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Festival
May
to know the reason behind his suffering. Sage Vashishta told him that in his
previous life he was very rich and also had many children. But he was very
stingy, he did not even spend for his own children. This is the reason for him
being poor and also without children. Then brahmana asked sage Vashishta
why he got a good wife. The sage replied that, he had observed the vrata of
Vaishakha month for the last 5 days. So he got a good wife and also a good
birth.
Then Brahmana requested the sage to show him a way to get rid of
current suffering. The sage advised him to follow at least the last 7 days left
of Vaishakha month, with devotion to Lord Krishna.
The brahmana observed the vrata of Vaishakha month for at least the
left out 7 days, his family grew and he also became rich. Ultimately with the
blessings of supreme Godhead, he went back to the spiritual world!
The Story from Puranas
In the “Puranas”, the holy Hindu scriptures, there is a story where Ved
Vyasa once requested Lord Ganesha to help him compose the Mahabharata.
Lord Ganesha accepted the offer only after laying down his own terms. He
said Ved Vyasa that he would write the “Shlokas” only if Ved Vyasa would
tally with his speed. If he had to stop due to Ved Vyasa, he would discontinue
writing. Ved Vyasa accepted the proposal with counter conditions, stating
that Lord Ganesha had to comprehend the meaning of the “Shlokas” before
he could pen them down. All terms and conditions agreed upon, Ved Vyasa
started composing the epic Mahabharata and used very complicated Shlokas.
The time lord Ganesha took to understand the meaning was enough for Ved
Vyasa to compose new lines (shlokas).
Bright Births
On this day Lord Vishnu incarnated as Parashurama. The river Ganga
descended on earth on this day. It is also believed that people born during this
time shine bright in life. Many great personalities were born during this period:
Basaveshwara born on May 4, Ramanujacharya and Adi Shankaracharya on
May 6, Swami Chinmayananda on May 8 and Lord Buddha on May 16.
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