[SJC: Achyuta Gurukul] Vaisakha Mahatmya

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sanjeev Sarbani Sarkar <sarbani (AT) (DOT) org> wrote:

Dear Jyotishis,

 

Today, pournamasya of Vaisakha, is an auspicious day. So I thought it fitting to

post a brief note on the importance of Vaisakha as a month.

 

 

Vaiúâkha Mâhâtmya

 

Vaisakha (Sun’s transit of Aries), Vishnu’s favourite masa, is said to be the

greatest, the most sacred and shubha of all months. Maharshi Narada says that

Kartika, Magha and Vaisakha are the finest months, but of these three, Vaisakha

is the supreme. Vaisakha has the capacity to remove the sins of past births and

liberate the worshipper from worldly bondage. It is the best month for doing

dharma, yagna, rituals and tapasya, as it is the most suitable compared to

other seasons. Vasanta or Spring is most conducive for worship for the common

man and during this time, from Meena to Karkata, i.e. from Chaitra Sankranti to

Shravana Sankranti, Vishnu roams the celestial woods and gardens with Rama.

During Vaisakha, Vishnu tests his devotees, as those who sit idle during this

month, without any puja or daana, suffer a fall in dharma.

 

The four ayanas, namely, Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha are attainable with

Vaisakhadharma, i.e., worship and rituals during this month will yield nothing

less than the fruits of these highest goals. At a more mundane level, it grants

ayu (longevity), yash (fame) and pushti (sustenance) and the unending blessings

of Vishnu. Vaisakha is the month par excellence for doing daana (charity),

yagna (fire sacrifice), vrata (fasting ritual) and snan (bathing). Daana is an

important aspect of Vaisakhadharma. This can comprise the giving of any item in

charity, but the highest among these is the daana of water or jaladaana. Those

who do not give water to a thirsty passer-by or a guest or a visitor to one’s

home, shall be re-born as the bird chataka, who had spent its life pining for

water. Bathing in the Brahma muhurta i.e., before sunrise, during Vaisakha

followed by worship of Vishnu is considered to be equal to visiting all the

pilgrimages. The devata for the month is Madhusudana and worshipping the deity

after bathing with puja and arghya will absolve all sins and give endless

pleasure to Vishnu.

 

Prayer for Bathing

Madhusudana devesha vaisakhe meshage ravau

Pratah snanam karishyami nirvighnam kuru Madhava

 

Prayer for Arghya

Vaisakhe meshage bhanau pratahsnanparayanah

Arghyam tehham pradasyami grihana Madhusudana

Gangadyah saritah sarvastirthani cha hradaschaye

Pragrihita maya dattamarghyam samyakprasidatha.

 

Important tithis in Vaisakha

The auspicious tithis for the month of Vaisakha are Chaitra Sankranti (if

amavasya), shukla tritiya and shukla ekadashi. Chaitra Sankranti Amavasya is

especially favourable towards pitri shraddha. Shukla tritiya is better known as

Akshay Tritiya, as vratas and worship done on this day never get depleted in any

way. Akshay literally means, that which does not erode. Vishnu himself had told

King Kirtiman of Kashi (Varanasi), that Akshay Tritiya is the ultimate tithi of

the three worlds. No other tithi could compare to it. The worshipper could

easily escape the cycle of Kalachakra and attain liberation. “The way, merely

by remembering my lotus feet, sins are destroyed, similarly, Vaisakha destroys

millions and millions of accumulated paapa.” Benefits of worship of the pitris,

daana and achievement of moksha are easily attainable on this day. The next in

hierarchy for the month of Vaisakha are a triad of tithis known as the

Pushkarini tithis. These are shukla dwadashi, shukla trayodashi and shukla

chaturdashi. Together with pournamasya, they vibrate with an auspiciousness,

which is unsurpassable. Shukla dwadashi is so glorious that it is compared to

the brilliance of a billion suns and moons blazing together. On Pushkarini

tithis and pournamasya, the great Lord himself, in his address to King

Kirtiman, advises worshipping Madhusudana with tulasi and flowers and listening

to the Gita and the Vishnu Sahasranama. This will grant long life, remove

disease and eradicate the fear of death.

