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February 2016
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Upcoming Pravachanams
salutations, that is series of prostrations to Sun performed at dawn and dusk facing the
rising Sun brings you divinity, wealth, health, position and ultimately Moksha.
Swami Sivananda, Divine Life Society.
Traditions-Fulfilments
Bharateeyam
In Varanasi, each of the twelve Sun temples was located in such a way that it
indicated the movement, speed and the intensity of the light during the apparent
movement of the Sun across the twelve signs of the Zodiac. It is a mystery how
the ancient Indians had fixed the sites for these temples, either by mathematical
calculations or through intuition and meditation. "
- Prof J.McKim Malville.
Spiritual Quest
(Answers by Sri Samavedam Shanmukha Sarma)
It is becoming difficult to have Concentration on God in Puja all the time. On top of that, there is no experience of
fulfillment or bliss. Is it not futile to do such worship?
Doing Puja is an external action. Those who can do their entire Puja with utmost Concentration are really blessed.
However, this is not to be expected or guaranteed. Just as we eat food every day to satiate our hunger though we do not
relish completely every time, we should still continue to do Puja every day irrespective of our concentration. Engaging our
body thus in Lords worship ripens after some time and we become worthy of Gods grace.
Samarasya is Sanatana Samanvaya is Bharateeyata
Ratha Saptami
The seventh day of the lunar calendar in the bright half of Magha month is
called Ratha Saptami. Worship of Sun on this day grants immense merits
equal to the worship of Sun for one complete year. Giving Arghya to Sun in
copper pot, worshipping with red sandalwood and red flowers, offering rice
pudding cooked with cow milk using cow dung cakes as fuel are prescribed
scriptural stipulations to be observed on this auspicious day.
Need to recite the below sloka while taking bath:
namast rudra rpya rasn patay nama:
aruya namaststu hari vsa namstut
yadyajjanma krta ppa may janmasu saptasu
tanm rgan ca kan ca mkar hntu saptam
tajjanma krta ppa yajjanmnta drjita
man vkkyaja yacca jt jt ca y pn:
iti sapta vidha ppa snnnm sapta saptik
sapta vydhi samyukta hara mkari saptam
Sri Panchami
Saraswati Puja
Goddess presiding the Saptami Tithi is propitiated with the following sloka.
Janani sarva lkn saptam sapta saptikau
sapta vyhrti k dvi namast srya maal
Worship of Sun with red sandalwood and red flowers in lotus drawn with eight
petals containing Ravi, Bhanu, Vivaswata, Bhaskara, Savita, Arka, Magha Suddha Panchami is celebrated as
Sri Panchami. Goddess Saraswati
Sahasra Kirana and Sarvatmaka on each petal is efficacious.
manifested on this auspicious day. Devi
Suryopasana
Bhagavatam and Brahma Vaivarta
Worship of Sun is prevalent since times immemorial. Sun is worshipped as Puranam extolled the significance of this
one of the six principal deities. Akshi Upanishad, Aditya Upanishad and day. On this day, Goddess Saraswati is
Soura Aruna mantras describe the worship of Sun in great detail. Ramayana worshipped. Saraswati is the embodiment
of all forms of knowledge, arts, music,
mentions about Sage Agastya teaching Aditya Hrudayam hymn to Rama in
wisdom, intelligence, speech, dexterity etc.
the battlefield, when Rama was contemplating about the war with Ravana. Hymns extolling Saraswati are found
Rama recites this stotra devoutly and thereafter kills Ravana. Infact, Sun is the extensively in Vedas, Puranas, and other
originator and presiding deity for Ikshvaku race. Mother Sita also worships scriptures. One should reflect upon the
Diwakara and obtains mental peace after seeing the illusory slain heads of philosophy of Saraswati. Her form is an
indication of the philosophy. She sits in a
Rama & Lakshmana. Hanuman venerated Aditya as Guru.
white lotus. White denotes purity, clarity
Mahabharata mentions about Yudhishtira getting blessed with Akshaya (ever
and lack of confusion. Lotus denotes
bountiful) pot upon worship of Sun. Draupadi prayed to Sun who sent an
blossoming. Hence, knowledge should
Invisible Power and protected her from Keechaka. Story of Syamanataka always be clear and holistic without any
jewel obtained by king Satrajit upon the worship of Sun is popular. Krarnas misperception. She sits on a swan. A swan
devotion towards Sun is well known. Krishna tells Arjuna that just the darshan extracts only milk from a mixture of milk
of raising Sun itself removes all obstacles and grants success. Worshipping Sun, and water. Hence, an intelligent person
Lord Krishnas son Samba was cured of leprosy. Bhishma did Suryopasana on should exercise discretion and discriminate
between good and bad (purposeful and
the bed of arrows while waiting for Uttarayana. Matsya, Kurma, Vamana and
purposeless) in this world. Swan in Sanskrit
other Puranas contain stotras of Surya.
is called Hamsa. Hamsa represents our
Historic evidences establish that Sun worship was major in Hindu rituals in breaths i.e. inhalation and exhalation.
