Pushkaralu
Pushkara is a sanskrit word
meaning‘ The energy that nourishes’. It various contexts, it also means Lotus, Lake
etc.
Pushkara also indicates the 12
years time factor in Vedic terms. Pushkara is a festival of a particular
river celebrated once in twelve years based on the transit of Jupiter
(Brihaspathi) in the zodiac.
Pushkara
schedule starts with Ganga River when Jupiter enters into Mesha Raasi which is
the first sign in the zodiac.
River
|
Zodiac Sign
|
Ganges
|
Mesha
(Aries)
|
Narmada
|
Vrishabha (Taurus)
|
Saraswati
|
Mithuna
(Gemini)
|
Yamuna
|
Karka
(Cancer)
|
Godavari
|
Simha (Leo)
|
Krishna
|
Kanya
(Virgo)
|
Kaveri
|
Tula (Libra)
|
Bheema
|
Vrischika (Scorpio)
|
Pushkara
Vahini (Tapti)
|
Dhanush (Saggitarius)
|
Tungabhadra
|
Makara
(Capricon
|
Sindhu
|
Khumba
(Aquarius)
|
Pranhita
|
Meena (Pisces)
|
Pushkara for
a particular river will be for one year, however, the first twelve days known
as Aadi Pushkara and the last twelve days known as Anthya Pushkara are held to
be highly sacred.
It is said
that during the puskara of a river, the river holds the vitality of all the
3600 rivers present. So by taking a holy dip in that river, we would be obtain
the blessing of all those rivers together.
Taking
bath in a Pushkara river will help to cleanse the inner selves, wash out the
evil tendencies and open up a path for a righteous living.
During this time rituals are performed for the departed
souls. It is believed that they will reach ultimate heavens emancipated from
cycle of life and death because of these rites.
The Much awaited Godavari
Pushkaralu 2015 starts on July 14th 2015. The best Places to visit at
Godavari Pushkarams is Narasapuram, Kovvur and Rajahmundry in Andhra Pradesh
and Dharmapuri, Karimnagar, Kaleshwaram and Bhadrachalam in Telangana state
Both the states governments has made arrangements to
welcome millions of devotees. So let’s
get started to be a part of pushkaras this year.
Share your experiences and knowledge in the
comments of this post
Much appreciated!! And thanks for d useful info..
ReplyDeleteThank you for taking the time out to provide clarity on this topic. We often hear our elders talk about this and I didn't know these many benefits were involved. I love your blog; keep going. We all need this.
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