22nd JULY 2009, Solar Eclipse- Bheemana amavasya Information

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22nd July,

Wednesday , AMAVAASYAAMTithi : Amavaasyaam (08.29)IST

 

Nakshatra : Pushya (2.04)ISTSOLAR ECLIPSE: Ketu

Grasta

Sparsha:06-04 am (UM)

6-01 am (Rayar Mutt, SM)

Madhya: 06-41 am 6-21 am

Moksha: 07-21 am 7-19 am

 

Veda Vichara:

The eclipse starts on

Wednesday in Prathama Prahara,

The Veda commences on

21st July after sun Sut.

Hence cannot take food

after Sun sut

That means No Bhojan

on 21st July night.

After Moksha only take

bath perform Pooja

and have something

( Gowri Poojanaadi

should be done only after Moksha).

No Hastodaka,

Panchamruta, not even Phala samaprpane, for Yatis on WEDNESDAY.

Just decorate with Gandha akshate and give teertha

3 times- Over.

 

Note: Pregnant women,

Senior citizens, Kids, patients, Those who cannot withstand could have Bhojana

till 11-30pm on Tuesday Night.

 

Shubha PhalaM Kanya TulA Vrishabha KumBha

Mishra Phala Vrishika Makara Meena Mithuna

Ashubha PhalaM: Karka Simha Dhanu, MEsha

 

 

 

 

Pushya Nakshatre,Karkarashau

PoorNa Vedhah

Yasya Janma Nakshatram

Pushya Karkarashih Tasya VishEshatah aniShTam

AnishTa ParihArArthaM

SuvarNa Rajata MauktikAdi DANANI KARYANi

Japa ParayaNaadi Roopa

SHaMtischa KArya !!

 

So write on a paper

the following Soora GrahaNa Mantra and keep it in your pocket ( recite if you could) and after Moksha Kala , after bath give this

paper with Tamboola, Rice, Jageerry,Phala DakshiNe to a Brahmin. As Danam.

 

Sloka:

 

Yo Sau VajradharO DEvah

AdityAnAM Prabhurmatah

SooryaGrahO ParAgOttha

Graha PeeDaam VyapOhatu !! 1 !!

 

Yo Sau daMDadharO

DEvah YamO MahiSha VAhanah

SooryaGrahO ParAgOttha

Graha PeeDaam VyapOhatu !! 2 !!

 

Yo Sau ShooladharO

DEvah PinAki VruSha Vaahanah

SooryaGrahO ParAgOttha

Graha PeeDaam VyapOhatu !! 3 !!

 

 

 

i)

TarpaNa

ii) Sri Satyadheesha tirthara (Raja Mahendri)

Aradhana

ili) Somavathi Amavaasya./ Ate Amavaasya (Udipi)

 

Perform Eclipse Snanam and have Abhyanjana.

Now Bheemana Amavasya Pooja by Sumangalis.

 

iv) JyotiBheemeswara

Vrata, Deepastambha, Bheemana amavasya. Keeping the "Deepa- Samaya"

worship is done to Divasi Gowri.by Sumangalis.

 

 

'

Achaara samhithe '

 

A) "

hosthilu poojeya bagge

maahithi "

 

 

1) praathahkaalE thu yaa naaree gOmayenaanu

lEpayEth|

prathyaham sadhanam

saapi naiva dhuhKaani pashyathi ||

 

VIVARAnE:

beLagge hemgasaru maneyannu gOmayadhimdha saarisi

shudhDhagoLisabEku. idharimdha

avaLu maathravalladhe maneyoo

sukhavaagiruththadhe.

 

2) yadh gRuham

raajathE nithyam ramgavallya

anuramjitham|

thadh

gRuhW vasathE lakshmeeh

nithyam poorNa kalaanwithaa

 

 

VIVARAnE: yaava maneyu prathi dhina ramgavalliyimdha

beLaguththadhO

A

maneyalli poorNa kaleyimdha

lakshmi thumbiruththaaLe.||

 

 

3) udhambarE vasEn nithyam bhavaanee sarva

dhEvathaa|

Athashcha

prathyaham poojyah gamDha puShpa akshathaadhibhi||

 

VIVARAnE:

hosthilinalli

paarvathi ellaa dhEviyarodane vaasa maaduththaaLe.

