These twelve are the predominating Deities of the twelve months
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"These twelve are the predominating Deities of the twelve months"
|Madhava
|Govinda
|Visnu
|Madhusudana
|Trivikrama
|Vamana
|Sridhara
|Hrsikesa
|Padmanabha
|Damodara
|Kesava
|Narayana
Sri Caitanya-caritamrta
CC Madhya-lila
“These twelve are the predominating Deities of the twelve months. Keśava is the predominating Deity of Agrahāyana, and Nārāyaṇa is the predominating Deity of Pauṣa.
“The predominating Deity of the month of Māgha is Mādhava, and the predominating Deity of the month of Phālguna is Govinda. Viṣṇu is the predominating Deity of Caitra, and Madhusūdana is the predominating Deity of Vaiśākha.
“In the month of Jyaiṣṭha, the predominating Deity is Trivikrama. In Āṣāḍha the Deity is Vāmana, in Śrāvaṇa the Deity is Śrīdhara, and in Bhādra the Deity is Hṛṣīkeśa.
“In the month of Āśvina, the predominating Deity is Padmanābha, and in Kārtika it is Dāmodara. This Dāmodara is different from Rādhā-Dāmodara, the son of Nanda Mahārāja in Vṛndāvana.
“When putting the twelve tilaka marks on the twelve places of the body, one has to chant the mantra consisting of these twelve Viṣṇu names. After daily worship, when one anoints the different parts of the body with water, these names should be chanted as one touches each part of the body.
While marking the body with tilaka, one should chant the following mantra, which consists oftwelve names of Lord Viṣṇu:
- lalāṭe keśavaṁ dhyāyen nārāyaṇam athodare
- vakṣaḥ-sthale mādhavaṁ tu govindaṁ kaṇṭha-kūpake
- viṣṇuṁ ca dakṣiṇe kukṣau bāhau ca madhusūdanam
- trivikramaṁ kandhare tu vāmanaṁ vāma-pārśvake
- śrīdharaṁ vāma-bāhau tu hṛṣīkeśaṁ tu kandhare
- pṛṣṭhe ca padmanābhaṁ ca kaṭyāṁ dāmodaraṁ nyaset
"When one marks the forehead with tilaka, he must remember Keśava. When one marks the lower abdomen, he must remember Nārāyaṇa. For the chest, one should remember Mādhava, and when marking the hollow of the neck one should remember Govinda. Lord Viṣṇu should be remembered while marking the right side of the belly, and Madhusūdana should be remembered when marking the right arm. Trivikrama should be remembered when marking the right shoulder, and Vāmana should be remembered when marking the left side of the belly. Śrīdhara should be remembered while marking the left arm, and Hṛṣīkeśa should be remembered when marking the left shoulder. Padmanābha and Dāmodara should be remembered when marking the back."
- These Are
- Twelve
- Predominating Deities
- Month
- Month of Magha (Jan-Feb) Madhava
- Month of Phalguna (Feb-Mar) Govinda
- Month of Caitra (Mar-Apr) Visnu
- Month of Vaisakha (Apr-May) Madhusudana
- Month of Jyaistha (May-June) Trivikrama
- Month of Asadha (June-July) Vamana
- Month of Sravana (July-Aug) Sridhara
- Month of Bhadra (Aug-Sept) Hrsikesa
- Month of Asvina (Sept-Oct) Padmanabha
- Month of Karttika (Oct-Nov) Damodara
- Month of Margasirsa (Nov-Dec) Kesava
- Month of Pausa (Dec-Jan) Narayana
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Page Title: | These twelve are the predominating Deities of the twelve months |
Compiler: | Sahadeva |
Created: | 03 of Nov, 2010 |
Totals by Section: | BG=0, SB=0, CC=5, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=0, Let=0 |
No. of Quotes: | 5 |