Thursday, July 30, 2015
Sunday, July 26, 2015
Saturday, July 25, 2015
Mosquito
Which is more dangerous mosquito or lion?
Answer - mosquito
because mosquito can kill in lakhs but lion can kill only a few
we put lion in a net but we people go into a net on seeing a mosquito
Answer - mosquito
because mosquito can kill in lakhs but lion can kill only a few
we put lion in a net but we people go into a net on seeing a mosquito
Thursday, July 23, 2015
Bija Mantra
om kshraum narashimhaya namaha
Translation
With the intent of solving a problem, with no harm to come to anyone, to combat evil influences in our environment:
https://www.google.com/search?q=narasimha+mantra
With the intent of solving a problem, with no harm to come to anyone, to combat evil influences in our environment:
https://www.google.com/search?q=narasimha+mantra
Wednesday, July 22, 2015
Vedadri / Pancha / Navagiri / Surendrapuri
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yadagirigutta_(Temple)
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=vedadri+temple
Pancha / How / Blog / Map / Photo
http://anudinam.org/?s=Pancha+Narasimha+Kshetrams+Travelogue
https://www.google.com/search?q=sri+andal+sydney
https://www.google.com/search?q=sri+andal+sydney
http://shamalak.blogspot.in/2009/04/pancha-narashima-kshetram.html
https://www.google.com/search?q=Vedadri
https://www.google.com/search?q=Pancha+Narasimha
https://www.google.com/search?q=Vedadri
https://www.google.com/search?q=Pancha+Narasimha
Navagiri - Mulling over changing name of temple to Navagiri Lakshmi Narsimha Swamy Temple.
The CM, along with Governor ESL Narasimhan, Chinna Jeeyar Swamy performed special poojas at the Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple at Yadadri and laid three year master plan foundation for the construction of many projects, including
- Construction of Rajagopuram and construction of 32 Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temples at Peddhagutta area.
- While the present Rajagopuram is 22 feet tall, new one will be 40 feet tall, said officials.
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Thursday, July 9, 2015
Extra Month
Why is it Called Purushottam Month?
a) Lord Sri Krishna is Purusottama, and it is the Lord’s favorite month.
b) As Krsna is the supreme among all incarnations, Purusottama is the supreme among all months.
c) It is the holiest month, far superior to the pious months of Magha, Vaisakha and Karttika.
d) Purusottama month is worshiped all over the universe by devotees, sages, demigods and even Laksmi Devi Herself.
1. It is an extra month of the year as per the Lunar Calendar.
2. The Vedic calendar is a lunar calendar and is based on the cycles of the Moon.
3. Also because Sri Krsna has placed all His potencies, mercy, blessings in this month.
Vrata
Swami
http://www.swaminarayan.org/festivals/prushottammas/
Puja
http://navgrahmandir.com/adhik-month-maas-special/adhik-maas-vishnu-puja/
Tube
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=purushottam+mas
Pandavas
http://paninformation.blogspot.com/search/label/Purushottama
a) Lord Sri Krishna is Purusottama, and it is the Lord’s favorite month.
b) As Krsna is the supreme among all incarnations, Purusottama is the supreme among all months.
c) It is the holiest month, far superior to the pious months of Magha, Vaisakha and Karttika.
d) Purusottama month is worshiped all over the universe by devotees, sages, demigods and even Laksmi Devi Herself.
Why is it called Adhika Masa (“the extra month”)?
2. The Vedic calendar is a lunar calendar and is based on the cycles of the Moon.
3. Also because Sri Krsna has placed all His potencies, mercy, blessings in this month.
Do you know why it is also called the “Mala Masa” (“the polluted month”)? Because the performers of karma-kanda cannot get any material fruitive results from their worship during this month, they call it so. Only works of devotion (Krsna-bhakti) give results in Purusottama month.
GLORIES OF PURUSHOTTAM MONTH from Padma and Skanda Puranas
1) Lord Sri Krsna: “Purusottama month has all the power I have to bless its observer. One who follows Purusottama vrata will destroy all his past sinful reactions. Without performing Purusottama vrata, one cannot perform pure devotional service. The value of Purusottama month is far more valuable than all other types of austerities and religious activities mentioned in the Vedas. Anyone who observes Purusottama vrata will return to my abode, Goloka, at the end of his life”.
2) Durvasa Muni: “Just by bathing in a holy river during Purusottama month, one becomes sinless. The glory of all other months is not equal to one-sixteenth of the glory of the Purusottama month. By bathing in a holy place, giving charity and chanting the Holy Name of Krsna during Purusottama month, all miseries are destroyed, one attains all kinds of perfection and fulfills all his desires”.
3) One Purushottama vrata equals a thousand Kartika vratas.
4) Valmiki Muni: “By observing Purusottama vrata, one attains more benefit than performing one hundred horse sacrifices. All holy places live within the body of a Purusottama month vrati. Anyone who faithfully performs Purusottama vrata will go to Goloka Vrndavana”.
