DIVINE INFORMATION PART 2-11 Varaha Purana part 16 Posted by: "DILIP KUMARRAVINDRAN" prd...@yahoo.com prdiliThu Nov 4, 2010 8:22 am (PDT)
KURMA-DWADASHI VRATA Thisparticular austerity is dedicated to the worship of lord Kurma-the incarnation of lord Vishnu.It is celebrated on the twelfth day of the bright half of the Hindu month'pausha'. The austerity which commences on the tenth day itself when a devoteeis supposed to purify himself by taking a holy bath.On the following day heobserves a fast and worships lord Kurma with appropriate rituals.He breaks hisfast on dwadashi which marks the conclusion of the austerity.A devotee who observes a fast onthis auspicious day becomes absolved of all his sins and attains salvation. VARAH-DWADASHI VRATA Varahdwadashi is celebrated on the twelfth day of the bright half of the Hindu month-magh. Thiswas the day on which Prithvihad been rescued by lord Varah-the incarnation of lord Vishnu. Anidol of lord Varah is installed on a pot filled with water and worshipped withappropriate rituals amidst the continuous chanting of the mantra-'om varahaynamah'. Offerings of various articles are made while worshipping lordVarah-sandal- wood, incense, naivedya, etc. After the accomplishment of therituals Brahmins are fed and charity given to them. One who observes a fast onthis day enjoys a good health and prosperity. Such a man becomes absolved of all his sins and attainsto heaven after his death. NARASIMHA-DWADASHI VRATA Thisausterity is observed on the twelfth day of the bright half of the Hindumonth-phalgun. A devotee should observe fast on this day and worship lordNarasimha with appropriate rituals. This particular austerity is capable of absolving a manfrom all his sins. VAMAN-DWADASHI VRATA Vamandwadashi is celebrated on the twelfth day of the bright half of the Hindumonth-chaitra. A devotee should observe a fast and worship lord Vaman by sayingthe following prayer-O Lord! Vaman-the dwarfish incarnation of the almighty Vishnu,who took incarnation on the auspicious day of dwadashi in the month ofchaitra-I seek your blessings."One who observes a fast on this day is blessed andprotected from all kinds of danger. Varaha Purana part 18 Posted by: "DILIP KUMARRAVINDRAN" prd...@yahoo.com prdili Sat Nov 6, 2010 6:55 am (PDT) BUDDHA-DWADASHI VRATA Lord Buddha is believed to be theincarnation of Lord Vishnu. The austerity begins on the eleventh day of thebright half of the Hindu month-shravan.On this day lord Vishnu is worshipped with appropriate rituals and by making offerings of variousarticles like flowers, fruits, incense, etc. Thefollowing mantras should be chanted while worshipping the various organs of lordVishnu - om damodaray namah - feet om hrishikeshay namah - waist om sanatanay namah - abdomen om shri vatsadharine namah - chest om chakrapanaye namah - arms om haraye namah - throat om manju keshay namah - head om bhadray namah - top-knot(shikha) . After the accomplishment of the rituals,the idol should be donated to a brahmin. SUBH-VRATA This particular austerity on the first day ofthe Hindu month-margashirsh. It isrelated with the worship of lord Vishnu and the rituals have some special characteristics-having one meal on the eleventhday of the month(ekadashi) ,donating barley to Brahmins, worshipping the idolof goddess Prithvi on 'ekadashi', etc. The austerity concludes on dwadashi. On ekadashi, goddess Prithvi isalso worshipped along with lord Vishnu.Both the idols are installed side by side and covered with white clothes.After thatsome rice grains are scattered infront of both the idols. As per the norms of the rituals,a devotee is required to remain awake for thewhole night. Next morning, he should invite twenty-four Brahmins and feed them.He should also donate a cow, apparels, ornaments ,an umbrella, wooden sandaland similar articles to them. A devotee who observes a fast onthis auspicious day enjoysprosperity DHANYA-VRATA Thisparticular austerity is a form of 'nakta-vrata' , which means observing fast for the whole day and breakingit in the night. The austerity commences on the first day of the bright half ofthe Hindu month-aghan and lastsfor a year. Ritualsinclude worshipping Agnideva-anembodiment