margashirsha
मार्गशीर्ष mārgaśīrṣaMargashirsha is the ninth lunar month, roughly November–December, holding Gita Jayanti; the Gita calls itself the best of months.
Where this term appears
- Who is Bhairava? Deities
Once a year the whole of this comes to a point at Kālabhairava Aṣṭamī , in the dark fortnight of the month of Mārgaśīrṣa, when his devotees fast and keep vigil for the guardian.
- Reading the Hindu Calendar Treatise
There are twelve: Chaitra , Vaishakha , Jyeshtha , Ashadha , Shravana , Bhadrapada , Ashvina , Kartika , Margashirsha , Pausha , Magha , and Phalguna .
- The New Year and the Avatara Treatise
In Karnataka it is often kept in Margashirsha , in December or January.