Vaishakh Maas
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Computed for New Delhi. Sunrise decides which tithi a day belongs to, so these can differ elsewhere.
A lunar month considered auspicious for charity and worship of Vishnu.
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What did Sati offer in the month of Vaishakh?
Then the month of Vaishakh, in which we observe the jayanti of Bhagavati Baglamukhi — the day that swaroop of Jagdamba manifested. On the Tritiya tithi, the Vaishakh Shukla Tritiya, she again performs the pujan of Shiva with tilahar, with jau and with chawal.
Which Aditya belongs to which month?
Going month by month among the twelve Suryas, the speaker names: in Chaitra month Vishnu is held to be one of the twelve Adityas; in Vaishakh month Aryama; in Jyeshtha month Vivasvan; in Ashadh, Anshuman; and in Phalgun month Rishi Twashta is worshipped in the Aditya form. In this way the twelve Adityas run on differently.
On which tithis is the wedding of Shiva and Parvati placed?
On the question of the wedding he sends the listener again into kalpa bheda. Different Puranas carry slightly different descriptions, given indicatively. Two are given chiefly: Margashirsha Krishna Paksha Dwitiya tithi, and Vaishakh Shukla Panchami — that on these days the wedding of Bhagavati Parvati and Shiva took place.
Where is the principal wedding site of Shiva and Parvati?
The chief wedding of Shiva and Parvati, he says, is the Triyugi Narayan temple in Uttarakhand, and its description falls on Vaishakh Shukla Panchami. A second, by kalpa bheda, is the Kankhal region connected with Sati, whose description will come now that they are beginning the Sati Khand.
Why is the Vaishakh Shukla Paksha a divine parva kala?
The speaker says the Shukla Paksha of Vaishakh is coming and will be a most divine parva kala, because in this fortnight fall the jayantis of such mahashaktis that people long for their grace. On anyone's avataran day, he says, that shakti's energy stands in a fierce state.
The observance runs from the Pratipada of the Vaishakh Shukla Paksha to the Purnima, and may be begun from the Amavasya.
From the Pratipada of the Vaishakh Shukla Paksha up to the Purnima. The Amavasya falls the next day, and the speaker says one who wishes to begin from the Amavasya should certainly do so. The first task is to look at whose jayantis fall where.
How many Mahavidya jayantis fall in the Vaishakh Shukla Paksha?
Three — Bhagavati Matangi, Bhagavati Mahavidya Baglamukhi and Bhagavati Chhinnamastika — and alongside them Sharabh, Bhagavan Narasimha and Bhagavati Pratyangira, of whom, the speaker says, nothing in the tantra kshetra can even be conceived without their presence.
Why is arranging water for travellers so important in Vaishakh?
The speaker says there is great mahima in arranging water for travellers from morning through the afternoon into evening in Vaishakh: Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh are all pleased by it, and it works against any kind of curse — even one given by a siddha, or a pret-pishach's shraap dosha. Fill a water pot wrapped in red cloth and give water all day to cows, to birds and animals, and to people.
Which months and days are best for bathing in Saubhagya Kund?
One should certainly bathe in this kund; having come here, do not go without bathing. In Saubhagya Kund especially, bathing in the month of Magh, in the month of Vaishakh, in the month of Kartik and at Sankranti carries very great importance. Whatever kamana you take a sankalp for and bathe, that kamana is certainly fulfilled.
Which four jayantis fall on a single tithi in Vaishakh?
That katha is the most current one, he says, and it falls in the month of Vaishakh — on the coming tithi, one and the same tithi on which there will be Narasimha Jayanti, Sarveshwar Jayanti, Chhinnamastika Jayanti and, along with it, the jayanti of Bhagavan Sarveshwar as well, together with Bhagavati Pratyangira. Four jayantis, he says, fall on one and the same tithi. That one is somewhat current in the tantra kshetra.
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