This is a special time of year as a Mystical Window opens on “Chitra Poornima” that allows us to erase deep seated karma. Chitra Poornima occurs when Sun is exalted in the sign of Aries and the Moon is aligned with the bright Star called Chitra in the constellation of Libra. It is considered the most important full moon of the year as it provides us the opportunity to erase karmic mistakes from the eternal record book created and maintained by Lord Chitra Gupta. This eternal record book of our good and bad actions is also known as the "Akashic" Records. On Chitra Poornima Day we can appeal to Chitra Gupta to erase mistakes from this life and past lives.

Chitra Full Moon

Chitra Full Moon or Chitra Poornima occurs when Sun is in its exalted state of Aries (close to the Earth), and when Moon is aligned with the bright Star called Chitra in the constellation of Libra. Libra is the sign that seeks balance.

With the Full Moon here, your mind begins to weigh and balance its own thought forms. And with the Sun energizing your soul from its full strength position in Aries, you are further empowered to make wiser “karmic” choices during this time. These Karmic choices decide on the destiny of your existing life and also for the life beyond.

Chitra Poornima is the day sacred to Chitra Gupta, the Keeper of Deeds. Lord Brahma created Chitra Gupta through the Sun God and He is considered as the younger brother of Lord Yama.

Chitra Gupta keeps the good and bad register of every birth and according to ancestral belief, it is he who tallies your positive karma against negative and declares the result to the Judge on High. It is highly auspicious of all the Pournami days (full moon days), and is the right time to gain Chitra Gupta blessings to wash away all your sins and to bag the virtue for the life beyond! This year, Chitra Poornima falls on May 5th.

Chitra Gupta (Chitra means picture, Gupta means hidden) also represents the hidden picture of your life that is vital, yet not known to you. He reminds us of an invisible higher power that constantly watches over us, and provokes us to mind our conduct and behavior. It is believed that those who do not attain a balance between their good-deeds and misdoings have to attain a re-birth in any living form, to complete the life cycle.

Wash Away Your Bad Karma on May 5th

Karma is the fabric of your life and it encompasses almost all of the experiences that we go through life after life. There is a big reserve of karma that each soul has, like a bank account that needs to be cleared out in order for the soul to be released from the endless cycle of birth and rebirth. There are four types of Karma:-

1. Sanchita: - It is the big karma of soul from all the past lives from the very beginning of your life.

2. Prarabdha: - It is the karma of present life, accrued from other lives, chosen by you to experience this life time.

3. Kriyamana: - It is the instant karma in this life time which could be balanced quickly.

4. Aagami: - It is the karma that you create in this life that isn’t ‘instant’ and which goes back and comes around in life cycle until you repay.

Reserve a Place in Heaven!

It is known that any sin can be nullified by doing good to the victim, in the case that there is a victim, and even if you do not know the victim; however, through sincere prayers and powerful remedies, you can wash out all your sins and can easily reserve a special place for you in heaven.

Chitra Gupta, not only makes an account of the bad deeds but any attempt at remedying those sins is also taken into consideration. He helps us in self-analysis and maintaining a good conduct so as to reap good rewards and avoid punishment after death. Your sin can be forgiven if you repent sincerely, vows not to repeat it, and pray to the Lord with penitent heart, devotion and intense faith.

Gain the Power to Be a Purified Soul!

One of the supreme remedy to terminate your karma is “donation.” Donations of any type like clothes, food, books, money or anything that would serve a purpose for a suffering heart is considered great to become a purified soul. Sincere donations to the needy and poor will be like compound interest for good karma. You can also easily eliminate the four types of karma in life by following the effective and supreme karmic remedies. You have a very special opportunity to reduce your karmic baggage this Chitra Poornima, May 5th IST.