RE: [SJC: Achyuta Gurukul] 22nd april : akshaya tritiya

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varahamihira;

 

[sJC:

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font-style:italic">sadgurudevaaye namah

 

dear gurus & friends

 

22nd april is akshaya

tritiya. it is said whatever

is done /started on this tithi, never perishes.

can someone bless us with the mythology involved?

 

regards

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11.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black">22nd April is not

11.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black">Akshaya

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color:black">Tritiya

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day if glorified as the

beginning to Treta Yuga.

11.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black">a) The devotee should worship Narayanaya accompanied by Shri

with flowers, incense and unguents.

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11.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black">b) If he takes the holy dip in the Holy

Ganga, he is absolved of all sins. He should worship Vishnu

with unbroken rice grains and feed Brahmanas with the

flour of barley, first friend and then ground and he himself shall partake of

it. He who does this is bowed to by all Devas.

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11.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black">The

11.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black">Gauri

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color:black"> is for an unmarried virgin, desirous of a bridegroom, matrimonial

bliss and good fortune for her sons and husband. Gauri’s

image should be made in gold. Silver, copper or clay along

with that of Lord Shiva on this third day in the bright half (sukla paksha) of

the month of Chaitra. Observing fast and remaining awake

throughout the night, the worship is with scents, fragrant flowers, clothes, auspicious

ornaments and bundles of dhurva grass. She

propitiates a Brahmana woman whose husband and sons and

girls of auspicious characteristics and whom are still

alive. She will offer them saffron, collyrium,

clothes and other items.

11.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black">The image of Gauri

should be gifted to a Brahmana if it is metallic. If

it is made of clay, she should immerse it in a tank or a river.

11.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black">This vrata has to be kept for twelve

years with due formal resolve to donate and also donate twelve cows for the

achievement of her desires.

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Vrata is to be performed on the third day of the bright half of Sravana. Goddess

Bhavani (Golden Image) accompanied

by Lord Shiva should be worshipped by means of the 16 (sixteen) Upacaras with a

prayer etc. this vrata is to be kept for 16

years and the Udyapana (concluding rite of the vrata)

by performing worship of Ganesha and other Gods with

a flat copper-plate over the water pot with scents, fragrant flowers and

perform Homa. Sixteen bamboo baskets shall be filled with

sweet dishes and cooked rice offered to the

font-family:Tahoma;color:black">Devi

color:black"> as Naideya and distributed amongst Brahmanas ,

kinsmen and relatives.

The

full benefit of this vrata can be attained by gifting the golden image to the

preceptor and other monetary gifts to the other Brahmanas.

(No expenses should be spared for this vrata).

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11.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black">The third day of the bright half of the

month of Jyestha is known as Rambha.

On that day, one should duly worship and honour an excellent Brahmana

accompanied by his wife. With the desire of

conjugal blessedness, a woman should perform this holy rite and worship the

Brahmana couple with scents, fragrant flowers, silken

garments etc. It yields wealth, sons and auspicious inclinations towards

Dharma.

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11.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black">For conjugal bliss, on the third day of

the bright half of the month of Ashadha, the lady

should worship Keshava accompanied by Lakshmi, symbolized

or represented in a Brahmana accompanied by his wife.

She should propitiate them with meals, charitable gifts of cows, clothes and

ornaments (and pleasing words). By observing this vrata, the lady shall be

blessed with wealth and food grains.

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11.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black">There are lots more for all the months

throughout the year………….but one thing is certain: none

of the Vratas stated in Narada Purana Part IV Chapter

112 suggests any observance during the dark half of any of the months for the

third day (

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