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Ekadashi February 2013 date – Ekadasi Monthly Fasting Dedicated to Hindu God Vishnu

Ekadashi is a monthly fasting dedicated to Hindu God Vishnu and is observed on the 11th day of a lunar fortnight as per Hindu calendar. Ekadasi February 2013 dates are February 6 and February 21. February 6 Ekadasi is known as Shattila Ekadasi. February 21 Ekadasi is known asVijaya Ekadasi.

Details of other Ekadasi observed on the same days in various other regions:

February 21 – Bhishma Ekadashi

February 21 – Bhoumi Ekadasi

Thirunavaya Ekadasi in Kerala - February 21

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How to observe Ekadasi – Ekadashi Vrat Fasting Method

Ekadasi Fasting is dedicated to Lord Vishnu and is observed on the 11th day of waning and waxing phase of moon in a traditional Hindu calendar. This is one of the most popular Vrat observed in Hinduism. How to observe Ekadashi was narrated to Arjuna by Lord Krishna and is found in the Bhavisyottara Purana.

When to start Ekadasi Fasting?

Lord Krishna advices Arjuna to begin the Ekadasi fasting in the autumn season with Utpanna or Uttpatti Ekadasi occurring during the waning phase of the moon in November – December.

Ekadashi Vrat Fasting Method

Ekadasi is the name of the Goddess that arose from Lord Vishnu to defeat Demon Mura. Happy with her divine act, Lord Vishnu blessed her that anyone who observes Ekadasi fast will be freed of their sins and will attain Moksha.

Some people only take a single meal on the Dasami day, the day before Ekadasi.

Things needed for Ekadasi Puja and Prayer

• A picture or photo or idol of Lord Vishnu
• Fruits
• Tulsi leaves (The tulsi leaves should not be picked on the day but on the previous day)
• Yellow bananas
• And other normal puja items

Observance

• Wake up early in the morning. Take bath and offer prayers.
• Perform a simple puja to Lord Vishnu at home by lighting a lamp and offering fruits and Tulsi leaves.
• Pray or meditate for few minutes.
• If there is a Vishnu temple nearby visit the temple and witness morning pujas and rituals.

Complete fast or Upavas on the day is the main observance.

Ekadasi Fasting

• Fasting is for 24 hours. It is believed that a partial or total abstinence from food on Ekadasi is rewarded with bliss.
• If you have any health problem or are taking medicines, please consult your doctor before deciding on fasting. You can also opt for a partial fast by avoiding food made of rice.
• Do not eat food made from rice on Ekadashi.
• Strictly avoid eating rice and grains, honey, meat and eating on a bell metal plate. Do not apply oil on the day. (What food can be eaten on Ekadasi for those observing partial fast?)
• Those taking partial fast can consume fruits and milk.

Afternoon

Take bath and offer prayers to Lord Vishnu

Evening Prayers

• Take a bath in the evening.
• Repeat the morning puja to Vishnu
• Visit Vishnu temple and witness the evening puja and rituals.

Prayers for Ekadashi

• Vishnu Ashotharam
• Vishnu Sahasranamam
• Simple Chanting of – Om Namo Narayana
• Or any prayers dedicated to Lord Vishnu or Sri Krishna

No Sleep of Keeping Vigil at Night

Staunch devotees who observe Vaikunta Ekadasi fasting do not sleep on the day. They spend the whole night at Vishnu temples or by singing prayers or listening stories dedicated to Lord Vishnu.

But those devotees who have health problems sleep at night. Those people who work, take rest at night and avoid keeping vigil at night

Next Day Morning

The fast is broken on the next day (Dwadashi) after taking bath. Offer prayers to Lord Vishnu by lighting a lamp and then you can break the fast.

Vishwamitra?

Story – How King Kaushika Became Sage Vishwamitra?

Before he became a Sage, Vishwamitra was a king named Kaushika. He was a powerful and arrogant king. The story of the transformation of Kaushika to Vishwamitra symbolically shows the greatness of spirituality over wealth and power.

One day King Kaushika and his troops reached the ashram of Sage Vasishta. The king and his soldiers were warmly welcomed by Sage Vasishta.

Sage Vasishta invited them for food. The arrogant king doubted how a poor sage could feed him and his army.