 

Adhdharimdha prathi

dhina hosthilannu gamDha- puShpa- akshathe

kaaLinimdha poojisa

bEku.||

 

 

4) Ashoonyaa dhEhalee kaaryaa praathahkaalE

vishEShathah |

yasya shoonyaa bhavEth

saa thu shoonyam thasya kulam bhavEth||

 

 

VIVARAnE:

hosthilu sarvadhaa,

vishEShavaagi beLagge

Baridhaagi irabaaradhu.

hosthilu baridhaagiddare idee kula

shoonyavaaguththade.||

 

 

B) Things to be taken for HOSTHILU POOJE

 

The Housewife, after

taking bath, must carry with her:

 

1) The Silver or Brass

PLATE containing five silver bowls

(baTTalu ) filled with

a) Arishina -

Haldi

b) Kunkuma

c) Sri Gandha

d) Akshate and

e) Chandana

 

2) The Plate should

also have *betel leave (more than 5 nos.-Pl.see

Explanation below)

with Nuts-Adike( More than 2 nos) with Coconut or BanAna or any Fruit{ as per season ,taking

into consideration the Vrata Kaala}

[or Pancha PhalagaLu

i.e Draakshi-Godambi-Badami-kallu sakkare- and

Kobbari(Gitaku)] with scented stick { oodina kaDDi}, Flowers, Gejje

Vastra and

 

3) A silver or Copper

or Brass Bowl called “Tumbi” in Kannada, filled with pure Water.

 

* Explanation:

Tamboolam cha

GurordavyadwaantrimshatparNa samyutam !

AshTO parNaani

NaareeNaam suhrudaam dashapatrakam!

ShraaddhE dwaadasha

parNaani jaamaatmatruNaam dashaatparaM!

Oordha karmaNi Chai

kaikam ShaTparNaani cha vairiNaaM1

Chatwaari treeNi

parNaani datwaa Rogi bhavEnnaraH!

Pancha saptaShTa

parNaani dasha dwaadashdhaapi vaa!

DadyaaswayaM vaa

GrihNiyaaditi AudhdhaalakObraveet !!

 

Meaning:

For GurugaLige= 32

ViLLedelegaLu

For Sumanagalis= 8

For Friends= 10

In Shraaddha=12

For Son in Law=11

Uttara Karmadalli= 1

For enemies=6

 

[ Giving 4, and 3 leaves

cause diseases

Therefore 5,7.8.10.,12 leaves to be given and

while taking also Tamboola

you must get similar

number of leaves.( Others also should understand this tradition , that they have to give 8 leaves

also ) according to AUDDHALKA MAHARSHI.

 

“AthaH Grihi Dharma

“ by late G N Narasimhamoorthyachar, tatha shruti

smruti Gita sampanna Jayatheerthachaarya sahaayakena Virachitotha,

prakashitatwa vijayate

tamaaM- Poorvasharam father, of the previous

pontiff of Sri Vyasaraya Mutt- )

 

Sri Puranadara Dasara

UGABHOGA on BETEL LEAVES

 

Omdu ViLLedeleya

viprarigeMdeMdu koDa baaradu!

Eradele KoDalu kuMdi

HOguvudu Bhaagya!!

Moorele KoDalu

BaMdogavudu haani!

chandadiMdali!

Nalku Aidele taMdu

KoTTare!

TaMde PuraMdara

ViTTala!

VaikuMTa pdaviya veevA

!!

 

Better to have

AnusaMdhaana of what Dasaru has said.

 

Note: Performing

Pooja, giving 8 betel leaves depends

upon Desha, Kaala, varthamaana, sthiti,

anukoolate, availability of things,sandharbha, hawaamaana etc. Even in

Bangalore we get 5 betel leaves for one Rupee

whereas in UK/USA the same 5 leaves cost ½ a pound / one $ respectively}

 

C) PROCEDURE

 

a) Keep the “ Tumbi” with water , on the

Centre of the

Hostilu

b) Apply Haldi,Kunkum to the

Threshold-Hostilu –

at

the edges and as well as at the Centre

c) At the TOP ( if she could, if she is tall)

(Caution: standing on a

stool

and doing the pooja with the silver or Brass plate in hand NOT

ADVISIBLE)

d) Perform Pooja with ganda,Chandana and

akshate, Flowers

e) Put Gejje Vastra w either on the top ( if

she is tall) or at the

Bottom

f) Perform Aarati with scented stick or with

Camphaor or with lighted

“Sodilu” in silver or brass plate with

coloured water

g) Perform Namaskaram

 

h) Take the Tumbi, sprinkle the water in

front of the House and then to

the Tulsi Plant and perform Tulsi pooja

 

i) Sloka to be recited while performing Pooja

when you get by heart

(otherwise paste this

sloka to the inner side of the front door. While closing the door after

performing the Pooja recite the sloka seeing sloka till you get by heart.)

