Śarad Pūrṇimā / Kojāgarī Lakṣmī Pūjā
Rāsa Līlā of Lord Kṛṣṇa and the Night of Ambrosial Moonbeams
Tuesday, 1 October 1754
On the brightest full moon of the year, the Moon is endowed with all 16 divine potencies (Kalās) and showers nectar (Amṛta). Goddess Lakṣmī descends in the middle of the night inquiring “Ko Jāgarti?” (Who is awake and spiritually vigilant?).
From the pañchāṅga
By local reckoning this is kept on Monday, 30 September or Tuesday, 1 October across the world, the date above is for your location.
How it is observed
The brightest full moon: kheer is left out in the moonlight overnight and shared, and Lakṣmī is welcomed on the night she walks asking “ko jāgarti?” (who is awake?).
Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas
3:32 PM – 5:03 PM
9:32 AM – 11:02 AM
12:08 PM – 12:56 PM
Bearings indicate horizon degrees. Rāhu and Yamagaṇḍa are avoided for new auspicious beginnings; Abhijit is the midday victory window.
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