Shradhha guidelines (in Hindi)

श्राद्ध करते समय ध्यान रखने योग्य 26 बातें

धर्म ग्रंथों के अनुसार श्राद्ध के सोलह दिनों में लोग अपने पितरों को जल देते हैं तथा उनकी मृत्युतिथि पर श्राद्ध करते हैं। ऐसी मान्यता है कि पितरों का ऋण श्राद्ध द्वारा चुकाया जाता है। वर्ष के किसी भी मास तथा तिथि में स्वर्गवासी हुए पितरों के लिए पितृपक्ष की उसी तिथि को श्राद्ध किया जाता है।

पूर्णिमा पर देहांत होने से भाद्रपद शुक्ल पूर्णिमा को श्राद्ध करने का विधान है। इसी दिन से महालय (श्राद्ध) का प्रारंभ भी माना जाता है। श्राद्ध का अर्थ है श्रद्धा से जो कुछ दिया जाए। पितृपक्ष में श्राद्ध करने से पितृगण वर्षभर तक प्रसन्न रहते हैं। धर्म शास्त्रों में कहा गया है कि पितरों का पिण्ड दान करने वाला गृहस्थ दीर्घायु, पुत्र-पौत्रादि, यश, स्वर्ग, पुष्टि, बल, लक्ष्मी, पशु, सुख-साधन तथा धन-धान्य आदि की प्राप्ति करता है।

श्राद्ध में पितरों को आशा रहती है कि हमारे पुत्र-पौत्रादि हमें पिण्ड दान तथा तिलांजलि प्रदान कर संतुष्ट करेंगे। इसी आशा के साथ वे पितृलोक से पृथ्वीलोक पर आते हैं। यही कारण है कि हिंदू धर्म शास्त्रों में प्रत्येक हिंदू गृहस्थ को पितृपक्ष में श्राद्ध अवश्य रूप से करने के लिए कहा गया है।

श्राद्ध से जुड़ी कई ऐसी बातें हैं जो बहुत कम लोग जानते हैं। मगर ये बातें श्राद्ध करने से पूर्व जान लेना बहुत जरूरी है क्योंकि कई बार विधिपूर्वक श्राद्ध न करने से पितृ श्राप भी दे देते हैं। आज हम आपको श्राद्ध से जुड़ी कुछ विशेष बातें बता रहे हैं, जो इस प्रकार हैं-

1- श्राद्धकर्म में गाय का घी, दूध या दही काम में लेना चाहिए। यह ध्यान रखें कि गाय को बच्चा हुए दस दिन से अधिक हो चुके हैं। दस दिन के अंदर बछड़े को जन्म देने वाली गाय के दूध का उपयोग श्राद्ध कर्म में नहीं करना चाहिए।

2- श्राद्ध में चांदी के बर्तनों का उपयोग व दान पुण्यदायक तो है ही राक्षसों का नाश करने वाला भी माना गया है। पितरों के लिए चांदी के बर्तन में सिर्फ पानी ही दिए जाए तो वह अक्षय तृप्तिकारक होता है। पितरों के लिए अर्घ्य, पिण्ड और भोजन के बर्तन भी चांदी के हों तो और भी श्रेष्ठ माना जाता है।

3- श्राद्ध में ब्राह्मण को भोजन करवाते समय परोसने के बर्तन दोनों हाथों से पकड़ कर लाने चाहिए, एक हाथ से लाए अन्न पात्र से परोसा हुआ भोजन राक्षस छीन लेते हैं।

4- ब्राह्मण को भोजन मौन रहकर एवं व्यंजनों की प्रशंसा किए बगैर करना चाहिए क्योंकि पितर तब तक ही भोजन ग्रहण करते हैं जब तक ब्राह्मण मौन रहकर भोजन करें।

5- जो पितृ शस्त्र आदि से मारे गए हों उनका श्राद्ध मुख्य तिथि के अतिरिक्त चतुर्दशी को भी करना चाहिए। इससे वे प्रसन्न होते हैं। श्राद्ध गुप्त रूप से करना चाहिए। पिंडदान पर साधारण या नीच मनुष्यों की दृष्टि पडने से वह पितरों को नहीं पहुंचता।

6- श्राद्ध में ब्राह्मण को भोजन करवाना आवश्यक है, जो व्यक्ति बिना ब्राह्मण के श्राद्ध कर्म करता है, उसके घर में पितर भोजन नहीं करते, श्राप देकर लौट जाते हैं। ब्राह्मण हीन श्राद्ध से मनुष्य महापापी होता है।

7- श्राद्ध में जौ, कांगनी, मटर और सरसों का उपयोग श्रेष्ठ रहता है। तिल की मात्रा अधिक होने पर श्राद्ध अक्षय हो जाता है। वास्तव में तिल पिशाचों से श्राद्ध की रक्षा करते हैं। कुशा (एक प्रकार की घास) राक्षसों से बचाते हैं।

8- दूसरे की भूमि पर श्राद्ध नहीं करना चाहिए। वन, पर्वत, पुण्यतीर्थ एवं मंदिर दूसरे की भूमि नहीं माने जाते क्योंकि इन पर किसी का स्वामित्व नहीं माना गया है। अत: इन स्थानों पर श्राद्ध किया जा सकता है।

9- चाहे मनुष्य देवकार्य में ब्राह्मण का चयन करते समय न सोचे, लेकिन पितृ कार्य में योग्य ब्राह्मण का ही चयन करना चाहिए क्योंकि श्राद्ध में पितरों की तृप्ति ब्राह्मणों द्वारा ही होती है।

10- जो व्यक्ति किसी कारणवश एक ही नगर में रहनी वाली अपनी बहिन, जमाई और भानजे को श्राद्ध में भोजन नहीं कराता, उसके यहां पितर के साथ ही देवता भी अन्न ग्रहण नहीं करते।

11- श्राद्ध करते समय यदि कोई भिखारी आ जाए तो उसे आदरपूर्वक भोजन करवाना चाहिए। जो व्यक्ति ऐसे समय में घर आए याचक को भगा देता है उसका श्राद्ध कर्म पूर्ण नहीं माना जाता और उसका फल भी नष्ट हो जाता है।

