Calendrical Specials

रवि-सङ्क्रमण-पुण्यकालः

ravi-saṅkramaṇa-puṇyakālaḥ

SunSankrantiCommonFestivals

त्याज्याः सूर्यस्य सङ्क्रान्तेः पूर्वतः परतस्तथा॥५६-४४३
विवाहादिषु कार्येषु नाड्यः षोडश षोडश।
---नारद-पुराणम्

16 ghatikas on either side of the transition of the Sun are sacred for various observances. In addition to specific puNyakAlas like SaDazIti, viSNupadI etc., this is also useful, especially in cases where the other puNyakAlas are inconvenient for appropriate performance of rituals such as snAna, dAna, tarpaNa, etc. Furthermore, as stated in Nārada Purāṇam, this span of time is to be precluded for auspicious activities such as vivāha-s etc.

Names

Sanskrit
रवि-सङ्क्रमण-पुण्यकालः

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