Guest guest Posted July 23, 2005 Report Share Posted July 23, 2005 Dear Pdt. Sanjayji & All, Thanks for the interesting page from your diary. A Shukla Ashtami falling on a Wednesday is a pretty rare event. Looks like there are only a couple or so every year. For those who would like to mark their calendars, here are the dates 1. Sep 11, 2005 2. Apr 5, 2006 3. Aug 2, 2006 4. Jan 16, 2008 5. Jun 11, 2008 6. Mar 4, 2009 7. July 29, 2009 8. Nov 25, 2009 If you happen to miss one or two then the next bus is Sep 15, 2010 Soumit Sanjay Rath <guruji wrote: Buddhashtami Vrata: Freedom's Notes It was Wednesday, Holi Purnima, March 19 2003. Guruji was reading over some scriptures and laughs. He says they all call me an expert but everytime I open up Varahamihira it is like new. I then say that I have been wondering how it is one can remember so many scriptures, sometime I read the same ones over and over, how can one remember? What deity to worship, or sadhana can be done to improve the memory? Guruji then pulls out the Bavishya Puräëa, flips through the pages and says to listen. [Addressing Yudhistira], Bhagavan Shri Krisna said: Maharaj now I will teach youBuddhastami Vratta which when done by anybody the person will never see naraka (hell) afterlife. [Here is the mythology behind it]. During Satya Yuga, Ila was born to Manu, he was a king and always surrounding by his friends and well wishers. One day, while chasing a deer, he arrived near the Himalaya Mountains and entered a jungle. As soon as he entered he became a female. This jungle was earmarked for Shiva and Parvati. Lord Shiva had gaurded the jungle with his divine will [mantra] that whichever male shall enter this jungle, at that very moment he will be transformed into a female. Although raja Ila had unwittingly entered the jungle, the will of Lord Shiva prevailed and his body was transformed. He could not understand what had happenedto himself. At that very moment, Chandraputra (Mercury, son of the Moon) glanced at him. Mercury was enamored by the beauty and took him as a wife. Later they had a son named Puruvara. It is through Puruvara that the Chandramsa lineage of the Moon continued. [Now Jyotiça teaching] If Mercury is associated with the 7th house or connected with marriage then at some point of time physical transformation or hormonal changes may occur. It indicates sex change (both temporary and permanent) as well as homosexuality and in general a confusion of sexes. For example, Arjuna being the son of Indra (Jupiter) must have had a Jupitarian lagna and Mercury as a 7th lord caused a temporary transformation in which towards the end of his exile he was transformed into a lady (transvestite) and passed off as a female, because of his Mercury. Another illustration, Ramakrisna Paramhamsa had a an Aquarius Lagna with Mercury, Sun, Moon in lagna. The 7th lord Sun is conjunct Mercury who is lord of the 5th (mantra). Mercury indicates Krisna. Ramakrisna did such powerful mantra and penance to Krisna that his body transformed and he started believing that he was Radha. Krisna say: The day Mercury married Ila was an Ashtami tithi (ruled by Rahu) and hence that day is known as Buddhashtami. This Buddhashtami has the power to destroy all evils and problems. Now I will tell you another story: in Mithila (in Bihar) there was a king named Nimi who was a great destroyer of foes and enemies on the battlefield. He had a wife named Urilla. One day Nimi was killed on the battlefield and Urilla was driven away deprived of her kingdom. She took her son and daughter with her to the Avanti kingdom and started working in the house of a brahmin. She had many problems and at the time of grinding the wheat grains, she would steal a little bit for her children. After some time Urmilla passed away. Her son grew up, returned to Mithila and recovered his father’s lost kingdom. His sister named Shamala, married Raja Dharmaraj of Avanti and became the queen [Dharmaraj is another name for Yama]. One day Dharmaraj told Shamalathat she could do anything, do any work she likes and go anywhere, except for seven rooms where she was not allowed to enter. Although Shamala agreed there was always doubt in her mind. Unable to quell her curiosity, she sneaked into the first room. There she was shocked