12- शुक्लपक्ष में, रात्रि में, युग्म दिनों (एक ही दिन दो तिथियों का योग)में तथा अपने जन्मदिन पर कभी श्राद्ध नहीं करना चाहिए। धर्म ग्रंथों के अनुसार सायंकाल का समय राक्षसों के लिए होता है, यह समय सभी कार्यों के लिए निंदित है। अत: शाम के समय भी श्राद्धकर्म नहीं करना चाहिए।

13- श्राद्ध में प्रसन्न पितृगण मनुष्यों को पुत्र, धन, विद्या, आयु, आरोग्य, लौकिक सुख, मोक्ष और स्वर्ग प्रदान करते हैं। श्राद्ध के लिए शुक्लपक्ष की अपेक्षा कृष्णपक्ष श्रेष्ठ माना गया है।

14- रात्रि को राक्षसी समय माना गया है। अत: रात में श्राद्ध कर्म नहीं करना चाहिए। दोनों संध्याओं के समय भी श्राद्धकर्म नहीं करना चाहिए। दिन के आठवें मुहूर्त (कुतपकाल) में पितरों के लिए दिया गया दान अक्षय होता है।

15- श्राद्ध में ये चीजें होना महत्वपूर्ण हैं- गंगाजल, दूध, शहद, दौहित्र, कुश और तिल। केले के पत्ते पर श्राद्ध भोजन निषेध है। सोने, चांदी, कांसे, तांबे के पात्र उत्तम हैं। इनके अभाव में पत्तल उपयोग की जा सकती है।

16- तुलसी से पितृगण प्रसन्न होते हैं। ऐसी धार्मिक मान्यता है कि पितृगण गरुड़ पर सवार होकर विष्णु लोक को चले जाते हैं। तुलसी से पिंड की पूजा करने से पितर लोग प्रलयकाल तक संतुष्ट रहते हैं।

17- रेशमी, कंबल, ऊन, लकड़ी, तृण, पर्ण, कुश आदि के आसन श्रेष्ठ हैं। आसन में लोहा किसी भी रूप में प्रयुक्त नहीं होना चाहिए।

18- चना, मसूर, उड़द, कुलथी, सत्तू, मूली, काला जीरा, कचनार, खीरा, काला उड़द, काला नमक, लौकी, बड़ी सरसों, काले सरसों की पत्ती और बासी, अपवित्र फल या अन्न श्राद्ध में निषेध हैं।

19- भविष्य पुराण के अनुसार श्राद्ध 12 प्रकार के होते हैं, जो इस प्रकार हैं-
1- नित्य, 2- नैमित्तिक, 3- काम्य, 4- वृद्धि, 5- सपिण्डन, 6- पार्वण, 7- गोष्ठी, 8- शुद्धर्थ, 9- कर्मांग, 10- दैविक, 11- यात्रार्थ, 12- पुष्टयर्थ

20- श्राद्ध के प्रमुख अंग इस प्रकार हैं-

तर्पण- इसमें दूध, तिल, कुशा, पुष्प, गंध मिश्रित जल पितरों को तृप्त करने हेतु दिया जाता है। श्राद्ध पक्ष में इसे नित्य करने का विधान है।

भोजन व पिण्ड दान- पितरों के निमित्त ब्राह्मणों को भोजन दिया जाता है। श्राद्ध करते समय चावल या जौ के पिण्ड दान भी किए जाते हैं।

वस्त्रदान- वस्त्र दान देना श्राद्ध का मुख्य लक्ष्य भी है।

दक्षिणा दान- यज्ञ की पत्नी दक्षिणा है जब तक भोजन कराकर वस्त्र और दक्षिणा नहीं दी जाती उसका फल नहीं मिलता।

21 - श्राद्ध तिथि के पूर्व ही यथाशक्ति विद्वान ब्राह्मणों को भोजन के लिए बुलावा दें। श्राद्ध के दिन भोजन के लिए आए ब्राह्मणों को दक्षिण दिशा में बैठाएं।

22- पितरों की पसंद का भोजन दूध, दही, घी और शहद के साथ अन्न से बनाए गए पकवान जैसे खीर आदि है। इसलिए ब्राह्मणों को ऐसे भोजन कराने का विशेष ध्यान रखें।

23- तैयार भोजन में से गाय, कुत्ते, कौए, देवता और चींटी के लिए थोड़ा सा भाग निकालें। इसके बाद हाथ जल, अक्षत यानी चावल, चन्दन, फूल और तिल लेकर ब्राह्मणों से संकल्प लें।

24- कुत्ते और कौए के निमित्त निकाला भोजन कुत्ते और कौए को ही कराएं किंतु देवता और चींटी का भोजन गाय को खिला सकते हैं। इसके बाद ही ब्राह्मणों को भोजन कराएं। पूरी तृप्ति से भोजन कराने के बाद ब्राह्मणों के मस्तक पर तिलक लगाकर यथाशक्ति कपड़े, अन्न और दक्षिणा दान कर आशीर्वाद पाएं।

25- ब्राह्मणों को भोजन के बाद घर के द्वार तक पूरे सम्मान के साथ विदा करके आएं। क्योंकि ऐसा माना जाता है कि ब्राह्मणों के साथ-साथ पितर लोग भी चलते हैं। ब्राह्मणों के भोजन के बाद ही अपने परिजनों, दोस्तों और रिश्तेदारों को भोजन कराएं।

26- पिता का श्राद्ध पुत्र को ही करना चाहिए। पुत्र के न होने पर पत्नी श्राद्ध कर सकती है। पत्नी न होने पर सगा भाई और उसके भी अभाव में सपिंडों( एक ही परिवार के) को श्राद्ध करना चाहिए । एक से अधिक पुत्र होने पर सबसे बड़ा पुत्र श्राद्ध करता है।

Maa Durga Gujarati Aarti in English lyrics, Hindi Aarti with Hindi Fonts & Vishwambhari Gujarati Stuti with English Lyrics and meanings

