Krishna ashtami/Gokulashtami

Notes

• Gokulashtami falls on Sraavana maasa krishna paksha ashtami
• like ekadashi, one has to fast on Gokulashtami day too
• This pooja has to be performed in the night
• main part of this pooja is doing arghya for shri krishna and chandra
• You can do lot of items for neivedhyam(thengulu(thenkuzhal in tamil), rava ladoo, besan ladoo, ompudi, kodubale, kosambari etc) but you must do complete fasting
• Taking fast on gokulashtami day gives the pala equal to fasting 24 ekadashis through out the year(that doesnt mean you dont need to fast on ekadashis, it just shows the power of fasting on gokulashtami day)
• Include avalakki and butter(Krishna’s favorite) in the neivedhya
• If we give Arghya on Krishna astami day or on Krishna Jayanthi day, we will get the punya equal to Samarpana of samasta bhoomandala as per Bhavishyottara purana.

Sankalpa:

Perform aachamana by saying kesavaya namah: narayanaya namah: …. haraye sri krishnaya namaha ….

Subhe shobana muhurte …. ashwin varthamaane …… samvathsare dhakshinayane varsha rithou sraavana maase krishna pakshe ashtamyam …… vasare subha nakshathre subha yoga subha karana yevanguna visheshana vishistyam subhathi thow barathi ramana mukhya pranantharkatha sri bala krishna preranaya, sri bala krishna prithyartham sri bala krishnaya dhyanam avaahanadhi shodasha upachara poojam karishyam

Dhyanam:

tam-adbhutam bAlakam-ambujekShaNaM caturbhujam shanka-gadAdyudhAyudhaM
shrIvatsa-lakShmaM gala-shobhi-kaustubhaM pItAmbaraM sAndra-payoda-saubhaga
mahArha-vaiDUrya-kirITa-kuNDala-tviShA pariShvakta-sahasra-kuntalaM uddAma-kAnchyangada-kankaNAdibhiH virAjamAnaM vasudeva aikShata

(Sri krishna avathara sloka, Bhagavatham — (10-3-(9-10))

Meaning:

Vasudeva saw that wonder child with four hands, holding a conch, a mace, a chakra (discus) and a lotus; with Srivatsa emblem on his chest; with Kaustubha gem on the neck; with cloth of golden hue, as beautiful as the blue water-filled cloud; with dense hair flowing around amidst the adornments of crown and ear-rings radiant with precious gems; and excellently brilliant with bracelets around the hip and arms.

Avahanam

avaahayami devesa srushti sthithi yan karaana
poojartha bagavan krishna dayaam kru mayi prabho

Avaahayami|| (put akshatha)

Aasanam

deva deva jagannatha vaanchithartha bala bratha
rathna simhaasanam divyam kruhaana madhusudhana

Aasanam samarpayami||(put akshatha)

Paathyam

krush va me dayaam deva samsaararthi bayapaha
paadhyam kruhaana devesa namasthe vishwa pavana

pathyam samarpayami||( pour water in pela three times)

Arghyam

vaachitham krutha me deva dhushkrutam cha vinasaya
dhadh yakshatha palo beth gruhaana arghyam janaardhana

Arghyam samarpayami ||(pour water in pela three times)

Acchamaniyam 

sri vathsaanga jagannatha sridhara srinikethana
upendra devaki puthra gurhaana aachamaniyam

achamaniyam samarpayami ||(pour water in pela three times)

snanam

perform panchamrutha snana by starting with milk, curd(yogurt), ghee, honey, jaggery, fruits) . Then perform abhiseka with pure water

Ganga jalam samaanim suvarna kalase sthitham
snanam kru hrishikesha thena adhya madhusudhana

sutthodhaka snanam samarpayami

do achamana with water three times

vasthram

namasthe gnana roopaya knana kamyaya the namah:
peethambara yugam dhivyam kruhaana gnani vallabha

vasthra yugmam samarpayami||

yagnopaveetham 

yagnopaveetham  paramam sow varnam sumano haram
gruhaana devaki putra lokanugraha vigraha

Yagnopaveetham samarpayami||

Abaranam

haara kankana keyura mudhrika kundalaani cha
kruhaana anyaani dhivyaani bhushanaani ramaa pathe

Abaranani samarpayami||

gandham

chandhanaa karu kasthuri dhana saara samanvitham
kandham gruhaana govinda sarva kandha manohara

gandhan samarpayami||

Akshatham

akshaathan dhavalaan sutthan dhrusti priya karaan subhaan
rakthaksha thaam shya daasyami kruhaana madhusudhana

akshathan samarpayami||

Pushpam

malathi mallika pushpa kethaki champ kaathibe
komalai thulasi bivai archayami ramaa pathe

pushpaani samarpayami

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