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04.11.2022 - Karthika Sukla Ekaadasi (#Prabhodhini)

05.11.2022 - Karthika Sukla Dwadasi - #UttanaDwadasi - Thulasi Damodara Vivaha - Manvaadi - Chaturmaasya Vratha samaapti - Shani Pradosha.

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स्नानं दानं जपं पूजां समुद्दिश्य जनार्दनम्।
नरे यत्कुरुते वत्स प्रबोधिन्यां तदक्षयम्॥

Those who perform ceremonial bath, stipulated worship, perform japa, daana (charity), meditating upon Janārdhana on this day (#Prabhodhini) shall get infinite merits. +

पूर्वजन्मसहस्रेषु यत्पापं समुपार्जितम्।
निशिजागरणां चास्या दहते तूलराशिवत्॥

staying awake all night on Kārtika Ēkādaśi (#Prabhodhini) by following scriptural injunctions one’s sins accumulated from many previous births shall B burnt just like mountain of cotton is burnt by fire+

👉 DvidaLa Vrata samarpaNa sloka...

उपायनमिदं देव व्रतसंपूर्ति हेतवे ।
द्विदळं द्विजवर्याय सहिरण्यं ददाम्यहं ।

ಉಪಾಯನಮಿದಂ ದೇವ ವ್ರತಸಂಪೂರ್ತಿ ಹೇತವೇ |
ದ್ವಿದಳಂ ದ್ವಿಜವರ್ಯಾಯ ಸಹಿರಣ್ಯಂ ದದಾಮ್ಯಹಂ |

upaayanamidaM dEva vratasaMpUrti hEtavE |
dvidaLaM dvijavaryaaya sahiraNyaM dadaamyahaM |

👉 ChaAturmaAsya Vratha samarpana sloka

इदं व्रतं मया देव कृतं प्रीत्यै तव प्रभो ।
न्यूनं संपूर्णतां यातु त्वत्प्रसादात् जनार्धन।

ಇದಂ ವ್ರತಂ ಮಯಾ ದೇವ ಕೃತಂ ಪ್ರೀತ್ಯೈ ತವ ಪ್ರಭೋ |
ನ್ಯೂನಂ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣತಾಂ ಯಾತು ತ್ವತ್ಪ್ರಸಾದಾತ್ ಜನಾರ್ಧನ|
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idaM vrataM mayaa dEva kRutaM prItyai tava prabhO |
nyUnaM saMpUrNataaM yaatu tvatprasaadaat janaardhana|

Lord Vishnu who enters into Yoganidra (#HariSayani) on the day of Aashaada Sukla Ekaadasi;

will change His direction (#Parivarthini) on the day of Bhaadrapada Sukla Ekaadasi;

gets consciousness (#Prabhodini) on the day of Karthika Sukla Ekaadasi and ++

gets up (Uttana) from His Yoganidra on the day of Karthika Sukla Dwaadasi (#UttaanaDwaadasi).

This ritual is also known as #PrabHodotsava, sacred occasion of Lord #Vishnu getting up from His Yoganidra in the presence of holy and divine #Thulasi. ++

Uttana Dwaadasi is also known as #KsheeraabdhiDwaadasi as this day marks the beginning of Ksheera Saagara Mathana. ++

This day is also referred to as #Vrnda (Vana) Dwaadasi as it is associated with the Holy #Thulasi who is also known as Vrnda who has emerged from the joyous tears of Lord #Vishnu that fell on the Divine Nectar (Amrutha) during Ksheera Sagara Mathana. ++

Uttaana Dwaadasi is celebrated as Thulasi festival known as Thulasi-Damodara Vivaha, symbolically worshiping Thulasi along with Salagrama Shila (Lord Vishnu) and by erecting a branch of Amla tree (AmalakkiI). ++

Thulasi reborn as #Jambavathi Devi married Lord #SriKrishna on Karthika Sukla Dwadasi that is celebrated as Thulasi-Damodara Vivaha;