to see her dead mother Urmilla, tied and being boiled in a pot of oil. In this manner as she entered each room she was horrified to see her passed away motherbeing tortured in different ways. Seeing this gruesome sight, Shamala started thinking what type of sin her mother had done to receive this kind of misfortune and such torture after death. She begged her husband to explain. Yama Dharmaraj said, Dearest it is for this reason I worned you not to enter those rooms. Your mother becaue of her children stole wheat from a brahmin. Are you aware of this. Tis is the result of this karma. The wealth of a brahmin should not be eaten or touched. What to talk of stealing it. As long as the Moon shall be with the stars, till then she will be tortured (naraka). Shamala begged her husbandto tell her the way out of this sin and Dharmaraj taught her Buddhastami Vratta. Lord Krisna continued: Oh king Yuddhistira, now I will tell you the method of doing the vrata. Whenever the sukla paksa Ashtami is also on a Wednesday, then only can the Buddhashtami vratta be done. Guruji then looks up from his reading and says, “on the night of such an Ashtami, some of the most powerful rights pertaining to the netherworlds have been described in the various tantras, like putting spirits in bottles, making spirits your servants, etc. He then continued reading. Keep fast on the day, take a bath in the morning (preferably in a river) and bring water from the river in a new kalasha (special Indian watervessel). The kalasha has to be established in the house (in the puja room as part of kalasha puja). Place a small piece of gold inside the vessel in the water and cover it with a green cocanut. On a patra (plate) made of bamboo, the following eight foods have to be offered: modhak, fanni, sweet poop made of ghee, wataka, etc. with flowers to be offered as navidya (prasad) to Buddha. Later they should be consumed by one’s self and others (friends and well wishers). Food is not to be touched and only the prasad can be eaten that day after the puja. A murit (image) of Buddhagraha has to be prepared of 8 rati (1 masha) of gold. [it can be copper and plated in 8 ratis of gold]. The murti has to be worshipped with païca upacära puja: ghandha pushpa, navidya, deepa, and péta vastra (yellow clothe). The mantras are: ` buxay nm> om budhäya namaù ` saemaTmjay nm> om somätmajäya namaù ` ÊbuRiÏnazay nm> om durbuddhinäçäya namaù ` subuiÏàday nm> om subuddhipradäya namaù ` tarajatay nm> om täräjätäya namaù ` saEMy¢hy nm> om saumyagrahaya namaù ` svRsaEOyàday nm> om sarvasaukhyapradäya namaù Then after completing 8 such Buddhashtami vrattas, the muti and some food need to be given to a brahmin (knowledgable astrologer who can worship on Wednesdays). It should be given with the mantra: ` buxae=y< àitg & hatU ÔVySwae=y< bux> Svym!, daeyte bUxrajay tU:yta< c bUxae mm. om budho'yaà pratigåhätü dravyastho'yaà budhaù svayam| doyate büdharäjäya tüñyatäà ca büdho mama|| Krisna says: whichever person (astrologer) does this buddhastami vratta regularly, will have the power of jatismara (memory of past lives) for seven births. He will gain wealth, prosperity, children, grandchildren, long life and other such blessings. Finally, in his last moment he will remember Sri Näräyaëa and leave his body in a very pure place like on a pilgrimage. Till the time of pralaya he will live in svarga. This vrata has the power to remove sins like Brahmana (killing of a brahmin or a cow). Done the reading, Guruji says, “ This vratta can increase the memory to such an extent that you remember your past lives.” Looking over the material, I ask why put the piece of gold in the vessel. And Guruji replied, “you put a gold ring in the vessel for wearing after the puja. It is to be worn as it will contain all the mantras. And every Wednesday you have to do the mantras.” I asked, ”When traveling from India to the West and on all your tours it will vary whether the Wednesday is an Ashtami or a Navami. Do we calculate it from where we are as we travel?” Guruji replied, “Calculate it from where you are for that Wednesday but when in doubt calculate it from Ujjain. This is where Mahakaleshwar sits and all things will work from His time.” soumit guhajava_sgt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 