Aaj Ka Vedic Panchang: Vedic Hindu calendar of today's date - 16 March 2024

Aaj Ka Vedic Panchang 16 March 2024

Aaj Ka Vedic Panchang 16 March 2024

Day - Saturday

Vikram Samvat - 2080

Ayan - Uttarayan

Season - Spring

Month - Phalgun

Paksha - Shukla

Date - Saptami till 09:38 pm followed by Ashtami

Nakshatra - Rohini till 04:05 pm and then Mrigashira

Yoga - Preeti till 06:08 pm followed by Ayushman

Rahu Kaal - 09:48 to 11:18 in the morning

Sunrise - 06:47

Sunset - 06:49

Disha Shool - East

Brahma Muhurta - 05:12 to 05:59 in the morning

Nishita Muhurta - 12:24 to 01:12 night

Abhijit Muhurta - 12:24 to 01:12 pm

Vrat festival details - Holashtak beginning, Jain Atthai beginning

Special - If palm fruit is eaten on Saptami, it increases disease and is the destroyer of the body. (Brahmavaivarta Purana, Brahma Khand: 27.29-34)

Holashtak - 17th to 24th March

Holashtak starts from Ashtami of Phalgun month and ends with Holika Dahan on Poonam day.

From Holashtak to Poonam, Hiranyakashyap tortured devotee Prahlad many times to kill him. On the eighth day, Hiranyakashyap took the help of his sister Holika. Holika had the boon that she would not burn in the fire, so Holika sat in the fire with devotee Prahlad in her lap. But with the blessings of Lord Vishnu, fire could not burn Prahlad, rather Holika got burnt to ashes in this fire. All these incidents happened in those eight days. Which is known as Holashtak.

This period of eight days is considered inauspicious. Any auspicious work is considered prohibited during this period.

Prohibited work in Holashtak:

1. To marry.

2. Buying a vehicle.

3. Buying a house.

4. Bhoomi Pujan.

5. Housewarming.

6. 16 values.

7. Yagya, Havan or Homa.

8. Starting a new business.

9. Buying new clothes or any item.

10. travel.

People should follow good conduct and restraint during Holashtak. Apart from this, during these days one should remember God and do mantra chanting, sadhana, and spiritual work. This period of time is considered quite favorable for spiritual practice and accomplishment.

Special experiment on Saturday

On Saturday, touching the Peepal tree with both hands and chanting the mantra 'Om Namah Shivay' 108 times calms down the effects of sorrow, difficulty, and planetary defects. (Brahma Purana)*

Offering water to the Peepal root and lighting a lamp every Saturday relieves many types of troubles. (Padma Purana)

For relief from financial troubles

Mixing water, milk, jaggery, and black sesame seeds in a pot and offering it to the root of the Peepal tree every Saturday and circling the Peepal tree 7 times while chanting the mantra 'Om Namo Bhagwate Vasudevay', financial troubles go away.

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