Jaya Aadya Shakti
Maa Jaya Aadya Shakti
Akhand Brahmaand Neepavya
Akhand Brahmaand Neepavya
Padave Pandit Ma
Om Jayo Jayo Ma Jagadambe

Dwitiya Bay Swarup
Shivashakti Janu
Maa Shivashakti Janu
Brahma Ganapti Gaye
Brahma Ganapti Gaye
Har Gaaye Har Ma
Om Jayo Jayo Ma Jagadambe

Tritiya Tran Swarup
Tribhuvan Ma Betha
Maa Tribhuvan Ma Betha
Traya Thaki Taraveni
Traya Thaki Taraveni
Tu Taraveni Ma
Om Jayo Jayo Ma Jagadambe

Chouthe Chatura Mahalaxmi
Maa Sachara Char Vyapya
Maa Sachara Char Vyapya
Char Bhuja Cho Disha
Char Bhuja Cho Disha
Pragtya Dakshin Ma
Om Jayo Jayo Ma Jagdambe

Panchame Panch Rushi
Panchami Gunapadma
Maa Panchami Gunapadma
Panch Sahashtra Tya Sohiye
Panch Sahashtra Tya Sohiye
Panche Tatvo Ma
Om Jayo Jayo Ma Jagdambe

Shashthi Tu Narayani
Mahishasura Maryo
Maa Mahishasura Maryo
Naranari Na Rupe
Naranari Na Rupe
Vyapaya Sagadhe Ma
Om Jayo Jayo Ma Jagdambe

Saptami Sapt Patal
Sandhya Savitri
Maa Sandhya Savitri
Gau Ganga Gayatri
Gau Ganga Gayatri
Gauri Geeta Ma
Om Jayo Jayo Ma Jagdambe

Ashthmi Ashtha Bhujao
Ayi Ananda
Maa Ayi Ananda
Sunivar Munivar Janamya
Sunivar Munivar Janamya
Dev Daityo Ma
Om Jayo Jayo Ma Jagdambe

Navmi Navkul Naag
Seve Navadurga
Maa Seve Navadurga
Navratri Na Pujan
Shivratri Na Archan
Kidha Har Brahma
Om Jayo Jayo Ma Jagdambe

Dashami Dash Avtaar
Jay Vijyadashami
Maa Jay Vijyadashami
Rame Ram Ramadya
Rame Ram Ramadya
Ravan Roodyo Ma
Om Jayo Jayo Ma Jagdambe

Ekadashi Agyarus
Kaatyayani Kaama
Maa Kaatyayani Kaama
Kaam Durga Kalika
Kaam Durga Kalika
Shyama Ne Rama
Om Jayo Jayo Ma Jagdambe

Barase Bala Roop
Bahuchari Amba Maa
Maa Bahuchari Amba Maa
Batuk Bhairav Sohiye
Kal Bhairav Sohiye
Taara Chhe Tuja Maa
Om Jayo Jayo Ma Jagdambe

Terase Tulja Roop
Tume Taruni Mata
Maa Tume Taruni Mata
Brahma Vishnu Sadashiv
Brahma Vishnu Sadashiv
Gun Tara Gaata
Om Jayo Jayo Ma Jagdambe

Choudse Choda Roop
Chande Chamunda
Maa Chande Chamunda
Bhaav Bhakti Kayi Apo
Chaturai Kayi Apo
Singh Vahini Mata
Om Jayo Jayo Ma Jagdambe

Puname Kumbha Bharyo
Shambhaljo Karuna
Maa Shambhaljo Karuna
Vashist Deve Vakhania
Markand Deve Vakhania
Gayi Subh Kavita
Om Jayo Jayo Ma Jagdambe

Sauvanta Sole Sattaavana
Saulashe Baavisha Maa,
Maa Saulashe Baavisha Maa,
Sauvanta Sole Pragatyaan,
Sauvanta Sole Pragatyaan,
Revaa Ne Tire,
Har Ganga Ne Tire
Om Jayo Jayo Maa Jagadambe

Trambaavati Nagari
Aaye Roopaavati Nagari,
Maa Manchaavati Nagari,
Sola Sahastra Traan Sohiye,
Sola Sahastra Traan Sohiye,
Kshamaa Karo Gauri,
Maa Dayaa Karo Gauri,
Om Jayo Jayo Maa Jagadambe

Shivashakti Ni Aarti
Je Koyee Gaashe,
Maa Je Bhaave Gaashe,
Bhane Shivaananda Swaami
Bhane Shivaananda Swaami
Sukha Sampati Thaasshey
Maa Kailaashe Jaashe
Maa Ambaa Dukha Harashe
Om Jayo Jayo Maa Jagadambe

Ekama Eka Swaroop,
Antara Nava Darasho,
Maa Antara Nava Darasho,
Bholaa Bhoodar Ba Bhajataa,
Maa Ambaa Ne Bhaajata,
Bhavaa Saagar Tarasho,
Om Jayo Jayo Maa Jagadambe

Bhava Na Jaanoo,
Bhakti Na Jaanoo,
Nava Jaanu Sevaa,
Maa Nava Jaanu Sevaa,
Vallabha Bhatta Ne Aapi,
Sarva Jane Ne Aapi,
Maa Charno Mi Sevaa,
Om Jayo Jayo Maa Jagadambe

Maa Durga Hindi Aarti:

जय अम्बे गौरी, मैया जय श्यामा गौरी,
तुमको निशदिन ध्यावत, हरि ब्रह्मा शिवरी॥

मांग सिंदूर विराजत, टीको मृगमद को,
उज्ज्वल से दोउ नैना, चंद्रवदन नीको॥

कनक समान कलेवर, रक्ताम्बर राजै,
रक्तपुष्प गल माला, कंठन पर साजै॥

केहरि वाहन राजत, खड्ग खप्पर धारी,
सुर-नर-मुनिजन सेवत, तिनके दुखहारी॥

कानन कुण्डल शोभित, नासाग्रे मोती,
कोटिक चंद्र दिवाकर, सम राजत ज्योती॥

शुंभ-निशुंभ बिदारे, महिषासुर घाती,
धूम्र विलोचन नैना, निशदिन मदमाती॥

चण्ड-मुण्ड संहारे, शोणित बीज हरे,
मधु-कैटभ दोउ मारे, सुर भयहीन करे॥

ब्रह्माणी, रूद्राणी, तुम कमला रानी,
आगम निगम बखानी, तुम शिव पटरानी॥

चौंसठ योगिनी मंगल गावत, नृत्य करत भैरों,
बाजत ताल मृदंगा, अरू बाजत डमरू॥

तुम ही जग की माता, तुम ही हो भरता,
भक्तन की दुख हरता, सुख संपति करता॥

भुजा चार अति शोभित, खडग खप्पर धारी,
मनवांछित फल पावत, सेवत नर नारी॥

कंचन थाल विराजत, अगर कपूर बाती,
श्रीमालकेतु में राजत, कोटि रतन ज्योती॥

श्री अंबेजी की आरति, जो कोइ नर गावे,
कहत शिवानंद स्वामी, सुख-संपति पावे॥

Vishwambhari Stuti

Vishvambhari akhil vishwa tani janeta,
Vidhya dhari vadanma vasajo vidhata;
Door-budhhine door kari sad-buddhi apo,
Maampaahi Om Bhagavathi Bhava dukha kapo.
O Mother which resides in the whole universe,
The one who resides within me in the form of knowledge;
Destroy the ignorance that exists,
Surrender O mother in the form of ‘aum’ destroy all the pains that exist.

Bhulo padi bhavarane bhataku Bhavani,
Suzhe nahi lagir koi disha javani;
Bhaase bhayankar vali man na utapo,
Maampaahi Om Bhagavathi Bhava dukha kapo.
I am lost in this world and alone I search for my path,
I cannot reach my destiny;
Flames of fear awaken in my mind,
Surrender O mother in the form of ‘aum’ destroy all the pains that exist.

Aa rankne ugarava nathi koi aaro,
Janmaand chhu Janani hu grahi baal taro;
Naa shu suno Bhagawati shishu naa vilapo,
Maampaahi Om Bhagavathi Bhava dukha kapo.
This man does not have a clue how to succeed,
I’m an earthling of which you are my only mother;
Hear the cries of this child,
Surrender O mother in the form of ‘aum’ destroy all the pains that exist.

Maa karma janma kathni karta vicharu,
Aa shrishtima tuj vina nathi koi maru;
Kone kahu katthan yog tano balaapo,
Maampaahi Om Bhagavathi Bhava dukha kapo.

I think about my deeds and doings in this birth,
And in this world I have no one other than you;
Whom I can share my pains with which burn within me,
Surrender O mother in the form of ‘aum’ destroy all the pains that exist.

Hoon kaam, krodh, madh moh thaki chhakelo,
Aadambare ati ghano madthi bakelo;
dosho thaki dushit na kari maaf paapo,
Maampaahi Om Bhagavathi Bhava dukha kapo.
I’m filled with love, anger, lust and desire,
My mouth utters horrible words;
Look at my faults and forgive me my sins,
Surrender O mother in the form of ‘aum’ destroy all the pains that exist.

Naa shashtra na shravan nu paipaan kidhu,
naa mantra ke stuti katha nathi kai kidhu;
Shradhha dhari nathi karya tav naam jaapo,
Maampaahi Om Bhagavathi Bhava dukha kapo.

I haven’t read the scriptures nor have I listened to them being recited
I haven’t sung your hymns or read about your reality;
I haven’t chanted your name with love at the fullest,
Surrender O mother in the form of ‘aum’ destroy all the pains that exist.

Re re Bhavani bahu bhool thayi chhe mari,
Aa zindagi thai mane atishe akaari;
Dosho prajaali sagala tava chhaap chhapo,
Maampaahi Om Bhagavathi Bhava dukha kapo. 

Oh Oh Mother I have made so many mistakes,
I feel my life is worthless;
Take me to the right path before I err again,
Surrender O mother in the form of ‘aum’ destroy all the pains that exist.

Khaali na koi sthal chhe vina aap dharo,
Bhrahmandma anu-anu mahi vaas taro;
Shakti na maap ganava agneeta mapo,
Maampaahi Om Bhagavathi Bhava dukha kapo. 
There is no such place in which you do not reside,
You are omnipotent and omnipresent in the whole universe;
There is no way one can understand your everlasting power,
Surrender O mother in the form of ‘aum’ destroy all the pains that exist.

Paapo prapanch karva badhi vaate puro,
Khoto kharo Bhagwathi pann hoon tamaro;
Jadyandhakaari door sad-budhhi aapo,
Maampaahi Om Bhagavathi Bhava dukha kapo.
Before I sin again, please tell me,
I’m an ignorant child but still I’m yours;
Make me realize the mistakes I have made, a glowing light of knowlege in the darkness,
Surrender O mother in the form of ‘aum’ destroy all the pains that exist.

Sheekhe sune Rasik Chandaj ekk chitte,
Tena thaki vividhh taap talek khachite;
Vadhe vishesh vali Amba tana prataapo,
Maampaahi Om Bhagavathi Bhava dukha kapo.

Whoever listens and learns your hymns with dedication and a constant mind,
May their fears and worries burn away;
One who awakens realises and experiences your love,
Surrender O mother in the form of ‘aum’ destroy all the pains that exist.

Shri sad-guru sharanma rahine bhaju chhu,
Raatri dine Bhagwathi tujne bhaju chhu;
Sad-bhakt sevak tana paritaap chaapo,
Maampaahi Om Bhagavathi Bhava dukha kapo. 

I am meditating on you at the feet of my spiritual guider,
Day and night I recite your name;
Accept me as your true disciple and take me,
Surrender O mother in the form of ‘aum’ destroy all the pains that exist.

Antar vishe adhik urmi thata Bhavani,
Gaun stuti tava bale namine mrugaani;
Sansaarna sakal rog samoola kapo,
Maampaahi Om Bhagavathi Bhava dukha kapo. 