 

shreekaara roopiNee

dhEvi|

veeNaa pusthaka

DhaariNi |

vEdhamaatha namasthubhyam |

saubhaagyam dhEhime

sadhaa ||

 

kaathyaayini Mahaamaaye |

mahaayOginya dheeshwari |

namdhagOpa sutham

dhEvi |

pathim mem kuruthE

namah ||

 

 

ramaadhEvi namasthubhyam |

swabharthaa sahashaayini |

mumcha baahulathaa

paashaath |

swaaminam Bakthavathsalam ||

 

 

SLOKA to be pasted

below the above Sloka while leaving the HOUSE for any work:

 

Agrathoa

naarasimhaschya pRuShtathoa gOapinandanah!

UBhayyoah paaRshwaayoa

raasthaam sasharau raamalakshmanau !!

 

VivaraNe;

Front: Narasimha

Two sides: Two youths

with bow and arrows- Sri Raama and Lakshmanaru

Back:

Neelameghashyaama sumdharanaada gopinandana

 

These Devatas are

around us protecting us from all sides. Says Sri Yaadavaryaru

 

There is a stanza on

this in Kannada, in Mahathma jnaana page 37.

 

Munde nrukanteenrava

kambikaaranaagi

Nandagopana nandananu

hindinakaalaaLu

Anjadirale jeeva

raama-Lakshmanaru eDabaladalli

Tande taayi shishuva

nODuva andadaliddaare !!

 

 

:Divasi Amavasye:

 

AshADa BahuLa 30th

tithi is called Deevasi (Amavasye).

 

The importance of this

Festival to worship LAMPS

 

It is believed that ASHtA vidha Lakshmi seem to

visit houses glittering with Lamps.

 

There is also a story

for this Vrata

 

LIGHT ot LAMP, gives

TEJASSU,Prosperity,Jnaana, Truth, Holiness (Pavitrate) which are good

characterstics.

 

Darkness symbolizes,

Ajnaana,Ego,poverty,untruth, sorrow.

 

Lighening Lamps

means the emission of SadguNa as

Aradhana.

 

On this day, the

Sumanagalis light lamps or idols wherein

vick could be

kept and lighted also.

They worship the Deepa sthaMbha and perform Aarati

 

They offer prayer God

tht their house may glitter with happiness and

prosperity, peace, like the Lamp.

 

It is called Bheemana

Amavasya by people around Old Karnataka State.

 

As it is nearer to

Nagapanachami, the people around the Northern Karnataka area call it as Nagara Amavasya.

 

[Courtesy: Bharateeya

HabbagaLu- Pundita Che a. Kavali Feb 1961, Page 98-99]

 

 

 

Significance of BHEEMANA AMAVAASYA:

Vratha:

 

One Haribhaktha has asked a question as to why ladies tie the 10 knotth read to their wrist

on Bheemana amavasya Day. And what is the story behind the festival.

 

Here is a small note on the “Significance of Bheemana Amavaasya”

 

It is also called “

Pathi Sanjeevini Vratha “

 

A set of Saints (

Rishis) were living in

“Namishaaranya”. They were termed

as “Shaunakaadhi Mahaa Muni”. Once

Sootha PuraaNika saint came to

them as a guest. These rishis questioned him to tell them as to which type of Vratha should ladies perform so that

they could get “ Dheerga Sunmangalithwa, happiness, wealth, good husband, etc etc “

 

Sootha puraaNik

replied that they had asked a very good

question and thus in answering , it

would be a great boon, apt, as well as in the interest of to the ladies to perform the Vratha. That Vratha is called Bheemana Amaavaasya or

Pathi Sanjeevini Vratha , performed on

Ashaada maasa Krishna paksha Amavaasya.

 

Saurashtra kingdom was ruled by Vajra Baahu. He was

a great warrior,powerful and

intelligent. He had a son called Jayasheel. He was handsome and had all the

good qualities. But passed away at a young age.It was a great set back

for the Raja.

 

He felt that by his

death there would be no body to perform rituals to his ancestors. An idea stuck

to him. He decided that by getting married a girl to his dead son, his

“pitrus” would get “ sadgathi”.

 

He sent word that anyone who would marry his

dead son would be given lot of money ,

wealth etc. A drummer used to go round cities with his drum , make sound loudly

and announce the proclamation made by his king. People listened and nobody was prepared to

accept the condition.

 

There was a poor man

by name Madhawa. He had a wife who was

very obedient to him. This poor man was

also a pundit who was well versed in

sanskrit, Veda Shaastra etc, He

had 5 daughters and 9 sons. That was his

great wealth’

 

Listening to the drum

beat, he

thought that he could give one of his daughter to the king. He was in a

state of confusion and was thinking as to how open the discussion with his

wife. He was walking up and down in the house.