 

Vaisakha is the month for listening to and thinking about the greatness of

Vishnu. Even those who are irreligious and have sinful ways can achieve

salvation by praying during this month. Ultimately Vaisakha gives the

worshipper the “nearness” or company of Vishnu. Mahadeva had spent a hundred

years in trying to describe the greatness of Vaisakha to Parvati, but even such

a time period proved to be insufficient for expounding the supremacy of this

noble month.

 

Best regards,

 

Sarbani

 

 

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Dear Sarbani,

 

This is a great masterpiece. Lots for me to learn, and thanks for the effort as

I am sure this would have taken a lot of time to study form the various

scriptures. Can I add that this auspicious Madhusudana Maasa is the most

auspicious time for learning the MADHUSUDANA stotra and worshipping Sri Sri

Ugra Madhusudana in the Hridaya padma with the mantra as extracted from that

stotra: Om namo bhagvate vaasudevaaya.

 

Your writing is a reminder of the rich cultural heritage that we seem to have

lost in the labyrinth of time, the reckoning of the months from the Full Moon

(instead of the Amanta maasa used by the Yavana which has become popular in

India). Fortunately Sri Chaitanya caused the revival with the Gaurabda and the

reckoning of the Months from the auspicious Full Moon.

 

With best wishes,

Sanjay Rath

------------------------

H-5 B.J.B Nagar, Bhubaneswar 751014, India

+91-674-2436871;

Webpages:http://srath.com http://.org

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Dear Jyotishis,

 

Today, pournamasya of Vaisakha, is an auspicious day. So I thought it fitting to

post a brief note on the importance of Vaisakha as a month.

 

 

Vaisakha Mahatmya

 

Vaisakha (Sun’s transit of Aries), Vishnu’s favourite masa, is said to be the

greatest, the most sacred and shubha of all months. Maharshi Narada says that

Kartika, Magha and Vaisakha are the finest months, but of these three, Vaisakha

is the supreme. Vaisakha has the capacity to remove the sins of past births and

liberate the worshipper from worldly bondage. It is the best month for doing

dharma, yagna, rituals and tapasya, as it is the most suitable compared to

other seasons. Vasanta or Spring is most conducive for worship for the common

man and during this time, from Meena to Karkata, i.e. from Chaitra Sankranti to

Shravana Sankranti, Vishnu roams the celestial woods and gardens with Rama.

During Vaisakha, Vishnu tests his devotees, as those who sit idle during this

month, without any puja or daana, suffer a fall in dharma.

 

The four ayanas, namely, Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha are attainable with

Vaisakhadharma, i.e., worship and rituals during this month will yield nothing

less than the fruits of these highest goals. At a more mundane level, it grants

ayu (longevity), yash (fame) and pushti (sustenance) and the unending blessings

of Vishnu. Vaisakha is the month par excellence for doing daana (charity),

yagna (fire sacrifice), vrata (fasting ritual) and snan (bathing). Daana is an

important aspect of Vaisakhadharma. This can comprise the giving of any item in

charity, but the highest among these is the daana of water or jaladaana. Those

who do not give water to a thirsty passer-by or a guest or a visitor to one’s

home, shall be re-born as the bird chataka, who had spent its life pining for

water. Bathing in the Brahma muhurta i.e., before sunrise, during Vaisakha

followed by worship of Vishnu is considered to be equal to visiting all the

pilgrimages. The devata for the month is Madhusudana and worshipping the deity

after bathing with puja and arghya will absolve all sins and give endless

pleasure to Vishnu.

