“yamadwiteeya” “ಯಮ ದ್ವಿತೀಯ”

Yama Dwiteeya- Bhaginee hastena bhojana

When it is to be observed ?

“Yama Dwitiya” is observed on the second day of the Shukla Paksha in Kartika maasa  and is one of the celebrations during the five days of Diwali.  This is to be observed in the noon by worshipping Yamadharmaraja.

Yama Dvitiya ಯಮ ದ್ವಿತೀಯ is associated with Lord Yama Dharmaraja, the god of Death, visiting his sister Yamuna and is a symbol of love between brothers and sisters.

 

Whom to be worshipped ?

On that day, one has to do the pooja of  Yama, Chitragupta and other servants of Yamadharmaraja.   Ofcourse, we have to do  the anusandhana of tadantargatha Bharateeramana mukhya praanantargatha Sri Lakshmi Narasimhayanamaha.  We have to give argya to Yamadharmaraja.

 

Argyamantra –

EhyEhi maartaanDaja paashahasta yamaantakaalEKakadharaamarEsha |

bhraatRudvitIyaakRutadEvapOjaam gRuhaaNa chaarGyam bhagavan namastE |

ಏಹ್ಯೇಹಿ ಮಾರ್ತಾಂಡಜ ಪಾಶಹಸ್ತ ಯಮಾಂತಕಾಲೇಖಕಧರಾಮರೇಶ |

ಭ್ರಾತೃದ್ವಿತೀಯಾಕೃತದೇವಪೂಜಾಂ ಗೃಹಾಣ ಚಾರ್ಘ್ಯಂ ಭಗವನ್ ನಮಸ್ತೇ |

After pooja, we have to do namaskara to Yama and Yamune.

dharmaraaja namastubhyam namastE yamunaagraja |

paahi maam kinkarai: saardham sUryaputra namOstutE |

yamasvasarnamastEstu yamunE lOkapUjitE |

varadaa bhava mE nityam sUryaputrim namOstutu tE |

ಧರ್ಮರಾಜ ನಮಸ್ತುಭ್ಯಂ ನಮಸ್ತೇ ಯಮುನಾಗ್ರಜ |
ಪಾಹಿ ಮಾಂ ಕಿಂಕರೈ: ಸಾರ್ಧಂ ಸೂರ್ಯಪುತ್ರ ನಮೋಸ್ತುತೇ |
ಯಮಸ್ವಸರ್ನಮಸ್ತೇಸ್ತು ಯಮುನೇ ಲೋಕಪೂಜಿತೇ |
ವರದಾ ಭವ ಮೇ ನಿತ್ಯಮ್ ಸೂರ್ಯಪುತ್ರಿಂ ನಮೋsಸ್ತುತು ತೇ |

If we do some pooja for their brothers, they will have dheerghayassu and the sister will have soubhagya.

On this day, brothers shall have meals in the sister’s house invariably.  That is the blessings by Yamuna when he ate in his sister’s house.  On that day the svagruha bhojana is nishiddha.

If there is no sister, he can go to his friends’ sister’s house or can go to his sodaratte (mother-in law) house.  On Yamadwiteeya day the brothers have to give Nuthana vastra, abharana, to his sisters.

When his younger sister is offering bhojana to the brothers, she has to chant the following shloka –

bhraatastavaanujaataahaM bhuMkShva bhakShyamidaM shubhaM |

prItayE yamaraajasya yamunaayaa: vishEShata: |

ಭ್ರಾತಸ್ತವಾನುಜಾತಾಹಂ ಭುಂಕ್ಷ್ವ ಭಕ್ಷ್ಯಮಿದಂ ಶುಭಂ |

ಪ್ರೀತಯೇ ಯಮರಾಜಸ್ಯ ಯಮುನಾಯಾ: ವಿಶೇಷತ: |

When his elder sister is offering bhojana to the brothers, she has to chant the following shloka –

bhraatastavaagrajaataahaM bhuMkShva bhakShyamidaM shubhaM |

prItayE yamaraajasya yamunaayaa: vishEShata: |

ಭ್ರಾತಸ್ತವಾಗ್ರಜಾತಾಹಂ ಭುಂಕ್ಷ್ವ ಭಕ್ಷ್ಯಮಿದಂ ಶುಭಂ |

ಪ್ರೀತಯೇ ಯಮರಾಜಸ್ಯ ಯಮುನಾಯಾ: ವಿಶೇಷತ: |

 

Any story behind Yama dwiteeya? –

Once, Yamadharma, the Narakalokadhipathi,  visited his sister, Yamuna, on the second day of the Shukla Paksha in Kartika maasa after Diwali.  Yamuna welcomed her brother by applying the auspicious tilaka on his forehead. Then the brother and sister exchanged gifts. Yamuna also served Yamadharmaraja with his favorite dishes.  Yama who was overwhelmed by the love of his sister is believed to have said to Yamuna that who receives Tilak from his sister will have to never suffer hell.  Since then “Yama Dwitiya” is observed as a symbol of love and affection between brothers and sisters.