There will be two Jyeshth months in the Vikram Samvat 2075. This 'Adhik-Maas' will be held from May 16 to June 13, 2018. Adhik-Maas is known as Mal-Maas, Purushottam Maas etc. 'Adhik-Maas' takes place only from the Hindu month Chaitra to Ashwin months; as Kartik, Marg Sheersh Paush, Magh and Falgun are Kshaya months. No auspicious works like marriage, inauguration functions of home, shops, start of new business or others should not be performed during the 'Adhik-Maas' period. Meanwhile, it is said that religious and spiritual works; performed during 'Adhik-Maas', are very effective for the well-being of devotees.
Two Jyeshth months are coming after the gap of 10 years. The religious and spiritual works performed during this period provide ten times more good effects. Prior to this, the 'Adhik-Maas' had come in Jyeshtha month in the year 2007.
As per Hindu 'Panchang', 'teethies' get lapse after every three years. This lapse of 'teethies' turns into 'Adhik-Maas' after the period of three years. When the 'Surya- Sankranti' do not take place during 'Chandra-Maas', that month is called 'Adhik-Maas'. Meanwhile, when two sankraties get lapsed in 'Chandra-Maas', that month is called leap year. As per the calculation of Hindu 'panchang', the Solar year contains 365.2422 days; while the Lunar year contains 354.327 days. There is the difference of 10.87 days during both the calendar years and this difference turns into one month after every three years. Therefore, to get relief of this imbalance the rule of 'Adhik-Maas' and 'Kswhya-months' have been created in the Hindu 'Panchang'.
As per Hindu religion, every human being is made by 'Panch-Mahabhut'. According to their nature, these five elements decide every human being's nature. Through all the religious acts, meditation, spiritual and other such works performed during the 'Adhik-Maas' period, devotees can try to keep the balance in all these five elements. Devotees can try to progress with the performing of spiritual and other religious acts during 'Adhik-Maas'. Along with these spiritual and religious acts people should do the pilgrimages of sacred seven oceans, taking dips in holy rivers and donate essential thing to needy people. Devotees should pass their time in hearing sacred and religious books, participate in devotional musical programmes like 'bhajan-kirtan' during the 'Adhik-Maas'. As per our holy books, arrangements to take benefits of holy acts have been done during the 'Adhik-Maas' for the devotees. It is more important to take holy dips in sacred rivers, make donations to needy people, perform 'jap' and other spiritual acts after ending the 'Adhik-Maas'. With such spiritual and religious acts, devotees can purify their soul and make them fresh with positive energy after every three years. It is said that all the bad effects of people's horoscope can be removed by performing such spiritual and religious acts during the 'Adhik-Maas' period.
Devotees should take early bath and perform prayers of Sun god by offering 'Arghya' and then do the 'pujan' of Lord Vishnu' at the start of 'Adhik-Maas' period. Devotees should sleep on earth, take meal once in a day, and perform religious works devoted to Lord Purushottam means Lord Shri Krishna. Devotees should recite the 'paath' of religious books like Harivansh-Puran, Shrimad Bhagwat, Ramayan and other such sacred books. At the time of completion of 'Vrat', devotees should keep fast, do the 'Brhaman-bhojan' and donate food items like Gud, Malpua, Kheer, Ghee, clothes and other essential things to needy people. By performing such religious and spiritual acts during the 'Adhik-Maas', devotees are blessed by Lord Vishnu himself and remove devotee's sinful acts and fulfill all the wishes of them.
If someone takes birth in 'Adhik-Maas', his birthday can be observed in same month, as if some people take birth on the 'panchami-teethi' of Vaishak-shukla paksha, his birth date can be observed on same date in coming years. If someone takes birth in 'Adhik-Maas', his birth date can be observed in the same month of 'Adhik-Maas'.
If someone passes away in the month of 'Adhik-Maas', his death anniversary can be observed in the same month in coming years. His monthly or annual death anniversary can also be observed in 'Adhik-Maas'.
It is prohibited to start any new 'vrat' or 'upvas' during 'Adhik-Maas', while the continued 'vrat' and 'upvas' can be performed during 'Adhik-Maas'. Likewise, 'udyapan' of any 'vrat', Ved-vrat and 'Chaturmaas-vrat' cannot be started during 'Adhik-Maas'.
Some essential 'sanskars', which are necessary to perform in certain period like 'punsvan', 'garbhadhan', 'simant', 'jatak-karma', 'anna- prashan' and last rites can be performed during 'Adhik-Maas' period.
But auspicious acts like inauguration of new house, shop, business, marriage, 'mundan', purchasing of new vehicle, first entry of newly wedded bride in home, consecration of idol of god, 'nam-karan-sanskar' of just born baby and other auspicious acts cannot be performed during the 'Adhik-Maas' period.