Mā Kūṣmāṇḍā
The Radiant Creator of the Universe
ॐ देवी कूष्माण्डायै नमः॥
Om Devī Kūṣmāṇḍāyai Namaḥ ||
Vināyaka Caturthī
Sacred to Gaṇeśa
Wednesday, 14 October 2026
From the pañchāṅga
Gaṇeśa’s monthly fast in the waxing fortnight, observed at midday (madhyāhna) when the Caturthī tithi is worshipped.
How to keep the fast
A fast with worship of Gaṇeśa at madhyāhna (midday) and the offering of modaka, invoking the remover of obstacles before any new undertaking.
Breaking the fast, Broken after the midday (madhyāhna) worship.
today, in the ancient reckoning
- Cosmic Time
अद्य · श्वेतवराह कल्पे · वैवस्वत मन्वन्तरे · कलियुगे प्रथम पादे
adya · śveta-varāha kalpe · vaivasvata manvantare · kali-yuge prathama pāde
- Calendrical Time
शालिवाहन शके १९४८ · पराभव संवत्सरे · दक्षिणायने · शरद् ऋतौ
śālivāhana śake 1948 · Parābhava saṁvatsare · Dakṣiṇāyane · Śarad ṛtau
- Astronomical Limb (Pañcāṅga) · पञ्चाङ्ग कालः
कार्तिक मासे · शुक्ल पक्षे · चतुर्थी तिथौ · बुध वासरे · अनुराधा नक्षत्रे · आयुष्मान् योगे · वणिज करणे
Kārtika māse · Śukla pakṣe · Caturthī tithau · Budha vāsare · Anurādhā nakṣatre · Āyuṣmān yoge · Vaṇija karaṇe
- Sacred Locality
जम्बूद्वीपे · भारतवर्षे*
jambū-dvīpe · bhārata-varṣe (India)
*The locality lines (jambū-dvīpe bhārata-varṣe): India is shown by default; spoken aloud you substitute your own region and town.
What You Just Read: The Three Frames of Time
The saṅkalpa places the moment in three nested dimensions—cosmic, calendrical, and astronomical—so the seeker knows exactly when and where they stand in eternity.
Cosmic Time (Eternal Scale)
Cosmic time doesn’t change with where you read this. Śveta-varāha is the present kalpa (~4.32 billion years). Vaivasvata is the current manvantara. Kali-yuga prathama pāda places us in the first quarter of the dark age. Identical whether recited in Bengaluru, Mumbai, London, or New York.
Calendrical Time (Solar & Seasonal Cycles)
Calendrical time tracks the present era and season: the Śaka era (from 78 CE), the 60-year Jovian saṁvatsara cycle, Uttarāyaṇa or Dakṣiṇāyana (solar transit), and the bi-monthly ṛtu (season).
Astronomical Time (The Five Limbs of Pañchāṅga)
Astronomical time is the immediate daily rhythm: māsa (lunar month), pakṣa (fortnight), tithi (lunar day), vāra (solar weekday), nakṣatra (moon constellation), yoga, and karaṇa.
Local Sunrise Reckoning & Daily Purpose
All values above are calculated for your local sunrise. The day traditionally belongs to whichever tithi prevailed at sunrise.
The saṅkalpa is the daily (nitya) opening of sacred life. Recited each morning, it re-anchors you in awareness of eternity and dedicates your actions with resolve.
Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas
12:05 PM – 1:34 PM
7:38 AM – 9:07 AM
11:41 AM – 12:29 PM
Bearings indicate horizon degrees. Rāhu and Yamagaṇḍa are avoided for new auspicious beginnings; Abhijit is the midday victory window.
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