of lord Vishnu, chanting of certain mantras praising the glory of the deity andperforming 'havan'. There are specific instructions on the type of food a devotee should have during the course of this austerity-for fourmonths(chaitra to ashadh) he shouldhave delicacies like 'kheer' seasoned in pure ghee. From shravan o kartik heshould have food-items prepared from gram-flour. This way, the austerity lastsfor one year whereby a devotee observes fast on the first day of every monththat follows. The austerityconcludes by worshipping an idol of lordAgni made of gold. Theidol is adorned with a piece ofred-cloth and red-flowers are offered to the deity while worshipping. After the rituals areaccomplished, the idol should be donatedto a Brahmin. The observance of this particular austerity brings good fortune to a man and makes himprosperous. Varaha Purana part 19 Posted by: "DILIP KUMARRAVINDRAN" prd...@yahoo.com prdiliSat Nov 13, 2010 5:45 am (PST) KANTI-VRATA Thisausterity is related with the worship of Sri Krishna and Balaram. It commences on thesecond day of the bright half of the Hindu month-kartik and lasts for a yearwhereby a devotee observes fast on the second day(bright half) of every monththat follows. While worshipping Balarama, a devoteeshould chant-'om baldevay namah 'and while worshipping sri Krishna he shouldchant-'om keshavay namah'. Subsequently,'ardhya' is offered to both the deities. A devotee should have food preparedfrom barley-flour in the night but those devotees who have resolved to observethis austerity for four months beginning from 'falgun' should live only on'kheer'. Offerings of rice and sesame seeds are made in the sacrificial- fireduring the months of 'aghan' and 'kartik' respectively. The rituals conclude byworshipping the deity 'Chandrama' at the end of the year. Finally all the threeidols (sri Krishna,Balram and Chandrama) should be donated to Brahmins .A devotee who observes thisausterity is bestowed with a charming personality SAUBHAGYA-VRATA Thisausterity commences on the third day of the bright half of the Hindumonth-falgun and lasts for a year whereby a devotee observes fast on the thirdday(bright half) of every month that follows. According to the tradition a devotee caneither worship 'Shiva-Parvati' or 'Sri Hari-Laxmi on this auspicious day. Whileworshipping, the devotee should chant the following mantras-om gambhiray namah,om saubhagyay namah,om devdevay namah,om trinetray namah,om vachaspatayenamah,om rudray namah, etc. Oneimportant feature of the rituals is making offerings of honey and ghee to the sacrificialfire. During the course of the rituals, a devotee should have foodprepared from pure cereals preferably wheat. After the rituals are accomplishedat the end of the year, the idols should be donated to Brahmins. One who observes this austerityis blessed with good fortune in his successive seven births. AVIGHNA-VRATA Asthe name implies, thisausterity clears all the obstacles faced by a man. It commences on thefourth day of the bright half of the Hindu month-falgun and lasts for fourmonths whereby a devotee observes fast on the fourth day (bright half) of everymonth that follows. Oneimportant characteristic of this austerity is the importance and use of sesameseeds in it's rituals. Itis not only the chief constituent of the diet but it is also offered in thesacrificial fire and donated to the Brahmins as well. After observing thisausterity for four months, a devotee should conclude it by worshipping lord Ganesh in the fifth month anddonating the Ganesh-idol to a Brahmin along with five pots filled with sesameseeds. Whileworshipping lord Ganesh, he should chant the following mantras-om shooraynamah, om dhiray namah,om gajananay namah,om lambodaray namah,om ekdanshtraynamah, etc. A devotee thusbecomes free from all kind of obstacles and all his wishes are fulfilled My note- In my collection there aremissing chapters. Hence not included. Posted on 7-11-2021 by R.Gopalakrishnan, 78, retired AGM, Kerala Telecom, Trivandrum -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to thatha_patty+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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