Final call - Kartika Purnima to Margashira Purnima – Join the Sacred Silence (Nov 3

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Subject: Final call - Kartika Purnima to Margashira Purnima – Join the Sacred Silence (Nov 3–Dec 20), 2025

Dear Devotees,

From the time of the Vedas, the months of Kartika and Margashira have been revered as a sacred passage. A time when the rishis withdrew into silence, when sādhanā was not taught, but lived. When the Self was not discussed, but remembered. These months are not ordinary they are timeless alignments where the soul is most receptive, and the practice becomes the prayer.

The Mahabharata, Skanda Purana, and ancient Smritis describe Kartika as niyama rāja the king of disciplined months. Lord Shiva is said to have performed intense tapasya during Kartika. The Puranas say that even a single bath before sunrise in Kartika is the equivalent of many yajnas. If such is the power of one moment, what is the merit of seven full weeks in silence?

At Sri Manidweepa Mahasamsthanam, the Silent Meditation Retreats were not created as events. They are a continuation of this ancient rhythm held year after year in this sacred window, not to invent something new, but to remember something eternal.

Why Now: The Power of Timing

Kartika and Margashira are not just months. They are spiritual thresholds.

Kartika (Oct 22 – Nov 20, 2025) is the month of tapas, fire, and discipline. Aligned with Lord Shiva, it supports inner purification.
Margashira (Nov 21 – Dec 21, 2025) is the month of soma, moonlight, and integration. Aligned with Lord Vishnu and Soma devata, it supports inner absorption.
Brahma Muhurta during these months (3:30 - 4:30 AM) is considered the most potent time in the entire year for japa and dhyāna.

To sit in silence during these two months is to walk the path of the rishis where every breath becomes a mantra, every sunrise a yajna, and every silence a sacred offering.

📿 Seven Sessions of Silence - Each One Aligned with the Lunar Calendar

All retreats are held at Manidweepa, Penusila Kshetram, a kshetra where Amma Sri Karunamayi performed tapas for years. The vibration of Her sādhanā still lives in the rocks, in the silence, and in the space between breaths.

Each session aligns with sacred Vedic tithis:

Session 1: Nov 3 - 8

Kartika Somavaram (Shiva’s sacred Monday)
Kartika Purnima 🌕 (Nov 5 - Full Moon)

🔥 Kartika Purnima is when Lord Shiva revealed Himself as an infinite jyoti. Meditation during this time invokes inner light.

Session 2 : Nov 10 - 15

Post-Purnima energy ideal for integration and stillness 🌙 A powerful week to let the light of Kartika settle within and deepen into mauna.

Session 3: Nov 17 - 22

Kartika Amavasya (New Moon – Nov 21) - New Moon silence dissolves past karmas. Ideal for inner reset and retreat into formlessness.

Session 4: Nov 24 - 29

Margashira begins (Nov 21) - The mind calms. Soma energy increases. Silence becomes softer, more spacious.

Session 5: Dec 1 - 6

Margashira waxing moon - The energy supports contemplation, inner reflection, and devotional remembrance.

Session 6: Dec 8 - 13

Week before Margashira Purnima - 🌕 Ideal for subtle inner absorption. Divine insights often arise in this phase.

Session 7: Dec 15 - 20

Margashira Purnima (Dec 15) and lead up to Winter Solstice - ✨ Culmination of the entire retreat cycle. Final offering of the year’s sādhanā into the cosmic stillness.