God Hari should be worshiped, at mid-night August 17, 2014: According to Tantric (Sidereal) Astrology today is eighth phase of the moons wane in the month of Bhadra. The God Hari should be worshipped, at mid-night, on this day. The Vrata, which consists in worshipping the deity, should be performed on the aforesaid day marked by the asterism Rohini, and even if the moon continues in her seventh phase for a few hours, that day. The performance of the Vrata absolves its performer from the sins of his three previous re-births. The votary should worship the gods fasting, and break his fast after the moon has entered her next phase and mansion. The rite of ablution should be done unto the god by reciting the Mantra, Obeisance to Yoga, to the lord of Yoga, to the god of Yoga, and to Govinda, (the stay of the universe). The Mantra, which should be recited during the worship, runs as, Obeisance to sacrifice, to the lord and god of sacrifice, and to the one begotten of the merit of celebrating a religious sacrifice. The god should be laid down in bed by reciting the Mantra, Obeisance to the lord and god whose embodiment the universe is, and who is the main stay of the universe. The Moon-God with his consort Rohini should be worshipped on the sacrificial sand-cushion, and the deity should be addressed, on the occasion as, O thou, the universal spirit, that is in all, and runs through all, and determines all becoming and is the support of all. An Argha offering composed of fruits, flowers, sandal paste, and water should be kept in a conch shell, and the votary should offer the same, on bent knees, to the Moon-God by reciting them Mantra, which runs as follows:—Accept this offering, with thy consort Rohini, O Moon, who came out of the primordial ocean of water and sprang from the eyes of Atri. Similar Argha offerings consisting of fruits should be separately made to Sri, Vasudeva, Nanda, Vala and Yashoda. The god should be addressed as follows :— I make obeisance to the eternal spirit that shines in the sun. I bow down to the great Vasudeva, the greatest self-conscious individuality, and 1 who, though grand yet beyond all comprehension, had born as a dwarf on earth. Salutation unto the god Madhava (lit. „the husband of beauty), who killed the demon Madhu, and who is also called Hrishikesa, and whose abode is in the heart of faith that doubts not. Obeisance to the lotus-eyed one, to the great boar and Nrisinha manifestations, the slayers of demons. Salutations unto Damodara, Kesava, Padmanabha and to the one on the pinnacle of whose car sits the mighty Garuda. I make obeisance to Govinda, the seed of the universe, the supreme cause of all creation, continuance and dissolution. Salutation unto the eternal spirit, which the eye seeth not and which is absolute and irresistible and suffers no decay. I bow dow down to Vishnu, the supreme lord of the three regions, who is without end or origin. I make obeisance to Narayana, the four-armed one, who is clad in a gold-coloured garment and wields a mace, discus, and a conch shell in his hands. Salutation unto Sridhara, Sripati, and Hari, on whose spacious breast there are curls of hair and on which hangs a garland of wild flowers. I make obeisance to him whom Vasudeva begot on his wife Devaki for the safety of the earth and Brahmanas. After having addressed the god as above, the votary should pray as follows :— Take me across this ocean of existence, O Hari, absolve my sins, and succour me from the sea of grief and misery. He, who Utters your name even once in life, he who calls Vishnu, the all-pervading one, even for a single moment, is rescued, howsoever great a sinner he may be. Deeper and deeper do I plunge in the ocean of misery and nescience. O lift me, lift me up, O lord ! who else will run tomy rescue ! Salutation unto the self-origined Vasudeva, to- Krishna and to Govinda, who sees the good of the Brhmanas and the universe. May the divine light fall on my soul, may I find bliss in this life, may my fame, wealth and possessions increase.
Posted on: Sun, 17 Aug 2014 04:02:40 +0000
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