23, 2005 Report Share Posted July 23, 2005 ` nmae naray[ay, om namo näräyaëäya| Dear Sanjay Ji, Thanks for this article on Budhashtami Vrata. With Shri Hari Vaayu Naama Smarana, Ramadas Rao.Sanjay Rath <guruji wrote: Buddhashtami Vrata: Freedom's Notes It was Wednesday, Holi Purnima, March 19 2003. Guruji was reading over some scriptures and laughs. He says they all call me an expert but everytime I open up Varahamihira it is like new. I then say that I have been wondering how it is one can remember so many scriptures, sometime I read the same ones over and over, how can one remember? What deity to worship, or sadhana can be done to improve the memory? Guruji then pulls out the Bavishya Puräëa, flips through the pages and says to listen. [Addressing Yudhistira], Bhagavan Shri Krisna said: Maharaj now I will teach youBuddhastami Vratta which when done by anybody the person will never see naraka (hell) afterlife. [Here is the mythology behind it]. During Satya Yuga, Ila was born to Manu, he was a king and always surrounding by his friends and well wishers. One day, while chasing a deer, he arrived near the Himalaya Mountains and entered a jungle. As soon as he entered he became a female. This jungle was earmarked for Shiva and Parvati. Lord Shiva had gaurded the jungle with his divine will [mantra] that whichever male shall enter this jungle, at that very moment he will be transformed into a female. Although raja Ila had unwittingly entered the jungle, the will of Lord Shiva prevailed and his body was transformed. He could not understand what had happenedto himself. At that very moment, Chandraputra (Mercury, son of the Moon) glanced at him. Mercury was enamored by the beauty and took him as a wife. Later they had a son named Puruvara. It is through Puruvara that the Chandramsa lineage of the Moon continued. [Now Jyotiça teaching] If Mercury is associated with the 7th house or connected with marriage then at some point of time physical transformation or hormonal changes may occur. It indicates sex change (both temporary and permanent) as well as homosexuality and in general a confusion of sexes. For example, Arjuna being the son of Indra (Jupiter) must have had a Jupitarian lagna and Mercury as a 7th lord caused a temporary transformation in which towards the end of his exile he was transformed into a lady (transvestite) and passed off as a female, because of his Mercury. Another illustration, Ramakrisna Paramhamsa had a an Aquarius Lagna with Mercury, Sun, Moon in lagna. The 7th lord Sun is conjunct Mercury who is lord of the 5th (mantra). Mercury indicates Krisna. Ramakrisna did such powerful mantra and penance to Krisna that his body transformed and he started believing that he was Radha. Krisna say: The day Mercury married Ila was an Ashtami tithi (ruled by Rahu) and hence that day is known as Buddhashtami. This Buddhashtami has the power to destroy all evils and problems. Now I will tell you another story: in Mithila (in Bihar) there was a king named Nimi who was a great destroyer of foes and enemies on the battlefield. He had a wife named Urilla. One day Nimi was killed on the battlefield and Urilla was driven away deprived of her kingdom. She took her son and daughter with her to the Avanti kingdom and started working in the house of a brahmin. She had many problems and at the time of grinding the wheat grains, she would steal a little bit for her children. After some time Urmilla passed away. Her son grew up, returned to Mithila and recovered his father’s lost kingdom. His sister named Shamala, married Raja Dharmaraj of Avanti and became the queen [Dharmaraj is another name for Yama]. One day Dharmaraj told Shamalathat she could do anything, do any work she likes and go anywhere, except for seven rooms where she was not allowed to enter. Although Shamala agreed there was always doubt in her mind. Unable to quell her curiosity, she sneaked into the first room. There she was shocked to see her dead mother Urmilla, tied and being boiled in a pot of oil. In this manner as she entered each room she was horrified to see her passed away motherbeing tortured in different ways. Seeing this gruesome sight, Shamala started thinking what type of sin her mother had done to receive this kind of misfortune and such