Tulasi Damodara Vivaha Uttana Dwadashi

What is Uttana Dwadashi ?

In Chaturmasya Ashada Shukla Ekadashi Srihari pretends to go on
sleeping.
In Bhadrapa Shukla Ekadashi, he will change the direction of his
sleeping.
In Karteeka Shukla Dwadashi Srihari will get up, that day is called
as Uttana Dwadashi.
On this day, Dwidalavratha and Chaturmasya Vrata samapthi must
be done with the mantra :
EzA vA Aiiz PvA v v s |
A AtvA Aiiv vvzv dzs||
CS ui qrSu Mi mir iu mp |
lrl xmhi ri iuimxSi elkl||
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ElA hA l OhA ph h ps |
mmA AphA h hhlh Ymm||
idaM vrataM mayaadEva kRutaM prItyai tava prabhO |
nyUnaM saMpUrNataaM yaatu tvatprasaadaat janaardhana||

Uthaana Dwadashi also signifies the beginning of Ksheera sagara

mathana (churning of the milky Ocean). This dwadashi is also
called as Prabhodini Dwadashi.

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Tulasi Vivaaha
Who is Tulasi?
Tulasi is the avatara of Sri Mahalakshmi. During Samudra Mathana
period, Srihari came in as Dhanvantry, and brought Amrutha for
distribution amongst gods. Vaidya Roopi Srihari Dhanvantry, he
came holding Suvarna Kalasha comprising of Amrutha from the
ocean. At that time anandashru (eye drops ) came out of Sri
Dhanvantri roopi paramathma and this drops turned out to be
tulasi. Ceremonial marriage of Tulasi plant with Lord Vishnu is
performed on this day. It is customary to put Saligrama and Tulasi
plant and getting marriage of them.
On this day, we have to do the pooja of Karteeka Damodara and
Tulasi with shodashopachara pooja, decorating Tulasi with new
ornaments.
Early morning itself, we have to ask srihari to wake up with
vaadya ghosha. We have to chant idam vishnum vichakrame
trEdaa nidadhE padam. Samoolhamasya paamsurE. And do the
samarpana of Tulasi with the mantra :

EAiA Z zz z zxA v |
vAi PA vxA |
Gww UAz vd zA dUvv |
v dUvA Gwv ZwxA sv |
ZgtA vA vvA gtA Ai vgw zv|
Uv W P : |
gz Z t Ut P|

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Cr c Sz Su moSj ulqi |
iuru xusMl Wij zwzrl |
E auS ire lS eaimi |
irr xmi eaixmi Eiji cijj pui |
cUh mu uii mUh rl mixiUi SwMil|
ai qb uMu lqs lqs Sz: |
zUSl c mwmh aWh qq Mzu|
EA V ll l pslA nh |
h vOmA hA m |
Gii SAl hY nlA YShh |
h p YShpA Gih VikA sh |
VgA phA hhA pgA m phi lhn|
Sh T O nv nv l: |
ln V pg Sg O|
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iyaM cha dwaadashi dEva prabOdaarthaM vinirmitaa |
tvayaiva sarvalOkaanaaM hitaarthaM shEShashaayinaa |
uttiShTottiShTha gOviMda tyaja nidraaM jagatpatE |
tyayi suptE jagatsuptaM utthitE chOtthithaM bhavEt |
charaNaM pavitraM vitataM puraaNaM yEna pUtastarati
duShkRutaani|
gataa mEGaa vikashchaiva nirmalaa nirmalaa disha: |
shaaradaani cha puShpaaNi gRuhaaNi mama kEshava|

Tulasi vivaaha sankalpa

---swx sgwgt RuAvUv, PwP gz

zzg gtAii, PwP zzg vxA,
zsvA vx vzzg A Z Pj.
---zpij pUiUqh qZrmhiai, MiM US SqSU
mUhr, MiM SqSU mirj, mokixu ij isxSqSU
uuW c MUwr.
---sik sjg PqgAhh, OO l
ll pg, OO ll phA, pslhA
hk hvll A V O.
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Do shodashopachara pooja with purusha sookta

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Abhyanjana for Srihari We have to do the anusandhana during abhyanjana as follows
Hanumantha will bring Srihari and give him paaduke
Shiva will stand in front of him with vetradanda
Soorya-chandra will give the deepa.
Shesha will clean the route of sriharis steps
Ramadevi will do tailabhyanjana.
Brahmadeva will do the lepana of taila to sriharis body.
Durgadevi, Souparni, Varuni will get the hot water ready.
Indra-Shacheedevi will bring the fuel.
Sridevi will do the snaana to srihari with hot water.
Other gods will do the stotra.
After tailabhyanjana, we have to rub with floors, then do
panchamrutabhisheka, do naivedya, do tulasi pooja, angapooja,
doopa deepa neerajana, etc.
Vivahotsava
Damodaras (Krishna) idol or saligrama to be brought near Tulasi
and one screen (antarpaTa) to be placed between Srihari & Tulasi.
Then we have to chant Soorya sookta, Mangalastaka, do the
Gantanaada, then remove the screen (antarpaTa).
We have to keep the Tulasi in the hands of Damodara (by
touching Tulasi with Saligrama or idol) and chant

