Amavas

       

        

Is that amavsya good or bad? 

       Behind that... Undermine truth... 

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          Overall Indian culture Amavas is worst night...    But scientific there is another meaning.... 

But further one just take look what people say about that.....

 Tamilians:- Tamilians consider Amavasya auspicious and thereby start a new venture and do not hesitate in initiating anything new. They consider this day a period of growth and power. On Amavasya, there will be no moon however very next day one can see a moon and this signifies growth and thus they want their work initiated to grow and become successful. It is a growing phase of the moon. In Sanskrit language word 'Ama' means together and 'Vasya' means dwelling. Thus it means dwelling together and togetherness means strength. It is the day when dead ancestors are worshiped and with the blessings of ancestors, if any auspicious activity is carried out, the chances of its failure are very less. A lot of religious activities are carried out on this day like taking a dip in holy rivers, fasting, performing sacrifices, feeding the poor and offerings are paid to the Gods. These all acts are believed to wash away sins and lend blessings of ancestors and God. Tamilians believe that when body, mind and heart are under control then no goal seems unattainable. Belief of Other Hindus:- According to Garuda Purana, Amavasya is inauspicious and thus no new work should be started on this day except Karthika Amavasya which falls on Deepavali. People do not travel on this day and workers do not work. They believe that since there is no moon, there will be rise in evil powers and black magic. These evil powers will do not let our auspicious work become successful and those traveling fear of some uncertainty and thus do not opt to travel on this day.  

    Other than the two views post above by Venkiteswaran and Reena, I came to know about this from one our friends who though not a Tamilian but born and brought up in Tamil Nadu. What she said is that when you start a venture or perform a social function like marriage etc on a specific day, you do it in an auspicious time i.e 'sumuhurtam'. You do so expecting good results from the deed i.e your action of doing the job which could be starting a venture or performing house warming ceremony or some other function. It is strongly believed that when you do such celebrations on an auspicious day, it yields good results for you..Amavasya means no moon day or new moon day. Whenever something or somebody becomes absent, through that absence, their presence always becomes more powerful. If you had a friend or a loved one who was with you, you never felt their presence so much. But the moment they disappear, you feel their presence so much – it is so powerful, isn’t it? Even on the emotional level, it is true. You do not really feel their presence when they are around. Only when they are gone, the vacuum that they have left behind has become more powerful than their presence itself. Similarly with the moon, her absence makes her more present than ever before. On any other day, even the Pournami, she is there, but on Amavasya, the presence is felt even more – that quality is even more.

The earth broods on Amavasya; the life process is slowed down on the planet and it is a great opportunity because the integration of life happens much better on this day. When a certain slow down happens, that is when you notice your body. When everything is going well and you are busy, you do not know what is happening with the body; the body is just you. But if a little ailment comes, suddenly the body is an issue and it is something that you have to pay attention to. Only when it does not do well, you know, ‘This is not me. This is just my body giving me troubles.’ Very clearly a distance arises.

If the same is done at an inauspicious time or inauspicious day, the result would be bad or adverse. But if the same is performed on a 'amavasya' day, the result will be neutral i.e there will be neither good result nor bad result.

So, what I came to know from my friend is that Tamilians feel it is safe to get a neutral effect than getting a bad result by performing such functions.

This could be pure her opinion or she might have got it from some of the elders in her family. And there is no evidence for what she told me.   

   

 

Questioner: Sadhguru, what is the significance of the Amavasya or new moon day?

Sadhguru: Amavasya means no moon day or new moon day. Whenever something or somebody becomes absent, through that absence, their presence always becomes more powerful. If you had a friend or a loved one who was with you, you never felt their presence so much. But the moment they disappear, you feel their presence so much – it is so powerful, isn’t it? Even on the emotional level, it is true. You do not really feel their presence when they are around. Only when they are gone, the vacuum that they have left behind has become more powerful than their presence itself. Similarly with the moon, her absence makes her more present than ever before. On any other day, even the Pournami, she is there, but on Amavasya, the presence is felt even more – that quality is even more.

