AW: Sri Ganesh Chaturthi

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Harih Om!

 

Thanks for providing links to the articles. After performing Varasiddhi

Vinayaka vratam (puja) one has to read the story of SmantakOpAkhyana. After

reading the story, one has to take the akshatalu (ricegrains offered to Lord

Ganesha during puja) and put them on his head. Having akshatas on the head

will remove the dosha (sin) of watching the moon on this day.

 

Personally I can't see moon though how ever much I would like to see him

:-). It is becase I am living in a place (Berlin, Germany) where during

this season the Sun sets at 23:00 hours in the night and Sun dawns at 4:00

in the morning. I go to sleep by 10PM and I wake up at 4AM. This is my

usual body clock. So Lord Ganesha is making sure that I will have no change

of even by error watching the moon like Lord Krishna did! :-)

 

Yours,

Madhava

 

 

> -----Ursprungliche Nachricht-----

> Von: kvashisht [kvashisht]

> Gesendet: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 6:24 AM

> An: advaitin

> Betreff: Sri Ganesh Chaturthi

>

>

> OM

> GURUR BRAHMA GURUR VISNU GURUR DEVO MAHESHVARAH

> GURUH SAKSHAT PARAM BRAHM TASMAI SRI GURVE NAMAH

> OM NAMAH SIVAYA

> OM NAMAH SIVANANDAYA

>

> Blessed self,

>

> Aug 22 is Sri Ganesh Chaturthi. You may read:

> GANESH CHATURTHI By SRI SWAMI SIVANANDA

> http://www.sivanandadlshq.org/religions/ganesh.htm

>

> LORD GANESA--THE REMOVER OF OBSTACLES

> By SRI SWAMI KRISHNANANDA

> http://www.sivanandadlshq.org/religions/ganesh_krishna.htm

>

> A Good Beginning By SRI SWAMI CHIDANANDA

> http://www.sivanandadlshq.org/download/insight_sadhana8.htm#_VPID_5

>

> It is generally believed that it is not good to see the Moon on this

> day. if however someone does see the Moon, some believe one remedy is

> to read the story of the Symantaka jewel-This story is quoted in the

> Srimad Bhagavatam. Another remedy some believe is seeing the moon on

> the first day after the Newmoon.

>

>

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> Pranam

> OM