To his surprise the king and his soldiers were treated to the best foods. So much food and different varieties of food was served to all the people.

King wanted to know how a poor Sage could prepare such huge amount of food in a short span of time.

The Sage Vasishta revealed that he was the owner of the divine cow Kamadhenu – the holy cow was a wish fulfilling cow.

Kaushika now wanted the cow as he felt the animal would be more useful to a king than to a sage.

Sage Vasishta said that the divine cow had come on its own to the ashram and if it wishes to go then he can take it.

Kamadhenu was not ready to leave the ashram.

When the king resorted to force Sage Vasishta object to it.

Kaushika then decided to attack the sage. The sage then simply took a stick and planted before him. The stick prevented all the attacks of Kaushika and his soldiers.

The king and his soldiers had to return empty handed.

For next few days the king was in deep thought. He began to detest his kingly powers and authority. He thought what use it is if his powers could not defeat a poor sage.

The king realized the greatness of spirituality over physical strength and power.

He gave his throne to his son and went to forest and started performing austerities.

Kaushika then became a Brahmarishi after several years and he was called Vishwamitra – friend of the universe.

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Sri Ramakrishna Teachings for Householders A Devotee : "I find it is extremely difficult for a householder to realize God. How few people can lead the life you prescribe for them! I haven't found any." Sri Ramakrishna : "Why should that be so? I have heard of a deputy magistrate named Pratap Singh. He is a great man. He has many virtues: compassion and devotion to God. He meditates on God. Once he sent for me. Certainly there are people like him. "The practice of discipline is absolutely necessary. Why shouldn't a man succeed if he practises sadhana? But he doesn't have to work hard if he has real faith — faith in his guru's words. Once Vyasa was about to cross the Jamuna, when the gopis also arrived there, wishing to go to the other side. But no ferry-boat was in sight. They said to Vyasa, 'Revered sir, what shall we do now?' 'Don't worry', said Vyasa. 'I will take you across. But I am very hungry. Have you anything for me to eat?' The gopis had plenty of milk, cream, and butter with them. Vyasa ate it all. Then the gopis asked, 'Well, sir, what about crossing the river?' Vyasa stood on the bank of the Jamuna and said, 'O Jamuna, if I have not eaten anything today, then may your waters part so that we may all walk to the other side.' No sooner did the sage utter these words than the waters of the Jamuna parted. The gopis were speechless with wonder. 'He ate so much just now,' they said to themselves, 'and he says, "If I have not eaten anything . . ." ! ' Vyasa had the firm conviction that it was not himself, but the Narayana who dwelt in his heart, that had partaken of the food. "Sankaracharya was a Brahmajnani, to be sure. But at the beginning he too had the feeling of differentiation. He didn't have absolute faith that everything in the world is Brahman. One day as he was coming out of the Ganges after his bath, he saw an untouchable, a butcher, carrying a load of meat. Inadvertently the butcher touched his body. Sankara shouted angrily, 'Hey there! How dare you touch me?' 'Revered sir,' said the butcher, 'I have not touched you, nor have you touched me. The Pure Self cannot be the body nor the five elements nor the twenty-four cosmic principles.' Then Sankara came to his senses. Once Jadabharata was carrying King Rahugana's palanquin and at the same time giving a discourse on Self-Knowledge. The king got down from the palanquin and said to Jadabharata, 'Who are you, pray?' The latter answered, 'I am Not this, not this — I am the Pure Self.' He had perfect faith that he was the Pure Self. "'I am He', 'I am the Pure Self' — that is the conclusion of the jnanis. But the bhaktas say, 'The whole universe is the glory of God.' Who would recognize a wealthy man without his power and riches? But it is quite different when God Himself, gratified by the aspirant's devotion, says to him, 'You are the same as Myself.' Suppose a king is seated in his court, and his cook enters the hall, sits on the throne, and says, 'O King, you and I are the same!' People will certainly call him a madman. But suppose one day the king, pleased with the cook's service, says to him: 'Come, sit beside me. There is nothing wrong in that. There is no difference between you and me.' Then, if the cook sits on the throne with the king, there is no harm in it. It is not good for ordinary people to say, 'I am He'. The waves belong to the water. Does the water belong to the waves? "The upshot of the whole thing is that, no matter what path you follow, yoga is impossible unless the mind becomes quiet. The mind of a yogi is under his control; he is not under the control of his mind. When the mind is quiet the prana stops functioning. Then one gets kumbhaka. One may have the same kumbhaka through bhaktiyoga as well: the prana stops functioning through love of God too. In the kirtan the musician sings, 'Nitai amar mata hati!' ("My Nitai dances like a mad elephant!") Repeating this, he goes into a spiritual mood and cannot sing the whole sentence. He simply sings, 'Hati! Hati!' When the mood deepens he sings only, 'Ha! Ha!' Thus his prana stops through ecstasy, and kumbhaka follows. "Suppose a man is sweeping a courtyard with his broom, and another man comes and says to him: 'Hello! So-and-so is no more. He is dead.' Now, if the dead person was not related to the sweeper, the latter goes on with his work, remarking casually: 'Ah! That's too bad. He is dead. He was a good fellow.' The sweeping goes on all the same. But if the dead man was his relative, then the broom drops from his hand. 'Ah!' he exclaims, and he too drops to the ground. His prana has stopped functioning. He can neither work nor think. Haven't you noticed, among women, that if one of them looks at something or listens to something in speechless amazement, the other women say to her, 'What? Are you in ecstasy?' In this instance, too, the prana has stopped functioning, and so she remains speechless, with mouth agape. "It will not do merely to repeat, 'I am He, I am He.' There are certain signs of a jnani. Narendra has big protruding eyes. (Pointing to a devotee) He also has good eyes and forehead. "All men are by no means on the same level. It is said that there are four classes of men: the bound, the struggling, the liberated, and the ever-free. It is also not a fact that all men have to practise spiritual discipline. There are the ever-free and those who achieve perfection through spiritual discipline. Some realize God after much spiritual austerity, and some are perfect from their very birth. Prahlada is an example of the ever-free. "Eternally perfect sages like Prahlada also practise meditation and prayer. But they have realized the fruit, God-vision, even before their spiritual practice. They are like gourds and pumpkins, which grow fruit first and then flowers. ^Top                                                                                  Back to Ramakrishna