torture after death. She begged her husband to explain. Yama Dharmaraj said, Dearest it is for this reason I worned you not to enter those rooms. Your mother becaue of her children stole wheat from a brahmin. Are you aware of this. Tis is the result of this karma. The wealth of a brahmin should not be eaten or touched. What to talk of stealing it. As long as the Moon shall be with the stars, till then she will be tortured (naraka). Shamala begged her husbandto tell her the way out of this sin and Dharmaraj taught her Buddhastami Vratta. Lord Krisna continued: Oh king Yuddhistira, now I will tell you the method of doing the vrata. Whenever the sukla paksa Ashtami is also on a Wednesday, then only can the Buddhashtami vratta be done. Guruji then looks up from his reading and says, “on the night of such an Ashtami, some of the most powerful rights pertaining to the netherworlds have been described in the various tantras, like putting spirits in bottles, making spirits your servants, etc. He then continued reading. Keep fast on the day, take a bath in the morning (preferably in a river) and bring water from the river in a new kalasha (special Indian watervessel). The kalasha has to be established in the house (in the puja room as part of kalasha puja). Place a small piece of gold inside the vessel in the water and cover it with a green cocanut. On a patra (plate) made of bamboo, the following eight foods have to be offered: modhak, fanni, sweet poop made of ghee, wataka, etc. with flowers to be offered as navidya (prasad) to Buddha. Later they should be consumed by one’s self and others (friends and well wishers). Food is not to be touched and only the prasad can be eaten that day after the puja. A murit (image) of Buddhagraha has to be prepared of 8 rati (1 masha) of gold. [it can be copper and plated in 8 ratis of gold]. The murti has to be worshipped with païca upacära puja: ghandha pushpa, navidya, deepa, and péta vastra (yellow clothe). The mantras are: ` buxay nm> om budhäya namaù ` saemaTmjay nm> om somätmajäya namaù ` ÊbuRiÏnazay nm> om durbuddhinäçäya namaù ` subuiÏàday nm> om subuddhipradäya namaù ` tarajatay nm> om täräjätäya namaù ` saEMy¢hy nm> om saumyagrahaya namaù ` svRsaEOyàday nm> om sarvasaukhyapradäya namaù Then after completing 8 such Buddhashtami vrattas, the muti and some food need to be given to a brahmin (knowledgable astrologer who can worship on Wednesdays). It should be given with the mantra: ` buxae=y< àitg & hatU ÔVySwae=y< bux> Svym!, daeyte bUxrajay tU:yta< c bUxae mm. om budho'yaà pratigåhätü dravyastho'yaà budhaù svayam| doyate büdharäjäya tüñyatäà ca büdho mama|| Krisna says: whichever person (astrologer) does this buddhastami vratta regularly, will have the power of jatismara (memory of past lives) for seven births. He will gain wealth, prosperity, children, grandchildren, long life and other such blessings. Finally, in his last moment he will remember Sri Näräyaëa and leave his body in a very pure place like on a pilgrimage. Till the time of pralaya he will live in svarga. This vrata has the power to remove sins like Brahmana (killing of a brahmin or a cow). Done the reading, Guruji says, “ This vratta can increase the memory to such an extent that you remember your past lives.” Looking over the material, I ask why put the piece of gold in the vessel. And Guruji replied, “you put a gold ring in the vessel for wearing after the puja. It is to be worn as it will contain all the mantras. And every Wednesday you have to do the mantras.” I asked, ”When traveling from India to the West and on all your tours it will vary whether the Wednesday is an Ashtami or a Navami. Do we calculate it from where we are as we travel?” Guruji replied, “Calculate it from where you are for that Wednesday but when in doubt calculate it from Ujjain. 