Hindu Lunar Month 9 / 12मास
Margashirsha
मार्गशीर्ष
November – DecemberAlso spelled: Margashira, Agahan
Krishna says in the Bhagavad Gita: "Among months, I am Margashirsha." Hosts Vivah Panchami (Ram-Sita marriage anniversary) and Geeta Jayanti.
Nakshatra
Mrigashira
Where the full moon falls in this month
Presiding deity
Krishna
Seasonal element
Early winter
Agricultural rhythm
Cool dry season; rabi sowing — wheat, gram, mustard.
Spiritual character
Krishna himself declares in the Bhagavad Gita: "Among months, I am Margashirsha." The month is cool, clear, and ideal for prolonged sadhana. Vaikuntha Ekadashi falls here in some regional reckonings, when the gates of Vaikuntha are said to open.
मासानां मार्गशीर्षोऽहम्।
“Among months, I am Margashirsha.”
— Bhagavad Gita 10.35
Key observances this month
- •Vivah Panchami (Shukla Panchami) — Rama-Sita marriage anniversary
- •Geeta Jayanti (Shukla Ekadashi) — day Krishna spoke the Gita
- •Margashirsha Purnima — Datta Jayanti (birth of Lord Dattatreya)
- •Manabasa Gurubara — Lakshmi Puja every Thursday in Odisha
Auspicious for
- ✓Daily Gita / Krishna sadhana
- ✓Beginning study under a teacher