Date: September 15, 2025
Theme: Intelligence & Brilliance: Heal the Mind, Liberate the Lineage
🔻 Who is honored today?
Ashtami Shraddha is offered for ancestors who passed on the eighth lunar day (Ashtami Tithi), especially:
- Maternal ancestors – particularly maternal grandparents
- Ancestors with mental illnesses or cognitive decline
- Souls burdened by intellectual shame or unexpressed brilliance
- Those whose minds were dismissed, mocked, or misunderstood
This tithi holds the frequency of inner light — of unlocking the forgotten gifts within the psyche and intellect of the lineage.
🌿 Why it matters:
Mental suffering often leaves invisible karmic imprints. When mental or emotional illnesses in the lineage are ignored or stigmatized, they can manifest as:
- Inherited fear of being misunderstood
- Difficulty focusing or trusting your intellect
- Anxiety, shame, or overthinking
- Blocked creativity and intuition
By honoring those who lost their mental clarity, we offer them peace — and reclaim our own mental brilliance, clarity, and inner genius.
🔥 What to do today:
- Offer Tarpana with water, sesame, and heartfelt intention
- Place a diya or candle near your head when you sleep
- Chant mantras for clarity, especially those linked to Mercury (Budh):
📿 “Om Aim Hreem Kleem Saraswati Devyai Namaha”
or
📿 “Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya” - Write a letter to an ancestor you felt never understood you — and burn it as release
✨ Blessings You Receive:
- Mental clarity and brilliance
- Breakthroughs in problem-solving, study, or speech
- Healing from ancestral patterns of mental instability
- Stronger connection to your maternal wisdom line
- A sharper, more focused mind without fear of being “too much” or “not enough”
🙏 Ancestral Affirmation:
“To the minds that suffered in silence,
To the hearts that spun in confusion —
Today, I see you. I honor you.
And I choose to let your light live through me.”
🌕 A Maternal Offering:
Ashtami is especially potent for healing the maternal line — it’s a good day to cook something your grandmother loved, offer it with love, or even place flowers near your mother’s photo if she has passed.
💫 Closing Thought:
Mental suffering is not weakness.
Unexpressed genius is not failure.
This day is a sacred bridge between the unseen brilliance of the past and the luminous clarity of your future.