I am so attached to this body O mother,
When I sing your hymns I bend and bow down to you;
Destroy all the roots of the pains that exist,
Surrender O mother in the form of ‘aum’ destroy all the pains that exist.

Ganesh Aarti - Original - Marathi (with English Script)

Sukhkarta Dukhharta Varta Vighnachi ||
Oh Lord who provides Joy, takes away Sadness and removes all “vighnas” (obstacles) in life

Nurvi Purvi Prem Krupa Jayachi ||
Who spreads love everywhere as his blessing
Sarvangi Sundar Uti Shendurachi ||
Who has lovely “shendur utna”(yellow-orange fragrance paste) all over his body
Kanti Jhalke Mal Mukataphalaanchi..||
Who has a necklace of “Mukataphal”(pearls in Sanskrit) around his neck
Jaidev Jaidev Jai Mangal Murti ||
Hail the god, Hail the god, Hail the auspicious idol
Darshan Maatre Man: Kaamna Phurti ||
all our wishes are fulfilled just by “darshan” (looking at the idol)

Ratnakhachit Phara Tujh Gaurikumra ||
Offering you Seat studded with Ratna(jewels) for you “Gaurikumra” (son of Gauri)
Chandanaachi Uti Kumkumkeshara ||
Smearing you with Chandan(Sandalwood) utna(paste) and Kumkum(Red Tilak) on the head
Hirejadit Mukut Shobhato Bara ||
Diamond studded crown suites you right
Runjhunati Nupure(2) Charani Ghagriya ||
Whose anklets tingle in his feet
Jaidev Jaidev Jai Mangal Murti ||
Hail the god, Hail the god, Hail the auspicious idol

Lambodar Pitaambar Phanivarvandana ||
Lambodar Who wears Pitaambar(yellow cloth worn by men during puja)
“Lambodar” – from the long – ‘lambo’, tummy – ‘udar’
Saral Sond Vakratunda Trinayana ||
Who has Straight trunk and is Vakratunda and Trinayana
“Vakratunda”one who breaks the ego of he who behaves anti-socially (‘Vakra’).
“Trinayana” the son of the 3 eyed (Lord Shiva)
Das Ramacha Vat Pahe Sadana ||
I am waiting for you in my “Sadana” (home) just like the slave(used as devotee) of Lord Rama
Sankati Pavave Nirvani Rakshave Survarvandana ||
Please help us and protect us during bad times, my Salutations to lord
Jaidev Jaidev Jai Mangal Murti ||
Hail the god, Hail the god, Hail the auspicious idol

Inspiring Story - Aisha Chaudhary: Singing in the life boat

Aisha Chaudhary: Singing in the life boat

Link of the small video clip (5 minutes) worth watching. Now this inspiring girl is no more in the world, she left at the age of 18. This clip is when she was 15.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUkZLttONGM

http://www.INKtalks.com Like Voltaire, she believes a shipwreck gives us an 

opportunity to sing in the life boats. Little Aisha Chaudhary, the first INK Youth 

Fellow, teaches us a big lesson even as she is battling a life-threatening medical 

condition. All of 15, Aisha has taught herself to paint, take pictures, run with her 

dog and dance at her cousin's wedding, not just once but twice. Aisha learned art 

at the American way.

Inspiring Story of Young Boy - Has one hand & One leg - doing wonders in Athletics

Incredible and inspiring. Please watch

http://www.faithit.com/being-different-ok-just-listening-kid-explain-outlook-life-gave-me-new-perspective-ezra-frech/#.VMcOmC654U7.facebook

Real Inspiring Story - Bangalore

Real inspiring story from my known group.

http://m.bangalore.citizenmatters.in/articles/lakshmipradha-achievement-dwarfness-achondroplasia-bangalore

Republic / National / Proclamation Day across the world

I was not sure, which all countries are celebrating Republic/Proclamation/National Day. Now from below list we get to know many of these countries are celebrating and enjoying festival.

January	India
February	Hungary /  Guyana
March	Pakistan
April	Iran /  Gambia
May	Lithuania /  Armenia /  Azerbaijan /  Nepal /  South Africa
June	Italy /  Iceland
July	Ghana /  Philippines /  Iraq /  Tunisia
August	Macedonia
September	Trinidad and Tobago
October	Portugal/  East Germany /  Taiwan /  Rhodesia /  Turkey
November	Maldives /  Brazil /  Northern Cyprus /  Chad /  Yugoslavia
December	Central African Republic /  Burkina Faso /  Kenya /  Malta /  Kazakhstan /  Niger /  South Sudan

Vasant Panchami - Saraswati Puja

Vasant Panchmi is celebrated for goddess Saraswati. Saraswati is the Hindu goddess of knowledge, music, arts, wisdom and learning. She is a part of the trinity of Saraswati, Lakshmi and Parvati. Sara (सार) which means essence, and Sva (स्व) which means one self, the fused word meaning "essence of one self", and Saraswati meaning "one who leads to essence of self knowledge".

In Book 2, Rigveda calls Saraswati as the best of mothers, of rivers, of goddesses.

अम्बितमे नदीतमे देवितमे सरस्वति |
– Rigveda 2.41.16

Saraswati is celebrated as a feminine deity with healing, purifying powers of abundant, flowing waters in Book 10 of Rigveda, as follows:

अपो अस्मान मातरः शुन्धयन्तु घर्तेन नो घर्तप्वः पुनन्तु |
विश्वं हि रिप्रं परवहन्ति देविरुदिदाभ्यः शुचिरापूत एमि ||
– Rigveda 10.17

May the waters, the mothers, cleanse us, may they who purify with butter, purify us with butter, for these goddesses bear away defilement, I come up out of them pure and cleansed.

According to an ancient story to tell brahmaji Lord Vishnu created the universe. One day they came on earth to see their own life. They are roaming the earth while he felt the lack of something, but what's wrong with it, they could not understand. Human, animal - bird, life - insects, trees - all plants were calm, were silent. 

