Rathyatra
Tithi: Ashadha Sud Teej
Rathyatra pushtimarg Seva kram. Utsac Maryada bhava Katha. Ratha yatra Pushtimarg bhava : Bal Bhava-Kishora bhava seva kram. Rath-yatra Shrinathji Darshan. Rath yatra ke pad. Rathyatra pushtimarg begining. Story Connected from the times of Shri Mahaprabhuji.
In Jagannath Puri, the festival of Lord Jagannath’s Rath Yatra is celebrated on the second day of the bright fortnight in the month of Ashadha.
However, in the Pushtimarg tradition, the Rath Yatra is observed from the first to the third, Anyone of the day of the bright fortnight of Ashadha, specifically on the day when the Pushya Nakshatra is present at sunrise.
Bhav of Rathyatra in Marayada Marga :
In Dwarikapuri, when Sister Subhadra Devi requested Shri Krishna for a city tour, Prabhu, accompanied by his brother Balarama, took her on a chariot ride through the city of Dwarka.
During the journey, all the people of the city gathered to witness the procession, and the Lord bestowed his grace upon the devotees.
This is one of the reasons The Rath Yatra festival is celebrated. Odisha’s Cultural Heritage Rathyatra Festival Rituals: During the festival in Lord Jagannath Puri, the construction of chariots begins on Akshaya Tritiya for all three Swaroops.
The chariots are meticulously crafted and adorned, and on the day of the festival, the deities are seated in their respective chariots. And the Chariot Pulling Tradition by the devotees is begins.
Then, the entire city of Puri becomes part of the procession, with millions of devotees converging to seek blessings and witness the sacred event.
Why Rathyatra is being celebrated in Pushtimarg?
In the year 1616 of the Vikram Samvat calendar, on the 13th day of the bright fortnight of Magh month, Shri Gusainji arrived in Jagannath Puri. Aapshri resided there for six months.
And celebrated the Rath Yatra festival. During this time that Prabhu Jagadish commanded the commencement of the Rath Yatra festival within the Pushtimarg tradition.
When Shri Gusainji arrived in Adel, he had a chariot prepared by a carpenter named Rasa. In this chariot, Shri Navneetpriya Prabhu was seated, and the Rath Yatra festival began during the Ashadha Sud Bij on the day of the Pushya Nakshatra.
In Some of the “Pushti-Ghar” where the Balbhava is predominant, the temples do not have horses for Prabhu’s chariot, as the Divine Child is seated in the chariot, and it is believed that horses might scare the divine child. Therefore, no horses are present.
Where the adolescent Bhava ( Kishor Bhava) is dominant, wooden horses are certainly placed with chariots in those temples.
In Nathdwara, a silver chariot is placed before Shriji. Except for Shrinathji’s temple, in all other “Pushti-Ghar”, four Darshans are happend during Rajbhog, symbolizing the four Yuth.
Bal bhava :
In Vrajbhumi Yashoda maiya made our Prabhu beseated on chariot and visits the entire Vrajabhumi. There is also one bhav where as in balbhav Horses are not connected with the chariot.
As little Krushna might get scared so the Friends of Prabhu becomes the horses & pulls the chariot. And enjoys the utsav.
Kishor bhva :
where in Kishor bhav Prabhu beseated on chariot with shri Swaminiji Shri Radharani. & Gopis drives the chariot in Nikunjs and Taletis of Shri Girirajji.
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