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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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
  1. Pratipadam
  2. Dvitiya
  3. Tritiya
  4. Chaturthi
  5. Panchami
  6. Shashti
  7. Saptami
  8. Ashtami
  9. Navami
  10. Dashami
  11. Ekadashi
  12. Dvadashi
  13. Thrayodashi
  14. Chaturdashi
  15. Purnima/ Amavasya


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