Guest guest Posted April 21, 2004 Report Share Posted April 21, 2004 Jaya Jagannatha Dear Partha, Om Vishnave Nama Om Gurave Namah Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya (moksha/salvation) Each of these prayers have one thing in common in that they represent the Eternal Devata who is the Guardian of Salvation. Vishnu is also the sustainer and preserver of Dharma since time immemorial. Akshaya Tritiya is the tithi on which Treta Yuga began. The inaugural days of Krita Yuga and Treta Yuga were during the month of Vaishakha during Shukla Paksha. Thus, it signifies the day when Lord Vishnu came down to us in his various manifestations. Being the sustainer, it is his duty to conserve and preserve Dharma and the Divine Order of the Universe. On this inaugural day, any mantra that extols Vishnu is said to bring the peace of salvation even to all Devas. In the sastras, it is said that chanting His Holy Names not only pleases Lord Vishnu, but it also pleases Shri, his eternal consort, Goddess Lakshmi, who then abounds the devotee with munificence. The form of worship is Lakshmi Narayana For many, it is the path to peace and prosperity. May you be blessed very soon with your Lakshmi in the form of a good wife. love, Swee swee www.brihaspati.net V.Partha sarathy [partvinu5] 21 April 2004 10:51 varahamihira |Sri Varaha| Re: More on Akshay Tritiya Dear Friends Sorry for butting in, but i find it hard to digest that some poojas in this month can destroy sins of many births, how is it possible, best wishes partha varahamihira, "B Lakshmi Ramesh" <b_lakshmi_ramesh> wrote: > Om Gurave Namah > > Dear Sarbani, > > That's a lovely article. Vaisakha maasa indeed seems to be the > favourite month of Vishnu, because apart from Parasurama Jayanthi > which falls on Triteeya, we have Nrisimha Jayanthi coming up on on > Chaturdasi and Sri Kurma Jayanthi on Pournami!! > > Regards, > Lakshmi > > varahamihira, "Sarbani Sarkar" <sarbani@s...> > wrote: > > > > Dear Jyotishis, > > > > Last Vaishakh I had posted a message on Varahamihira on the > significance of > > the month of Vaishakh and Akshay Tritiya (msg no. 9206). I am > pasting it > > below here once again. > > > > Best regards, > > > > Sarbani > > > > > > "Sarbani Sarkar" <sarbani@s... > > <varahamihira/post? > postID=EBpsIywPhVWAUbMWw5hQ > > > BwUHS24xKXYtEyYTNV_ixdPGncM8ITBaczTXBezQ_PJaePU9XBjZMwOzLk3YzibJwzrt5Q > > > > > Wed Apr 16, 2003 6:17 pm > > Vaisakha Mahatmya > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <http://rd./SIG=12bb8n2h3/M=274567.4267358.5930795.1695466/D= > groups > > /S=1705082690:LREC/EXP=1082603899/A=2072142/R=2/SIG=13llrjcli/*http: > //ad.dou > > bleclick.net/jump/N2998./B1335420.10;abr=!ie4;abr=! > ie5;sz=300x250;dcopt > > =rcl;ord=1082517499458789?> Click HereClick Here > > > > 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 > > > > > > Best regards, > > > > Sarbani |Om Tat Sat| http://www.varahamihira Links Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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