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Guest guest Posted August 7, 2005 Report Share Posted August 7, 2005 ||Hare Rama Krsna|| Dear Soumit, Namaskar Please Re-check the september 11th date. According to me the next buddhastami in 2005 is on November 9th 2005. Best wishes, *** Visti Larsen For services and articles visit: http://srigaruda.com or http://astrovisti.com *** jyotisa [jyotisa ] On Behalf Of Soumit Guha 23 July 2005 17:13 jyotisa Re: Buddhashtami Vrata Dear Pdt. Sanjayji & All, Thanks for the interesting page from your diary. A Shukla Ashtami falling on a Wednesday is a pretty rare event. Looks like there are only a couple or so every year. For those who would like to mark their calendars, here are the dates 1. Sep 11, 2005 2. Apr 5, 2006 3. Aug 2, 2006 4. Jan 16, 2008 5. Jun 11, 2008 6. Mar 4, 2009 7. July 29, 2009 8. Nov 25, 2009 If you happen to miss one or two then the next bus is Sep 15, 2010 Soumit Sanjay Rath <guruji wrote: Buddhashtami Vrata: Freedom's Notes It was Wednesday, Holi Purnima, March 19 2003. Guruji was reading over some scriptures and laughs. He says they all call me an expert but everytime I open up Varahamihira it is like new. I then say that I have been wondering how it is one can remember so many scriptures, sometime I read the same ones over and over, how can one remember? What deity to worship, or sadhana can be done to improve the memory? Guruji then pulls out the Bavishya Puräëa, flips through the pages and says to listen. [Addressing Yudhistira], Bhagavan Shri Krisna said: Maharaj now I will teach youBuddhastami Vratta which when done by anybody the person will never see naraka (hell) afterlife. [Here is the mythology behind it]. During Satya Yuga, Ila was born to Manu, he was a king and always surrounding by his friends and well wishers. One day, while chasing a deer, he arrived near the Himalaya Mountains and entered a jungle. As soon as he entered he became a female. This jungle was earmarked for Shiva and Parvati. Lord Shiva had gaurded the jungle with his divine will [mantra] that whichever male shall enter this jungle, at that very moment he will be transformed into a female. Although raja Ila had unwittingly entered the jungle, the will of Lord Shiva prevailed and his body was transformed. He could not understand what had happenedto himself. At that very moment, Chandraputra (Mercury, son of the Moon) glanced at him. Mercury was enamored by the beauty and took him as a wife. Later they had a son named Puruvara. It is through Puruvara that the Chandramsa lineage of the Moon continued. [Now Jyotiça teaching] If Mercury is associated with the 7th house or connected with marriage then at some point of time physical transformation or hormonal changes may occur. It indicates sex change (both temporary and permanent) as well as homosexuality and in general a confusion of sexes. For example, Arjuna being the son of Indra (Jupiter) must have had a Jupitarian lagna and Mercury as a 7th lord caused a temporary transformation in which towards the end of his exile he was transformed into a lady (transvestite) and passed off as a female, because of his Mercury. Another illustration, Ramakrisna Paramhamsa had a an Aquarius Lagna with Mercury, Sun, Moon in lagna. The 7th lord Sun is conjunct Mercury who is lord of the 5th (mantra). Mercury indicates Krisna. Ramakrisna did such powerful mantra and penance to Krisna that his body transformed and he started believing that he was Radha. Krisna say: The day Mercury married Ila was an Ashtami tithi (ruled by Rahu) and hence that day is known as Buddhashtami. This Buddhashtami has the power to destroy all evils and problems. Now I will tell you another story: in Mithila (in Bihar) there was a king named Nimi who was a great destroyer of foes and enemies on the battlefield. He had a wife named Urilla. One day Nimi was killed on the battlefield and Urilla was driven away deprived of her kingdom. She took her son and daughter with her to the Avanti kingdom and started working in the house of a brahmin. She had many problems and at the time of grinding the wheat grains, she would steal a little bit for her children. After some time Urmilla passed away. Her son grew up, returned to Mithila and recovered his father’s lost kingdom. His sister named Shamala, married Raja Dharmaraj of Avanti and became the queen [Dharmaraj is another name for Yama]. One day Dharmaraj told Shamalathat she could do anything, do any work she likes and go anywhere, except for seven rooms where she was not allowed to enter. Although Shamala agreed there was always doubt in her mind. Unable to quell her curiosity, she sneaked into the first room. There she was shocked to see her dead mother Urmilla, tied and being boiled in