Dhanur Vyatheepaatha Yoga

What is Vyatheepaatha Yoga? Yoga is one of the components (limbs) of Panchanga (Thithi; Vaara; Nakshathra; Yoga; Karana) which is different from Aanandaadi Yogas or Gouri Panchanga that we usually come across in a Panchanga. Basically, Yoga represents the sum of the longitudes (angular relationship) of the Sun and the Moon for a given lunar day. Like Nakshathras (constellations) there are 27 Yogas having duration of 13.20 degrees each that keep occurring daily on a cyclical basis in a specific sequence starting from Vishkambha and ending with Vydruthi Yoga. In electional astrology (muhurtha) though Yoga is given secondary importance, some of them, especially Vyatheepaatha; Vydruthi etc. are outright rejected for auspicious events. Vyatheepaatha literally means great calamity or prone for sudden mishaps or reversals. Vyatheepaatha Yoga is the 17th one in the list of 27 Yogas. Like Nakshathras, Yogas also have presiding deities (Abhimani Devathas) and Vishwedevathas are the presiding (abhimani) deities for Vyatheepaatha Yoga. Though Yogas like Vyatheepaatha and Vydruthi are not considered good for auspicious events; they are considered for performing sacred ceremonies especially Pithru related. That’s why both Vyatheepaatha and Vydruthi Yoga days are prescribed for performing Pithru tharpana under the concept of Pithru Yagna - Shannavathi Sraaddha.   We get approx 12 (sometimes more) Vyatheepaatha days in a year. If it is associated with Dhanurmasam it is called Dhanur-Vyatheepaatha Yoga which is given lot of significance for performing Pithru related activity. It is said that any Pithru kaarya or charity given in respectful reverence to one’s Pithrus on the sacred day of Dhanur Vyatheepaatha Yoga during Dhanurmasam is considered 1000 times more meritorious than the one performed during Ardhodhayaadi parva kala.

On this day Lord Vishnu to be worshiped during Arunodaya Kaala and Arghya to be given to Vishnu Chakra Roopi Vyatheepaata Devatha with the following Arghya manthra...

      

Vyateepaatha Argya manthra...

ವ್ಯತೀಪಾತ ಮಹಾಸತ್ವ ಸರ್ವಪಾಪಪ್ರಣಾಶನ !
ಸಹಸ್ರಬಾಹೋ ವಿಶ್ವಾತ್ಮನ್ ಗೃಹಾಣಾರ್ಘ್ಯಂ ನಮೋಸ್ತು ತೇ !
ವ್ಯತೀಪಾತ ನಮಸ್ತೇಸ್ತು ನಮಸ್ತೇ ವಿಶ್ವಮಂಗಲ !
ವಿಷ್ಣುಚಕ್ರಸ್ವರೂಪಾಯ ನಮಸ್ತೇ ದಿವ್ಯತೇಜಸೇ !!

व्यतीपात महासत्व सर्वपापप्रणाशन ।
सहस्रबाहो विश्वात्मन् गृहाणार्घ्यं नमोस्तु ते ।
व्यतीपात नमस्तेस्तु नमस्ते विश्वमंगल ।
विष्णुचक्रस्वरूपाय नमस्ते दिव्यतेजसे ॥

vyateepaata mahaasatwa sarvapaapapraNaashana !
sahasrabaahO vishwaatman gRuhaaNaarghyaM namOstu tE !!
vyateepaata namastEstu namastE vishwamaMgala !
viShNuchakraswaroopaaya namastE divyatEjasE !!

After regular Pithru (thila) tharpana following prayer has to be made...

Vyateepaatha Praarthana manthra...


विष्णुप्रिय व्यतिपात पितृणामनृणप्रद ।
पितृणां मम वैकुंठं प्रयच्छ भगवन्हरे ॥
त्वत्प्रसादेन मे भक्तिरस्त्वेवमनपायिनि ।
ज्ञान विज्ञान वैराग्यं प्रयच्छ भगवन् मम ॥

ವಿಷ್ಣುಪ್ರಿಯ ವ್ಯತಿಪಾತ ಪಿತೃಣಾಮನೃಣಪ್ರದ |
ಪಿತೃಣಾಂ ಮಮ ವೈಕುಂಠಂ ಪ್ರಯಚ್ಛ ಭಗವನ್ ಹರೆ ||
ತ್ವತ್ಪ್ರಸಾದೇನ ಮೇ ಭಕ್ತಿರಸ್ತ್ವೇವಮನಪಾಯಿನಿ |
ಜ್ಞಾನ ವಿಜ್ಞಾನ ವೈರಾಗ್ಯಂ ಪ್ರಯಚ್ಛ ಭಗವನ್ ಮಮ ||

viShNupriya vyateepaata pitRuNaamanRuNaprada !
pitRuNaaM mama vaikuMThaM prayachCha bhagavanHare !!
twatprasaadEna mE bhaktirastvEvamanapaayini !
j~Jnaana vij~Jnaana vairaagyaM prayachCha bhagavan mama !!

Sloka/manthras courtesy Dharma Saasthra Darpana 
(Sri Raaghavendra Swamy Mutt, Mantralayam)

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