RE: [MYP] 27th OCT KUSHMaNdA nAVAmi- AND Sagarakatte Sri Prajnaadhirajara (Junior)Araadhana

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Kushmanda Navami – kushmand Ninth

 

The stories connected are as below

 

Might

have

been connected with the story as at * and exception to the rule

permitting Pumpkin Danam in Karteek MAsa. during Dwidala vrata. like

Mango being permitted during Shkha vrata, in AshaDa Masa, mustard by

Rayar Mutt

 

 

Learned scholars will enlighten better as I have no access to conmnected shastra books here

 

GRRRao

Solihull (UK)

 

 

 

Kushmanda navami, also known as kushmand Ninth, is observed on Shukla Paksha Navami day in Kartik month.

 

Kushmand Navmi is named after Kushmand fruit (pumpkin).

 

It is also associated with the legend of kushmandasur Vadha (demolition of demon Kushmanda) by Lord VishNu

 

Kushmand Navami is associated with a popular legend of two brahmin brothers called Dhananjaya and krishna.

 

They

lived a happy life together and when they died Dhananjay attains the

heaven whereas his brother, Krishna, was sent to hell.

 

It is because of their results of puja and daan during the month of Kartik.

 

*Dhananjay performed Kartik Snana and donated a pumpkin full of gold to a Brahmin.

 

But KrishNa was unable to do the punya karya and puja during Kartik maas.

 

 

 

 

Thus,

it is believed that those who perform charity or offer food or any

other offerings to Brahmin

 

or to any poor during kartik month will

attain salvation.

 

 

Kushmanda Navami is believed to be the day when Lord Vishnu vanquished demon Kushmanda and restored Dharma.

It is observed on the ninth day during the Shukla Paksha (waxing phase of moon) in Kartik Month.

 

The day is of great significance in western and northern parts of India.

Kushmanda

Navami is also observed as Akshaya Navami in many regions. The day is

considered highly auspicious for new beginnings.

Popular

belief in Hinduism is that Dvapara Yuga began on this day. It is the

third of the four yugas or ages in Hinduism. The current is the fourth

age known as Kali Yuga.

The

demon Khusmanda had created havoc on earth. The name of the demon comes

from the pumpkin creepers that grew from his head. Lord Vishnu

annihilated him and restored Dharma.

 

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:41:53 -0700rrao115Subject: Re: [MYP] 27th OCT KUSHMaNdA nAVAmi- AND Sagarakatte Sri Prajnaadhirajara (Junior)Araadhanamadhwayuvaparishat ; svbm CC: grrraoNamaskara, I have one doubt.

 

Kushmanda or pumpkin is a Dwidala (dicot) item.

How can we give it as Daana during this month when it's prohibited to do naivedya or eat dwidala items?

 

Please clarify.

 

thanks

Rao--- On Fri, 10/23/09, G.R.Raghunatha Rao <grrrao wrote:

G.R.Raghunatha Rao <grrrao[MYP] 27th OCT KUSHMaNdA nAVAmi- AND Sagarakatte Sri Prajnaadhirajara (Junior)Araadhanamadhwayuvaparishat Date: Friday, October 23, 2009, 5:48 AM

 

 

27th October, Tuesday , NAVAMYAAM [ ShraadhDha Tithi-Navamayam ] Tithi : Navamyaam(19. 18)ISTVaara : Bhauma vaasaraNakshatra : ShravaNa(10. 29)Yoga : GanDaKaraNa : Kaulava a)Kooshmaanda Navami- Pumpkin to be given as Danam which is

considered to give MahaPhala--- b)Madhura PradakshiNa. c) Sagarakatte( Near Brindavan gardens- Krishnaraja sagara) mutt Sri Prajnaadhirajara (Junior)Araadhana Sagarakatte (ShriVyasaraja Mutt) is the youngest of all the Madhva samasthanas and headquartered in Sagarakatte in the Mandya District in Karnataka state of India. Sagarakatte is a village close to Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS), Mysore and is about 25 km from Mysore city. Its first pontiff was Shri 1008 Shri Pradhyumna Theertharu ascended the peeta in 1920.Shri Pradhyumna Theertharu was a great scholar and was the son ofPt.Vekataramanachar ya of Dharawad, Karnataka. The Sagarakatte parampare starts with Shri Pradhyumna Theertharu. Shri Pradhyumna Theertharu studied under Shri Vedhanidhi Theertharu of Shri

PadarajaMatha, Mulbagal and became an eminent scholar par excellence. Shri Pradhyumna Theertharu got his pontificate from Shri 1008 Shri Lakshmipriya Teertharu of Kundapura Vyasaraja Mata. The samsthana currently has 3 mathas, one in Sagarakatte and two in Mysore (Jayalakshmipuram and Krishnamurthypuram) . Shri Pradhyumna Theertharu entered brundavan in 1975 (Jaishta Amavasya - Raakshasa Samvatsara) at Krishnamurthypuram, Mysore. Shri Pradhyumna Theertharu gave ashrama to Shri 1008 Shri Pragnaadhiraja Theertharu (PD Kaarthika Shukla Navami) and the current peetadhipathi is Shri 1008 Shri Pragnadhirajendra Theertharu.ParampareShri 1008Shri Pradhyumna Theertharu (1910-1975)Shri 1008Shri Pragnaadhiraja Theertharu (1975 - 1990)Shri 1008Shri Pragnadhirajendra Theertharu (1990 - Present) - Current

Pontiff [source:http://en.wikipedia .org/wiki/ Sagarakatte] PS: More Information one could get from Prof Ranganath Bharadwaj of Karnataka Haridasa Research Cenre, Vijayanagar who conducts the aradahana of this great YatigaLu every year and also conducts Seminars, Pravachanas etc, GRRRaosolihull (UK)

 

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