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डर का सामना
एक बार बनारस में स्वामी जी दुर्गा जी के मंदिर से निकल रहे थे कि तभी वहां मौजूद बहुत सारे बंदरों ने उन्हें घेर लिया. वे उनके नज़दीक आने लगे और डराने लगे . स्वामी जी भयभीत हो गए और खुद को बचाने के लिए दौड़ कर भागने लगे, पर बन्दर तो मानो पीछे ही पड़ गए और वे उन्हें दौडाने लगे.
पास खड़ा एक वृद्ध सन्यासी ये सब देख रहा था , उसने स्वामी जी को रोका और बोला , – रुको ! उनका सामना करो !
स्वामी जी तुरन्त पलटे और बंदरों के तरफ बढ़ने लगे , – ऐसा करते ही सभी बन्दर भाग गए.
इस घटना से स्वामी जी को एक गंभीर सीख मिली और कई सालों बाद उन्होंने एक संबोधन में कहा भी – यदि तुम कभी किसी चीज से भयभीत हो, तो उससे भागो मत , पलटो और सामना करो.

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A VERY TOUCHING STORY ***THE FAITHFUL DOG***

A dog was so faithful that the woman could leave her baby with it and go out to attend other matters. She always returned to find the child soundly asleep with the dog faithfully watching over him. One day something tragic happened.

The woman as usual, left the baby in the"hands" of this faithful dog and went out shopping. When she returned, she discovered rather a nasty scene, there was a total mess. The baby's cot was dismantled, his nappies & clothes torn to shreds with blood stains all over the bedroom where she left the child & the dog. Shocked, the woman wailed as she began looking for the baby.

All of a sudden, she saw the faithful dog emerging from under the bed. It was covered with blood and licking it's mouth as if it had just finished a delicious meal.

The woman got angry and assumed that the dog had devoured her baby. Without much thought she beat the dog with a wood to death. But as she continued searching for the"remains" of her child, she beheld another scene.

