Amavasya
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The new moon day, associated with ancestor worship and certain Tantric practices.
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What is the minimum remedy for keeping a photo of a ten-headed, twenty-armed Mahavidya-type Goddess at home?
At least on Amavasya, offer a garland of 11 lemons along with her service, worship, and Aarti — so that her fierceness turns against one's enemies rather than the household itself.
When are Milan attacks especially likely to occur?
Especially around Navratri, Diwali, Amavasya, or Purnima — a familiar voice calls someone from outside the house by name as the first stage.
What is the Yantra method for these 108 names, and what is its auspicious timing?
A Yantra of the 108 names, prepared on a Tuesday coinciding with Amavasya when the Moon is in Shatabhisha Nakshatra and worn on the right arm, brings all types of prosperity — whether worn while reciting or after consecration; Tantric texts describe this Yantra in three ways.
What are the rules for daily versus special Amavasya/Purnima Naivedya offerings to the Kuladevi?
Daily food offerings should be simple and standard, while special items designated for Amavasya and Purnima must remain distinct and reserved specifically for those dates rather than offered daily.
What astrological configuration defines the Kumbh at Prayag?
Jupiter in Aries during Magh, with Sun and Moon in Capricorn and the conjunction of Amavasya — and the speaker notes that all of this is forming in the year under discussion.
What options exist for a practitioner who cannot manage the full period?
Take whatever is available — the last fifteen days, eleven, nine, seven or three. Failing that, the Gupta Navratri of Magh or the Navratri of Shiva. The one-day options include Mauni Amavasya and the Parvati Gita anushthana.
What are the Brahmacharya rules during an Anushthan?
In a Sankalpit Anushthan — one undertaken for a stated end — Brahmacharya is compulsory and marital relations do not take place. In ordinary daily practice with no special Sankalp you live as usual, but relations are still avoided on Ashtami, Chaturdashi, Purnima, Amavasya, Ekadashi, festival periods and Sankranti.
Why does the speaker place so much emphasis on the 64 Yoginis?
Because some of the 64 devour negative forces outright and others open sources of wealth; children are spared Bal Graha afflictions and household Laag does not attach, since these fall under the Yoginis. The kavach is optional — his actual aim is that people recite the names.
When should the Kalash be established if Amavasya and Pratipada fall on the same day?
Check when Amavasya ends and Pratipada begins. If Pratipada both starts and ends on that same day, establish the Kalash at the Abhijit Muhurta around midday; if Pratipada carries into the next morning even briefly, establish it then in a favourable Chaughadiya.
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