Detailed procedure to do Gokulaashtami Pooja: Step I:: Morning after "dantadhaavana " one should follow principles: Without

principles and rules, it is said to be of no use:

Principles- Niyama sweekaara Mantra:

Aadya Sthitwaa NirahaaraH Showobhoote parameshwara| Bhokshaami Pundareeekasksha Jayanthi vratha tatparaH||

Step II: After accepting the Niyama, one should observe fast till PARANE next day. In the afternoon to take white Yellu (Sesame-plant [sesamum indicum] of the pedaliceas yielding gingili oil) and Amalika (Nelli Kayi)- Smear on your head, have a bath. From this one would get Koti Thirtha Snanada Phala. Step III: Snana Mantra: Samastha Jagadadhara Shanka Chakra Gadadhara| Deva dehi mama Anugnaamyushmathirtha nishevaNa|| Sathyaa Sathya patheye Sathyeswaraaya Sathya sambhavaaya Shree Govindaaya NamaH|| If possible one should take bath in a river, Kunte, etc and come home- In a decorated Mantapam, a Kalasha has to be installed- Above that kalasha to keep, brass, bronze, silver, gold , ivory, sandalwood, or wooden Krishna idol. To worship with KShiraabhisheka, gandha, Dhoopa, Deepa, Bakshya, Bhojya neivedya, Maha Mangalaarathi, Geetha, Vadya. Nrithyaadhi. After pooja till mid-night to start reading or doing Patana of shaanthi suktha, Shastra Granthas, Geetha Sahasranaama, papa vimochana Stotra. etc etc., At the stroke of Chandrodaya, again to perform Shodoshopachaara pooja and to worship specially Devaki Devi:

Step IV: PraRthnaa mantra: Adithe Deva maathasthwam Sarva Papa PraNaashini| AthasthwaM Poojayishyaami bheetho Bhava BhayadihaM|| Poojitha thwaM Yatha Devai prasanna TwaM varaanane| Poojitha TwaM maya Bhaktya prasaadaM kuru suvrathe|| Yatha putraM HariM Labdwaa praapthtwaM Nivruthim pura| Thaameva nivrunthi devi Suputre daRshayaswame|| Step V: Sri Krishna PraaRthana Mantra:

Avathaara sahasraani Karopi Madhusudhana| Na the SamkyavathaaraaNaaM Kaschijjaanaathi Vai Bhuvi|| Deva Bramhaadayo vaapi swaroopam na vidhustava| AthasthwaM poojayishyaami Mathurutsanga Samsthitham|| Vaamchitham kurumae deva samsararthi Bhayapaha|| To offer prayer in this manner. Step VI: KriShaNa ARgya Mantra: A a)A flower(Pushpa) is taken in the Shanka. Pushpa, Phala,( small Lemon fruit) Chandana,Tulsi leaf ,DakShiNa and 3 UddharaNe full of water are put in it. b) To give Argya to Lord Sri Krishna. JathaH KamsavaDhyaRthaaya Bho BhaarotharaNaayacha| KauravaaNaM Vinaashaaya DaithyanaaM Nidhanaaya cha|| Sri BAlachandtaaya Namah Prathamargyam Samarpayaami B a) Same flower(Pushpa) is taken in the Shanka. Pushpa, Phala,( small Lemon fruit) Chandana,Tulsi leaf, DakShiNa and now 3 UddharaNe full of MILK are put in it. b) To give Argya to Lord Sri Krishna. PaandavanaaM HithaaRthaaya Dharma samstaapanaayacha| GrihaNaaRgyaM MayadattaM Devakka sahitho Hare|| Devaki Sahitha Sri Krishnaaya NamaH| Sri BAlachandtaaya Namah Dwiteeyaargyam Samarpayaami Step VII: Later offer prayer to lord Chandra:

Step VIII: Chandra PraRthanaa Mantra: Jotsnapathe NamasthubhaM Namasthe Joyothi Pampathe| Namasthe RohiNikaantha Sudha Kumbha Namosthute|| Step IX:: To give CHANDRA ARGHYA. C a) Same flower(Pushpa) is taken in the Shanka. Pushpa, Phala,( small Lemon fruit) Chandana,Tulsi leaf, DakShiNa and now 3 UddharaNe full of water are put in it. Chandrgya Mantra: KshirodhdhaaraNava Sambhootha Atrinetri Samudbhava| GrhaNRgyam mayadattaM RohiNya sahithaH ShashiN|| Sri BAlachandtaaya Namah Truteeyaargyam Samarpayaami

From so doing, giving Arghya to Lord Sri Krishna as equiavelent to performing danam of BhoomanDala filled with precious jewellery.says Bhavishyottara PurANa, one would get Sakala Bhoodana PhalaYo dadyaat sakalaarmurveem sarva ratna samanwitaam Arghya daanEna tat puNyam labhate maanavah shuchiH !! Step X: Afterwards prayer to Lord Krishna" Sri Krishna Stotra: AnaghaN VaamanaM ShauriM GOvindaM PurushothamaM| VaasudevaM HrishikeshaM MadhavaM MadhusudhanaM|| DamodharaM PadmanaabhaM KeshavaM GarudadwajaM| GivindmachythaM KrishnamanathamaparaajithaM|| AdhokshajaM jagadbhijaM SaRgasthithyantha kaariNaM| AnaadiniDhanaM VishnuM Deva devaM TivikramaM|| Shanka Chakra gadadharaM|PeethabaradharaM SaouyaM vanamaala vibhushithaM|| Shree Vatsa vakshasaM ShreeshaM ShreedharaM ShreepathiM hariM\ UpendraM DevakisoonuM PraNamaami PrajaapathiM||

Step XI: Another PraaRthnaa Mantra: NarayaNaM chathRbhaahuM Puskaraksha nimagnohaM Mahatyagnaana saagare| Traahi MaM Deva Devesha Mahaa Samsaara Saagaraath|

After all pooja making GOD to sleep: ViShvaaya, Vishwa patayE, ViShvESHwaraaya, Vishwa sambhavaaya Shree GOvindaaya namO namaH ! After reciting this sloka, one should do JAGARANE the whole night. Step XII: Next day to do PunaH Pooja and perform neivedya and to serve Brahmins the food first and later to have your food, and Lord Sri Krishna would be immensely pleased. PaaraNa mantra: Sarvaaya sarvapatayE SarvEshwaraaya sarva sambhavaaya shree GOviMdaaya namO namaH ! After doing PaaraNe Dharmaaya Dharmapataye Dharmeshwaraaya D!! sharaNa gataHharmasambhavaaya shre GOviMdaaya Namo Namah!

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2nd SEPTEMBER,THURSDAY NAVAMYAAM (ShraadhDha Tithi AshTami+Navamyam ) Tithi : Navamyaam(4.37)IST Vaara : Guru vaasara Nakshatra : RohiNi (9.48)IST Yoga : HarshaNa/Vajra KaraNa : Taitila i) GokulaaShTami PaaraNe a) for UM= After 9.48AM b) for RM = After 9.35AM panchamrutam and Naivedya,HastOdakaadi