🌕 17 November 2025 – Margashirsha Month Begins
Margashirsha Month (also called Agrahayana or Magsar Maas) begins on Monday, 17 November 2025. This holy lunar month holds a special place in Hinduism as it is considered dear to Lord Krishna. In the Bhagavad Gita (10.35), Lord Krishna says — “Māsānām Mārgaśīrṣo ’ham”, meaning “Among all months, I am Margashirsha”, signifying its divine and spiritual importance.
🌸 Significance of Margashirsha Month:
The Margashirsha month is a period of devotion, simplicity, and spiritual awakening. It is believed that performing charity, meditation, and fasting during this time grants immense merit (punya). The month is also associated with Goddess Lakshmi, and Thursdays (Margashirsha Guruvaar) are considered especially auspicious for her worship.
🌿 Key Observances During Margashirsha Maas:
- Margashirsha Amavasya – for Pitru Tarpan and peace to ancestors.
- Margashirsha Purnima – an important full moon for bathing in holy rivers and performing Satyanarayan Katha.
- Thursdays (Guruvar Vrat) – dedicated to Goddess Lakshmi.
- Dattatreya Jayanti – the birth anniversary of Lord Dattatreya, usually falls on Margashirsha Purnima.
🕉️ Spiritual Practices:
- Rise early and take a holy bath before sunrise.
- Recite Vishnu Sahasranama or Srimad Bhagavad Gita verses daily.
- Offer tulsi leaves, flowers, and sweets to Lord Vishnu or Lord Krishna.
- Observe fasts on Thursdays for wealth, health, and happiness.
- Perform daan (charity) of food, clothes, and oil lamps to the poor.
🪔 Benefits of Observing Margashirsha Month:
- Brings spiritual purity and removes karmic impurities.
- Fulfills wishes and desires when done with devotion.
- Brings peace, prosperity, and divine blessings from Lord Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi.
- Enhances mental calmness and wisdom through spiritual reflection.
📅 Margashirsha Month 2025 Dates:
- Begins: Monday, 17 November 2025
- Ends: Monday, 15 December 2025
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