ma Saraswait is believed to reside in the books and pens as well. Therefore these articles too are worshipped on this day.
The seventh lunar day of bright fortnight of Magh ( 2nd February) is known as ‘Achala Saptami. One should take only one meal on the sixth day and should take bath before sunrise on the Seventh. This destroys sins and affords handsomeness, happiness good fortune and good spiritual state.
That way each day of Magh is pious; yet the Magh Purnima (9th February) is highly significant. Worship of the Lord, Shraddha and charities performed on this day after ablotions is of great religious merit. One performing puja of Lord Shiva in prescribed manner attains religious merit equal to that from perfuming an ashwamedha uyajna and finds a place in lord Vishun’as abode.
Giving away of sesame seeds cotton clothes blankets jewels turbans and shoes etc As per one’s capacity on the Magh purnima affords one happiness and a place in the heavens. According to Matsya purana one who donates Brahma Vaivartsa purana on this day attains to the abode of Lord Brahma.
Vedanta does not say,’ know yourself. Everyone know oneself. Someone knows oneself to be poor and tries to be rich. Another one know oneself to be sick and wants to be healthy. Someone know oneself to be short and exercises to grow taller. Someone know oneself to be dark complexioned and tries various remedies to become fair.
No, Vedanta does not say that. Vedanta says know yourself to be God. The root cause of misfortune in life is not general ignorance but ignorance about the all important fact of one being God oneself. These is not much of gain of loss from the knowledge or ignorance of the body of the worldly affairs: but there is enormous loss form the igrace of one’s inherent Divinity and its knowledge is equally rewarding.
(Excerpts from ‘Towards God a book published by the ashram)’
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