13-6-2010 OONamasyam and 16th june regular masyam must be done.as per swaminatha sarma kaiyedu. as per kanchi acharyal madathu panchangam 14th june oonam and 16th june regular masyam must be done. which panchangam you are using.I am using acharyal madathu panchangam . as per this 14th and 16th two days ceremony. This as per samkshepa dharma sastram written by manjakudi venkatarama sastrigal.1988 edition.Published by heritage india educational trust mylapore chennai.As you have asked about sodhakumbam in page 323 kathyayana maharishi says after 12th day pretha bhavam is over by sapindikaranam aana piragu prethathvam neengividugirathu.dhahana thaapam illai. aathalal sodhakumbam etharku enru ninaikkalam. sastram oru varudam varai seyya solli irrukirathu.aagaaiyal pretha bhavam neenginalum manathil pretha papamiruppathu pol thonrum enru ariyavum.Sodhakumbam must be done daily if not possible this canbe done the previous day of maasyam .now sodhakumbam may be done on 15th you may skip it It is left to your choice.This is only the differnce between two panchangams.and the way of approach to fix oona masyam is correct for the both sastrigals.Using thriganitha panchangam is correct and as per this 14th and 16th are correct.Please feel free to ask me any doubts .
Dear Shri.kgopalan,
Heartfelt thanks for explanations.
Actually my younger bother stays in Tamil nadu where my mother expired & I & family stay in Andhrapradesh.Till the 41 st day ceremony I performed at my brother's place and returned to my place.Then I planed to perform the next only for the 6th month which is falling in June.
Both the Sastrigals follow Vakya(Pambu)Panchangam.
But my brother on the adivice his sastrigal continued to perform Oonam & masikam till this month as Hiranyam without my presence& also without Sodhakumbham. Perhaps his satrigal advised my brother this on his profit motive,as my brother is liberal.
Now this sastrigal says OOnam,Sodhakumbham & masikam for the 6th maskam(13,15 &16th June).I think the 6th masikam is no way different from other masikams peformed.
My brother's Sastrigal not advised sodakumbham for previous month ceremonies but has advised for the 6th month ceremony. Whether this advice is correct & now asks my brother to call me to perform the 6th month.
As I prefered to perform the 6th ceremony at my place.my sastrigal here selscted only two days(one on 14th & the other on the 16th June,as 15th is not good as per him,Karinal,Soonya thithi etc)
When i expressed my intension to perform the 6th to my Sastrgal here,he just referred the Panbu panchangam and just gave me two days.
Here only I am confused because of the two versions though both are Sastrigals on whom we have to believe do things as advised.
Can I feel free to request you to kindly give your view & guidance?