bhargavasarma {nirikhi krishna bhagavan}

Basic Tenets of Madhwa philosophy propounded by Sri Madhvacharya (Sri Aananda Theertha) the founder of Dvaita Vedanta (Tattvavada) and an incarnation of Lord Vaayu (Hanuma-Bheema-Madhwa). Prameya Navaratnas (i n the words of Saint Sri Vyaasaraayaru) shrIman-madhva-mate hariH parataraH satyaM jagat.h tattvato | bhedo jIvagaNAH hareranucharAH nIchochcha bhAvaN^gatAH | muktirnaijasukhAnubhUtiramalAbhaktishcha tatsAdhanam.h | hyaxAditritayaM pramANamakhilAmnAyaikavedyo hariH || Sriman Madhwa Mate – Sri Madhva’s doctrine (Madhva Siddhanta)… Harih Paratarah: Lord Sri Hari (Vishnu) is the Supreme God –   Hari Sarvottama; Satyam Jagat: Universe is Real; Tatvato Bhedah: Five-fold differences (Pancha Bheda) between God-Livings & Non-living things are real and an eternal fact; Jeevaganah hareh anucharah: All living beings are servants of Lord Sri Hari and dependent on Him (Vishnu ) for their existence; Neechocha Bhavam Gatah: There is hier...

In Hindu religious calendar (Panchanga) every day is unique in its own way either by virtue of Thithi or Vaara or Nakshathra or Yoga or a combination etc. Out of this, certain days are considered to be highly sacred Parva-punya kaala (parva dina). Some of these sacred days get repeated every year.  Some are very rare in occurrence may be once in a life time. One should not miss to utilize effectively these parva-kaala in acquir ing merits (Punya). One such sacred Yoga of rare occurrence is Ardhodaya which is highly meritorious (Punyaprada). HOW TO RECKON ARDHODAYA? A lunar day in Pushya/Maagha maasa having the following features is reckoned as Ardhodaya viz..... Sunday (Bhanu Vaara) Amaavaasya (New Moon day) Sravana Nakshathra Vyatheepaatha Yoga Ardhodaya yoga is 100 times more meritorious (merits in abundance) than Surya Grahana. What is to be done on this day? Maxims of sacred texts prescribe that during any Parva-Punya kaala one should perform...