Magha Shukla Navami: the ārādhana of Srī Madhvacharya
Mādhava Navamī is the annual ārādhana (puṇya tithi) of Śrī Madhvācārya, observed on Māgha Śukla Navamī.
According to the Madhva tradition, Madhvācārya did not die in the ordinary sense on this day. Instead, while expounding the Aitareya Upaniṣad to his disciples at the Ananteśvara Temple, he disappeared from their sight (antardhāna) and proceeded to Badarikāśrama to continue serving Vedavyāsa. The day is therefore observed as his ārādhana: a day of remembrance and celebration, not mourning.
This tithi is traditionally accepted by the Madhva sampradāya as the day of his appearance in Badarikā after becoming invisible to human eyes, and is commemorated annually by Madhva maṭhas.
| Coghadia | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Śubh | February/12/2220 08:06:50 AM | February/12/2220 09:22:37 AM |
| Chal | February/12/2220 12:05:01 PM | February/12/2220 01:26:14 PM |
| Amṛt | February/12/2220 02:47:26 PM | February/12/2220 04:08:38 PM |
| Lābh | February/12/2220 05:29:50 PM | February/12/2220 07:08:31 PM |
| Śubh | February/12/2220 08:47:11 PM | February/12/2220 10:25:52 PM |
| Amṛt | February/12/2220 10:25:52 PM | February/13/2220 12:04:32 AM |
| Chal | February/13/2220 12:04:32 AM | February/13/2220 01:43:13 AM |
| Lābh | February/13/2220 05:00:34 AM | February/13/2220 06:39:15 AM |
| Uthi | February/12/2220 08:06:50 AM – February/12/2220 09:22:37 AM | |
| Amṛdha | February/12/2220 10:43:49 AM – February/12/2220 12:05:01 PM | |
| Dhanam | February/12/2220 02:47:26 PM – February/12/2220 04:08:38 PM | |
| Sugam | February/12/2220 04:08:38 PM – February/12/2220 05:29:50 PM |
| Lābham | February/12/2220 05:29:50 PM – February/12/2220 07:08:31 PM | |
| Dhanam | February/12/2220 07:08:31 PM – February/12/2220 08:47:11 PM | |
| Sugam | February/12/2220 08:47:11 PM – February/12/2220 10:25:52 PM | |
| Uthi | February/13/2220 12:04:32 AM – February/13/2220 01:43:13 AM | |
| Amṛdha | February/13/2220 03:21:53 AM – February/13/2220 05:00:34 AM |
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