Sri Krishnastami – Krishna Jayanti – Gokulastami

Sri Krishnastami – Krishna Jayanti – Gokulastami

Shravana Bahula Astami

Why Sri Krishnarghya to be given?

If we give Arghya on Krishna astami day or on Krishna Jayanthi day, we will get the punya equal to Samarpana of samastabhoomandala as per Bhavishyottara purana.

Sri Krishastami vratha is also Haridina just like Ekadashi.

But the importance of performing one Srikrishnastami is equal to 20 crore Ekadashis.   We should not leave Krishnastami, saying that we are doing Ekadashi, and similarly we must not leave Ekadashi saying, by just doing Krishnastami we will be get all ekadashi phala.     So, we have to do both Krishnastami and Ekadashi Upavasa invariably.

Why we are giving more importance to Sri Krishnastami?   Why not Ramanavami? Buddhajayanthi? –

THERE IS NO BEDHA FOR DIFFERENT PARAMATHMA ROOPA/AVATAARA. We must not think of difference in Paramathma’s different roopa.  If we think it will be navavidha dwesha on paramathma.

Periodwise,  Sri Krishna is nearer to Kaliyuga.   Only on this day that we have to do upavasa and not on other bhagavadroopa jayanthi days.   Ofcourse Buddhavatara is more nearer to us than Krishnavatara.  Even though Buddhavatara is nearer to us, it was only for a short period and it was daitya mohaka roopa whereas Srikrishnavatara is Jnaana roopa.

What happens if we are not observing Upavasa on Krishnastami?

As per Bhavishyottara purana if we are not observing krishnastami vrata, we will become brahmarakshasa and he will born as Snake, tiger like wild animals. We will get  paapa  as if we are eating Maamsa if we not observing upavasa as per smruthi.

Ahneeka Krama –

1. Regular snaana sandhyavandana to be done

2. On Krishnastami day – Brahma Yagna not to be done

3. While doing morning snaana, we have to do with

Yogaaya YogapatayE yOgEshvaraaya

yOga sambhavaaya shrI gOvindaaya nama: |

4. As per Krishnamrutha maharnava we have to do the

pooja of the following on this day :

Krishnam cha bhalabhadram cha vasudEvam cha dEvakIm |

nandagOpaM yashOdaaM cha subhadraaM tatra pOjayEt

krishnarpanamastu

ಜಾತ: ಕಂಸವಧಾರ್ಥಾಯ ಭೂಭಾರೋತ್ತಾರಣಾಯ ಚ |
ಕೌರವಾಣಾಂ ವಿನಾಶಾಯ ದೈತ್ಯಾನಾಂ ನಿಧನಾಯ ಚ |
ಪಾಂಡವಾನಾಂ ಹಿತಾರ್ಥಾಯ ಧರ್ಮಸಂಸ್ಥಾಪನಾಯ ಚ |
ಗೃಹಾಣಾರ್ಘ್ಯಂ ಮಯಾ ದತ್ತಂ ದೇವಕ್ಯಾ ಸಹಿತೋ ಹರೇ|
ದೇವಕೀ ಸಹಿತ ಶ್ರೀ ಕೃಷ್ಣಾಯ ನಮ: |
ಇದಮರ್ಘ್ಯಂ ಇದಮರ್ಘ್ಯಂ ಇದಮರ್ಘ್ಯಂ ಸಮರ್ಪಯಾಮಿ |
(ಮೂರು ಸಾರಿ ಅರ್ಘ್ಯ ಕೊಡಬೇಕು)

जात: कंसवधार्थाय भूभारोत्तारणाय च ।
कौरवाणां विनाशाय दैत्यानां निधनाय च ।
पांडवानां हितार्थाय धर्मसंस्थापनाय च ।
गृहाणार्घ्यं मया दत्तं देवक्या सहितो हरे।
देवकी सहित श्री कृष्णाय नम: ।
इदमर्घ्यं इदमर्घ्यं इदमर्घ्यं समर्पयामि ।

jaata: kamsavadhaarthaaya bhUbhaarOttaaraNaaya cha

kouravaaNaam vinaashaaya daityaanaam nidhanaaya cha |

paanDavaanaam hitaarthaaya dharmasamsthaapanaaya cha |
gRuhaaNaarGyam mayaa dattam dEvakyaa sahitO harE|
dEvakI sahita shrI kRuShNaaya nama: |
idamarGyam idamarGyam idamarGyam samarpayaami |

Krishna’s astamahishiyaru and their santaana :

Pathni	Her  father	Children
Rukmini	Bheeshmaka raja (vidarbha desha)	Pradyumna, charudeshna, sudheshna, charudeha, suchaaru, chaaruguppa, charuchandra, vichaaru, bhadrachaaru, chaarumati
Satyabhama	Satrajita (Yadu vamsha)	Bhaanu, subhaanu, svarbhaanu, prabhaanu, bhaanumanta, chandrabhaanu, bruhadbhaanu, atibhaanu, shrIbhaanu
jaambavati	Jambavanta	Samba, sumitram, purujit, shatajit, sahasrajit, Vijaya, chitraketu, vasumaana, draviDa, kratu
bhadraa	dRuShTaketu kekaya desha	Samgramajit, bruhatsena, shUra, praharaNa, arijit, jaya, Subhadra, vaama, Ayu, satyaka
mitravrunda	Jayatsena (Avanti desha)	Vruka, harsha, anila, Grudhra, vardhana, unnaada, mahaasha, paavana, vanhi, kShudhi,
neela	Nagjajith (kosala desha)	Veera, Chandra, ashvasena, chitragu, vegavanta, vRuksha, Ama, shanku and Kunti
Kaalindi	Surya	Shruta, kavi, vrusha, vIra, subaahu, bhadra, darsha, purnamaasa, sOmaka, shaaMti
lakshaNa	Madraraaja	PraGOSha, gaatravanta, simhabala, prabala, Urdhvaga, saha, mahaashakti, Oja, aparijit

Sri Krishna had 16108 wives.   Out of which above mentioned are  called as Krishna astamahishiyaru.

Remaining 16100 were Agniputraas born as women just to have the sannidhana and samparka of Srihari.    Sri Krishna had from each of his 16108 wives 10 male and 1 female children.

Mothers of Sri Krishna -

· Sri Krishna Paramathma had three mothers –

· All the three did the tapassu to get Krishna as their children.

· Devaki became the mother by giving birth

· Yashoda became his mother by giving breast milk

· Rohini became his mother by virtue of Sri Krishna being born in Rohini Nakshatra

What is Krishna Astami  & what is Krishna Jayanti?-

As per sampradaya, the Sri Krishna Janmashtami is observed on the day when the ashtami tithi occurs at midnight. If the ashtami tithi AND the Rohini nakshatra occur on the same day, then the observance is considered to be doubly sacred; otherwise the observance is held on the day on which the ashtami prevails at midnight.

Shravana Krishna paksha Astami  it is Krishnastami.

If on that day if there is Rohini Nakshatra it is termed as Sri Krishna Jayanti.  It is the sacred day for all as it is on this day that Sri Krishna, who is not having the Praktuta shareera,  was born as a child of Devaki.