Close to the bed was the baby who, although lying bare floor, was safe & under the bed where the body of a snake was torn to piecesin what had been a fierce battle between the snake and the dog which was now dead. Then reality dawned on d woman who now began to understand what took place in her absence. The dog fought to protect the baby from the ravenous snake.

It was too late for her now to make amends because in her impatience and anger,she had killed the faithful dog. How often have we misjudged people and torn them to shreds with harsh words and deeds before we have had time to evaluate the situation?.

This is called SIN OF PRESUMPTION Presuming things our way without taking the trouble to find out exactly what the situation really is. Little patience can drastically reduce major lifelong mistakes. Who Are You misjudging right now?. Don't think what you think others are thinking, Take time to get the whole truth.

सनातन धर्म एक ही धर्म

इसे स्मरण रखो: जब तुम शक्तिहीन होते हो तो एक सपना भी शक्तिशाली हो जाता है। जब तुम जागे होते हो तो कोई सपना तुम पर प्रभावी नहीं हो सकता, लेकिन यथार्थ, तथाकथित यथार्थ प्रभावी हो जाता है। जागा हुआ व्यक्ति बुद्ध पुरूष इतना सजग होता है कि तुम्हारा यथार्थ भी उसे प्रभावित नहीं कर सकता। यदि कोई स्त्री कोई सुंदर सत्री पास से गुजर जाए तो तुम्हारा मन उसके पीछे हो लेता है। एक कामना उठ गई, उसे पाने की कामना। तुम अगर सजग हो तो स्त्री गुजर जाएगी लेकिन कोई कामना नहीं उठेगी। तुम प्रभावित नहीं हुए, तुम प्रभावित नहीं होओगे। तो तुम प्राणों में एक सूक्ष्म आनंद का अनुभव करोगे। पहली बार तुम्हें लगेगा कि तुम हो; कुछ भी तुम्हें तुमसे बाहर नहीं घसीट सकता। तुम यदि पीछे जाना चाहो तो वह दूसरी बात है, वह तुम्हारा निर्णय है।
लेकिन स्वयं को धोखा मत दो। तुम धोखा दे सकते हो। तुम कह सकते हो, ‘हां, स्त्री शक्तिशाली नहीं है। लेकिन मैं उसके पीछे जाना चाहता हूं। मैं उसे पाना चाहता हूं, तुम धोखा दे सकते हो। बहुत से लोग धोखा दिए चले जाते हो। लेकिन तुम किसी और को नहीं स्वयं को ही धोखा दे रहे हो। फिर यह व्यर्थ है। जरा गौर से देखा: तुम कामना को वहां पाओगे। कामना पहले आती है। फिर तुम उसी व्याख्या करते हो।’
ज्ञानी व्यक्ति के लिए चीजें भी है और वह भी है। लेकिन उसके और चीजों के बीच कोई सेतु नहीं है। सेतु टूट गया है। वह अकेला चलता है। अकेला जीता है। वह अपना ही अनुसरण करता है। कुछ और उसे आविष्ट नहीं कर सकता। इस अनुभव के कारण ही हमने इस उपलब्धि को मोक्ष कहा है। मुक्ति कहा है। वह परम मुक्त है।

SRIMAD BHAGWATAM VOLUME III

Krishna Kirtan

HUMOR DREAM WITH SRILA PRABHUPADA

Just last night I had a dream with Srila Prabhupada. This one had such a special feeling and was quick and he made me feel so close. My immediate feeling was that I didn't deserve that kind of personal attention from him.

He had come into my room and he was being so friendly and charming in a humorously way. I remember that he was making some joke (I can't remember), but his presence was all around so humorously and charming. I was just so lost in that, and the fact that he came here all by himself.

And then he said: "Simply consuming life air, that is known as waste of time. That's how time simply burns up. That's all."

And then he added: "See? This is Indian humor."

And I replied: "Yes, and it's very funny. I like it."

I then saw him leaving the room as he said that, and right after I woke up, thinking to myself: "Oh my God, was I just exchanging humor with Srila Prabhupada?"

I could not believe it!

Kirtan
February 3 2013

DELHI) SRIMAD BHAGWATAM VOLUME III

Digitally Remastered Srimad Bhagwatam Volume III (1965), also known as the Delhi Bhagwatam. This is the third of the 3-volume-set of Srimad Bhagwatam Srila Prabhupada printed in India before coming to the West.

