Kartik Purnima - And The Significance of Kartik Purnima
Festival of Kartik Purnima
Kartika Purnima is one of the famous festivals of Hindus and is celebrated as a regional festival in South India as well as in Sri Lanka as a festival of Light called "Karthikai Deepam" but the dates are different both in South India and in Sri Lanka. There is a scientific meaning in lighting a Deepam on this Kartik Purnima occasion. It's cleansing the weather and eliminate pollution from the Earth throughout the Universe. This Deepam is illuminated with a 'Cow-Ghee' and sometimes a special 'Pooja Oil or Yellow Oil' made up of sesame seeds. Ghee or Sesame seed oil cleans the wheter and reduces global warming and ultimately stop the effect of climate change and balance the ecosystem of the Universe Especially on the Earth.
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Kartik Purnima - Celebrate as Deva - Deepavali |
The Kartika Purnima is a great festival of Hindus and sub-sect of Hindu religion i.e, Jainism, and Sikhism. Hindus, Jains and Sikhs, also celebrate the Kartik Purnima festival as their part of the culture as a cultural festival on the name of "Deepostavam". This festival is celebrating on the full-moon day or the fifteenth lunar day of Kartik Mass means the Month of Kartik, and the day is called "Kartik Purnima". According to the Georgian calendar Kartik Purnima falls in the month of November or December. It is also known as 'Tripuri Purnima' or 'Tripurari Purnima'. Kartik Purnima is also calling 'Deva-Diwali or Deva-Deepavali' means the festival of lights of all the Gods.
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Deepotsav of Deva - Deepavali |
The story of Tripurari(Tripuri) Purnima or Deva-Deepavali
The Asura or the demon Tarakasura's sons are called Tripurasura means the trio of asura brothers named Tarakaksha, Vidyunmāli and Kamalaksha, respectively. These three began to perform 'Tapasya' means penance to please Lord Brahma and wanted to bless a boon by Him, for the first hundred years they meditated standing only on one leg, "on one leg position with namaskar posture is called 'Vrakshaasana' ". Second thousand more years they lived only on air and meditated and this penance is called "Vayu Sevana Meditation" means no food but only and only breathing air. And yet another thousand years, they stood on their heads and meditated. This posture is called 'Sirasasana' which means reverse standing with the help of the head. Ultimately, the trio was succeeded to pleased Lord Brahma.
Tripura - A Boon Blessed by Lord Brahma
Brahma was pleased by this difficult Tapasya or penance. He appeared before them and asked, "What boon do you want?" By looking Lord Brahma in front of them, the trio becomes happy and said: "Make us immortal". After listening to them, Brahma told "I can’t make you immortal ", because "I don’t have the power. Ask for something else instead". "Very well", then, said Tarakaksha, Vidyunmāli, and Kamalaksha. "Grant us the following wish: Let three forts be made. The first will be of gold, the second of silver, and the third of iron. We will live in these forts for a thousand years. These forts built in different worlds shall align once every 1000 years. This combined fort will be called Tripura. And if anyone can then destroy Tripura with only a single arrow that shall be the death destined for us". The trio thinking that, "It's impossible to destroy the Tripura fort by only a single arrow". And, anyhow they fulfilled their Immortal wish. Finally,
Lord Brahma granted this unusual boon and ordered a Danava named Maya to build three forts according to their wish. Then Tripurasura means the trio had conquered the whole World and defeated the Gods and stopped worshiping Shiva Linga by listening to a man who speaks and teaches against Vedas and he looks like as follows, "This man's head was shaven, his clothes were faded, and he carried a wooden water-pot in his hands. He covered his mouth with a piece of cloth and approached the trio brothers" and taught them don't worship Shiva Linga. This behavior of Tripurasura was not liked by anyone including Lord Shiva. The Gods did not like this at all. They first went to Lord Brahma, but Brahma said He could not help them. After all, the asuras had got Tripura thanks to his boon. The Gods then went to Lord Shiva and began to pray to him. When Shiva appeared, they told him, "The Tripurasura had now become evil and should be punished. They had even stopped worshiping Shiva's linga".
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Lord Shiva Destroyed Tripuri - Tripurantaka |
Lord Shiva Destroyed Tripura and Known - Tripurantaka
Shiva agreed to destroy Tripura. Lord Shiva in His five-headed form ready to destroy Tripura with the help of an arrow pointing towards the Tripura with the bow made up of mount Meru, the serpent Vasuki has become as its string. The four-headed God Brahma is the charioteer. The moon and the Sun are becoming the wheels of the chariot. The Chariot was made by Vishwakarma "the architecture of Gods". The chariot was made entirely out of gold. Then Shiva destroyed the Tripura when it was merged according to the merging period once in a thousand-year while chanting "Pasupatastra Mantra" with a single arrow. The destruction of Tripura by Shiva overjoyed the Gods and they declared the day as a festival of illuminations and called "Dev-Diwali" which means the Diwali of the Gods. Lord Shiva destroyed Tripura on Kartika Purnima that's why this day is also called Tripuri Purnima or Tripurari Purnima. Tripurari is an epithet of God Shiva. Then Lord Shiva is known as "Tripurantaka" which means Killer of Tripurasura.
Tulasi Vivaha With Lord Vishnu - The Saligram Form
Tulasi Vivaha is one of the great Vivaha means Wedding of Mata Tulasi with Lord Vishnu who is in the form of Shaligram Avatar means incarnation of Lord Vishnu in the form of Black Stone which is available in the river especially Gandaki River in India. Generally, this marriage is celebrated with Shaligram form of Lord Vishnu Or with Lord Sri Krishna. According to the Philosophy of Hinduism, everything is declared as Brahma, Hindus chant "Aham Brahma Asmi, Tvam Brahma Asmi and Tat Brahma Asmi". The same, Hindus will practice and enjoy life. Here Mata Tulasi is a Sacred Plant and She is going to marry Lord Vishnu in the form of Shaligram, because it's the word given by Lord Vishnu to the "Devi Vrinda or Brinda" while blessing Her. Devi Vrinda was a great devotee of Lord Vishnu and "Dharma Patni" means beloved wife of "Asura Raja Jalandhar" means Demon King Jalandhar. Devi Vrinda Made him a very strong and powerful king by worshiping Lord Vishnu. Demon Jalandhar was so strong and powerful, even Gods are unable to fight with him.
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The Most Sacred Wedding of Mata Tulasi |
Tulasi Vivaha means in the form of Plants, considered a divine part of God, where a ceremonial marriage of the Tulasi or "Holy Basil and a Valuable Medicinal Plant" to the Guardian God in Trinity of Hinduism God Shaligram or Lord Vishnu is celebrated in Kartik Mass. The ceremonial festival is performed anytime between Probhodini Ekadashi" means the eleventh or twelfth lunar day of the bright fortnight of the Hindu month of Kartik and "Kartik Poornima" means the full-moon day of the month. The celebration day varies regionally, throughout India and Sri Lanka. One more great significance of "Tulasi Vivaha" or Wedding of Tulasi is the end of the monsoon and the beginning of the wedding season in Hinduism.
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