 

Later he was

courageous to tell his wife, about his decision to offer

one of his daughter for this sake and to get rid of the poverty life

lead by them . His wife agreeing to the

suggestion of her husband ,says that she would feel that one of her daughter

had died, in agreeing to get her married

to an impotent or, lame , or a blind or

an aged person,

 

The two decided that

they should go to the king offering their daughter and thus overcome over

the poverty they were experiencing. He offered his daughter and arranges

marriage with the dead Yuvaraaja for the sake of money. The Raja, felt happy that his wish came true. The poor

man came to his village with a lakh of rupee and wealth.

 

After marriage, the

King arranged to shift the dead body to the cremation ground and asked the

newly wed bride to light the pyre. She was decked with full jewels and was at

her height; so far Managakla Dravaya was concerned. With all devotion, offering

prayer to God, she lit the pyre.

Oh! It was a miracle.

 

Immediately rain came

and puts of the fire. The sun disappeared in the west. . The rain was so furious that water gushed

everywhere. Pitch darkness

prevailed.

 

In such a situation

the king left to his palace, leaving the dead body and the daughter in law in

the hands of cruel animals, demons, witches.

Whereas, the “Saadhvi maNi” thought that she could stay there itself

without leaving the dead body on the pyre.

She was afraid, to be alone in that place. She offered prayer to God.

 

She tells the God that

Markandeya became Chiranjeevi, Chyavan got Dheeraga Ayush, Agni- Manmatha got

Punar janma-Shwethavaahana got PooRNa Ayush,

By his blessings, Rathi Devi, Wife of Maarkandeya, the wives of Agni who are Swaahaa and

Swaadha devi became Sumanagalis and got

children,.

 

She requests god as to

why she should be punished for no fault of hers. She requests the almighty to protect her.

 

Then God, being

pleased with her fervent prayer, appears before her with Parvathi and ask her

what she wants. She prays god to give her SauBhaagya samapaththu.

 

Then Girija RamaNa

narrates a story:

 

He tells that for

getting the SauBhaagya Sampath there is an auspiciousVratha. In Ashada maasa

Krishna Paksha Amavaasya day, the lady is supposed to have Managala

Snaana. The Pooja room is decorated with

mango Leaves, flowers and with Rangavalli.

Rice is spread on the Peeta or a plate.

 

To place on it Silver

or a Bronze deepa Sthamba with flowers tied to it to Pour Ghee with a vick in

it. Light the Vick. The Jyothi would

come. Perform Awaahane thinking that

Lord Eshwar is there. He is present in

that form.

Among Ashta murthy,

his friend Chandra is also there. The

Jothirmaya is named as BHEEMESHWARA.

 

The Deepasthamba is

ESHAR and the Jyothi Swaroopa is

Chandra. Think these two are Mahaalinga Swaroop[a and with all devotion-

Bhakthi Bhaava perform araadhana. You are keeping the two Idols made out

of Mud on the rice.While performing

Peeta Pooja, it says Rathna Simhaayana

Maha. Thanmadhye Bheemeswara

Swaaminenamaha,

 

Then a thread dipped

in Turmeric with ten Knots is kept to the right side of the God. That is left

side for us. It is called Navadhora

Sthaapanam ( Nava means New- not nine)

 

Then with flower and

akshate you perform pooja as

 

Peetayayaa Dharithri

GragaNa Kusumam Lingam akaasaham Moorthim

Nakshatram

Pushpamalyaam Bhujam Giri Shikharam

Saptha paathaaLa

Paadam

Veedham Vakthram

Shadagam Dashadisha vadhanam Divya Limgam Namaami !!

 

 

Kailaasha ShiKhare

Ramye

Paarvathyaasahitha

PraBho

Aagaschcha Deva

dEvEsha

Mad Bhakthyaa Chandra

shekara!

And thus Avaahayaami

is done to uma Maheshwara.

 

Then you perform

Shudhdhodhaka panchamrutha snaama etc

etc and worship with pathre Pushpa etc, After Naama pooja you perform Granthi

Pooja. For Each Knot you recite as

 

Bhavaaya,Shivaaya,

Rudraaya, Pashupatheye,

Ugraaya,

Mahathe,BHEEMAAYA,Eshwaraaya, Umamaheswaraaya, Gandhapriyaaya,. (

io naamaas for each

Knot)and perform pooja with flowers with all devotion. Later ashtoththra, Nevidys, mangalaarathi etc are

done

 

You offer prayer

While tying the Thread

this Mantra is recited:

 

Mruthyanjaya

NamsthuBhyam

ThavamE Soothra

DhaaraNaath

SauBhaagyam, Dhana

Dhaanyam cha

Prajaavrudhdhim Sadhaa

Kurum !!

