Shree Vishwaawasu Aashwayuja 2025 Deepawali festive wishes to all my dear friends and well wishers...😊💐

Shree Vishwaawasu Aashwayuja 2025 Deepawali festive wishes to all my dear friends and well wishers...😊💐

For a long time, the festival of Deepawali has been synonymous to the vibrant spiritual spirit of ancient Indian glory and more importantly it is heralded as the most pious festival of special Shree Lakshmi Pooja for a prosperous and happy life....

The festive spirit of Deepawali is usually celebrated across a 5 day fete as below....

Shree Aashwayuja 

Bahula Trayodashi / DhanaTrayoadashi, 

Chaturdashi / NarakaChaturdashi, 

Aamaavaasya / Deepaawaali, 

Kaarteeka Shuddha Paadhyami / Bali Paadhyami, Vidiya / Bhaginihasta Bhojanam.

with each day's speciality earmarked for a significant blessing bestowed by the concerned deities....

First of all let's understand the concept of ShreeLakshmiTattwam in order to appropriately apply the same across our respective spheres of lives so that we all can become Lakhshmeevaan / meritorious by the esteem grace of ShreeMahaaLakshmiDevi...!

The verse below from the highly meritorious ShreeSooktam talks about the magnanimity of Shree Lakshmi Devi and thus that of her mighty grace yearned by one and all for their respective well-being and prosperity...

ఆదిత్యవర్ణే తపసోఽధిజాతో వనస్పతిస్తవ వృక్షోఽథ బిల్వః |

తస్య ఫలా"ని తపసా నుదంతు మాయాంతరాయాశ్చ బాహ్యా అలక్ష్మీః || ౬ ||

తాత్పర్యం : 

సూర్యతేజోసమవర్చస్సుతో ప్రకాశించే ఓ శ్రీదేవి, పుష్పాలు లేకుండా ఫలించే నీ యొక్క నివాసస్థానమైన బిల్వవృక్షవైభవంలా (పుష్పించకుండా డైరెక్ట్ గా పండ్లను అందించే వృక్షాలను వనస్పతి అని వచించెదరు)

నీ కటాక్షవీక్షణను అపేక్షిస్తూ మేము గావించే ఆరాధన / తపస్సు

మా అంతర్గత మరియు బాహ్య అలక్ష్మీ దోషాలను నీ సద్యోఅనుగ్రహంతో తొలగించగలవు.

అంతర్గత అలక్ష్మి దోషాలు - జాఢ్యం, అజ్ఞానం, కామక్రోధలోభమోహమదమాత్సర్యం అనే అరిషడ్వర్గం.

బాహ్య అలక్ష్మి దోషాలు - పేదరికం / లేమి, ధ్యేయం పట్ల నిర్లక్ష్యం.

ఉదాహరణకు,

ఏదేని వస్తుక్రయవిక్రయప్రక్రియలో ఎల్లప్పుడూ వినియోగదారుడిదే పైచేయి గా ఉండును.....

ఎందుకంటే సదరు కిరాణా షాప్ లో విక్రయం అనేది ఆ షాప్ యజమానికి వ్యాపారం...అనగా అది షాప్ వారికి కేవలం ధనలక్ష్మి యొక్క ఆరాధన...

కాని క్రయం అనేది ఆ షాప్ కి విచ్చేసే ప్రతీ వినియోగదారుడికి

వారివారి ఆరోగ్యానికి సంబంధించిన అంశం...

అనగా వినియోగదారుడికి క్రయప్రక్రియ ఆరోగ్యలక్ష్మి యొక్క ఆహ్వానం....

ఆరోగ్యమా....ధనమా...ఏది ప్రధానం....? అని అడిగితే ఏ విజ్ఞ్యుల సమాధానమైనా ఆరోగ్యమే అయ్యి ఉంటుంది....

ఏది కొనుక్కొని ఆరోగ్యాన్ని గడించాలి అని తెలిసి ఉండడం శ్రీలక్ష్మి అనుగ్రహం...అలా కొనుక్కొని గడించే ఆరోగ్యమే సమకూరే ఆరోగ్యలక్ష్మి....

ఇక్కడ ధనలేమి వేరు...ఆరోగ్యలేమి వేరు.....

ధనలక్ష్మి అనుగ్రహంతో డైరెక్ట్ గా ఆరోగ్యలక్ష్మి అనుగ్రహం సమకూరాలి అంటే శ్రీలక్ష్మితత్త్వం గురించిన చక్కని అవగాహన ఉండాలి...