They realized that something must be wrong with her. Brahma thought that it should be something that all of the conversation, sing songs and joyfully lifted jhumi. The Brahma is kamandal to water and soil chantay lotus flower with the Chants. Sarashwati, the goddess of water chantaya the white clothes worn nuts were disclosed. Vasant Panchami is an auspicious day by day. 

Sarashvati Devi had four hands. Veena in one hand, lotus in the second and third and fourth-hand is book in the hands of the beads. Brahmaji the Goddess's blessings that you do all the animals’ kantham residence fill in all consciousness. But you will smell it has become his august burns society. You will be the welfare of society, society residing people will worship you, so sarasvati Devi Vasant Panchami day in ancient times as the birthday of Goddess Sarashwati.

Another myth, according to the tretayug Ravana while sita mata deer, then search Shri ram sitaji proceeds south direction. Dandakavan the way. Dandakaranya the time of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh was exuberant. The bhila one woman was sabari. When Ram jhumpadi ave its own when it worked, but not realized. 

It Shri ram agata - and he began to self testing and given Ram fruit (bore) feeding him lovingly. Sabari see love and devotion bore Ram merry heart entham eat them. Vasant Panchami day of Lord Ram were here. Dang district in Gujarat is sabari cottage. One of these people is still living in the stone worship. It was his belief that Lord Ram sat on the same rock. There is also a temple sabari mata.

Vasant Panchami day in the disciplines of Goddess Sarashwati quotes, so on this day, Goddess Saraswati Vidya and musical poojan.

Vasant Panchami day in the belief that the king was merry gangaji major austere, was quoted on earth. Gangaji quotes around the earth have become complacent, so much importance to this day Ganga.

As a spring festival celebrated in ancient times and was madanotsav Vasant Panchami. On this day, women worship her husband was in the form of Cupid. Vasant Panchami day is Cupid and his wife rati human heart and the love for the first time in the attraction of communication. Since the Vasant Panchami is observed as a day madanotsav the spring festival.

Vasant Panchami day, more importance is yellow, so people in yellow dresses and yellow meal in the background is ambana seven of the peacock. Vasant Panchami day in some regions of India are also found in the tradition of kite flying.

Vasant Panchami day in many parts of the north Indian dish made from yellow. More common in spring flowers surround a yellow background. The time is ripe and yellow rapeseed flower is found. Drunkenness spring means. It is clearly apparent that the yellow color of spring. The color between yellow and orange color palette, so Vasant Panchami day, the yellow color of the importance of giving people a yellow food, and clothing also assumes a yellow background. 

Dominated by the excitement and happiness is found in the atmosphere around. It is a new flowering plants, seasonal flowers can be so this season. This season is not too cold or too much heat. Ambana trees start blooming in the future. Ambana peacock svasthyasam bandhi many illnesses relief from alcohol, so alcohol should vasant panchami ambana peacock.

Krishna Leela

1. Putana (the witch) - the pseudo guru.
We all know how Putana came into the village where the baby Lord Krishna lived and assumed a beautiful form and then tried to kill Him by offering her breast milk to Him after she had put poison on her breast. But Krishna sucked the life air out of her and killed her. Nonetheless, Krishna had accepted her like a mother and she attained liberation.

Putana represents the pseudo-guru. The pseudo-guru may appear in one or both of two forms:
A. A deceitful, so-called guru who preaches sense gratification or liberation or both.
B. The inwardly manifest "spiritual" guide, in the form of the mundane empiric reasoning faculty (the material mind).

2. Sakatasura (the cart demon) - carrying the burden of a cart-load of old and new bad habits, Not understanding the purpose of religious principles. He also represents lethargy, dullness and false pride. Krishna removes this contamination by kicking it aside.

BCS: Śakata means a cart, a bullock cart. Those days they used to carry things not in tractors or trucks and such vehicles. The mode of transportation was carts drawn by bullocks. So there was a śakaṭā and they used to keep all things on that cart and then they used to harness it with a bull or bulls. So it was an occasion when Krishna was just turning to His side, which means about three months. At three months or so the baby learns to turn to his side. So that is the occasion to celebrate. They were celebrating this occasion and when Mother Yaśodā was making all the arrangements. She thought that she would keep Krishna under this cart. This kind of protected somehow. But a demon actually came and wanted to kill Krishna. The idea actually was that Pūtanā assumed a form and therefore Krishna could kill her. So this one decided not to take any form. But just go there and make the cart to collapse. And then he would put his pressure and strength on Krishna to kill Him. Krishna knew what was going on. So Krishna was lying there and what He did, He just touched the cart with His baby foot, maybe just with the toe. And the cart immediately collapsed. And all these heavy articles were there and they just got scattered. An anxious mother Yashoda rushed out and found that although the cart collapsed, all the articles were scattered and fell but the baby Krishna was not harmed.

3. Trinavarta (the whirlwind demon) - false pride which coming from dry or material logic, which leads to bogus philosophies.

Trnavarta represents the false pride produced by useless scholarship, which gives rise to wrangling debates and arguments, dry reasoning and dry logical indulgences in the association of people who are attached to such things. It produces controversy which is disloyal to the path of pure bhakti, such as Mayavada and Buddhism. It is the breeding place of demoniac, sinful philosophies.

Lord Krsna becomes moved by the humility of His devotees, who carefully avoid this fault, and He strangles the demon and removes the thorn from His devotees' endeavours in devotional service.

This demon took the shape of a vast whirlwind and lifted Lord Krishna way up into the sky in order to try to kill Him. But Lord Krishna became so heavy that He brought down the demon so hard that Trinavarta was killed.

4. Deliverance of Nalakuvara and Manigriva (breaking the twin arjuna trees) - Arrogant pride which comes from puffed-up prestige, which is rooted in a madness for wealth.
It gives rise to cruelty to animals, lust for women, and indulgence in alcohol. These further give rise to debauchery of the tongue — uncontrolled eating habits and loose talking. Then come general hard-heartedness, shamelessness and all sorts of disgraceful activities.
Krishna very mercifully breaks down the twin Arjuna trees while tied to the grinding mortar in order to destroy all these faults.

