bhargavasarma {nirikhi krishna bhagavan}

kArtHika sNaAna..... hoLY month Karthika MaAsa for SnaAna aacharana starts from tomorrow ie. from Aaswayuja Sukla Pournami to Karthika Sukla Pournami. For SnaAna aacharana PoornimaAnta (Lunar month ending with Pournami) is followed. During this period it is highly sacred and meritorious to take holy bath (according to one's convenience) in sacred rivers during Arunodaya kaala with proper sankalpa. In this regard please find below the relevant slokas and arghya manthra for ready reference.... > nAdi prayer sloka (before taking bath) ಗಂಗಾಸಿಂಧುಸರಸ್ವತೀಚ ಯಮುನಾ ಗೋದಾವರೀ ನರ್ಮದಾ | ಕೃಷ್ಣಾಭೀಮರತೀ ಚ ಫಲ್ಘುಸರಯೋ ಶ್ರೀಗಂಡಕೀ ಗೋಮತೀ | ಕಾವೇರೀ ಕಪಿಲಾಪ್ರಯಾಗವಿನುತಾ ನೇತ್ರಾವತೀತ್ಯಾದಯೋ | ನದ್ಯ: ಶ್ರೀಹರಿಪಾದಪಂಕಜಭವಾ: ಕುರ್ವಂತು ನೋರ್ಮಂಗಲಂ || गंगासिंधू सरस्वती च यमुना गोदावरी नर्मदा । कृष्णा भीमरती च फल्घुसरयू श्री गंडकी गोमती । कावेरी कपिलाप्रयाग विनता नेत्रावतीत्यादयो नद्य: श्री हरिपादपंकज भवा: कुर्वंतुनो मंगळं । GangaSindhu Saraswathi Cha Yamuna Godhavari Narmada | Krishna Bheemarathi Cha PhalguSar...

vAyurbhImo bhImanAdo mahaujAH sarveshhAM cha prANinAM prANabhUtaH |  anAvR^ittirdehinAM dehapAte tasmAd vAyurdevadevo vishishhTaH || ವಾಯುರ್ಭೀಮೋ ಭೀಮನಾದೋ ಮಹೌಜಾಃ ಸರ್ವೇಷಾಂ ಚ ಪ್ರಾಣಿನಾಂ ಪ್ರಾಣಭೂತಃ ಅನಾವೃತ್ತಿರ್ದೇಹಿನಾಂ ದೇಹಪಾತೇ ತಸ್ಮಾದ್ವಾಯುರ್ದೇವದೇವೋ ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟಃ Above sloka establishing VaAyu JeEvottaMatva is from three sacred texts viz.  > Maha Bharata (Shanti Parva); > Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya(2.161) and > Khila Vaayu Stuthi; Vayudevaru is mighty, terrible, and very powerful (mAhaujA). He makes terrible (BheEmanAdo) sound (to frighten enemies); He is the giver of life to all sentient beings, when the body of these embodied beings falls (on death/dEhapAta), he does not return to it (anAvrutti); Therefore VaAyu is superior to all other Devatas and regarded as the highest of the gods (distinguished); > VaAyu is JeEvottama; VaAyu is Mukhya PraAna the vital air for life (PraAna); Because of whom we all are breathing. When all ...