అనగా ధనలక్ష్మి అనుగ్రహం ఆరోగ్యలక్ష్మీ అనుగ్రహంగా పరిఢవిల్లాలంటే శ్రీలక్ష్మీఆరాధనయందు ప్రావీణ్యభరిత లక్ష్యశుద్ధితో ఉండవలెను అని తాత్పర్యం... 

The greatness of Sun and it's effulgence is understood by different people of different intellectual strata in different ways...

Quite similarly, the greatness of ShreeLakshmiDevi and her magnanimity is understood by different people of different intellectual strata in different ways...

The greatest of the blessings conferred by the worship of ShreeLakshmiNaaraayana is the unparalleled intellect to identify and consider the 'sath' from the combination of 'sath' and 'asath' with the latter being the typical nature of the all pervading nature around us similar to how a swan does with a combination of milk and water by consuming only milk from the same and similar to how a honeybee does by consuming only nectar from the flowers.

This trait is often referred to as higher order wisdom sustained by the grace of ShreeLakshmiNaaraayana.

If we understand the below Shreesooktam's verse properly, a lotus, one of the 5 primordial residing entities of ShreeLakshmi, is mentioned multiple times to extoll her magnanimity in multiple ways...

పద్మప్రియే పద్మిని పద్మహస్తే పద్మాలయే పద్మదళాయతాక్షి

విశ్వప్రియే విష్ణుమనోనుకూలే త్వత్పాదపద్మం మయిసన్నిధత్స్వ

తాత్పర్యం :

పద్మముల పట్ల అమితమైన ప్రీతిగల ఓ శ్రీలక్ష్మీదేవి, సర్వోన్మతమైన పద్మినీ జాతికి చెందిన దేవవనితవైన నీవు హస్తములయందు వికసిత పద్మములను ధరించి పద్మమునందు ఆసీనురాలవై పద్మదళంవంటి సౌరందర్యభరితనేత్రద్వయంతో శోభిల్లుతూ, విశ్వప్రీతికరమైన విష్ణుహృదయసఖివైన నీపాదపద్మములయందు నా చిత్తము సదా న్యాసము చెంది ఉండుగాక....

Lotus, India's national flower, is one of the most beautiful and awe inspiring creations of the God that symbolises many divine traits and blessings and is thus extensively used to describe divine beings / Gods who resemble the magnanimity exuded by a Lotus.

The higher order nectar contained by a lotus flower is seldom appreciated by various beings residing in the pond where a lotus blooms (frogs, insects, fishes, etc). However a honeybee that resides far from that pond is drawn towards a lotus by the nectar contained by the same.

A honeybee resonates naadaShakti similar to how we human beings exude the naada Shakti via our naaDimanDalam. Doctors wear a device named stethoscope that is used to identify any anomalies in our human body in order to properly treat the patient with the requisite medicine for proper well-being based on the patient's NaadiMandala laya patterns.

(My grandfather, late, Shree Aitha Hanumaiah gaaru, who was an RMP doctor, at times, used to talk about a few ancient Ayurvedic concepts on how to gauge a person's health based on their NaadiMandala response and how various Ayurvedic medicines regulate those NaadiMandala patterns based on the medicines consumed. He used to carry an old Ayurvedic book containing the household preparation of various ayurvedic medicines for the prescribed generic ailments...)

The message from such a honeybee that transforms the raw nectar consumed from a flower into delicious honey to be savored for ever is....,

A human being by the virtue of the knowledge and intelligence must draw themselves towards all the good and great entities present in the world around them and must transform them into useful entities for a meaningful life...

This metamorphosis of considerable nature around us into concrete useful / helpful entities is referred to as Shree Lakshmi Naarayana tattwam that is to be understood and gained by every intellectual for their well-being by performing the worship of Shree Lakshmi Naarayana...

'Satya Bhaa Maa' slaying a demon named Narakaasura, by participating in a war against him along with ShreeKrushnaParamaatma, has multiple spiritual bhaashyams. Setting aside the typical stuff of a fight with a demon, let's look at some important concepts of the same....

The Ashta Pattamahishi / 8 wives of ShreeKrushna signify many spiritual bhaashyams amongst which the highest honoured one is they represent the Ashtavidha prakruti ruled by the paramaatma... 

