Amāvasyā—the dark-moon night, or the night of the new moon, when various sacrifices are offered to both demigods and demons.Prabhupada ›Glossary›-A-›Amavasya-the dark-moon Amavasya-the dark-moon night, or the night of the new moon, when various sacrifices are offered to both demigods and demons. Link to this page: https://prabhupadabooks.com/glossary/a/amavasya-the-dark-moon-night-or-the-night-of-the-new-moon-wh Previous: Amatya-the governor of the senses, the mind. Next: Ambalika-Youngest of the daughters of the King of Kasi. She was married to Vicitravirya. When Vicitravirya died early, she begot Pandu by the great sage Vyasa. (Adi Parva in Mahabharata)