5) Residence in the holy dhama in Purusottama month yields 1000 times the benefit.
6) Naimisaranya Sages: “Merciful Purusottama month acts like a desire tree to fulfill a devotee’s desire”.
7) If one sincerely worships Radha and Krsna in Purusottama month, he will attain everything.
8) One who observes Purusottama vrata, will burn up the reactions of all his bad karma and attain the direct service of Radha and Krsna.
9) Purusottama month is the best month for all spiritual advancement because Krsna overlooks all the aparadhas.
1) Lord Sri Krsna: “Purusottama month has all the power I have to bless its observer. One who follows Purusottama vrata will destroy all his past sinful reactions. Without performing Purusottama vrata, one cannot perform pure devotional service. The value of Purusottama month is far more valuable than all other types of austerities and religious activities mentioned in the Vedas. Anyone who observes Purusottama vrata will return to my abode, Goloka, at the end of his life”.
2) Durvasa Muni: “Just by bathing in a holy river during Purusottama month, one becomes sinless. The glory of all other months is not equal to one-sixteenth of the glory of the Purusottama month. By bathing in a holy place, giving charity and chanting the Holy Name of Krsna during Purusottama month, all miseries are destroyed, one attains all kinds of perfection and fulfills all his desires”.
3) One Purushottama vrata equals a thousand Kartika vratas.
4) Valmiki Muni: “By observing Purusottama vrata, one attains more benefit than performing one hundred horse sacrifices. All holy places live within the body of a Purusottama month vrati. Anyone who faithfully performs Purusottama vrata will go to Goloka Vrndavana”.
5) Residence in the holy dhama in Purusottama month yields 1000 times the benefit.
6) Naimisaranya Sages: “Merciful Purusottama month acts like a desire tree to fulfill a devotee’s desire”.
7) If one sincerely worships Radha and Krsna in Purusottama month, he will attain everything.
8) One who observes Purusottama vrata, will burn up the reactions of all his bad karma and attain the direct service of Radha and Krsna.
9) Purusottama month is the best month for all spiritual advancement because Krsna overlooks all the aparadhas.
How to follow the Purushottama Vrata?
1) Keep celibacy for one month. (Sleep on the floor – optional).
2) Bathe daily before sunrise (best in a holy place, or at least 3 days in a month).
3) Chant Hare Krsna Mahamantra and meditate on Krsna’s forms, qualities and pastimes. Daily chant extra rounds: 24, 32, or 64 rounds.
4) Daily offer ghee lamp to Radha-Krsna Deities or picture. 33 lamps daily or at least 1 day in the month.
5) Daily offer aratika and perform parikrama around Tulasi Devi.
6) Daily perform parikrama around the temple (4 times).
7) Daily offer Radha-Krsna Deities or picture roses, lotus flowers and 100,000 Tulasi leaves or as many as you can.
8) Daily read Srimad Bhagavatam, especially Lord Brahma’s prayers to Krishna (Canto 10, Chapter 14), and Bhagavad-gita (Chapter 15).
9) Recommended to daily chant Sri Jagannathastakam, Sri
Cauragraganya-purusastakam, Sri Nanda-Nandanastakam, Jaya Radha Madhava, and other Radha-Krsna bhajanas and prayers.
10) Take a vow to remain peaceful and truthful throughout the month.
11) Be careful not to blaspheme any devotees, brahmanas, saints, cows, sastras or people who follow this vrata.
12) Try your best to please Radha and Krsna by performing devotional austerities according to your abilities.
13) Eat on leaf plates sitting on the floor (optional).
14) No cutting of hair or nails (optional).
15) No cooking in oil or rubbing of oil on your body.
16) No eating or rubbing of mustard oil.
17) Diets: Best to eat once a day after sunset or noon the following diets:
i) only milk
ii) only fruits (no milk, no vegetables)
iii) no grains (selected vegetables, fruits, nuts, milk)
iv) selected foods (all categories as per caturmasya standards).
18) Hari-bhakti-vilasa: “During Purusottama month, one should remember Lord Krsna and then donate thirty three milk cakes cooked in ghee to grhastha brahmanas, who are well versed in sastras. Failing to do so, one loses all the piety he accumulated in the previous year.”
19) Recitation of the following mantra of Kaundinya Muni is recommended:
govardhana-dharam vande, gopalam gopa-rupinam
gokulotsavam isanam, govindam gopika-priyam
20) Daily offer 33 dandavats to Bhagavan Sri Krsna or the Vaisnavas.
21) Bhaktivinoda Thakura: Perform the Nirapeksa Vrata, which means 30 days of concentrated, one-pointed worship and service to Radha-Govinda by
2) Bathe daily before sunrise (best in a holy place, or at least 3 days in a month).
3) Chant Hare Krsna Mahamantra and meditate on Krsna’s forms, qualities and pastimes. Daily chant extra rounds: 24, 32, or 64 rounds.
4) Daily offer ghee lamp to Radha-Krsna Deities or picture. 33 lamps daily or at least 1 day in the month.