Thus DhooRa Bhandhanam

is done

 

Then recite

DeepasthamBham

Hemamayam

Vastrayagnam vEshtitham

Dhaasyaami Thav Desha

Supreetho Bhava

Sarvadhaa!!

Raajitham Deepa

Paathram Cha

Swarnavaarthi

Samanvitham

Dhaasyaami

Girijaakaamda

Mama aBheeShta Pradho

Bhava !!

 

BheemEsha Prathi

GrihNaathi

Bheemesho

Vaidhadhaathi cha

Bheemesha SthaarakobhaaBhyaam

Bheemeshaaya Namo Namah

 

Thus Praathana is done

 

Then they sing the “

Samkshipatha Dhivasi Gowri Kathe- Haadu”

 

commencing with : ( Baraha script )

 

“ shashivadhaneyare

dhivashi vrathava maadire

shashirEkhana ramaNiya

poojisi varava bEDirE !! Palavi

 

katla aayana patni

divasa putrana paDedu !

itta

vastragaLarthiliMdali chadurege taavu !!

1 !!

 

mrutanaada sutage sati

koDuve eMdu japisalu

satata dravya

koDuveneMdu maatanaaDisidavana !! 2 !!

 

baMgaara beLLi dravya

saha namage baruvudu

haageMdu maaMgalya

baMdhana maaDi pOdaru !! 3 !!

 

patiya biTTu pOdare

pati vratavu baaradu

hitava bayasipOdamEle

sadgatiyu baruvudu !! 4 !!

 

naaru baTteya neeru

eNNeya Gaurige maaDidaLu

apaarashaali taanu

gauriya poojeya maaDidaLu ! 5 !!

 

oMdu divasa suMdari baMdu kELidaLu

maMdi baLaga illade

poojeya maaDidaLu !! 6 !!

 

haranu taa bhaMDaara

oDedu haruSha gelidanu

vara kaaLiMga

naakShaNadaleddu kuLitanu !! 7 !!

 

poDaviyoLagina

maDadiyarigellidu suvara vratavu

biDade maaLparige kaDu

muttaidetana kaDevarage !!8!!

 

AshaaDa maasya amaavaasya dinadali

sOsiliMda maaLparige

shree VENKATESHA oliva !!9 !!

 

- ShubhaM -

 

This is the Pooja

Vidhaana or Krama narrated by Eshwar.

First year 100,

2nd year 200 and like

this for 9 years kadabus must be done and neivedya done to God. This could be

done from rice Flour also. Danam is an

important thing here. By so doing that his husband would come to life. And he disappears.

 

She immediately does

two Mud dolls and treated the Banyan

leaves as betel leaves, Its seeds an

nut, the grass was treated as

flowers. Prepares “Kadabu” out of Mud and with all her devotion performs the

pooja.

Immediately there was

a change and she was encircled with a fort with many attendants around her. Her

husband sleeping on a cot gets up as if he was waking from sleep. He listens to

the story narrated by his wife. The king having heard this comes rushing and

embracing his son and appreciating the perseverance and devotion of his

daughter in law praises her and brings them

to his kingdom and

they live happily there afterwards. This

is the story told by Sootha PuraaNik to Shaunakaadis in Skaanda PuraaNa.

 

There is yet another

story concerning this.

In Kundri Town, there

was a lady called Chaarumathi who was

religious Oriented. One day mahalakshmi appeared in her dream and

asked her to perform her pooja. This

lady after “managala snaana” performed Lakshmi Pooja in the Sandhya samaya.,

with Patra, Pushpa etc. And tied the

duly worshipped thread soaked in “haldi” Offered as Neveidya, sweets and

savouries made out of pure ghee.

 

It is said that she

got all the wealth, health and properity. And hence on this day a thread with

10 knots are kept before the idol, worshipped and tied to their right wrist

with a flower in order to invoke the blessings from godesses Mahalakshmi.

 

This is the

significance of the 10-knot thread.

 

vi) Chitalagi Amavaasya at Orissa

 

vii) Sri Sathaadeesshathirtha P D (Rajamahendri)

Details not available

 

viii) Sea Bath at Vadabaandeshwara (Malpe)

ix) Maravanthe Utsava

(udipi0- Narahari Parvatha TheeRtha Snaana.

 

 

 

Sri KrishnaaRpaNa Mastu

 

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