By: Smt.Meera Tadipatri
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| Art by Smt.Vani Rao,Baton Rouge,LA |
Ashwayuja Krishna Dwadashi - Go-vatsa puje
Here the go-vatsa stri-rupa paramaatma is worshipped in the adhishtana/abode of go-maata Surabhi.
Go maata's avirbhava/appearance happend during Samudra Mathana. The stri-rupa of Bhagavanta in her is worshipped by all devatas.On this day after puje, go-grAsa is offered. Since we don't have that facility, we can keep a go-vatsa in the tulasi at the feet of Krishna pratima and three uddarani of water is offered as go-grAsa chanting:
"surabhi vaishnavi mAtaH nityam vishhNupadasthitego-graasam tu mayaa dattam surabhi pratigruhyataam"
सुरभी वैष्णवी मातः नित्यम् विष्णुपदस्थिते
गो-ग्रासम् तु मया दत्तम् सुरभी प्रतिगृह्यताम्
ಸುರಭೀ ವೈಷ್ನವೀ ಮಾತಃ ನಿತ್ಯಂ ವಿಷ್ಣುಪದಸ್ಥಿತೆ
ಗೋ-ಗ್ರಾಸಂ ತು ಮಯಾ ದತ್ತಂ ಸುರಭೀ ಪ್ರತಿಗೃಹ್ಯತಾಂ
In the water that is offered, has the sannidana of all devatas starting with Laxmi.
Then, argya is given to Surabhi's antaryami through milk. In the milk, what is offered is none other than the aprakruta-rasa-rupa of the Lord who has same name and aakaara as xira with 354 rupas.
The chintana of Devatas in Go as per smruti-maanikya-sangraha verse # 1392-1401.
In all of them Sri Keshava is present as khanda rupa too.
In the entire body, the akhanda rupa of Sri Keshava is thought of.
In the horns-- Vishnu
In between the horns --Shankara [5th kaxa]
In the head portion/shiras -- Chaturmukha Brahma is present. [3rd kaxa]
Breath -- Vedas with all 6 angas like shikshA, kalpa, nirukta, vyakarana, chandas, and Jyothisha
Ears -- Ashvini devatas [18th kaxa]
Eyes -- Surya and Chandra [12th kaxa]
Neck - Varuna [13th kaxa]
Heart -- Agni [15th kaxa]
Stomatch/udara -- dhara devi [18th kaxa]
Nabhi -- Antarixa devatas
back -- megha-mandala devatas like parjanya
Nadi-devatas -- in joints all over
Go-mutra -- Ganga [ 20th kaxa]
Gomaya -- Mahalaxmi
nostrils -- mahadevi Jyeshta
The four seas -- in front of her
hoof -- Apsaras
in the center of hoof -- gandharvas
In the tip of hoof -- Nagas
Rishi --- hair/roma
Charma -- Prajapati
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| Art by Chi: Ananya Ravi |
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