HAPPY DIWALI
 | Dhana / Dhaanya Lakshmii Puja
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 | ITRANS text |
| Devanagari Script - Postscript File |
| Tamil Script - Adhawin Font |
| Tamil Script - Adhawin Font (with 234 for pronunciation help) |
Dhana / Dhaanya Lakshmii Puja (SHORT :-)
(sanskrit with English Instructions & Translations)
| ITRANS text |
| Devanagari Script - Postscript File |
Combined Lakshmii & Kedareshvara Puja (SHORT :-)
(sanskrit with English Instructions & Translations)
| ITRANS text |
| Devanagari Script - Postscript File |
What Puja is when during this Diwali Season
| Trayodashi: 13th day (Oct 18th) aaditya vasare, uttara naxatre |
| Also known as Dhantrayodashi; Dhanwantari(who appeared from sagar
manthan) jayanthi; Evening we do jala puja, decorating pots containing water(now taps); |
| Chaturdashi: (Oct 19th ) soma vasare hasta naxatre |
| Also known as Naraka Chaturdashi(the day Narakasura was killed by Lord Krishna) Dhanalaxmi puja is done on that day; some do instead dhanya laxmi puja; |
| Kedareshwara puja; |
| Kedareshwara vrita was performed by Gauri to obtain the half body of
Shiva. When the pramatha gana brangiriti did the pradaxina for Shiva without including
Parvati. Shiva explains on enquiry by her that those who know brahman have nothing to
obtain from you hence they do not do the circumambulation. Parvati, in a huff of anger
leaves the place and enters the forest. Encountering the sage Gautama she asks the sage a
way to obtain the half body of Shiva. He asked her to perform Kedareshwar vrita. It starts
from ashtami(8th day) and culminates on amavaasya day. In practice however, it is
generally done on the last day. So it is the worship of Lord Shiva and the name is
Kedareshwara vrita. |
| Akaasha deepa |
| Keep AAkaasha deepa for departed souls(to light their way; meaning when we engage in the devotional service, we have satisfied our departed ancestors and now they can freely reach their ultimate destination without worrying about us.) |
| Amaavaasya: (Oct 20) kuja vasare chitra naxatre |
| Deepavali; Gopuja(worship cows; a drop of urine of cow is taken) |
| Kartik Maasa Shukla Pratipada (Oct 21) bhuda vasare swati naxatre |
| New year Mahavira shaka 2525 and Vikrama shaka 2055 begins |
| baliindra puja(The day when Bali Chakravarti was sent to nether worlds;
He had usurped the kingdom of Indra; Lord came as vamana and with two measures of his tiny
foot, he covered earth and healvens. The third was used on Bali's head to relieve him of
all that he had gained. |
| since it is a new year the puja for new books and 'angadi'(business) puja is also done on this day; some do dhanalaxmi puja on this day. |
In today's world for most of us, we have to choose a day like sunday to have these functions when you can do all the pujas on the same day.
Some Diwali Links
In celebration of the Deepavali festival today, Divine Life Society's website has uploaded two essays on Deepavali.
The first one is on the significance of Deepavali by Holy Master Sri Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj. This essay is at: http://www.rsl.ukans.edu/~pkanagar/divine/religions/deepavali.htm
The second is by Sri Swami Krishnanadaji Maharaj, titled Yajna--Quintessence of the Culture of India. In this article Swamiji explains the import of Yajna (sacrifice) in the context of India's culture and Deepavali being one of the days in which we are reminded of our three-fold duty to: ourselves--Tapas (austerities), others--Dana (charity) and God--Yajna. This article is at: http://www.rsl.ukans.edu/~pkanagar/divine/religions/yajna.htm
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