This pastime of Krishna very directly illustrates the predicament of people who are wealthy and aristocratic, but who become involved in licentiousness. It is interesting to note the remedy applied by Narada Muni — poverty, or in terms which are particularly relevant to ourselves as aspiring devotees, simple living and high thinking.

5. Vatsasura (the calf demon) - a childish type of mentality which gives rise to a type of greediness which results in a wicked type of mischievousness.
It gives rise to a type of greediness for sense gratification through which one becomes absorbed in materialism.

BCS: So Krishna is just about six years old, five, going on six. And at that time the children in the cowherd community were given the charge of the calves. Like apprentice, they were apprentices. They have to go out to take care of the cows, but as children they can take care of the children of the cows. So Krishna was given charge with Balarāma to take care of the calves and with the friends they used to go to the forest. So once they went to the forest and here came this demon, Vatsāsura, disguised as a calf. In the middle of so many calves, this calf was there, which was actually a demon and his intention was to kill Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma. So Krishna identified that demon. And He told Balarāma: “Balarāma, this character looks strange, you can’t trust him, he is not our regular calves. ... So who is this character? Balarāma asked: “Will You take care of him? Or should I take care of him?” Krishna said: “Let Me take care of Him.” And then at one point this calf just came and charged towards Krishna, it tried to kill Him. And Krishna just grabbed the calf with his legs and started to swing him, swing him, swing him... This is Krishna’s favorite way of killing the demons, especially when they come in the form of some animal. And then He threw the calf onto the space, it was already dead and it fell in the forest of kapittha trees.

6. Bakasura (stork demon) - False religiosity. He represents cunning duplicity, deceptive behaviour and hypocrisy, the outward manifestations of a false lifestyle of cheating activities.

BCS: Bakāsura came in the form of a crane. The crane is a bird that looks like a swan. A crane looks somewhat like a swan but the characteristics are completely different. The swan lives in a very quiet, serene atmosphere. This bird also lives in a watery atmosphere. And what does it do? It stands at one place as if it is meditating. And that also with one leg drawn up. How many of you have seen a crane? So you have seen how this crane stands in the water on one leg. Like sometimes the yogīs stand on one leg meditating. But what does the crane meditate on? It meditates on fish. It is just watching, meditating on the fish. And the moment it sees a fish it just catches it. This demon came assuming a form of a crane, a huge crane. So they all were playing and they saw this beautiful, huge bird. They all out of curiosity came there. Bakāsura was just waiting, while they were all marveling at the sight of this huge bird, this bird just swallowed up Krishna. And the bird what did it do? It just expanded himself but Krishna expanded Himself the bird could not swallow Him. And Krishna became so hot that it could not keep Krishna in his mouth, it threw out Krishna from his mouth. And then Krishna just stood there but this bird again came to swallow Krishna. But this time what did Krishna do? Krishna with his foot pressed his lower jaw and with His hand Krishna pressed his upper jaw. And then Krishna just pulled and its body tore into two pieces. The demon was dead.

7. Aghasura (the snake demon) - Aghāsura is cruelty personified. Aghasura represents the mentality of cruelty to others, and violence and causing trouble to others out of envy. This attitude is an offense against the chanting of the holy names. It may also manifest in the form of an unwillingness to help other living beings by giving them Krishna consciousness.

The demon Aghasura was the younger brother of Putana and Bakasura. He assumed the form of a great python, expanded to the length of eight miles and grew as high as a mountain. He lay on the road with his mouth wide open, and Krishna’s friends playfully entered into the demon, being curious about the giant form and feeling confident in Krishna’s protection. Finally, Krishna also entered into the mouth of the demon in order to protect His friends, and then expanded His own body to such an extent that the demon suffocated and died, and then brought all of His friends back to life and out of the demon.

8. Brahma-vimohana Pastime (Lord Brahma steals the cowherd boys and calves) - mundane activities and speculative scholasticism.

The pastime of the bewilderment of Lord Brahma and his subsequent purification frees us from the cultivation of fruitive activities (karma) and speculative knowledge (jnana). It also rectifies the offense of disrespecting the Lord's madhurya feature in favour of His aisvarya feature.

9. Dhenukasura (the ass demon) - Ignorance of knowledge of the soul through gross materialistic intelligence, or jackass-like foolishness.

BCS: This Dhenukāsura is a very beautiful pastime which happened after Krishna saved the cowherd boys from the devastating forest fire. Later, all the cowherd boys were feeling very, very hungry. They said: “Krishna we are feeling very, very hungry.” Then somebody says: “I am smelling some beautiful fragrance of ripe tāla fruit. How many of you have seen tāla fruits? Tāla fruits have a very sweet flavor. It’s a big purple fruit like this, it grows about this big and it has a very sweet flavor. But somebody said: “No,no don’t go there, that tāla forest is guarded by a demon called Dhenukāsura. And because of fear of him, nobody goes near. Because if you go there, then he will eat you up, Dhenukāsura. Balarāma said: “What? Who cares about this Dhenuka, the demon? Come let’s go. We are hungry!” Balarāma grabbed that tāla tree and started to shake it. And all the tāla fruits started to fall with a thud, big fruits falling with a sound. And Dhenukāsura woke up: “Who dares to come to my forest?” Who dares to enter into my territory? I will take care of them. And unconcerned about Dhenukāsura or whatever, Balarāma kept on shaking and the tāla fruits kept on falling one after another. And the boys, exited, started to pick them up and eat them. In the mean time Dhenukāsura came and he attacked Balarāma. How do the donkeys attack? Yes, their strength is in the hind legs. Do you know what the donkeys are famous for? First of all the donkeys are famous for their stupidity. Because the donkey needs just some grass and there is plenty of grass everywhere. But because he is a donkey he thinks that he has to work for his master and he carries this big burden everywhere, food to eat. And the donkeys are famous for carrying huge loads; they can carry huge loads, five, six times the weight of their body, the donkeys can carry. But in return … what does the donkey get? A little grass. But the donkey thinks that unless he carries this big load he won’t get any grass to eat.

