స్కంద షష్ఠి
The waxing sixth tithi — monthly worship of Subrahmanya.
- దేవత
- Subrahmanya (Kartikeya, Murugan)
- ఆవృత్తి
- Once a lunar month
Dates for India · IST (UTC+5:30) · tithi read at 06:00 local time · amanta months · Lahiri ayanamsa. How we calculate
What స్కంద షష్ఠి is
The shukla shashthi of each month belongs to Skanda, the commander of the divine armies, born to destroy Surapadma. The monthly observance is a smaller form of the six-day Skanda Sashti kept in Kartika, which culminates in the Soorasamharam. It is a vrat of courage and of protection, kept especially for the wellbeing of children and for relief from illness.
Who observes it
Kept very widely in Tamil Nadu, and across the Telugu states and Karnataka wherever Subrahmanya is worshipped. Nagula Chaviti and Subrahmanya Shashti are the associated annual observances.
Fasting rules
A day fast broken in the evening. Many keep only one meal. In Tamil Nadu the six-day Kartika observance is kept with a stricter fast throughout.
Pooja vidhanam
Worship of Subrahmanya with vel (the spear), red flowers and panchamrita. Recitation of the Subrahmanya Bhujangam, the Skanda Sashti Kavacham or the Kanda Sashti Kavasam. Abhishekam with milk and honey.
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Dates are computed for India, from the tithi in force at 06:00 IST; outside India an observance can fall a day earlier or later. Tap any date for that day's full panchangam, where every timing is recomputed for your selected city.
- జనవరి
- 24జనవరిశని
- ఫిబ్రవరి
- 23ఫిబ్రవరిసోమ
- మార్చి
- 24మార్చిమంగళ
- ఏప్రిల్
- 22ఏప్రిల్బుధ
- జూన్
- 20జూన్శని
- జులై
- 19జులైఆది
- ఆగస్టు
- 18ఆగస్టుమంగళ
- సెప్టెంబర్
- 17సెప్టెంబర్గురు
- అక్టోబర్
- 16అక్టోబర్శుక్ర
- నవంబర్
- 15నవంబర్ఆది
- డిసెంబర్
- 15డిసెంబర్మంగళ
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