This Amavasya is the first Amavasya (New Moon Day) that falls in Dakshinayana.
This Amavasya is one of the three most powerful New Moon days to offer Tarpanam (ancestral rituals) to honor your ancestors and receive their eternal blessings.
Significance of this Amavasya
This first month in dakshinayana is considered highly auspicious when divine forces bless the earth with grace and answer your prayers.
Offering Tarpanam rituals for your ancestors on this Amavasya can help their souls attain Moksha (salvation), and they in turn bestow their blessings on you.
On Amavasya (New Moon) day, the Sun and the Moon occupy the same sign. The Sun signifies the father and soul; whereas the Moon signifies the mother and mind.
This Amavasya is of great importance because the Sun and the Moon occupy Cancer, the sign of Moon.
It is believed that on this Amavasya, spirits are more willing to accept the offerings and are satisfied when their successors perform Tarpanam rituals for them.
In addition, every year, during this month, the Sun starts its movement towards the South, which is called ‘Dakshinayana’ (Dakshin means south, and Ayana means travel).
Since this is the first New Moon day during this period, it is regarded as the more powerful day for performing Tarpanam rituals.
It is always ideal to perform these rituals on natural water bodies (sea, pond, river or lake).
Taking a holy dip in sacred water sources is considered a pre-requisite to cleanse oneself of impurities, before commencing the Tarpanam ritual.
A large number of people usually gather at the Agni Theertham in Rameshwaram, South India, on this sacred day to perform the rituals for their ancestors.
Other sacred spots include Triveni Sangamam in Kanyakumari and various holy Ghats on the banks of River Cauvery.
You can observe complete or partial Vrat (fasting) with a single meal on this day to mark your devotion towards your ancestors.
Benefits of Observing this Amavasya
Performing Tarpanam rituals to your ancestors on Aadi Amavasya can bestow the following blessings:
Help liberate the souls of your departed ancestors
Relieve you from negative Karma
Gift you with prosperity and happiness in life
Bless your generation with good health, wealth and prosperity
According to Garuda Purana, offering til (sesame seeds) and water to your ancestors on this day will please them and bestow you with longevity, success, progeny, relief from debts and destruction of enemies
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