[Advaita-l] tIrtha yAtrA related question

[Anand Hudli]

Dear Shri Sriramji,

>I have a copy of dharma sindhu and referred to the vidhi & nishedhAs of tirtha yAtra.
>But could not find the clause that one should not do tirtha yAtra during adhika mAsa.
>If you don't mind, could you please share the sloka, adhyAya details etc.  I will try to
>find out again.

Please see the section "atha malamAse varjyAni" in the first
pariccheda. The very first sentence contains the word "tIrthAdiyAtrA"
under the list of prohibitions. Later he
clarifies it as "apUrvatIrthadevadarshanam", visiting a tIrtha not
visited before.

>As per the skAnda purANa (avanti khaNDa), adhika mAsa is supposed to be
>very auspicious month for dharma kAryAs & tirtha yAtra.  However, since the
>forthcoming adhika mAsa falls during the chAturmAsya vrata, IMHO, tirtha yAtra
>to any place is not advisable during this chAturmAsya period.  Corrections are
>welcome.

Please let me know the reference which recommends against tIrtha yAtrA
during the chAturmAsya period.

Anand

On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 10:07 PM, Anand Hudli <anandhudli at hotmail.com>wrote:

> As many of you may know, this year there is an extra ("adhika") bhAdrapada
> month. An interesting question has arisen, studying the list of mala mAsa
> varjyas (prohibtions) listed in the dharma sindhu. One of the prohibitions
> is visiting a tIrtha hitherto not visited. One may visit a tIrtha that
> he/she had already visited before, but there is a prohibition against
> visiting a new pilgrimage spot. Now, as per the South Indian amAnta
> Panchanga, the adhika bhAdrapada mAsa begins on August 18. However,
> following the North Indian PUrNimAnta system, the adhika bhAdrapada mAsa
> begins on August 3. Suppose a person living in Bangalore ( or somewhere
> else where the amAnta system is followed) wants to undertake a tIrtha
> yAtra, he may do so before August 18. Suppose further that he intends to
> visit Kashi Vishwanath on August 16. This is permitted as per his locale in
> South India, but the temple he intends to visit follows the North Indian
> pUrNimAnta panchanga, and as per that panchanga the adhika bhAdrapada mAsa
> is already in effect on August 16! Is the visit to the shrine on August 16
> permitted or not, as per the dharma shAstras?
>
> Anand
>