Another thing, the donkey carries a big burden. And what is that burden? This burden is unnecessary materialistic karma, materialistic activities. We can so easily get rid of our karmic reactions, just by surrendering to Kṛṣṇa. When you surrender to Kṛṣṇa, will you have any karma left? Ahaṁ tvāṁ sarva-pāpebhyo mokṣayiṣyāmi mā śucaḥ… Krishna is giving us our assurance but our donkey propensity does not allow us to do that.

Another thing about this donkey demon. What is he doing? He is protecting this tāla fruit, the fruits of his activities, which are actually meant to be offered to Kṛṣṇa. But instead we are saying nobody should come and take it. All our possessions, we are guarding, saying: “Don’t come, don’t try to take my propenstity.” Are these the propensities of a donkey demon, Dhenukāsura? And this demon is killed by Balarāma. Who is Balarāma? Balarāma is the original spiritual master. This demon is killed by the spiritual master. Our donkey propensities are destroyed by the bonafide spiritual master. He teaches us about the importance of surrendering to Kṛṣṇa and becoming free from the unnecessary burden of our karmic reactions. Balarāma, the original spiritual master teaches us that there is no need to unnecessary carry the big burden of our materialistic responsibilities. And there is no need to carry the fruits of our activities, our possessions for our own enjoyment, offer it to Kṛṣṇa. This is how Dhenukāsura or the donkey demon is killed by Balarāma.

10. Kaliya (chastising the Kaliya serpent) - brutal cruelty, maliciousness, pride, envy and a snake-like crookedness.
He particularly tries to pour his poison into the hearts of innocent Vaisnavas, which Krsna cannot tolerate, so then the Lord kills him.

11. Extinguishing the Forest Fire - The first forest fire represents hatred and arguments between Vaisnavas or different religions, and disrespecting each other's Deities. It can also represent any type of clash or conflict.

12. Pralambasura (killing the Pralamba demon) - lust for the opposite sex, and the desire for profit, adoration and distinction.
BCS: This Pralambāsura came in the disguise of a cowherd boy. And they were playing that one set of boys will carry in the game, they will carry the other set of boys. So Pralambāsura chose to take Balarāma. He disguised himself as a cowherd boy and he sided with Krishna’s team. There were two teams, Krishna’s team and Balarāma’s team. And he decided to carry Balarāma and he thought that he will kidnap Balarāma and if Balarāma can be killed then Krishna will die due to His intense separation from Balarāma. So He decided to kill Balarāma. Because all the demons are being killed one after another by Krishna. So they thought: “Okay, let’s not try to deal with Krishna but indirectly we will get rid of Krishna by stealing Balarāma. So Pralambāsura carried Balarāma and as he got Balarāma on his back he just ran and then while he was running, he assumed his demoniac form. From a little cowherd boy he became a huge demon. At first Balarāma got a little worried: ” Hey, what’s happening?” So Krishna reminded him :”Hey, You are Balarāma, don’t forget Who You are!” So then Balarāma got back to His senses and Balarāma hit him on the head and Pralambāsura was dead.

This Pralambāsura is impersonalism. This is impersonalism also is killed by Balarāma, the original spiritual master.

13. Second Forest Fire - The second forest fire represents the attack of atheism and other antagonistic philosophies on Krishna consciousness.
Srila Sanatana Goswami says that some people say that the forest fire was a friend of Pralambasura's.

14. Brahmanas Performing Sacrifice -This pastime illustrates the fault of indifference towards Krishna arising out of pride due to high birth in the varnasrama system.

15. Overcoming the Pride of Indra - demigod worship, and the tendency to think "I am Supreme." This pastime illustrates the mistake of thinking that it is good to perform demigod worship.

16. Nanda Maharaja Captured by Varuna - thinking that spiritual life can be enhanced by intoxication.

17. Nanda Maharaja Swallowed by Vidyadhara (the snake) - how Krishna saves the truth of devotional service from being swallowed by the Mayavadis and other atheists. It illustrates how devotees must avoid the company of such snake-like people.

18. Sankhacuda (killing the conch-shell demon and getting the jewel that was stolen by him) - proneness toward acquiring name and fame, and desire for sensuous enjoyment, under the plea of devotion.

19. Aristasura (the bull demon) - pride arising from indulging in false religions invented by cheaters which causes neglect of devotional service (bhakti). Due to their contaminated condition they show disrespect to the process of pure devotional service to Krishna.
This demon assumed the form of a huge bull with sharp horns in its attempt to kill Krishna and Balarama. When the bull approached the village, everyone was afraid. When the bull charged toward Lord Krishna, He grabbed him by the horns and threw him away. But the bull still wanted to attack. So Krishna threw him to the ground and thrashed him like a pile of wet clothing, which forced the demon to give up his life.

20. Kesi (the horse demon) - I am a great devotee and spiritual master, Kesi is pride personified." Also the false ego arising from attachment from wealth and material accomplishments.

BCS : Then Kesi, as you know, went in the form of a huge horse, a gigantic horse. He was blowing out a fire from his mouth. From his mouth, from his nostrils the fire was coming out, such a terrible demon. And the cowherd boys were so much in anxiety, so upset.. But Krishna said:”Don’t worry, I will deal with him.” So Krishna just stood there, tying up his utariya, tying up his waist. When Kesi came. Kesi came to swallow Krishna up. This huge demon just wanted to swallow Krishna up. But what did Krishna do? Krishna stretched His left hand. And that hand went into Kesi’s mouth. But Krishna’s hand expanded to such a degree that Kesi’s throat got choked. And then this hand started to emanate fire, it became so hot. Kesi was dying. Kesi wanted to get the hand out of his mouth but he could not. Then Krishna grabbed him by his hind legs and started to swing him overhead. And as a result of that Kesi left his body.

21. Vyomasura (the demon in the sky) - associating with thieves and other rascals, and with people who put themselves forward as avataras, as well as cheating impostors who disguise themselves as devotees.