Shrinathji – Shri Navneet Priyaji Patotsav
Nathdwara Shrinathji – Shri Navneetpriyaji Patotsav pushtimarg history, Nathdwara Shreenathji Patotsav Kirtan, Shrinathji Darshan – Seva kram, Pat Utsav ke pad. This utsav posses its own importance. There is very intersting divine history behind this Utsav.
Once Shrinathji Expressed a Manorath to visit Shri Gusaiji – Kakaji’s House “Satghara” in Mathura in front of Shri Girdharji. Shri Girdharji Joyfuly Followed the Agya of Shrinathji and Shrinathji Visited Satghara with Shri Girdharji.
On this precious day Shrinathji Beseated on Pat (Pat Padhare) in Satghara. Shri Girdharji Performed Shrinathji’s Seva with the whole family for two months. Girdharji offered Holi Khel to Shrinathji in Satghara.
When Shrinathji Visited Satghara at that time a Drama Team is performing plays in Mathura. Shrinathji expressed a Manorath to Shri Girdharji to Go Outside and see this play. Shri Girdharji establishes the Special Arrangement of this drama Play in front of Shrinathji in Satghara Gruh.
Which Seva Kram is still being performed in Nathdwara. which is being performed till Dolotsav. In Which kids attain a Costume of Various Gods (Devi-Devta), Gandharva, and friends and perform a Dance in front of Shrinathji. And Shrinathji as a kid enjoys this play.
In order to fulfill the promise given to Ajab Kunwar Bai by Prabhu Srinathji, when Shrinathji reached Nathdwara from Vraj, the wheel of the cart Stuck on the ground and in that place On this tithi Prabhu Shrinathji Beseated on Pat (Pat Biraje). That place is known as “Kharch Bhandar” in today’s time in Nathdwara.
Note*: Where Shrinathji is Residing today in garbhgruh of Temple which was not the first place where Shrinathji resided from the beginning in Nathdwara, for initial days Resides in today’s Known Kharchbhandar on this tithi Maha Vad Saptami.
Even in present-day Shrinathji’s Chitraji is still there in Kharch bhandar and also being worshipped and on this special occasion Bhog is being offered to Shrinathji’s Chitraji in Kharch bhandar , Kharch bhandar is also being decorated on this special occasion every year.
Changes in Seva :
In the seva of the Shrinathji, the commencement and farewell of the season occur gradually. Accordingly, the winter season is slowly bidding farewell. Starting from today, only in the Shringar Darshan of the Shreeji, the commencement of Water Colors’s Pichwai is initiated.
This Pichwai will be adorned only in the Shringar until the Dolotsav.
From today, Shrinathji will not be adorned with Mojaji. If it is cold, it is Offered. From today, the commencement of the Shriji Charanarvind’s Shringar will begin. If it is cold, Mojaji will be worn on days other than today.
From today until the Dolotsav, in Nathdwara, in front of Shriji and Shri Navneetapriyaji, the Khayal (Swang) will commence. This tradition started with Giridharji.
Shrinathji Darshan – Shrinathji Patotsav
राग सुघराई
फणुवा के मिसि छलबल लालको रंगन रगमगोकीजे |
यह औसर होरी को गोरी सुखलेसुख किनदिजे ||१॥
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धरकोछांडि धायगिरीधर पियको निधरक व्हैं रसपीजे ॥२॥