PA PPAA PPsguAivA |
z vsA P fVAii |
Aii AvA AixPAPvA |
EiA vA zzgAi zsgAi
gAi vsA Azz |
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Mlr MlMxm MlMpUhri |
Sxrq uwhu ipr osM eawr |
qr xuki rjzYirsMi |
Cq isx SqSUr kUr
uUr iprqW xmSS |
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OmA OmOApmA OmOsghA |
l hsA svO ZS |
AhA kOvAOhA |
EA hvA ll l
hsA Apll |
kanyaaM kanakasaMpannaaM kanakaabharaNairyutaaM |
daasyaami viShNavE tubhyaM brahmalOka jigIShayaa |
mayaa saMvardhitaaM yathaashaktyalaMkRutaaM |
imaaM tulasIM daamOdaraaya shrIdharaaya
varaaya tubhyamahaM saMpradadE |

with the above mantra we have to put some mantrakshate and

water in front of Srihari. (samarpana)
Then we have to do praarthana as

EiA zA wUv s.
Cq Su miai pul.
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EA lA piSh sm.
imaaM dEvIM pratigRuhNaatu bhavaan.
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Then chant
P EzA P Czv P: PiAiizv |
P zv P: wUv, PA |
zi, P vA wU |
Pvv g z zzv y wUv |
vA z Uv sAii: v z v: |
vA z v sAii: vzv PiAiiA |
M CS Mxq ASi Mq: MqrSi |
Mq Si Mq: miaWi, Mq |
xqSquz, Mql iu miaq |
Mqi uUx Sxir SSi mju miaWi |
iu Su qai pr: isx Su mi: |
iu Su mi pr: iuli qqmlr |
O ElA O Clh O: Olh |
O lh O: piSh, OA |
l, Om hA piS |

Ohh l llh pk piSh |

hA l Sh s: hv l qh: |
hA l ph s: hlmh pA |
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ka idaM kasmaa adaat kaama: kaamaayaadaat |
kaamO daataa kaama: pratigRuhItaa, kaamaM |
samudramaavisha, kaamEna tvaaM pratigRuhNaami |
kaamaitattE vRuShTirasi doustyaa dadaatu pRuthivI pRutigRuhaatu |
tvaM dEvi mEgratO bhUyaa: tulasI dEvi paarshvata: |
tvaM dEvi pRuShTatO bhUyaa: tvaddaanaat mOkShamaapnuyaaM |

z wzxA EiA t zQuA Azz

Slxr mixSj Cq xuh Sh xmSS

lm pilA EA lgA Apll

daanasya pratiShTaasiddyarthaM imaaM souvarNI dakShiNaaM
saMpradadE

with the above mantra give some dakshine to Srihari.

iAUzsgt
iAUAvAv dUf v |
PAo zs sU PvAi |
NA zsz: zs y zs: v E |
zsA zA dUz ge AiA |
qasrkUh
qasriilll eaul Wil |
MP okll paul xusMWir u |
A ku: ku mju kux: mui Cq |
ku uqS eaSku Ue uzqr |

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ASvlg
ASvAhAhmmm YSam hm |
OAe sln sSm vOh |
MA ll: l pk l: ph E |
lA lA YSl Y A |
with the above mantra we have to touch Bhagavan with the
mangalya and tie it to tulasi with the anusandhana that srihari is
tieing the mangalya dharana to Tulasi.
Then we have to do neerajana, mantrapushpa, pradakshina
namaskara.

Aiv.........
sU sgwgt RuAvUv v v
PwP zzg AivA, v sv Pt
rxrxqir.........
paul pUiUqh qZrmhiai isx xqi MiM
SqSU mri, xmi pui Mwhmhqxi
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h.........
sSm sjg PqgAhh hv h
OO ll phA, ph sh Og
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(THIS IS ONLY A BRIEF METHOD.
FOR FULL POOJA DETAILS - PLEASE VERIFY THE AVAILABLE BOOKS)
(SOURCE : Chaitradi Maasa Kartavyagalu
BY SRI CHATURVEDI VEDAVYASACHAR)

Collection by Narahari Sumadhwa for

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