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Bali Padyami – Kartheeka Shudda Padya
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इंद्रशत्रो अमरावते विष्णुसान्निध्यतो भव ।
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What is Bali Padyami?
Bali Padyami falls on Karthika Shudda Padya. This day is reserved for Bali Chakravarthi. It is the day on which Bali Chakravarthi will be the Chakravarthi for the entire world. It is the day on which Vamana roopi Srihari pushed Bali Chakravarthi to sutala loka. This is the boon given by Vamanaroopi paramathma after the nigraha of Bali. Vamana also gave the boon that “Karthika Shudda paadya day will be reserved for Bali Chakravarthi. On this day whatever daanaas given like Godaana, vastradaana, bhoodaana and other daanaas will please Vamana” “Deepa Prajvalana on this day will make Lakshmidevi to stay in their house”
Who is Bali Chakravarthi?
Bali Chakravarthi is the great grand son of Prahladaraja and the son of Virochana. Born in the daithyakula of Hiranyakashipu, he was the daithya chakravarthi. Even though he was a daithya, he ruled the state with proper dharmaniste and he was an expert in giving daanaas. Bali Chakravarthi led the Daithya team during Samudra mathana.
Why is Bali Chakravarthi in Paataala loka ?
Bali Chakravarthi had the control of the entire world and he had occupied all the kingdoms and occupied the Devaloka also by pushing out Devendra. He wanted to be the Indra. For getting the throne of Indra, one must do atleast 100 Ashwamedha Yajna. He had completed 99 Ashwamedha Yaagaas, and was doing the 100th. He was doing the Yajna under the pourohitya of Shukracharyaru, who is the daithya guru. Indra (At that time Purandara named Indra) approached Srihari and sought his help. At the same time, Aditi, the mother of Devates asked her husband Kashyapa Rushigalu to protect gods from Balichakravarthi. So, both Aditi-Kashyapas approached Srihari for help. Srihari decided to born as their son “Vamana” for the nigraha of the daithya.
Bali was in the finishing stage of his Yajna. Vamana came to the place of Yajna. On seeing the handsome, attractive young brahmachari, Vamana, Bali stood and did the paada prakshalana of Vamana and asked him as to what he wants – a beautiful girl, kingdom, or ornaments, etc. Vamana said that he does not require anything, except 3 steps of land. Purohit shukracharya warned Bali Chakravarthi and told him not to accede to his request. But Bali went ahead for the daana of the 3 steps to Vamana. Getting angry at Bali, Shukracharya cursed him that Bali shall loose all his kingdom.
Bali Chakravarthi did the sankalpa and started giving the three steps to Vamana. Vamana extended his roopa to be that of a Trivikrama to extend to the entire world from his very first step itself. From the second step he occupied the atala, vitala, sutala, patala lokaas also. For the third step, there was no place. Bali offered his head itself and asked Trivikrama Vamana to keep his leg on his head. Vamana keeping his Vishnu paada which has the Ganga sannidhana, pushed him down to earth to Paataala loka, and even today he is guarding him in his Upendra Roopa. Bali Chakravarthi will be the next Indra in the coming Manvantara.
Bali Padyama half Muhurtha –
There are 3 ½ muhurthaas which are termed as Good Muhurthaas. They are Vijayadashami, Ugadi and Akshaya Triteeya which are full day muhurthaas, whereas Bali Padyami is termed as Half Muhurthaas (for the first half day). On this day, we need not look at the panchanga for taaraabala, chandrabala, for the shubhakarya. Whatever good works done on this day will fetch more punya. On this day also we have to do tailabhyanjana snaana.
Balipoojakrama –
We have to sketch the Balichakravarthi’s figure in rangoli or Gomaya. Then we have to invite Bali. We have to put curds in front of Bali. Ladies will enter the house, by pouring milk from outside, which is a method of inviting Lakshmi. From the Gomaya itself, we have to sketch the the fort with four gates and in the centre of the fort, one has to put the pillaari gopura and do the pooja with the following mantra.
baliraaja namastubhyaM virOchanasuta prabhO: | bhaviShyEMdra suraaraatE pUjOyaM pratigRuhyataam | baliraaja namastubhyaM daityadaanavavaMdita: | iMdrashatrO amaraavatE viShNusaannidhyadO bhava|