Thursday 31 July 2008

శ్రీ వెంకటేశ సుప్రబాతం

శ్రీ వెంకటేశ స్తోత్రం

శ్రీ శిరిడి సాయి బాబ వీడియో గీతాలు

లలిత సహస్రనామం

విష్ణు సహస్రనామం వీడియో గీతాలు

స్వామియే శరణం అయ్యప్ప వీడియో గీతాలు

శ్రీరామదాసు సినిమా వీడియో గీతాలు

శ్రీ మంజునాథ వీడియో గీతాలు

Lord Shiva (మహ శివుడు)

Annamaiah (అన్నమయ్య) Songs

Bhakthi Prahlada

Wednesday 30 July 2008

VaraLakshmi Vratham Puja Vidhanam

varalakshmi vratham Details and Puja, Story



One day saint sootha adressing ‘sounaka’ and other saints, and briefed about a vratha that was explained to goddess Parvathi by ‘lord siva’ called
vara lakshmi vratha

One day on mount kailash Parvathi asked lord siva to tell about a vratha which gives all fortunes and prosperities to ladies. Lord siva replied parvathi that varalakshmi vratha is one and only vratha which will give all prosperities to the devotees. This vratha should be performed on the Friday which comes before the full moon-day in the month of sravana according to (telugu calendar). Parvathi Devi further asked lord siva, “oh! Lord, please explain who performed this pooja and which goddess is to be worshipped. Then lord siva explained that. In olden days there lived a Brahmin woman called ‘Charumathi’ in the empire of Maradha in the town ‘Kundina’ she was leading a very noble life, by doing upacharas to her husband and aged in-laws. She was very soft spoken and kind hearted. Pleased by her behaviour, one day godess ‘Lakshmi’ appeared in the dream of ‘charumathi’ and asked her to perform “varalakshmi vratha” which will fulfill all your desires. Charumathi appraised goddess lakshmi in the dream itself as “Namastey sarva lokaanaam janani punya moorthaya”
“Saranye thrijagathvamdhye Vishnu vaksha sthala laye” and also praised, on getting your blessing, people are enriched with education, wealth, health and all. It is because of my boons in my olden births, I was able to get your darshan. Then goddess lakshmi was pleased and showered boons on Charumathi.


Immediately, she woke up and explained overwhelmingly about her dream to her husband ,in-laws and neighbors. They told that it is a sign of good fortunes and encouraged her to perform the pooja in the month of sravana. They were all eagerly awaiting the month of sravana. Oh! the sravana has arrived as harvest of fortunes. ‘Charumathi’ along with her friends woke up early in the morning and completed their regulars with zeal. She spotted a place in the house and cleansed it with cow dung and decorated it with rangoli. Prepared ‘Aasana’ in that place and kept newly harvested rice over it, upon which placed a ‘kalash’ (Sacred pot). In this pooja they wore a sacred thread called “thora” made up of nine threads with nine knots embedded with flowers.
Charumathi and her friends performed pooja and invited goddess Lakshmi over the place and praised her as:


Padmaasane padma kare sarva lokaika poojithe narayana priye devi supreethe bhava sarvada” and performed ‘pradakshin’ infront of the kalash. As soon as the ladies completed one round, they have noticed a pleasant sound of tinkler(muvva), which were appeared suddenly on their foot. They grasped that it is due to the blessings of the goddess, and completed 2nd pradakshin .They have observed that their hands are complimented with ornaments.They also have completed 3rd round of pradakshin. Now they have observed that they were fully blessed with all ornaments and they felt very much happy and thrilled. Their houses were also filled with prosperity. Chariots of horses, and elephants were gifted at their house. While these women were fully enthrilled for these wonders, their husbands came from their houses, along with chariots, to the house of charumathi to pick-up their wives.


Pleased by all these prosperities, the women made pooja and got the blessings of priests. Received the bestowals (prasadams) of Lakshmi Devi and left to their houses in the chariots along with their husbands with happiness. The women were in all prasings to Charumathi, that these fortunes they met with, are just because of the dreams of Charumathi and thanked her in so many ways.


