Shakambari pournami

“ಬನದ ಹುಣ್ಣಿಮೆ, ಶಾಕಾಂಬರಿ ರಥೋತ್ಸವ”

Shakambari Purnima is observed during full moon day, or Pournami, in Pushya maasa.

Who is Shakambari? –

ಶಾಕಾಂಬರಿ –  ಶಾಕ + ಅಂಬರಿ shaaka + ambari

shaaka – means vegetables ambari – means one who wears

It is said that Goddess Durga appeared as Shakambari after a dry period of hundred years.  She brought forth from her body fruits, flowers, vegetables and herbs to suffice the hunger of the people.

Goddess Shakambari incarnated on  Shakambari Pournami day.  The day also marks the end of the  week long Shakambari Navratri festival which began on Pushya Shudda Astami

Goddess Shakambari is worshipped during the period in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.   We as Madhwas must worship Goddess Shakambari alongwith Maharudradevaru – tadantargatha – Bharatiramana Mukyapranantargatha – Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Devaru.

On Pushya Shukla Chaturdashi we have do the naivedya of vegetables to Banashankari (Parvathi)  and we have to give daana to brahmana – muthaideyaru.  That is why this Vratha is called as “Shakambari Vratha”.

This Vratha is followed for 7 days from Pushya shudda Astami to Pushya p0urnami.  On all these days, different palyas of  vegetables (anishidda) to be prepared.

On the Hunnime day, deepotsava, special pooja and deepa daana to be done.

POURNAMI – ALAKSHMI NAASHA  “ಅಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀನಾಶ”

On Pushyamasa Hunnime day, if it has pushya nakshatra, we must take snaana with lepana of  white sasive on our body and after snaana we must have nutana vastra dharana, we must have the darshana of the mirror, phalapushpa, cow and brahmana.   On this day one must do pooja of Chandra, Indira and Bruhaspathi.

“ಪುಷ್ಯ ಯೋಗ ಸಹಿತ ಪುಷ್ಯ ಹುಣ್ಣಿಮೆ”

ಪುಷ್ಯಮಾಸದ ಹುಣ್ಣಿಮೆಯಂದು ಪುಷ್ಯಾ ನಕ್ಷತ್ರವಿರುವಾಗ ಬಿಳಿ ಸಾಸಿವೆಯನ್ನು ಶರೀರಕ್ಕೆ ಲೇಪಿಸಿಕೊಂಡು ಸ್ನಾನವನ್ನು ಮಾಡಬೇಕು.  ಸ್ನಾನಾನಂತರ ನೂತನವಸ್ತ್ರಧಾರಣ ಮಾಡಿ ಮಂಗಳ ವಸ್ತುಗಳಾದ ಕನ್ನಡಿ, ಫಲಪುಷ್ಪಗಳು, ಹಸು, ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣರು ಮುಂತಾದವುಗಳನ್ನು ದರ್ಶನ ಮಾಡಿದರೆ ನಮ್ಮ ಮನೆಯಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಅಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀ ನಾಶವಾಗುತ್ತಾಳೆ, ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀ ನೆಲೆಸುತ್ತಾಳೆ.

(Source – Chaturvedi Vedavyasachar)