Jyeṣṭhā Lakṣmī Vratam 2012
Aavahan, Puja and Visarjan of Jyeshtha Lakshmi (Jyestha Gowri), for your city
About Jyeṣṭhā Lakṣmī Vratam
Jyeṣṭhā Lakṣmī Vratam
Jyeṣṭhā Lakṣmī Vratam (Jyeṣṭhā Gaurī Pūjā) observed in Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa, close to Gaṇeśa Caturthī: a three-day vrata: Āvāhana on Anurādhā Nakṣatra, Pūjā on Jyeṣṭhā Nakṣatra, and Visarjana on Mūla Nakṣatra. Jyeṣṭhā Nakṣatra's closeness to Bhādrapada Śukla Aṣṭamī anchors the sequence: the Pūjā day rests on whichever of the two carries more weight in a given year, and the flanking days simply follow it.
Rooted in a Purāṇic account: women oppressed by asuras took refuge in Śrī Mahālakṣmī Gaurī. She slew the asuras on Bhādrapada Śukla Aṣṭamī, restoring the well-being of their husbands and of all beings, recalled still in the vrata's central prayer for Akhaṇḍa Saubhāgya and prosperity. (Source: Sanatan Sanstha, Tirth.com)
Āvāhana and japa mantras
एह्येहि त्वं महाभागे सुरासुरनमस्कृते ।
ज्येष्ठे त्वं सर्वदेवानां मत्समीपगता भव ॥
ehyehi tvaṃ mahābhāge surāsuranamaskṛte, jyeṣṭhe tvaṃ sarvadevānāṃ matsamīpagatā bhava: an invocation to draw the goddess near.
ॐ पार्वत्यै नमः । ॐ गौर्यै नमः ॥
(Source: panditjipune.com, Sanatan.org)
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