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ItwasWednesday,HoliPurnima,March19,2003inBhubaneshwar.Gurujiwasreadingoversomescriptures
FollowUpForm andlaughs.Hesays,TheyallcallmeanexpertbuteverytimeIopenupVarahamihiraitislikenew.
Testimonials
Ithensaythat,Ihavebeenwonderinghowitisonecanremembersomanyscriptures,sometimesIreadthe
FreedomsBook
sameonesoverandover,howcanoneremember?Whatdeitytoworship,orsadhanacanbedonetoimprove
thememory?
FreedomCole
GurujithenpullsouttheBavishyaPurana,flipsthroughthepagesandsaystolisten.
TimeConsciousness
[AddressingYudhistira],BhagavanSriKrsnasaid:MaharajnowIwillteachyouBuddhastamiVrattawhich
ArudhaLagnaHouses whendonebyanybodythepersonwillneverseenaraka(hell)afterlife.[Hereisthemythologybehindit].
DuringSatyaYuga,IlawasborntoManu,hewasakingandalwayssurroundingbyhisfriendsandwell
UpapadaLagna wishers.Oneday,whilechasingadeer,hearrivedneartheHimalayaMountainsandenteredajungle.Assoon
asheenteredhebecameafemale.ThisjunglewasearmarkedforShivaandParvati.LordShivahadgaurdedthe
UpapadaFasting
junglewithhisdivinewill[mantra]thatwhichevermaleshallenterthisjungle,atthatverymomenthewillbe
Tithis
transformedintoafemale.AlthoughRajaIlahadunwittinglyenteredthejungle,thewillofLordShiva
prevailedandhisbodywastransformed.Hecouldnotunderstandwhathadhappenedtohimself.Atthatvery
Kalachakra&Tithis moment,Chandraputra(Mercury,sonoftheMoon)glancedathim.Mercurywasenamoredbythebeautyand
tookhimasawife.LatertheyhadasonnamedPuruvara.ItisthroughPuruvarathattheChandramsalineage
Nakshatras oftheMooncontinued.
NavataraChakra [NowJyotisateaching]
IfMercuryisassociatedwiththe7thhouseorconnectedwithmarriagethenatsomepointoftimephysical
Kalachakra
transformationorhormonalchangesmayoccur.Itindicatessexchange(bothtemporaryandpermanent)as
AprakashGrahas
wellashomosexualityandingeneralaconfusionofsexes.Forexample,ArjunabeingthesonofIndra
(Jupiter)musthavehadaJupitarianlagnaandMercuryasa7thlordcausedatemporarytransformationin
Jyotirlingam whichtowardstheendofhisexilehewastransformedintoalady(transvestite)andpassedoffasafemale,
becauseofhisMercury.
MoonasaGoddess
Anotherillustration,RamakrisnaParamhamsahadaanAquariusLagnawithMercury,Sun,Mooninlagna.
Amvsya:TheDarkMoon
RemedialMeasures
Timing:Kalachakra
Timing:Digbala
NagaDosha
BuddhashtamiVratta
OrishaandPlanets
MantraShastra
WordsforanAstrologer
AksharaandLords
RashiChakra
HodaChakra
RsayadiNyasa
MatangiMantra
GrahantiMantras
NavagrahaSuktam
SaviturGayatriMantra
SunMantra
Shikshastikam
The7thlordSunisconjunctMercurywhoislordofthe5th(mantra).MercuryindicatesKrsna.Ramakrisna
didsuchpowerfulmantraandpenancetoKrsnathathisbodytransformedandhestartedbelievingthathe
wasRadha.Itisknownthatheevenstartedtomenstrate.
Krsnasay:ThedayMercurymarriedIlawasanAshtamitithi(ruledbyRahu)andhencethatdayisknownas
Buddhashtami.ThisBuddhashtamihasthepowertodestroyallevilsandproblems.
NowIwilltellyouanotherstory:inMithila(inBihar)therewasakingnamedNimiwhowasagreatdestroyer
offoesandenemiesonthebattlefield.HehadawifenamedUrilla.OnedayNimiwaskilledonthebattlefield
andUrillawasdrivenawaydeprivedofherkingdom.ShetookhersonanddaughterwithhertotheAvanti
kingdomandstartedworkinginthehouseofabrahmin.Shehadmanyproblemsandatthetimeofgrinding
thewheatgrains,shewouldstealalittlebitforherchildren.AftersometimeUrmillapassedaway.Herson
grewup,returnedtoMithilaandrecoveredhisfatherslostkingdom.HissisternamedShamala,marriedRaja
DharmarajofAvantiandbecamethequeen[DharmarajisanothernameforYama].OnedayDharmarajtold
Shamalathatshecoulddoanything,doanyworkshelikesandgoanywhere,exceptforsevenroomswhereshe
wasnotallowedtoenter.AlthoughShamalaagreedtherewasalwaysdoubtinhermind.Unabletoquellher
curiosity,shesneakedintothefirstroom.ThereshewasshockedtoseeherdeadmotherUrmilla,tiedand
beingboiledinapotofoil.Inthismannerassheenteredeachroomshewashorrifiedtoseeherpassedaway
motherbeingtorturedindifferentways.
