Margashirsha Purnima (Dattatreya Jayanti)
рдорд╛рд░реНрдЧрд╢реАрд░реНрд╖ рдкреВрд░реНрдгрд┐рдорд╛ (рджрддреНрддрд╛рддреНрд░реЗрдп рдЬрдпрдВрддреА)
23 рджрд┐рд╕рдВрдмрд░ 2026
ЁЯМХ рд╕рдВрдХреНрд╖рд┐рдкреНрдд рдЬрд╛рдирдХрд╛рд░реА
Margashirsha Purnima тАФ Krishna's sacred month ends with this full moon. Dattatreya Jayanti (Adi Guru) is also celebrated on this day.
рдорд╛рд░реНрдЧрд╢реАрд░реНрд╖ рдкреВрд░реНрдгрд┐рдорд╛ тАФ рдХреГрд╖реНрдг рдкреНрд░рд┐рдп рдорд╣реАрдиреЗ рдХреА рдкреВрд░реНрдгрд┐рдорд╛ред рдЗрд╕ рджрд┐рди рджрддреНрддрд╛рддреНрд░реЗрдп рдЬрдпрдВрддреА (рдЖрджрд┐ рдЧреБрд░реБ) рднреА рдордирд╛рдИ рдЬрд╛рддреА рд╣реИред
рдЗрд╕ рддреНрдпреЛрд╣рд╛рд░ рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рд░реЗ рдореЗрдВ
Full moon of the Margashirsha month. Lord Krishna declared in the Bhagavad Gita: 'Of months, I am Margashirsha.' Dattatreya Jayanti, celebrating the divine trinity incarnation, also falls on this Purnima.
рдорд╛рд░реНрдЧрд╢реАрд░реНрд╖ рдорд╣реАрдиреЗ рдХреА рдкреВрд░реНрдгрд┐рдорд╛ред рднрдЧрд╡рд╛рди рдХреГрд╖реНрдг рдиреЗ рдЧреАрддрд╛ рдореЗрдВ рдХрд╣рд╛: 'рдорд╛рд╕рд╛рдирд╛рдВ рдорд╛рд░реНрдЧрд╢реАрд░реНрд╖реЛрд╜рд╣рдореНред' рдЗрд╕ рдкреВрд░реНрдгрд┐рдорд╛ рдХреЛ рджрддреНрддрд╛рддреНрд░реЗрдп рдЬрдпрдВрддреА рднреА рдордирд╛рдИ рдЬрд╛рддреА рд╣реИред
тЬи рдореБрдЦреНрдп рдорд╣рддреНрд╡
- Dattatreya Jayanti
- Krishna and Vishnu worship
- river bathing
- charity
- year-end spiritual reflection
ЁЯЩП рдХреИрд╕реЗ рдордирд╛рдПрдБ
- Begin the day with sankalp and short prayer.
- Include: Dattatreya Jayanti.
- Include: Krishna and Vishnu worship.
- Include: river bathing.
- Conclude with gratitude, prasad, and positive resolve.
December рдорд╛рд░реНрдЧрджрд░реНрд╢рди
Year-end reflection, gratitude, and spiritual closure.
- Review yearly sankalp
- Quiet prayer and japa
- Charity and mindful new-year intent
ЁЯУЭ рд╡рд┐рд╕реНрддреГрдд рдЬрд╛рдирдХрд╛рд░реА
Margashirsha Purnima is one of the most sacred full moons of the year. Lord Krishna elevated this month above all others in the Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 10, Verse 35), declaring: "Among months, I am Margashirsha."
Dattatreya Jayanti (on this Purnima):
- Lord Dattatreya is the divine incarnation of the Trimurti тАФ Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva тАФ united in one form.
- He is the first guru (Adi Guru) in the Nath tradition and a symbol of spiritual synthesis.
- Devotees recite Dattatreya stotras, visit Datta temples, and seek blessings for wisdom and liberation.
Why Margashirsha is sacred:
- Margashirsha (Agahan) is considered the month of Lord Krishna.
- Devotees traditionally wake early for Mangal snan (sacred bath) throughout the month.
- The full moon magnifies the spiritual energy of the entire month.
How to observe:
- Take a predawn bath (Brahma Muhurta snan) and offer prayers to Lord Vishnu or Krishna.
- Recite Vishnu Sahasranama, Dattatreya Stotra, or a chapter from Bhagavad Gita.
- Offer tulsi, yellow flowers, and prasad to the deity.
- Donate food, blankets, or essentials to the poor in the winter season.
- Perform Satya Narayan Puja or visit the nearest Datta or Vishnu temple.
Margashirsha Purnima is also a beautiful occasion for year-end reflection тАФ reviewing one's spiritual journey and setting intentions for the coming year.
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