Satyabhaama, amongst the below 8 Ashta Pattamahishi of Dwarakaadheesh, is considered as the representation of Bhoomitattwam / Bhoodevi amsha.

Rukmini, amongst the below 8 Ashta Pattamahishi of Dwarakaadheesh, is considered as the representation of ShreeDevi / ShreeMahaaLakshmi.

[

Rukmini - (Vaidarbhi - Princess of Vidarbha)

Pauravi (Jaambavati - Daughter of Jaambavant)

Satyabhaama - (Daughter of Satraajit - Vrishni chief)

Sudatta/Kalindi (Shaibya - Princess of Shibi)

Chaaruhasini/Lakshmana - (Princess of Madra)

Mitravinda - (Princess of Avanti)

Satya (Naagnajiti - daughter of Naagnajit king of kosala - Princess of Kosala)

Bhadra - (Kaikeyi - Princess of Kekaya)

]

Satya Bhaa Maa

'Satya' represents the eternal unalterable power of universal truth.

'Bhaa' represents the eternal effulgence / luminous 

power pervading all over the universe.

'Maa' represents the eternal Vishnu power.

As known to the ardent listeners of sathguru Shree Chaganti gaaru, the legend is about a demon named Narakasura / Bhaumaasura who is bestowed with a boon that other than his mother Earth, none can slay him down. Hence, Satyabhaama, daughter of king Satraajit, the owner of Shyamantakamani obtained from Sun God, takes birth in Bhoodevi amsha in order to slay the demon with Shree Krushna beside her. 

Where as the tattwa / philosophical representation of the same is....

A demon named Narakaasura lives in us and takes control of the 14 spiritual centres residing in us that signify the 14 outer worlds and their inner world mappings too...

Read thru the below wiki page to understand those 14 outer worlds and their inner realms / mappings.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loka#:~:text=In%20the%20Puranas%20and%20in,living%20out%20their%20karmic%20trajectories%22.

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The 14 Lokas:

Satya-loka (Brahma-loka)

Tapa-loka

Jana-loka

Mahar-loka

Svar-loka (Svarga-loka)

Bhuvar-loka

Bhu-loka

Atala-loka

Vitala-loka

Sutala-loka

Talatala-loka

Mahatala-loka

Rasatala-loka

Patala-loka

]

It is important for anyone to stay balanced in each and every endeavour of us which is applicable to our inner spiritual journey too. 

Thus, only the Earth realm when powered up by the Sathya Bhaa Maa (the combination of the aforementioned 3 power quotients) ensures that all sorts of Naraka pravrutti within gets annihilated with the gods grace upon regular Shree Lakshmi Naarayana worship which is a key trait to sustain several higher order spiritual states getting generated within our very own divine human body.

The Aashwayuja Deepawali Shree Lakshmi Naarayana worship blesses the devotees to gather such divine grace that is helpful to sustain several higher order divine states and realms with the help of which a human being starts understanding the unfathomable universe and his/her role in this mighty multiverse intrinsic to the KarmaSiddhaantam that lead to their existence in so and so body with so and so praarabdham from their sanchita karma phalam.

One might wonder as to why explicit Shree Lakshmi Naarayana worship is required during this Aashwayuja maasam, that is philosophically considered as the starting month as per the upaasanaa kramam in the lunar almanac, when it can be done in any other month too or any other forms of Gods and goddesses can be worshiped too.

Let me take a very simple example to explain the same.... 

Why do we need to explicitly garnish our bhojanam with at least a tea spoon of cow ghee before starting our lunch or dinner..?

Why not garnish with a tea spoon of milk or curd or butter...?

For that ghee is implicitly present in small quantities in all these entities too...?

and why not garnish in the middle of the lunch or dinner or at the end..?

I hope the answer is self explanatory for all obvious reasons and requirements....

May the mighty Shree Lakshmi Naarayana worship during this pious Deepawali season bring in loads of peace, prosperity, health and happiness to all my well-wishers...

Wishing a very happy and vibrant Deepawali to one and all...💐🙂

లక్ష్మీ మహీ తదనురూప నిజానుభావ

నీళాది దివ్య మహిషీ కరపల్లవానామ్ ।

ఆరుణ్య సంక్రమణతః కిల సాంద్రరాగౌ

శ్రీవేంకటేశ చరణౌ శరణం ప్రపద్యే ॥ 8 ॥

[ Note : Wherever I felt that that mere English explanation is not enough to detail the concept thoroughly, I used Telugu explanation to summarise the same appropriately..]