Saptami
Seventh day of the lunar fortnight in the Hindu calendar
Saptami (Sanskrit: सप्तमी, romanized: Saptamī) is the seventh day (tithi) of the fortnight (paksha) in the Hindu lunar calendar.[1][2]
Occasions
- Ratha Saptami: Vishnu, in his form as Surya, is usually worshiped on this occasion. Usually, Rathasapthami begins in households with a purification bath by holding a few bilva leaves on one's head while bathing and chanting a verse that is supposed to invoke the benevolence of the deity in all that one takes up the rest of the year. It also involves doing a puja with the ritual 'Naivedyam', flowers and fruits.
- Navaratri: The seventh Day of the Navaratri Kalaratri Puja takes place.
- The birthday of Jalaram Bapa falls on Saptami Shukla paksha of Kartika and is celebrated as Jalaram Jayanti.
References
- ^ Monier-Williams, Sir Monier (1872). A Sanskṛit-English Dictionary Etymologically and Philologically Arranged: With Special Reference to Greek, Latin, Gothic, German, Anglo-Saxon, and Other Cognate Indo-European Languages. Clarendon Press. p. 1065.
- ^ Rao, S. Balachandra (2000). Indian Astronomy: An Introduction. Universities Press. p. 65. ISBN 978-81-7371-205-0.
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Days of the Paksha
- Prathama
- Dvitiya
- Tritiya
- Chaturthi
- Panchami
- Shashthi
- Saptami
- Ashtami
- Navami
- Dashami
- Ekadashi
- Dvadashi
- Trayodashi
- Chaturdashi
- Purnima / Amavasya
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