The earth broods on Amavasya; the life process is slowed down on the planet and it is a great opportunity because the integration of life happens much better on this day. When a certain slow down happens, that is when you notice your body. When everything is going well and you are busy, you do not know what is happening with the body; the body is just you. But if a little ailment comes, suddenly the body is an issue and it is something that you have to pay attention to. Only when it does not do well, you know, ‘This is not me. This is just my body giving me troubles.’ Very clearly a distance arises.

Amavasya is a day when one can become easily aware of, ‘What is me and what is not me,’ and from there on, the journey from untruth to truth begins.

So that is the significance of Amavasya. On that day, because a certain integration of the elements is happening, there is a slowdown of everything. If you are seeking wellbeing, Pournami is sacred. If you are seeking liberation, Amavasya is sacred. Accordingly, there are different kinds of practices and sadhanas for those two dimensions of life. It is a day when one can become easily aware of, ‘What is me and what is not me,’ and from there on, the journey from untruth to truth begins. From Amavasya to Pournami, every month the opportunity is created naturally. Even for those who are completely unaware, there is a natural opportunity available beginning every Amavasya and moving on.

The nature of Pournami is more of the Idaa or the feminine. Amavasya is very raw. One day before Amavasya is known as Shivarathri because it is Shiva’s night. It is primordial in nature. When everything is pitch dark, it is like the creation is dissolved. There is a tinge of the destroyer in Amavasya. Generally, on the night of Amavasya a very feminine energy would either be disturbed because it causes certain fear and disturbance in her, or it could turn roguish and man-like.

Pournami is more conducive for a feminine energy. So Pournami is made use of by the women. For a man, the Pournami night is not very good if he is seeking dissolution. If he is seeking wellbeing, man can also make use of Pournami, but if he is seeking liberation or dissolution, Amavasya is better. For all those who are seeking absolute dissolution, Amavasya is great.

You may have heard that if people are a little mentally imbalanced, on Pournamis and Amavasyas they become more imbalanced. Why this is so is, the gravitational impact of the moon is working on our planet. So it is pulling everything up. Whole oceans are trying to rise. Similarly, your own blood is trying to rise to the moon’s gravitation. Because of this, if you are mentally little imbalanced, because of excessive circulation in your brain on that day, you will become more imbalanced. If you are happy, you will become more happy; if you are unhappy, you will become more unhappy. Whatever is your quality, it gets a little enhanced on those days because the blood is being pulled upward. So the whole energy is being pulled upward in some way. For a spiritual sadhaka who is always using every means possible to move his energies upward, these two days are like a boon from nature.  

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 Margashirsha Amavasya is also known as Agahan Amavasya, this day devotee witness fast not only for themselves but also for their forefathers or ancestors. Amavasya means a no moon day. This day is deeply dedicated to Lord Krishna, Lord Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi. Worshipping on this day is considered to be very fruitful and auspicious.On this day several legends are worshiped by all the devotee like Lord Krishna, Lord Vishnu, Goddess Lakshmi, Lord Shiva, apart from them the blessing of Lord Rudra, Indra, Brahma, Sun are also taken by all the devotees especially by those who witness fast on this day in order to ensure peace and salvation for your family and ancestors and to remove all the sins and doshas as well. Pitru Puja is performed on this very day so that divine and generous results take place for both the person keeping the fast called as Vratee and for his/her ancestors peaceful afterlife.

Devotee also organise Satyanarayan puja on this day and worship Lord Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi and further conclude the puja by reading satyanarayan katha and offering Prasad to other devotees.

The major significance behind this day is that forefather or ancestors of devotee attain a peaceful afterlife and all sins or doshas are removed from one’s life in order to assure a blissful life and gain divine blessings from God on this auspicious new moon night3  

         Jai Maharashtra..😌