Jayanthi Kalpaha
Jayanthi is yOga. The yOga is Rohini nakshathra. Jayanthi means victory. If in ShrAvana mAsa, in Krishna paksha, in
Ashtami, yOga comes then it is Jayanthi.
In the mid-night if, Rohni yOga comes then it is Jayanthi; i.e. called “Krishna
Jayanthi” which is very auspicious.
KrishnAshtami comes usually in ShrAvana mAsa in Krishna paksha. If fasting is done on this day, it amounts to
20 crores of EkAdashi vrutha. Krishna
avatAr took place in Bhadrapada mAsa, Krishna paksha on Ashtami day, which
happened to be an Adhika mAsa. (Adhika
mAsa comes once in 33 months in Chandra mAna).
In Soura mAna KrishnAshtami comes in Simha mAsa. If KrishnAshtami falls
on a Monday or a Sunday it is very auspicious.
In the morning
bath must be taken by uttering the following mantra:
“YOgAya YOgapatheyE
YOgAshwarAya
YOgasambhAvAya Shree GovindAya NamO Namaha”
The bath must
be taken three times on this day by uttering the above mantra. One must remember VAsudEva while taking bath.
Bilva pathre
must be offered to Lord Krishna.
Panchamrutha Abhisheka must be performed. Mahabhisheka must be performed with “Vishnu
SUktha”. Janivaara in the combination of
9 threads must be offered as vanamaala to Lord Krishna. While praying, his sister Subhadra must also
be worshiped. In the mid-night after
taking bath Argya must be offered.
Arghya must be given after seeing the moon. Arghya must be given three
times. Arghya must be given in conch shell
(Shanka).
Chandra Arghya mantra
“Kshherodhaarnavasambhootha!
Athrinethra samudhbhava
Grahaanaargyam mayaa datham rohinyaa
sahithaha shashin”
To Chandra
Arghya must be given in water.
Shri Krishna Arghya mantra
“Jaathaha Kamsvadaarthaaya
Bhubhaarothaayacha
Kouravaanaam vinaashaaya dhythyaam
nidhanaayacha”
“Paandavaanaam hithaarthaaya
dharmasamsthaapanaayacha
Grahaargyam maya datham rohinyaa sahithaha
shashin”
To Lord Krishna,
Arghya must be given in milk.
Source: - Sarva
moola grantha by Shri Madwhacharya.
Author: J.
Sudhindra Simha, Bangalore