Then onwards, Charumathi and all other ladies, were every year performing the pooja of goddess Lakshmi Devi on Friday, before full-moon day of sravana and lead their lives through out, very happily with all prosperities.


Lord siva narrated to Parvathi Devi that all four castes should perform this sacred pooja to get all their desires fulfilled. Now, after completion of pooja they have to move the idol of goddess by saying.


“Sree varalakshmi deviye namaha udvaasayaami”
“sidhyanthi sarva kaaryani varalakshmi prasadithaha”




This pooja should be performed by all devotees and get the blessings of goddess Lakshmi Devi on this auspicious day.

VaraLakshmi Vratham Puja Videos



How to perform Varalakshmi Puja?

Varalakshmi Puja or Varalakshmi Vratha is an important ritual observed by married women in South India and Maharashtra for the prosperity and welfare of their families. Varalakshmi Puja falls on a Friday in the month of August and the preparations for the puja begin on Thursday. All the necessary items needed for the pooja are collected by Thursday evening. The date of Varalakshmi Vratam in 2008 is on Friday, August 15.



People wake up early in the morning on Friday and take a bath. Traditionally speaking the waking up time for the puja is the brahma muhurtham. Then the designated puja area and house is cleaned well and a beautiful ‘kolam’ or rangoli is drawn on the intended place of puja.


Next is the preparation of the ‘kalasham or kalash.’ A bronze or silver pot is selected and is cleaned thoroughly and a swastika symbol is drawn and is smeared with sandalwood paste. The kalasham pot is filled with raw rice or water, coins, a single whole lime, five different kinds of leaves, and beetle nut. The items used to fill the kalasham vary from region to region and includes turmeric, comb, mirror, small black bangles and black beads.


The kalasham up to the neck is sometimes covered with a cloth and mango leaves are placed on the mouth of the kalasham. Finally, a coconut smeared with turmeric is used to close the mouth of the kalasham. To this coconut, an image of Goddess Lakshmi is fixed or the image of Lakshmi is drawn using turmeric powder. Now the kalasham symbolically represents Goddess Lakshmi.


In some areas, women place a mirror behind the kalasham. Today, there are also specially made Varalakshmi pots available in the market.


The kalasham is usually placed on a bed of rice. First Lord Ganesha is worshipped. Then begins the Varalakshmi Puja. The puja consists of singing slokas dedicated to Goddess Lakshmi like the Lakshmi Sahasranamam. Arati is performed on the kalasham. Different types of sweets are offered. Some people offer pongal. In some areas women tie yellow thread on their hands.


The woman who is observing the Varalakshmi Puja abstains from eating certain kind of food and this varies from region to region.


Thamboolam – betel leaf(Thamalapaaku), areca nut(vakka) and slaked lime – is offered to women in the locality and in the evening an arati is offered.


The next day, that is on Saturday, after taking a bath the kalasham is dismantled and the water in the kalasham is sprinkled in the house. If rice is used then it is mixed with rice in the house.


There are no hard and fast rules in performing the Varalakshmi Puja and you can be flexible on the puja items. Even a simple prayer will please Goddess Lakshmi.

August Nelalo Pandugalu - Important and auspicious days in August Telugu Calendar

Dates of important festivals associated with Hinduism in 2008 August – based on major Hindu calendars used in India.


1st August - Surya Grahanam (Total Solar Eclipse)


1st August, 2008 – Amavasya

2nd August – Shravana masam begins


4th August – Aadi Pooram or Aandal Jayanthi

6th August – Naga Panchami

7th August – Surya Puja

7th August – Kalki Jayanti

9th August - Narasimha Vratham

12th August – Ekadasi – Putrada Ekadashi

15th August 2008 – Varamahalakshmi Vratam, Independence Day


16th August – Sravana Pournami – Rakhi pandaga

16th August - Chandra Grahan (Lunar Eclipse)


17th August 2008 - Magha Karthe, Simha Samkramanam

23rd August – Krishnasthami

27th August – Ekadasi – Aja Ekadashi

29th August –Maasa Sivarathri

30th August – Polalamavasya

31st August – Bhadrapadam Masam Begins