5) Daily offer aratika and perform parikrama around Tulasi Devi.
6) Daily perform parikrama around the temple (4 times).
7) Daily offer Radha-Krsna Deities or picture roses, lotus flowers and 100,000 Tulasi leaves or as many as you can.
8) Daily read Srimad Bhagavatam, especially Lord Brahma’s prayers to Krishna (Canto 10, Chapter 14), and Bhagavad-gita (Chapter 15).
9) Recommended to daily chant Sri Jagannathastakam, Sri
Cauragraganya-purusastakam, Sri Nanda-Nandanastakam, Jaya Radha Madhava, and other Radha-Krsna bhajanas and prayers.
10) Take a vow to remain peaceful and truthful throughout the month.
11) Be careful not to blaspheme any devotees, brahmanas, saints, cows, sastras or people who follow this vrata.
12) Try your best to please Radha and Krsna by performing devotional austerities according to your abilities.
13) Eat on leaf plates sitting on the floor (optional).
14) No cutting of hair or nails (optional).
15) No cooking in oil or rubbing of oil on your body.
16) No eating or rubbing of mustard oil.
17) Diets: Best to eat once a day after sunset or noon the following diets:
i) only milk
ii) only fruits (no milk, no vegetables)
iii) no grains (selected vegetables, fruits, nuts, milk)
iv) selected foods (all categories as per caturmasya standards).
18) Hari-bhakti-vilasa: “During Purusottama month, one should remember Lord Krsna and then donate thirty three milk cakes cooked in ghee to grhastha brahmanas, who are well versed in sastras. Failing to do so, one loses all the piety he accumulated in the previous year.”
19) Recitation of the following mantra of Kaundinya Muni is recommended:
govardhana-dharam vande, gopalam gopa-rupinam
gokulotsavam isanam, govindam gopika-priyam
20) Daily offer 33 dandavats to Bhagavan Sri Krsna or the Vaisnavas.
21) Bhaktivinoda Thakura: Perform the Nirapeksa Vrata, which means 30 days of concentrated, one-pointed worship and service to Radha-Govinda by
- hearing,
- chanting,
- remembering Their divine names, forms, qualities, pastimes.
- All day and night, hear about Bhagavan Sri Krsna, chant the Hare Krsna Mahamantra,
- take only mahaprasada.
Actions
- If you ate fruits, ghee, rice, wheat etc, donate the same to brahmanas.
- If you slept on the floor, give a bed and pillows to a brahmana.
- If you ate on a leaf plate, feed brahmanas with ghee and sugar.
- If you didn’t cut nails or hair, donate a mirror to a brahmana.
- If you offered ghee lamps, give new lamps and pots to a brahmana
- ********If you broke any rules or regulations during Purusottama vrata, feed different sweet juices to brahmanas.
******Mahadeva Lord Siva says that the best charity is to: "Fill a bell metal pot with thirty malpuas (a pancake like sweet), bind the pot with seven new threads and give to a worthy brahmana."
Comment:
Many humble niskincana Vaisnavas have no money or sufficient wealth to donate substantially to brahmanas. But according to your means, donate some small laksmi or some new object to a qualified person, begging for his mercy and blessings. And in your mind, (manasi-seva), you can sincerely donate generously to many good devotees. Remember that sastras say, bhava grahi janardana, Bhagavan Sri Krsna is pleased with the purity and sincerity of one’s attitude, mood of love and purity of purpose. Try your best to break your vow by donating something within your means.
Breaking the vrata
1. Day and Time: consult local calendar.
2. Bathe in brahma-muhurta time
3. Perform Deity Worship: Radha-Syamasundara Deities, personal Deities or Picture.
4. Chant this mantra: "O Supreme Lord, O Sanatana, O Purusottama,
O Lord Hari ! I offer my obeisances unto you. May you and your beloved Radhika, please accept my offerings. I offer my repeated obeisances unto Syamasundara, who wears effulgent yellow garments on His beautiful body.
5. Offer puspanjali (handfuls of fresh fragrant flowers or petals) and then dandavat obeisances to Radha-Syamasundara Deities, your personal Deities or Picture.
6. Feed and give charity to 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 brahmanas/ Vaisnavas to the best of your ability (e.g., new clothes, two pairs of shoes, umbrella, ghee, yogurt, gumsas, sweets, lotas, plates: and and then equal value in Laksmi or money.
********The best charity is to give a Srimad Bhagavatam to a qualified grhastha vaisnava brahmana. This act will deliver all your ancestors to the spiritual world and award them the association of Lord Purusottama!
Ashram
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Tube
Speak
http://www.astrospeak.com/slide-show/12-important-facts-about-adhik-mass-you-must-know/concept-of-adhik-massSwami
http://www.swaminarayan.org/festivals/prushottammas/
Puja
http://navgrahmandir.com/adhik-month-maas-special/adhik-maas-vishnu-puja/
Tube
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=purushottam+mas
Pandavas
http://paninformation.blogspot.com/search/label/Purushottama
Tuesday, July 7, 2015
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