Seeingthisgruesomesight,Shamalastartedthinkingwhattypeofsinhermotherhaddonetoreceivethiskind
ofmisfortuneandsuchtortureafterdeath.Shebeggedherhusbandtoexplain.YamaDharmarajsaid,Dearest
itisforthisreasonIwarnedyounottoenterthoserooms.Yourmotherbecaueofherchildrenstolewheat
fromabrahmin.Areyouawareofthis.Thisistheresultofthatkarma.
Thewealthofabrahminshouldnotbeeatenortouched.Whattotalkofstealingit.AslongastheMoonshall
bewiththestars,tillthenshewillbetortured(naraka).Shamalabeggedherhusbandtotellherthewayoutof
thissinandDharmarajtaughtherBuddhastamiVratta.
LordKrsnacontinued:OhKingYuddhistira,nowIwilltellyouthemethodofdoingthevrata.Wheneverthe
suklapaksaAshtamiisalsoonaWednesday,thenonlycantheBuddhashtamivrattabedone.
Gurujithenlooksupfromhisreadingandsays,onthenightofsuchanAshtami,someofthemostpowerful
rightspertainingtothenetherworldshavebeendescribedinthevarioustantras,likeputtingspiritsinbottles,
makingspiritsyourservants,etc.Hethencontinuedreading.
Keepfastontheday,takeabathinthemorning(preferablyinariver)andbringwaterfromtheriverinanew
kalasha(specialIndianwatervessel).Thekalashahastobeestablishedinthehouse(inthepujaroomaspartof
kalashapuja).Placeasmallpieceofgoldinsidethevesselinthewaterandcoveritwithagreencoconut.Ona
patra(plate)madeofbamboo,thefollowingeightfoodshavetobeoffered:modhak,fanni,sweetpoopmadeof
ghee,wataka,etc.withflowerstobeofferedasnavidya(prasad)toBuddha.Latertheyshouldbeconsumedby
onesselfandothers(friendsandwellwishers).Foodisnottobetouchedandonlytheprasadcanbeeatenthat
dayafterthepuja.
Amurti(image)ofBuddhagrahahastobepreparedof8rati(1masha)ofgold.[Itcanbecopperandplatedin8
ratisofgold].Themurtihastobeworshippedwithpanchaupacharapuja:ghandhapushpa,navidya,deepa,and
ptavastra(yellowclothe).
ThemantraslocatedintheBavishyaPuranaaretobeusedaccordingtostandarddictumsofmantrashastra.
Thenaftercompleting8suchBuddhashtamivrattas,themurtiandsomefoodneedtobegiventoabrahmin
(knowledgableastrologerwhocanworshiponWednesdays).Itshouldbegivenwiththemantra:
`buxae=y<itg&hatUVySwae=y<bux>Svym!,
daeytebUxrajaytU:yta<cbUxaemm.
ombudhoyapratightdravyasthoyabudhasvayam|
doyatebdharjyatyatcabdhomama||
Krsnasays:whicheverperson(astrologer)doesthisbuddhastamivrattaregularly,willhavethepowerof
jatismara(memoryofpastlives)forsevenbirths.Hewillgainwealth,prosperity,children,grandchildren,long
lifeandothersuchblessings.Finally,inhislastmomenthewillrememberSriNarayanaandleavehisbodyina
verypureplacelikeonapilgrimage.Tillthetimeofpralayahewillliveinsvarga.Thisvratahasthepowerto
removesinslikeBrahmana(killingofabrahminoracow).
Donethereading,Gurujisays,Thisvrattacanincreasethememorytosuchanextentthatyourememberyour
pastlives.
Lookingoverthematerial,Iaskwhyputthepieceofgoldinthevessel.AndGurujireplied,youputagoldring
inthevesselforwearingafterthepuja.Itistobewornasitwillcontainallthemantras.AndeveryWednesday
youhavetodothemantras.
Iasked,WhentravelingfromIndiatotheWestandonallyourtoursitwillvarywhethertheWednesdayisan
AshtamioraNavami.Dowecalculateitfromwhereweareaswetravel?
Gurujireplied,CalculateitfromwhereyouareforthatWednesdaybutwhenindoubtcalculateitfromUjjain.
ThisiswhereMahakaleshwarsitsandallthingswillworkfromHistime.
ForthereasonbehindhowtheTithisandVaraconnectseethesectiononKalachakra.
SanskritsyllableswritteninITRANS(forfonttranslatorgotowww.omkaranandaashram.org)
BudhashtamiDates(checkyourtimezoneforvariations)
IndiaUjjain USASanFrancisco
April28,2004 S.Ashtami NA S.Navami
September22, S.Ashtami NA S.Navami
2004
NA S.Saptami October20,2004 S.Ashtami
IndiaUjjain USASan
Francisco
Febuary16, S.Ashtami NA S.Navami
2005
June15,2005 S.Ashtami June15,2005 S.Ashtami
November9, S.Ashtami NA S.Navami
2005
IndiaUjjain USASan
Francisco
April5,2006 S.Ashtami April5,2006 S.Ashtami
August2,2006 S.Ashtami August2,2006 S.Ashtami
NA S.Saptami December27,2006 S.Ashtami
IndiaUjjain USASan
Francisco
NA S.Saptami May23,2007 S.Ashtami
NA S.Saptami September19,2007 S.Ashtami
IndiaUjjain USASan
Francisco
January16, S.Ashtami NA S.Navami
2008
NA S.Saptami NA S.Saptami
June11,2008 S.Ashtami NA S.Navami
IndiaUjjain USASan
Francisco
March4,2009 S.Ashtami March4,2009 S.Ashtami