Navaratri updates, Shri Vijaya Dashami and Ekadashi

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Navaratri updates, Shri Vijaya Dashami and Ekadashi

 

Dear Sri Vishnu Bhaktas,

 

Greetings to you all bhagavadh bhaktas on the occasion of NavarAthri starting this week and next.

Doing pArAyana / listening to Sri SrinivAsa kalyAna, Sarva mUla, Shrimadh Bhagavatha , japa, homa,

dAna etc. are considered very auspicious during navaratri. Aradhana / stuthi of out Mother Shri Durga dEviremoves ajnAna proving shuddha tatva jnAna.

 

For your benefit, you can find Shri Shrinivasa Kalyana pravachana by

Parama poojya Shri Shri 1008 Shri Suvidyendra Theertharu here:

http://sripurandaraashrama.org/Kalyana.html

 

Shri Rukmineesha Vijaya Pravachana series by Shri Venkatesha Kulkarni (Acharya) who is a teacher at Shri Poorna

Prajna Vidyapeeta.

Shri Venkatesha Kulkarni (Acharya) is a

student of Shri Shri Vishwesha Teertha Swamiji.

http://www.sripurandaraashrama.org/RukmineeshaVijaya.html

Thanks to Shri Prasanna Krishna for hosting in Shri Purandara Asharma site.

 

Here are some important dates: All dates per Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)

 

Monday 09/29/2008 parthipadh

NavarAtri prArambha. Start of Shri ShrinivAsa kalyAna sumahOthsava.

 

Sri Veda vyAsa and Sri Saraswathi avAhane Oct 06 2008 Sapthami Monday

Sri Veda vyAsa and Saraswathi avAhana; mUla Naxatra present till 11:37AM per PDT.

Gather all sacred granthas like Sarva mUla, Shrimadh Bhagavatha, etc. Fold it using afine silk cloth and place it on Sri vEda vyAsa peetha. Do Shri Veda vyAsa and Shri Saraswathi

aAvAhana and pooja. Avahana to be done during mUla naxatra this day.

 

 

 

Sri Veda vyAsa and Sri Saraswathi pUje Oct 07 2008 ashTami Tuesday

Sri Veda vyAsa and Saraswathi pUja. PurvAshada Naxatra present till 14:27 per PDT.

Sri Veda vyAsa, Sri Durga devi, Shri Brahma devaru, Shri vAyu devaru, and Sri Saraswathi pooja done during PurvAshada naxatra this day.

Lighting ghee (thuppa) deepa in front of our Lord is considered very auspicious. pUja to be done during PurvAshada Naxatra.

 

Shri DurgAshtami Oct 07 2008 Ashtami Tuesday.

 

Shri MahA Navami, Shri Ayudha pUja Oct 08 2008 Navami Wednesday

Sri Aayudha pooja;

Perform pooja to Aayudha/vAhana abhimAni devata antargata, Sri bhArathi

pathi antargata Shri Lakshmi Narasimha devaru.

 

Shri Vijaya Dashami Oct 09 2008 Dashami Thursday

 

Sri Madhva Jayanti and Sri Vijaya Dashami.

Perform Shri Shami pooja and offer seva to Srimadh Acharyaru.

Sarva mUla pArAyana, Shri Shrinivasa kalyAna and Shrimadh Bhagavatha shravana / pArAyana

considered extremely auspicious.ShravaNa naxatra till 18:40 PM PDT.

 

Sri SrinivAsa kalyAna mangala.

 

Shami stothra

shami shamiyathE pApam shami pAthaka nAshiNi

arjunasya dhanurdhAri rAmasya priyadarshini

 

 

 

Ekadashi Oct 10 2008 Friday

 

Dwadashi Oct 11 2008 SaturdayT

 

Dvidala dhAnya vratha begins. For those who are performing chAturmAsa, many

vegetables, fruits, lentils (bEle galu) not to be consumed this month.

 

 

Ashvayuja Pournami Oct 14 2008 Tuesday.

 

In the seva of Sri Maha Vishnu, Srimadh Acharyaru and our Shri sadhguru parampara,

Bala Krishna