Dīpāvali / Śrī Mahālakṣmī Pūjā
Festival of Divine Lights & Triumph over Darkness
Thursday, 29 October 1970
According to the Skanda Purāṇa, Goddess Mahālakṣmī visits homes during the twilight Pradoṣa period on Kārtika Amāvāsyā. Homes that are spotlessly clean, illuminated with traditional oil lamps (dīpas), and peaceful attract her permanent residence (Sthira Lakṣmī). Midday is avoided because Amāvāsyā dusk is the sacred hour of invocation.
From the pañchāṅga
How it is observed
Lakṣmī is worshipped at dusk on the new-moon night, the home lit with rows of lamps (dīpa) to welcome her; for many it opens the new financial year.
Thursday, 29 October 1970 (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
In Śveta-varāha kalpa, Vaivasvata manvantara, and the first quarter of Kali-yuga, in the eternal presence of the Supreme Lord...
- Calendrical Time
शालिवाहन शके १८९२ · साधारण संवत्सरे · दक्षिणायने · शरद् ऋतौ
śālivāhana śake 1892 · Sādhāraṇa saṁvatsare · Dakṣiṇāyane · Śarad ṛtau
In the sacred cycle of the Śaka era, current Jovian year (Saṁvatsara), solar transit (Ayana), and season (Ṛtu)...
- Astronomical Limb (Pañcāṅga) · Pañcāṅga Kāla (Daily Alignments)
कार्तिक मासे · कृष्ण पक्षे · चतुर्दशी तिथौ · गुरु वासरे · चित्रा नक्षत्रे · विष्कम्भ योगे · शकुनि करणे
Kārtika māse · Kṛṣṇa pakṣe · Caturdaśī tithau · Guru vāsare · Citrā nakṣatre · Viṣkambha yoge · Śakuni karaṇe
In this sacred lunar month, fortnight, lunar day, weekday, birth star, yoga, and karaṇa...
- Sacred Locality
जम्बूद्वीपे · भारतवर्षे*
jambū-dvīpe · bhārata-varṣe (India)
In Jambūdvīpa, the sacred land of Bhāratavarṣa (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▾
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
1:31 PM – 2:58 PM
6:12 AM – 7:39 AM
11:39 AM – 12:27 PM
Bearings indicate horizon degrees. Rāhu and Yamagaṇḍa are avoided for new auspicious beginnings; Abhijit is the midday victory window.
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