kArtHika sNaAna

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 PhalguSarayu: Sri Gandaki Gomathi ||
Kaveri KapilaPrayaga Vinatha NethravathiIthyadhayo |
Nadhya: Sri HariPaadaPankaja Bhava: Kurvanthuno Mangalam ||

> Arghya Manthra - ಅರ್ಘ್ಯಮಂತ್ರ

(after taking a dip in the river)

ನಮ: ಕಮಲನಾಭಾಯ ನಮಸ್ತೇ ಜಲಶಾಯಿನೇ |
ನಮಸ್ತೇಸ್ತು ಹೃಷೀಕೇಶ ಗೃಹಾಣಾರ್ಘ್ಯಂ ನಮೋಸ್ತುತೇ |

“namah kamalanAbhAya namaste jalashAyine;
namastestu hrIshikesha gRuhANarghyam namostu te”

नम: कमलनाथाय नमस्ते जलशायिने ।
नमस्तेस्तु हृशीकेश गृहाणार्घ्यम् नमोस्तु ते ।

> Arghya Manthra after doing Karthika Snaana....

ವ್ರತಿನ: ಕಾರ್ತಿಕೇ ಮಾಸಿ ಸ್ನಾತಸ್ಯ ವಿಧಿವನ್ಮಮ |
ಗೃಹಾಣಾರ್ಘ್ಯಂ ಮಯಾದತ್ತಂ ದನುಜೇಂದ್ರನಿಷೂದನ |

ನಿತ್ಯನೈಮಿತ್ತಿಕೇ ಕೃಷ್ಣ ಕಾರ್ತಿಕೇ ಪಾಪನಾಶನೇ |
ಗೃಹಾಣಾರ್ಘ್ಯಂ ಮಯಾ ದತ್ತಂ ರಾಧಯಾ ಸಹಿತೋ ಹರೇ ||

व्रतिन: कार्तिके मासि स्नातस्य विधिवन्मम ।
गृहाणार्घ्यम् मया दत्तं दनुजेंद्र निशूदन ।

नित्य नैमित्तिके कृष्ण कार्तिके पाप नाशिने ।
गृहाणर्घ्यम् मया दत्तं राधया सहितो हरे ।

“nitya naimittike krishnakArthike pApanAshane;
gRuhANArghyam maya dattam rAdhaya sahito hare”

“vratinah kArtika mAsi snAtasya vidhivanmama
gRuhANArghyam maya dattam rAdhaya sahito hare”

During Karthika maasa, Ganga (River Ganges) enters all the rivers, lakes and ponds and flows as Antarvahini.

While this sacred bath is preferred to be taken in any holy river, lake or theertha if not at least at home during Arunodaya kaala with proper anusandhana of MaAsa niyaAmaka Sri Indira-Damodara (Lakshmi-Narayana)

According to Dharma Saastras, merits of Punya Snaana made during sacred months increases depending on the place where the holy bath is taken as given below....

> With hot water at home–Merits equivalent to Six years of such Snana;

> From the waters of a well –12 years of such Snana phala;

> In a lake –24 years of such Snana phala;

> In any river – 96 years of such Snana phala;

> In any sacred river – 9600 years of such Snana phala;

> At the confluence of sacred rivers–38400 years of such Snana phala; (four times of the above)

> In Ganga (Ganges) River–Merits equivalent to 38400000 years of such Snana phala; (1000 times of the above)

> At Triveni Sangam (Prayaga) – 100 times of Ganga Snana phala;

> Punya Snaana in sea (Samudra) is considered more meritorious than all the above.

Aa-Ka-Ma-Vai (Aashaada, Karthika, Margasira, Vaisakha), Maagha maasas' are sacred months prescribed for doing holy bath (Punya Snaana);

Those who could not do this Punya Snaana (holy bath) as said above for the entire month should at least take it for the last three days which is known as Anthya Pushkarini.

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