 

Prayer for Bathing

Madhusudana devesha vaisakhe meshage ravau

Pratah snanam karishyami nirvighnam kuru Madhava

 

Prayer for Arghya

Vaisakhe meshage bhanau pratahsnanparayanah

Arghyam tehham pradasyami grihana Madhusudana

Gangadyah saritah sarvastirthani cha hradaschaye

Pragrihita maya dattamarghyam samyakprasidatha.

 

Important tithis in Vaisakha

The auspicious tithis for the month of Vaisakha are Chaitra Sankranti (if

amavasya), shukla tritiya and shukla ekadashi. Chaitra Sankranti Amavasya is

especially favourable towards pitri shraddha. Shukla tritiya is better known as

Akshay Tritiya, as vratas and worship done on this day never get depleted in any

way. Akshay literally means, that which does not erode. Vishnu himself had told

King Kirtiman of Kashi (Varanasi), that Akshay Tritiya is the ultimate tithi of

the three worlds. No other tithi could compare to it. The worshipper could

easily escape the cycle of Kalachakra and attain liberation. “The way, merely

by remembering my lotus feet, sins are destroyed, similarly, Vaisakha destroys

millions and millions of accumulated paapa.” Benefits of worship of the pitris,

daana and achievement of moksha are easily attainable on this day. The next in

hierarchy for the month of Vaisakha are a triad of tithis known as the

Pushkarini tithis. These are shukla dwadashi, shukla trayodashi and shukla

chaturdashi. Together with pournamasya, they vibrate with an auspiciousness,

which is unsurpassable. Shukla dwadashi is so glorious that it is compared to

the brilliance of a billion suns and moons blazing together. On Pushkarini

tithis and pournamasya, the great Lord himself, in his address to King

Kirtiman, advises worshipping Madhusudana with tulasi and flowers and listening

to the Gita and the Vishnu Sahasranama. This will grant long life, remove

disease and eradicate the fear of death.

 

Vaisakha is the month for listening to and thinking about the greatness of

Vishnu. Even those who are irreligious and have sinful ways can achieve

salvation by praying during this month. Ultimately Vaisakha gives the

worshipper the “nearness” or company of Vishnu. Mahadeva had spent a hundred

years in trying to describe the greatness of Vaisakha to Parvati, but even such

a time period proved to be insufficient for expounding the supremacy of this

noble month.

 

Best regards,

 

Sarbani

 

 

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Dear Sarbani,

 

This is a great masterpiece. Lots for me to learn, and thanks for the effort as

I am sure this would have taken a lot of time to study form the various

scriptures. Can I add that this auspicious Madhusudana Maasa is the most

auspicious time for learning the MADHUSUDANA stotra and worshipping Sri Sri

Ugra Madhusudana in the Hridaya padma with the mantra as extracted from that

stotra: Om namo bhagvate vaasudevaaya.

 

Your writing is a reminder of the rich cultural heritage that we seem to have

lost in the labyrinth of time, the reckoning of the months from the Full Moon

(instead of the Amanta maasa used by the Yavana which has become popular in

India). Fortunately Sri Chaitanya caused the revival with the Gaurabda and the

reckoning of the Months from the auspicious Full Moon.

 

With best wishes,

Sanjay Rath

------------------------

H-5 B.J.B Nagar, Bhubaneswar 751014, India

+91-674-2436871;

Webpages:http://srath.com http://.org

------------------

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Wednesday, April 16, 2003 06:17:04 PM

Varahamihira; SJC: Achyuta Gurukulam

[sJC: Achyuta Gurukul] Vaisakha Mahatmya

 

Dear Jyotishis,

 

Today, pournamasya of Vaisakha, is an auspicious day. So I thought it fitting to

post a brief note on the importance of Vaisakha as a month.

