PUSHYA-ARKA YOGA

Combination of Pushyami Nakshathra associated with Sunday (Arka Vaara) is spiritually considered as meritorious (parvakaala) for performing sacred deeds like prayer, charity etc.

Astrologically this phenomena of Pushya-Arka yoga occurs when Moon is transiting in Pushyami star in Karkataka Raasi associated with Sunday. It occurs more than once in a year.

If it is also associated with Pournami thithi, Pushya maasa (when Moon will be in Pushyami star on the full moon day) and Sun transiting in Uttaraashaada Nakshathra (Sun is star lord of Uttaraashaada) in Makara Raasi the merits are bountiful.

Jupiter (Guru) is star lord of Pushyami Nakshathra and it is befitting and auspicious to invoke/seek the blessings of spiritual Guru on this sacred day.

Who else can we worship other than Mantralaya Guru Saarvabhouma Sri Raaghavendra Swamy who is a true Guru, Kaamadhenu, Kalpa Vriksha.

Sri Appanaachaarya an ardent devotee and prime disciple of Sri Guru Raayaru in his famous hymn on Guru Raaghavendra (Sri Raaghavednra Stothra) emphasizes as follows....

ಸೋಮಸೂರ್ಯೋಪರಾಗೇ ಚ ಪುಷ್ಯಾರ್ಕಾದಿಸಮಾಗಮೇ |
ಯೋನೋತ್ತಮಮಿದಂ ಸ್ತೋತ್ರಮಷ್ಟೋತ್ತರಶತಂ ಜಪೇತ್ |
ಭೂತಪ್ರೇತಪಿಶಾಚಾದಿ ಪೀಡಾ ತಸ್ಯ ನ ಜಾಯತೇ |

Soma sooryo paraage cha pushyaarkaadi samaagame,
Yo anuthamam idham stotramashtottara satham japeth,
Bootha pretha pisachaadi peeda thasya na jaayathe

Whenever there is a lunar or solar eclipse or during Pushya Star occurring on Sunday, any person reciting Sri Raaghavendra Stothra 108 times with all sincerity and devotion will not have trouble from ghosts/devils and no evil befall on him.

ಪೂಜ್ಯಾಯ ರಾಘವೇಂದ್ರಾಯ ಸತ್ಯಧರ್ಮರತಾಯ ಚ |
ಭಜತಾಂ ಕಲ್ಪವೃಕ್ಷಾಯ ನಮತಾಂ ಕಾಮಧೇನವೇ ||

ದುರ್ವಾದಿ ಧ್ವಾಂತರವಯೇ ವೈಷ್ಣವೇಂದೀವರೇಂದವೇ
ಶ್ರೀರಾಘವೇಂದ್ರಗುರವೇ ನಮೋತ್ಯಂತದಯಾಳವೇ ||

ಮೂಕೋಪಿ ಯತ್ಪ್ರಸಾದೇನ ಮುಕುಂದ ಶಯನಾಯತೇ
ರಾಜರಾಜಾಯತೇ ರಿಕ್ತೋ ರಾಘವೇಂದ್ರಂ ತಮಾಶ್ರಯೇ ||

ಆಪಾದಃ ಮೌಲಿ ಪರ್ಯಂತಂ ಗುರೂಣಾಂ ಆಕೃತಿಂ ಸ್ಮರೇತ್
ತೇನ ವಿಘ್ನಾಃ ಪ್ರಣಶ್ಯಂತಿ ಸಿಧ್ಧ್ಯಂತಿ ಚ ಮನೋರಥಾಃ ||

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