a pot of oil. In this manner as she entered each room she was horrified to see her passed away motherbeing tortured in different ways. Seeing this gruesome sight, Shamala started thinking what type of sin her mother had done to receive this kind of misfortune and such torture after death. She begged her husband to explain. Yama Dharmaraj said, Dearest it is for this reason I worned you not to enter those rooms. Your mother becaue of her children stole wheat from a brahmin. Are you aware of this. Tis is the result of this karma. The wealth of a brahmin should not be eaten or touched. What to talk of stealing it. As long as the Moon shall be with the stars, till then she will be tortured (naraka). Shamala begged her husbandto tell her the way out of this sin and Dharmaraj taught her Buddhastami Vratta. Lord Krisna continued: Oh king Yuddhistira, now I will tell you the method of doing the vrata. Whenever the sukla paksa Ashtami is also on a Wednesday, then only can the Buddhashtami vratta be done. Guruji then looks up from his reading and says, “on the night of such an Ashtami, some of the most powerful rights pertaining to the netherworlds have been described in the various tantras, like putting spirits in bottles, making spirits your servants, etc. He then continued reading. Keep fast on the day, take a bath in the morning (preferably in a river) and bring water from the river in a new kalasha (special Indian watervessel). The kalasha has to be established in the house (in the puja room as part of kalasha puja). Place a small piece of gold inside the vessel in the water and cover it with a green cocanut. On a patra (plate) made of bamboo, the following eight foods have to be offered: modhak, fanni, sweet poop made of ghee, wataka, etc. with flowers to be offered as navidya (prasad) to Buddha. Later they should be consumed by one’s self and others (friends and well wishers). Food is not to be touched and only the prasad can be eaten that day after the puja. A murit (image) of Buddhagraha has to be prepared of 8 rati (1 masha) of gold. [it can be copper and plated in 8 ratis of gold]. The murti has to be worshipped with païca upacära puja: ghandha pushpa, navidya, deepa, and péta vastra (yellow clothe). The mantras are: ` buxay nm> om budhäya namaù ` saemaTmjay nm> om somätmajäya namaù ` ÊbuRiÏnazay nm> om durbuddhinäçäya namaù ` subuiÏàday nm> om subuddhipradäya namaù ` tarajatay nm> om täräjätäya namaù ` saEMy¢hy nm> om saumyagrahaya namaù ` svRsaEOyàday nm> om sarvasaukhyapradäya namaù Then after completing 8 such Buddhashtami vrattas, the muti and some food need to be given to a brahmin (knowledgable astrologer who can worship on Wednesdays). It should be given with the mantra: ` buxae=y< àitg & hatU ÔVySwae=y< bux> Svym!, daeyte bUxrajay tU:yta< c bUxae mm. om budho'yaà pratigåhätü dravyastho'yaà budhaù svayam| doyate büdharäjäya tüñyatäà ca büdho mama|| Krisna says: whichever person (astrologer) does this buddhastami vratta regularly, will have the power of jatismara (memory of past lives) for seven births. He will gain wealth, prosperity, children, grandchildren, long life and other such blessings. Finally, in his last moment he will remember Sri Näräyaëa and leave his body in a very pure place like on a pilgrimage. Till the time of pralaya he will live in svarga. This vrata has the power to remove sins like Brahmana (killing of a brahmin or a cow). Done the reading, Guruji says, “ This vratta can increase the memory to such an extent that you remember your past lives.” Looking over the material, I ask why put the piece of gold in the vessel. And Guruji replied, “you put a gold ring in the vessel for wearing after the puja. It is to be worn as it will contain all the mantras. And every Wednesday you have to do the mantras.” I asked, ”When traveling from India to the West and on all your tours it will vary whether the Wednesday is an Ashtami or a Navami. Do we calculate it from where we are as we travel?” Guruji replied, “Calculate it from where you are for that Wednesday but when in doubt calculate it from Ujjain. This is where Mahakaleshwar sits and all things will work from His time.” soumit guha java_sgt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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