Sunday, February 1, 2009

Q&A: Birth Tithis of the Gopis

Q: Is the celebration Lalita-sasthi related to Lalita Sakhi?

A: Lalita Sasti indeed is not very likely to be connected in any way to Lalita Sakhi. It is, rather, a festival dedicated to Lalita Devi the shakti, an aspect of goddess Durga.

The details given in Radha-Krishna-ganoddesa-dipika add up to Lalita Sakhi's birth tithi occuring on sravana sukla-ekadasi. The following are the dates for all the Asta-sakhis, month and lunar day.

Lalita: sravana sukla-ekadasi
Visakha: bhadra suklashtami
Citra: asvina sukla-trayodasi
Indurekha: bhadra sukla-pancami
Campakalata: bhadra sukla-saptami
Rangadevi: bhadra sukla-tritiya
Tungavidya: bhadra sukla-pratipad
Sudevi: bhadra sukla-tritiya

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