Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Apara Ekadasi - Seven in One/ Different Names
http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/profiles/blogs/apara-ekadasi
Apara Ekadashi or Achala Ekadasi or Vaisakha Vadi Ekadasi, In northern regions, like Punjab, Haryana and places of Jammu and Kashmir, the ritual is known as Bhadrakali Ekadashi and is considered one of the most propitious days for worshipping Goddess Bhadra Kali. On the other hand in Orissa, this vrat is referred to as Jalakrida Ekadashi, which is dedicated to Lord Jagannath in Puri.
Apara Ekadashi or Achala Ekadasi or Vaisakha Vadi Ekadasi, In northern regions, like Punjab, Haryana and places of Jammu and Kashmir, the ritual is known as Bhadrakali Ekadashi and is considered one of the most propitious days for worshipping Goddess Bhadra Kali. On the other hand in Orissa, this vrat is referred to as Jalakrida Ekadashi, which is dedicated to Lord Jagannath in Puri.
Becoming Famous All Over the Universe
Sri Yudhishthira Maharaj said, “Oh Janardana, what is the name of the Ekadashi that occurs during the dark fortnight (Krishna paksha) of the month of Jyeshtha (May-June) I wish to hear from You the glories of this sacred day of Hari.”
Lord Sri Krishna said, “Oh king, your inquiry is wonderful because the answer will benefit the whole human society. This Ekadashi is so sublime and meritorious that even the greatest sins can be erased by its purity.
The name of this unlimitedly meritorious Ekadashi is Apara Ekadashi. Whoever fasts on this holy day becomes famous all over the universe.
Source
Glories of Apara Ekadasi
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Ten Thousand Years / How
A person who observes Varuthini Ekadashi achieves whatever merit one obtains by performing austerities and penances for ten thousand years.
- Better than giving horses in charity is giving elephants, and
- Better than giving elephants is giving land.
- Better still than giving land is the giving of sesame seeds, and
- Better than that is giving of gold.
- Better than giving gold is giving food grains / giving away a young maiden in marriage to a worthy person / giving cows in charity is equal to giving food grains.
- Better than all these charities is teaching spiritual knowledge to the ignorant.
- Yet all the merits one can attain by performing all these acts of charity are attained by one who fasts on the Varuthini Ekadashi.
Source
Varuthini Ekadashi , Bhavishyottara Puranam
Varuthini Ekadashi , Bhavishyottara Puranam
Friday, April 13, 2012
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kamada - Desire Fulfill / Vishnu Sahasranama / Pooja
http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/page/kamada-ekadasi
http://ancientindians.wordpress.com/2010/03/26/vishnu-sahasranamam-padma-puranam-and-mahabharatam-kamada-ekadasi/
On dwadashi day special pooja is offered to Sri Hari using 'damana manjari' a daisy like plant with bluish green leaves and small yellow flowers. This is called damankOtsava. Prior to this pooja, poojas are offered to rati and Manmatha ( Kamadeva ) On the ekadashi day, infront of Sri Hari rati and kama deva idols are installed on a sarvotobhadra mandala. dhavana twigs are also placed along. After kamadeva pooja is done, Keshava idol is installed/invoked in the center and pooja done to Sri Keshava with dhava manjaris along with kama gayatri ( Please talk to your gurus for more detailed info on this pooja ) Kamadeva is worshipped with anthryami deva of Pradhuymna as Sri Hari roopa. It is very auspicious to do pooja to Sri Hari with Dhavana & maruga leaves in the month of Chaitra.
http://ancientindians.wordpress.com/2010/03/26/vishnu-sahasranamam-padma-puranam-and-mahabharatam-kamada-ekadasi/
On dwadashi day special pooja is offered to Sri Hari using 'damana manjari' a daisy like plant with bluish green leaves and small yellow flowers. This is called damankOtsava. Prior to this pooja, poojas are offered to rati and Manmatha ( Kamadeva ) On the ekadashi day, infront of Sri Hari rati and kama deva idols are installed on a sarvotobhadra mandala. dhavana twigs are also placed along. After kamadeva pooja is done, Keshava idol is installed/invoked in the center and pooja done to Sri Keshava with dhava manjaris along with kama gayatri ( Please talk to your gurus for more detailed info on this pooja ) Kamadeva is worshipped with anthryami deva of Pradhuymna as Sri Hari roopa. It is very auspicious to do pooja to Sri Hari with Dhavana & maruga leaves in the month of Chaitra.
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Immeasurable Merit / Source
- A person who feeds just one brahmacari(Celibate) earns ten times more merit than one who feeds ten good brahmanas(Learned Persons) in his own house.
- But a thousand times more merit than is earned by feeding a brahmacari is achieved by donating land to the needy and respectable brahmana, and a
- thousand time more than that is earned by giving away a virgin girl in marriage to a young, well-educated, responsible man.
- Ten times more beneficial than this is educating children properly on the spiritual path, without expecting any reward in return.
- Ten times better than this, however, is giving food grains to the hungry. Indeed, giving charity to those in need is the best of all, and there never has been or ever will be a better charity than this. O son of Kunti, all the forefathers and demigods in heaven become very satisfied when one gives food grains in charity.
- But the merit one obtains by observing a complete fast on Ekadasi cannot be measured.
Source
Margasirsa-krsna Ekadasi, or Utpanna Ekadasi, from the Bhavisya-uttara Purana
All Ekadasis are Equally important / Source
Those who are serious about devotional service should consider the Ekadasis that occur during dark fortnights to be as good as those that occur during bright fortnights. O king, one should never discriminate between these two kinds of Ekadasi.
Source
Margasirsa-krsna Ekadasi, or Utpanna Ekadasi, from the Bhavisya-uttara Purana
Earth Worship / Source
The devotee should chant this prayer containing the names of Mother Earth:
As the devotee chants, he should smear mud over his body.
Source
Margasirsa-krsna Ekadasi, or Utpanna Ekadasi, from the Bhavisya-uttara Purana
- O Asvakrante!
- O Rathakrante!
- O Vishnukrante!
- O Vasundhare!
- O Mrttike!
- O Mother Earth! Kindly remove all the sins I have accumulated throughout my many past lives so that I may enter the sacred abode of the Supreme Lord.
As the devotee chants, he should smear mud over his body.
Source
Margasirsa-krsna Ekadasi, or Utpanna Ekadasi, from the Bhavisya-uttara Purana
Bath / Note / Reference
Bathe
properly in a river, lake, small pond or well.
A
bath in a
- River is most purifying,
- lake is less purifying
- Small pond is the lesser purifying.
- Well-water least Purifying
Source
Margasirsa-krsna Ekadasi, or Utpanna Ekadasi, from the Bhavisya-uttara Purana
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