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Pushkaram is an Indian festival dedicated to


worshipping of rivers.

Pushkara is a Sanskrit word derived from the element


of Push (Pushti) meaning nourishment and Kara means
one who does it. Pushkara is the energy that nourishes
,with reference to the sacred rivers,.

Pushkara means the one who energize the rivers and


provide spiritual purification.

Pushkara also means Lotus, sanctified water, Swan,


Sword, Sky, Lake Etc

In Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotra sloka # 5 we find a


reference to the word Pushkara .

where Lord Sri Maha Vishnu is referred to as


Pushkaraakshah meaning the one who has lotus eyes,

The one who provides nourishment to the entire


Universe and the one who is always present in sacred
Theerthas.

In Tirumala Kshethra the water tank near Sri Varaha


Swamy temple is known as Swamy Pushkarini.

In Astrology the word Pushkara referred to as Pushkara


Navamsa that purifies and nourishes the quality of the
planet placed within it.

In Electional Astrology especially for a marriage


muhurtha we find preference being given for Pushkara
Navamsa for a given Lagna that brings strength to the
muhurtha chart.

Pushkar is the name of a famous pilgrim center known


as Pushkara Kshetra located in Rajasthan about 17 km
from Ajmer city.

Pushkara Lake was the creation of Lord Brahma on the


banks of which He performed penance for several
thousands of years ,where Lord Brahma is worshipped.

Pushkara also indicates the 12 years time factor in


Vedic terms.

Pushkaram is a festival of a particular river celebrated


once in 12 years based on the transit of Jupiter.

Pushkaram is performed to make the mankind realize


the significance of water the life sustaining force. It is
our ardent duty to respect and follow the traditions and
culture pioneered by our elders with a great foresight

Who is Pushkara?

Scripture says Pushkara is the son of Lord Varunaa the


Presiding Deity of all the rivers.

Pushkara once prayed Lord Brahma and asked him for


a boon to live in the sacred waters (emanated from the
foot of Primordial Lord Sri Maha Vishnu) of His
Kamandalu with the intention of providing purity to all
the Theerthas.

Looking at the selfless desire expressed by Pushkara,


Lord Brahma granted him the boon to live in the
waters of his Kamandalu.

Later, Pushkara also performed penance and acquired


Jala Tattva Siddhi from Lord Shiva .By virtue of the
boons Pushkara became the King of all Theerthas and

Pushkara & Brihaspathi (Jupiter)

Deva Guru also performed penance and pleased Lord


Brahma to acquire Boon. Looking at the perpetual
sacredness of Pushkara, Brihaspathi wanted Lord
Brahma to spare Pushkara to be with him
permanently. But Pushkara was not prepared to go
along with Brihaspathi.

Lord Brahma resolved the situation by asking Pushkara


to be associated with Brihaspathi (Jupiter) for 12 days
in the beginning and 12 days at the end of his sojourn
in a particular Rasi (house) in the zodiac,

The transit of Guru happens once in a year.


Accordingly, twelve sacred rivers have been identified
in which Pushkara enters each River once in twelve
years coinciding with the transit period of Jupiter in

Astrologically Jupiter the is the most benevolent planet


symbolizing for blessings. wealth, fortune, learning,
knowledge, divinity, progeny, domestic peace,
auspiciousness and above all the karaka for occurrence
of Pushkaram.

Pushkara the Theertharaja always resides in the


Kamandalu of Lord Brahma in the sanctified waters
that has emerged out from the foot of Lord Sriman
Narayana.

Entry of Pushkara into a particular river signifies the


Pushkara festival when, all the Brahmaadi Devatha's,
all the Sages, all the Pitru Devatha's, all the Theerthas
in this Bhoomandala including Ganga (Ganges) enters
into that particular river along with Brihaspathi and
Pushkara.

Having darshan, taking bath, touching Pushkara


waters, drinking the sacred waters of Pushkara is
considered to be highly meritorious and soul
cleansing.

This is considered as the most sacred time to perform


rites to forefathers on the banks of Pushkara River that
will help them to attain salvation.

The first twelve days of the pushkarams is called "AADI


PUSHKARAM" (Which means thebeginningof the
pushkarams) .

The last twelve days of thepushkarams is called


"ANTYA PUSHKARAMS" (Which means end of Guru
Transit in Simha Rasi).

During the period of these Twenty four days, "Pushkar"

First day

1 Gold, 2. Silver, 3. Land, 4. Rice

Second Day

1.Cow & Lamb, 2. Salt, 3. Stone (ratna )

Third Day

1.Vegetables, 2.Fruits,3. Jaggery

Fourth day

1. Oil, 2. Honey,3. Ghee, 4.Milk

Fifth Day

1.Cart, 2. Oxes,3. Bull, 4. plough

Sixth Day

1.Camphor 2. Kastoori 3. (Sandal 4. Ayurvedic


Medicines

Seventh Day

1.House, 2.litter; palanquin, 3. Bed ( Sayya ) ,4.


