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Mahesh Navami 2027

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Mahesh Navami
Mahesh Navami marks the day a community changed varna: the Maheshwaris trace their origin to Jyeshtha Shukla Navami of Yudhishthir Samvat 9, when Shiva and Parvati revived 72 stone-cursed Kshatriya warriors on condition that they lay down arms and take up trade.
Mahesh Navami 2027 falls on 12th June 2027.
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12th Jun 2027
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The Vrat Katha recited on this day tells of King Khadgalsena's son Sujan Kunwar, who was warned by court astrologers not to travel north before he turned twenty. He broke the rule on a hunt, disturbed a group of sages deep in penance, and the sages cursed his 72 warrior companions to stone. The king, his queen Chandravati, and the warriors' wives pleaded for mercy. The sages said only Shiva and Parvati could undo it. After their worship, the warriors came back to life — but Shiva told them to put down their weapons and live as traders. He gave them his own name: Maheshwari, "of Mahesh." This is why a community of merchants worships Shiva as Kula Devata (clan deity), and why the festival is also called Maheshwari Vansh Utpatti Diwas — the community's founding day.
PRARTHANA FOR MAHESH NAVAMI
Shiva Shadakshara Stotram
1. Shiva Shadakshara Stotram
Karpura Gauram
2. Karpura Gauram
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