This day is considered meritorious for giving daana; one will get multiple merits even if little daana is given in memory of King Bali. Such daana would immensely please Paramaatma Vishnu; Worshiping Goddess Lakshmi, Kubera, Cow on this day are also given lot of significance.
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Today > GauVatsa DwaAdasi🙏
Vatsa means off-spring/dear, Vatsala means loving, kind, affectionate; VaAtsalya means showing love/affection; Lord Sri Krishna is Gau-Vatsala who shows VaAtsalaya towards Cows;
नमो ब्रह्मण्य देवाय गोब्राह्मण हिताय च ।
जगत् हिताय कृष्णाय गोविन्दाय नमो नमः ॥
Namo Brahmannya Devaaya Go-Braahmanna Hitaaya Ca |
Jagat Hitaaya Krssnnaaya Govindaaya Namo Namah ||
My repeated salutations to the Supreme God, ParaBrahma; the one Who is the well-wisher of Cows and Brahmins; the one Who is the benefactor of the whole world; the one Who is Lord Sri Krishna Who is the Govinda;
01. the sun that shines in the day time at all places; 02. the moon that remains a witness at night; 03. the air that pervades everywhere;+
04. the fire; 05. the sky (or space or AkAsha); 06. the mother earth we live on; 07. god VaruNa who lives in water sources; 08. our conscience called the heart; 09. Yama the god of Death who punishes those who move away from dharma; 10. The deity Ahas in charge of the daytime; ++
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Vaisakha maasam is the sacred month the divine marriage of Lord Venkateshwara (Srinivasa) and Goddess Padmavathi Devi took place.
In fact, this event of divine marriage forms the basis for the Supreme God Vishnu to manifest at Tirumala hills in this Kaliyuga.
For making this event happen Lord Vishnu came down to the earth from his abode Vaikunta after having a wrangle (Leela of the Lord) with his consort Goddess Maha Lakshmi.
Who is #ANANTHA? What does Anantha indicate?
Anantha is not only a name but also one of the most important attributes #ANANTATA of ANANTHA KALYANA GUNA PARIPOORNA Lord Vishnu; the one who has countless no. of auspicious qualities which even Goddess Lakshmi Devi cannot count.
Anantha means the one who is
> all pervasive,
> eternal,
> beyond all boundaries
> for whom there is no limit either by space/time/ location
contd...
the one who has;
> infinite number of forms
> who dwells in the entire Universe.
> who is invincible and omnipresent.
> whose glory is infinite.
> who is highly meritorious among the meritorious.
> No one can describe or define Him precisely.
➡️ Anantha Chaturdasi (19.09.2021) - Sri Ananthana chintane...
➡️ Anantha Padmanabha Vratha (Tit-bits)
Ananthananthadevesha Anantha Phaladayaka!
Anantharoopi Viswathman Ananthaya Namo Namaha!!
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Significance of # 14 in Ananta Padmanabha Vratha
> It is performed on 14th Lunar day Chaturdasi.
> It is performed for 14 years before Udyaapana.
> Lord Vishnu is worshiped with 14 varieties of flowers, fruits/dishes and a red coloured silk thread having 14 knots called Thora.
A special sweet dish made with wheat flour and jaggery is prepared in 28 # and half of it is given to a Brahmana after Nivedana to Lord Anantha.