Peetham

Eight Day

1. Rap ( Grandh), 2.Ginger, 3. Flower Garland

Ninth Day

1.Blanket, 2 Pinda Pradhan to Pitru devata

10

Tenth Day

1.Silver, 2. Pearl, 3.Metal Chain, 4. Flowers

11

Eleventh Day 1. Cloth, 2. Granth ( Books)

12

Twelfth day

1. Shodasa Maha Dhaan withShaligram *. Shaligram is

Mesha

Ganga

Rishibha

Narmada

Mithuna

Sarasvati

Kataka

Yamuna

Simha

Godavari

Kanya

Krishna

Libra or
Thula

Kaveri

Vrischika

Tamiraparani

Sagittari
us

Brahmaputra

10

Makara

Tungapatra

11

Kumbha

Indus

12

Meena

Pranahita

Sri Gautama &


Akalya

River Godavari

Rishi Gautama was strong devotee of Lord Shiva. He


was the Purohit of King Janaka. Rishi Gautam along
with his followers and family used to live on the south
side of Brahmshail.

Due to a natural calamity there was no rainfall since


last 100 years at that place (Brahmshail) and not a
single tree was alive.

All the animals were desperate for water. Most of the


trees, plants and creatures started to burn and turned
into ashes due to the rise in temperature. In the
jungles somehow the saints used to do penance and
pass their time.

In order to save the world from the water problem Rishi


Gautam started to do Penance of lord of rain Lord

Rishi Gautam along with Ahilya did severe penance of


Lord Varuna, requested Lord Varuna to remove the
suffering of world by giving rainfall.

Lord Varuna replied that profit-loss, life-death, rainfalldrought, heaven-hell, etc. are the things that are in the
hands of Lord Shiva.

Siva is the lord of this world and hence making


rainfall or not is in his wish and so he cannot fulfill
Rishi Gautama request.

Rishi Gautam told Lord Varuna at least give him an


ever lasting water pond (Akshaya Jala kund) so that his
request also gets fulfilled and his presence is also
fruitful.

Lord Varuna became happy and by blessing Rishi

Rishi Gautam dug a pond with his hands, Lord Varuna


filled it with water and by giving blessings said that
this pond with the area of one arms length will be very
sacred place famous by name of Rishi Gautam

This Pond will always remain filled with water. Any


person who serves this place will get his wishes
fulfilled.

Rishi Gautam and his family became happy by drinking


the water from the pond. Rishi Gautam along with his
students started to do farming near the pond.

This news started to spread everywhere and from all


four directions other Rishis along with their families
started to live near the pond.

Near the pond people suffering from hunger and thirst

Once, Rishi Gautam told his students to fetch water


from the pond urgently. When the students arrived
near the pond at the same time the wives of other
Rishis had also reached there to fetch water.

The wives of other Rishis told Gautam Rishi's students


to fetch water from the pond after they finish taking
water from the pond.

The students felt insulted and without taking water and


told Ahilya that the wives of other Rishis didn't let
them take water.

On hearing this Ahilya along with students reached


near pond and told the students to fetch water and
they returned home.

On seeing this, other Rishis wives got angry and

The Rishis could not teach Rishi Gautam a lesson on


their own so they started to worship Lord Ganesh.

Looking at the worship of Rishis Lord Ganesh not


happy and appeared in front of them and said to them
"O Rishis your wish is not pious and you should not
bring destruction to yourself with your own hands". At
that time all the Rishis said that without any reason
they were insulted by Rishi Gautam and hence Lord
Ganesh should fulfill their wish.

Lord Ganesh said that because of the blessings of Lord


Shiva on Rishi Gautam nothing bad will happen to him
but the other Rishis because of their bad intentions will
receive sorrow. After saying this Lord Ganesh
disappeared.

One day Lord Ganesh took form of a sick cow and

When he saw the cow doing damage to the crops to


get her out he took a piece of grass and tried to make
her go out of the field with that but, on touching the
piece of grass the cow died.

All this was planned and when the cow fell on ground
all the Rishis came there and started to say bad things
to Rishi Gautam. The same happened to Ahilya, the
wives of other Rishis started to say bad things to
Ahilya.

Every one got together and decided that no person will


see face of Rishi Gautam and started to hit Rishi
Gautam, Ahilya and their students with stones and
moved them out of that place. After they got removed
from their Ashram Rishi Gautam and Ahilya started to
stay 1 km away from their Ashram.

This time was very painful for Rishi Gautam. After 15


days Rishi Gautam went near the Rishis who had
driven him out of his Ashram.

