Karthika Purnima (Tripurari Purnima) 2027
⏰ Auspicious Puja Muhurat & Panchangam
Detailed Daily Panchangam →🌇 Sunset: 5:40 PM
🌟 Significance & Spiritual Importance
Dissolution of accumulated sins, harmony of Shiva and Vishnu (Hari-Hara), and attainment of Shiva Sayujya.
📜 Historical Background & Puranic Origins
Lord Shiva destroyed the three iron, silver, and gold flying cities of Tarakaksha, Kamalaksha, and Vidyunmali with a single cosmic arrow.
🕉️ Traditional Puja Vidhi (Step-by-Step Procedure)
Perform the sacred observances with purity of mind, devotion, and alignment with traditional Vedic rituals.
Light cow ghee/til oil lamps facing East. Perform Achamanam and seek purification of body and mind.
Pray to Lord Ganesha to remove obstacles. Take akshatas and water to state place, time, gotram, and desire.
Consecrate pure water with mango leaves and coconut. Invoke the presiding deities with reverence.
Offer Asanam, Padhyam, Arghyam, Snanam (Panchamrita), Vastra, Yajnopaveetam, and Sandalwood paste.
Chant the Ashtottara Shatanamavali (108 names) offering fresh sacred flowers and bilva/tulasi leaves.
Offer pure guggulu incense, lamp darshanam, traditional prasadam offerings, fruits, and tambulam.
Perform lighted camphor aarti with bell ringing and chanting sacred Mangala harathi stotras.
Circumambulate three times clockwise, perform prostrations, and offer all fruits of the puja to the Divine.
Shiva Linga Abhishekam (శివ లింగాభిషేకం)
Follow the authentic traditional step-by-step procedure with audio chants, mantras, and mudras.
📦 Puja Samagri Checklist & Sacred Naivedyam
🌿 Required Puja Samagri Checklist:
🍲 Traditional Naivedyam (Prasadam):
📿 Associated Sacred Mantras & Stotras
Browse All Mantras →Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra
Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra
Shiva Gayatri Mantra
⚖️ Vrat Rules, Do's & Don'ts
Observe fast throughout the day, take sacred morning bath, light 365 wicks at twilight before consuming Satyanarayana prasad.
✅ Do’s (ఆచరించవలసినవి / क्या करें):
Light 365 wicks bundle in Shiva temple, perform Amla tree puja, chant Maha Mrityunjaya and Rudra mantras.
❌ Don’ts (నిషేధించబడినవి / क्या न करें):
Do not extinguish temple lamps; avoid non-satvik foods throughout Karthika Masam.