INVOKING AUSPISCIOUSNESS FOR THE MONTH OF KARTIKA

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(Om) svasti no govindah svasti no 'cyutanantau

svasti no vasudvo vishnur dadhatu

svasti no narayano naro vai

svasti nah padmanabhaha puroshottamo dadhatu

svasti no vishvakseno vishveshvaraha

svasti no hrishikesho harir dadhatu

svasti no vainateyo harih

svasti no 'njana-suto hanur bhagavato dadhatu

svasti svasti sumangalaih kesho mahan

shri-krishnaha sac-cid-ananda-ghanaha sarveshvareshvaro dadhatu

 

 

"May Lord Govinda, Acyuta, Ananta Shesha, Vasudeva and Lord Vishnu bestow

auspiciousness upon us. May Nara-Narayana, Padmanabha and Purushottama bestow

auspiciousness upon us. May Vishvaksena, the Lord of the universe, Hrishikesh

and

Lord Hari bestow auspiciousness upon us. May Garuda and the son of Anjana,

who is the great devotee of Lord Rama, Hanuman, bestow auspiciousness upon us.

May the great and only Lord of auspiciousness, Sri Krishna, who is like a

transcendental cloud full of eternity, knowledge and bliss and who is the Lord

of

all the demigods, bestow upon us all prosperity and auspiciousness." (Rig Veda,

 

Krishna Upanishad)

 

 

 

karotu svasti me krishnaha

sarva-lokeshvareshvaraha

karshnadayash cha kurvantu

svasti me loka-pavanaha

 

 

"May Lord Krishna, the Lord of the demigods, the presiding controller of all

the worlds, bestow auspiciousness upon me. May His devotees, who are the

saviors of all people, bestow benedictions of auspiciousness upon me."

(Sammohana

Tantra)

 

 

 

 

krishno mamaiva sarvatra

svasti kuryat shriya samam

tathaiva cha sada karshnihi

sarva-vighna-vinashanaha

 

 

"May Lord Krishna along with His beloved Radha bring about prosperity and

auspiciousness at all times. In the same way may the devotee of Krishna, who is

 

able to destroy all obstacles, always bring about auspiciousness." (Vishnu

Yamala Samhita)

 

 

smrite sakala-kalyana

bhajanam yatra jayate

purusham tam ajam nityam

vrajami sharanam harim

 

"I take shelter of Lord Hari, who is the unborn, eternal Supreme Personality

of Godhead. Upon remembering Him, a reservoir of all auspiciousness is

produced."

 

 

(Om) yam brahma vedanta-vido vadanti

pare pradhanam purusham tathanye

vishvodgateh karanam ishvaram va

tasmai namo vighna-vinashaya

 

 

"Obeisances unto Him who is the destroyer of all obstacles, who the knowers

of Vedanta describe as the Supreme Brahman, and who others describe as the

pradhana, or totality of mundane elements. Some describe Him as the supreme

male

person, or purusha, while others describe Him as the Supreme Lord and the cause

 

of the creation of the universe." (Vishnu Purana)

 

 

 

om tad vishnoh paramam padam sada

pashyanti surayo diviva chakshur-atatam

tad vipraso vipanyavo jagrivamsaha

samindhate vishnor yat paramam padam

 

 

"Just as the sun's rays in the sky are extended to the mundane vision, so in

the same way the wise and learned devotees always see the supreme abode of

Lord Vishnu. Because those highly praiseworthy and spiritually awake brahmanas

are able to see the spiritual world, they are also able to reveal that supreme

abode of Lord Vishnu." (Rig Veda 1.22.20)

 

 

 

om krishno vai sac-cid-ananda-ghanaha krishna adi-purushaha

krishnaha purushottamaha krishno ha u karnadi-mulam krishnaha sa

ha sarvaih karyaha krishnaha kasham-krid-adisha-mukha-prabhu

pujyaha krishno 'nadis tasminn ajandantar-bahye yan

mangalam tal labhate kriti

 

 

"Lord Krishna is the color of a new rain cloud, therefore He is compared to a

transcendental cloud full of eternity, bliss and cognizance. He is the

original and supreme person. He is the origin of all activities and the one and

only

Lord of all. He is the worshipful Lord of the best of demigods, the

controller of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. Krishna is without any beginning.

Whatever

auspiciousness is found within or beyond this universe the devotee obtains in

Krishna alone" (Rig Veda, Krishna Upanishad)

 

 

 

(Om) madhavo madhavo vaci

madhavo madhavo hridi

smaranti sadhavaha sarve

sarva-karyeshu madhavam

 

 

"Lord Madhava is in one's words and Lord Madhava is in one's heart. All the

saintly persons remember Lord Madhava, the husband of the goddess of fortune,

in all their undertakings." (Narasimha Purana)