Fourth century during the Gupta period. Poet Mayura gained good health Speech is dependent upon breath. Hence,
after venerating Sun God with one hundred verses popularly known as Surya Saraswati is the presiding deity who
Satakam. Worship of Sun is essential for entire mankind. Those who want to controls the speech. Brahma Vaivarta
have health, knowledge, wealth and good life should worship Sun Purana mentions that Goddess Saraswati
Herself told that She would come down to
irrespective of caste, creed, age and gender. Surya is easily pleased with
earth as a river and would go back to Her
prostrations (Namaskara) and offering water (Arghya). Pure water mixed with celestial abode shortly after the beginning
blades of grass (Durvankura), rice with turmeric (Akshata), red flowers, red of Kali Yuga. Recent satellite pictures and
sandal wood powder (Chandana) in a copper vessel is good for Arghya. One following research corroborate this fact
should kneel down, hold the copper vessel with both the hands above the that there existed a river called Saraswati
forehead & offer Arghya or do prostrations reciting the twelve names of Aditya in India during Vedic times and became
extinct around 5000 years ago. Om Sri
1. sri mitrya nama:
2. sri ravay nama:
3. sri sryya nama:
Saraswatyai Namaha.
4. sri bhnav nama:
5. sri khagya nama:
6. sri p nama:
vidypradna samay aradinduubhr
7. sri hirayagarbhya nama:
8. sri marcay nama:
lakm pradna samay navavidrumbh!
9. sri dityya nama:
10. sri savitr nama:
vidva vargavadaanca tamlanl
11. sri aryya nama:
12. sri bhskarya nama:
dv trilkajanan araa prapady!!
Everyone should recite Aditya Hrudayam at the time of both twilights.
Samavedam Shanmukha Sarma.
-Samavedam Shanmukha Sarma.
Kind courtesy: Dr. Rana P. B. Singh (b. 1950), MA, PhD, Professor of Cultural Geography & Heritage Studies at Banaras Hindu
University, is the Founding President of the Society of Heritage Planning & Environmental Health, and of the Society of Pilgrimage
Studies. He has been involved in studying, performing and promoting the heritage planning and spiritual tourism in the Varanasi
region based on ancient scriptures and puranas such as Kashi Khanda from Skanda Purana, Devi Mahatmyam etc. for the last three
decades as researcher, teacher, promoter, collaborator, guide and organizer.
Source: Sun Images: Ordering, Cultural Astronomy and Worship
Samarasya is Sanatana Samanvaya is Bharateeyata
Dr. Rana P. B. Singh (b. 195 0), MA, P hD, Profes sor of Cultural Geography &
BHISHMA EKADASI
Starting from Ekadashi till Pournima is known as Bhishma Panchaka Vratam.
Observance of Bhishma Panchaka Vratam
Offering arghya to Bhishma on all these days grants virtuous progeny and their subsequent victory.
satyavratya ucay ggyya mahtman | bhmyaitad dadmyarghyamjanmabrahmacri
vaiyghrapadagtrya skrtapravarya ca | aputrya dadmytadudaka bhmavarma
vasnmavatrya antanrtmajya ca| arghya dadmi bhmya janmabrahmacri
Continuous recitation of Madhava on Ekadasi day and fasting.
This Dwadasi is also called Tila Dwadasi or Varaha Dwadasi. Recitation of Varaha Swami stotram confers merits
equal to performing all Yagnas.
Worship Siva and Vishnu with sesame seeds on Dwadasi day.
Major Festivals
Suddha Chaviti Feb 11, 2016
Lighting lamp with sesame oil grants
good health. Worshipping Siva with
jasmine flowers is auspicious.
Suddha Panchami Feb 12, 2016
Worshipping Goddess Lakshmi with
jasmine flowers and offering sweet
made with sesame and jaggery bestows
affluence.
Ratha Saptami Feb 14, 2016
Bhishma Ashtami Feb 15, 2016
Bhishma Ekadashi Feb 18, 2016
Varaha (Suddha) Dwadasi Feb 19, 2016
Maha Maghi (Pournima) Feb 22, 2016
Samavedam Shanmukha Sarma
iva jna
Samavedam Shanmukha Sarma.
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