Rishi Gautam stood far from them and requested


them to show him a way so that he can be free from
sin of cow killing. On hearing the humble words of Rishi
Gautam other Rishis felt pity for him in their heart but
due to their ego they said "Rishi Gautam your students
and Ahilya had disrespected their wives and so he
would have to bear its consequence".

The Rishis said that only Lord Shiva would free him
from his sins and first of all for 3 days he should move
around the earth and loudly speak out his sins, after
that for 1 month he should keep fast and move round
(parikrama) 100 Brahmins. If he does this then he
would be free from his sins. After this he should at this

Rishi Gautam moved around (parikrama) 100


Brahmins after that he made 1 Corer Shivalingam out
of mud and started to meditate on Lord Shiva.

Lord Shiva was pleased with Rishi Gautama's


penance. Lord Shiv along with Goddess Parvati and
his Gana appeared before him and said that he was
his most favorite and told him to ask for what he
wanted.

Rishi Gautam said if he was happy with him then he


should release him from his sins. Lord Shiva said to
Rishi Gautam that he was cheated and he was given
pain for the sin which he had not committed.

Lord Shiva said that those Brahmins who had given


him pain will be bearers of fake knowledge because
any person who harasses my devotee will never be

Rishi Gautam humbly said that the other Rishis had not
done any wrong to him because; the truth was that he
was able to see him (Lord Shiva) because of the path
that the Rishis had shown to him.

Lord Shiva was pleased again and told him to ask for a
wish. Rishi Gautam requested Lord Shiva to grant him
Goddess Ganga. On this Lord Shiva put down Goddess
Ganga from his head and gave to Rishi Gautam and
said to Goddess Ganga "O Goddess Ganga you
consider Rishi Gautam as your server and remove all
his sins".

Goddess Ganga said to Lord Shiva, "I will follow your


order but I will purify Rishi Gautam along with his
family and then go back to my place". On this Lord
Shiv said that he wished Goddess Ganga to stay there
till the starting of Vaivaswata Manvantar. Because of

All the Devas were pleased because of Goddess


Ganga's staying and said that at the time when
Brahaspati transiting in Simha Rasi her importance
would spread in all 3 worlds (3 lokas). After 12 years
when that time comes people would come and take
holy bath and visit Shiv temple and be free from all
sins.

On this Goddess Ganga in the form of water came out


from Brahmshail through Udumber branch and started
flowing in the form of river and became famous by the
name of Gautami.

This starting point (udgam sthan) is known as Ganga


Dwar.
Rishi Gautam along with his wife Ahilya and his
students took bath in river Gautami and worshipped
Shivalingam but when the other Rishis who had driven

Pitru Yagna like performing Pitru Shradha, Tarpana have


been prescribed to get discharged from Pitru Runa. This has
been in vogue since time immemorial and even Avatara
Purushas like Sri Ramachandra (Lord Sri Rama), Lord
Parashurama have performed Pitru karma. We, the human
beings are no exception to this dictum. Performing Pitru
Karma during Pushkara days also forms part of the Pitru
Yagna which is considered as highly sacred and meritorious.
Only those who have lost their parents are eligible to
perform the sacred rites to their fore-fathers.
Pitru karma during Pushkara days has to be performed for
all the deceased (Sarva Pitru). It has to be performed on the
banks of the sacred Pushkara River like a Theertha Shradha.
This has to be performed preferably in the form of Anna
Sraddtha with Pinda Pradhana and Brahmana Bhajana.
Hiranya Sraddtha is also in vogue where instead of rice,
wheat flour is used for making Pindas and instead of
Brahmana Bhajana they will be offered Dakshina. Pushkara
Sraddtha can be performed on any day during the 12 day
period of Pushkaram, or on the 9thday or on the Pitru thithi

It is said and believed that Pitrus (fore-fathers) will


descend on Earth during Pushkara days and will reside
on the banks of Pushkara River longing for their offspring to perform Pitru Sraddtha.

Performing Pushkara Sraddtha, one will be bestowed


with blessings from fore-fathers, peace and prosperity
to the family. It will also work as remedy for various
mundane problems one is facing in life related to
marriage, progeny, health, poverty etc.

Godavari Matha

Why dip at Rajahmundry in Godavari Pushkarams is important

The Godavari originates near Nasik in Maharashtra.

It flows for 1,465 kilometers, first eastwards across


the Deccan Plateau then turns southeast, entering
the West Godavari district and East Godavari district
of Andhra Pradesh.

It splits into two watercourses that widen into a


large river delta and flow into the Bay of Bengal.

So many sub rivers merged to the Godavari till


Papikondalu ( Papi Hills) near Rajahmundry. But
after Papikondalu the River called as "Akhanda
Godavari". So at Rajahmundry the river is more
sacred and powerful.

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