Shashthi (day)
Shashthi (
romanized: Ṣaṣṭhī) also referred to as Chhath is the sixth day of the lunar fortnight in the Hindu calendar.[1] It is tithi (lunar day) of a paksha
, the fourteen-day phase of the moon.
Etymology
The word comes from the Sanskrit cardinal ṣaṣ (six), whence the
gender
).
Occasions
The sixth tithi, especially in the waxing period (shuklapaksha), is important in several rituals including:
- Durga Puja (September–October, east India, Bengal)
- Orissa, neighbouring regions)
- Subramanya Shashti[3] (November–December, south India, Tamil Nadu)
- Chandra Shashti (Channan Chhath): It is celebrated on Bhadrapada month. It is quite popular among Dogra community of Jammu division.[4] The day is celebrated as birthday of Balaramaand hence also called Balram Chhath or Baldev Chhath.
- Kartika.
References
- ^ Monier-Williams, Monier (1872). A Sanskrit-English Dictionary: ...with Special Reference to Greek, Latin, Gothic, German, Anglo-saxon... Clarendon. p. 1034.
- ^ "Festivals of India : Sital Shashti". Aryabhatt.com. Retrieved 2017-07-29.
- ^ Kannikeswaran, Kanniks. "Skanda Sashti". Indiantemples.com. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ Śāstrī, Rāmanātha; Mohana, Madana; Langeh, Baldev Singh (1970). (Rajata jayantī abhinandana grantha) (in Hindi). Ḍogarī Saṃsthā.