 

 

Vaisakha Mahatmya

 

Vaisakha (Sun’s transit of Aries), Vishnu’s favourite masa, is said to be

the greatest, the most sacred and shubha of all months. Maharshi Narada says

that Kartika, Magha and Vaisakha are the finest months, but of these three,

Vaisakha is the supreme. Vaisakha has the capacity to remove the sins of past

births and liberate the worshipper from worldly bondage. It is the best month

for doing dharma, yagna, rituals and tapasya, as it is the most suitable

compared to other seasons. Vasanta or Spring is most conducive for worship for

the common man and during this time, from Meena to Karkata, i.e. from Chaitra

Sankranti to Shravana Sankranti, Vishnu roams the celestial woods and gardens

with Rama. During Vaisakha, Vishnu tests his devotees, as those who sit idle

during this month, without any puja or daana, suffer a fall in dharma.

 

The four ayanas, namely, Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha are attainable with

Vaisakhadharma, i.e., worship and rituals during this month will yield nothing

less than the fruits of these highest goals. At a more mundane level, it grants

ayu (longevity), yash (fame) and pushti (sustenance) and the unending blessings

of Vishnu. Vaisakha is the month par excellence for doing daana (charity),

yagna (fire sacrifice), vrata (fasting ritual) and snan (bathing). Daana is an

important aspect of Vaisakhadharma. This can comprise the giving of any item in

charity, but the highest among these is the daana of water or jaladaana. Those

who do not give water to a thirsty passer-by or a guest or a visitor to one’s

home, shall be re-born as the bird chataka, who had spent its life pining for

water. Bathing in the Brahma muhurta i.e., before sunrise, during Vaisakha

followed by worship of Vishnu is considered to be equal to visiting all the

pilgrimages. The devata for the month is Madhusudana and worshipping the deity

after bathing with puja and arghya will absolve all sins and give endless

pleasure to Vishnu.

 

Prayer for Bathing

Madhusudana devesha vaisakhe meshage ravau

Pratah snanam karishyami nirvighnam kuru Madhava

 

Prayer for Arghya

Vaisakhe meshage bhanau pratahsnanparayanah

Arghyam tehham pradasyami grihana Madhusudana

Gangadyah saritah sarvastirthani cha hradaschaye

Pragrihita maya dattamarghyam samyakprasidatha.

 

Important tithis in Vaisakha

The auspicious tithis for the month of Vaisakha are Chaitra Sankranti (if

amavasya), shukla tritiya and shukla ekadashi. Chaitra Sankranti Amavasya is

especially favourable towards pitri shraddha. Shukla tritiya is better known as

Akshay Tritiya, as vratas and worship done on this day never get depleted in any

way. Akshay literally means, that which does not erode. Vishnu himself had told

King Kirtiman of Kashi (Varanasi), that Akshay Tritiya is the ultimate tithi of

the three worlds. No other tithi could compare to it. The worshipper could

easily escape the cycle of Kalachakra and attain liberation. “The way, merely

by remembering my lotus feet, sins are destroyed, similarly, Vaisakha destroys

millions and millions of accumulated paapa.†Benefits of worship of the

pitris, daana and achievement of moksha are easily attainable on this day. The

next in hierarchy for the month of Vaisakha are a triad of tithis known as the

Pushkarini tithis. These are shukla dwadashi, shukla trayodashi and shukla

chaturdashi. Together with pournamasya, they vibrate with an auspiciousness,

which is unsurpassable. Shukla dwadashi is so glorious that it is compared to

the brilliance of a billion suns and moons blazing together. On Pushkarini

tithis and pournamasya, the great Lord himself, in his address to King

Kirtiman, advises worshipping Madhusudana with tulasi and flowers and listening

to the Gita and the Vishnu Sahasranama. This will grant long life, remove

disease and eradicate the fear of death.

 

Vaisakha is the month for listening to and thinking about the greatness of

Vishnu. Even those who are irreligious and have sinful ways can achieve

salvation by praying during this month. Ultimately Vaisakha gives the

worshipper the “nearness†or company of Vishnu. Mahadeva had spent a

hundred years in trying to describe the greatness of Vaisakha to Parvati, but

even such a time period proved to be insufficient for expounding the supremacy

of this noble month.

 

Best regards,

 

Sarbani

 

 

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