In this entry of his Jaladuta Dairy, on August 22, 1965 Srila Prabhupada writes:

"At about 10 a.m. we are now in the dockyard of Cochin. The dock is peculiar because it is by nature full of small islands. Some of the islands are full with nice hutments formerly known as British Island. I saw my books from Bombay arrived in five cases and the agents loaded them on the ship at 4 p.m. on 22/8/65."

These are very special and rare volumes, now Digitally Restored. You may view Srimad Bhagwatam Volume II online at the following link:

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OM TAT SAT.

Krishna Kirtan
Bhaktivedanta Vedic Research

Krishna Kirtan

HE BEARS A CONCHSHELL, DISCUS, MACE, AND LOTUS

"The Supreme Personality of Godhead has a cheerful, lotuslike countenance with ruddy eyes like the interior of a lotus and a swarthy body like the petals of a blue lotus. He bears a conch, discus and mace in three of His hands."

prasanna-vadanāmbhojaṁ
padma-garbhāruṇekṣaṇam
nīlotpala-dala-śyāmaṁ
śaṅkha-cakra-gadā-dharam

PURPORT

It is definitely recommended herein that one concentrate his mind upon the form of Viṣṇu. There are twelve different forms of Viṣṇu, which are described in Teachings of Lord Caitanya. One cannot concentrate his mind on anything void or impersonal; the mind should be fixed on the personal form of the Lord, whose attitude is cheerful, as described in this verse. Bhagavad-gītā states that meditation on the impersonal or void features is very troublesome to the meditator. Those who are attached to the impersonal or void features of meditation have to undergo a difficult process because we are not accustomed to concentrating our minds upon anything impersonal. Actually such concentration is not even possible. Bhagavad-gītā also confirms that one should concentrate his mind on the personality of Godhead.

The color of the Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, is described here as nīlotpala-dala, meaning that it is like that of a lotus flower with petals tinted blue and white. People always ask why Kṛṣṇa is blue. The color of the Lord has not been imagined by an artist. It is described in authoritative scripture. In the Brahma-saṁhitā also, the color of Kṛṣṇa’s body is compared to that of a bluish cloud. The color of the Lord is not poetical imagination. There are authoritative descriptions in the Brahma-saṁhitā, Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Bhagavad-gītā and many of the purāṇas of the Lord’s body, His weapons and all other paraphernalia. The Lord’s appearance is described here as padma-garbhāruṇekṣaṇam. His eyes resemble the inside of a lotus flower, and in His four hands He holds the four symbols: conchshell, discus, mace and lotus.

—Srimad-Bhagavatam, 3.28.13

श्री नवदुर्गा रक्षामंत्र
बाला सुंदरी माता महामाई को हमारा नमस्कार है
ॐ शैलपुत्री मैया रक्षा करो
ॐ जगजननि देवी रक्षा करो
ॐ नव दुर्गा नमः
ॐ जगजननी नमः

satyam shivam sundaram

‎!!जय महाकाल!! !!जय बाबा नीलकंठ महादेव !!जय महाकाल !!
!!शिव ॐ शिव ॐ शिव ॐ शिव ॐ शिव ॐ शिव ॐ शिव ॐ !!
!!शिव ॐ शिव ॐ शिव ॐ शिव ॐ शिव ॐ शिव ॐ शिव ॐ !!
!!शिव ॐ शिव ॐ शिव ॐ शिव ॐ शिव ॐ शिव ॐ शिव ॐ !!

 

Oм ηαмαн ѕнιναy

ऊँ नमः शिवाय॥

प्यार इन्सान से करोगे भटक जाओंगे,
पैसो से करोगे लटक जाओगे,
चीजो से करोगे अटक जाओगे,
और अगर भोलेनाथ से करोगे सफल हो जाओगे..

ऊँ नमः शिवाय॥

 

 

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ॐ साँई राम जी
 

श्री साँई शुभ प्रभात

सत्य, सनातन, सुन्दर, शिव! सबके स्वामी।
अविकारी, अविनाशी, अज, अन्तर्यामी ॥1॥ हर हर.॥

आदि, अनन्त, अनामय, अकल, कलाधारी।
अमल, अरूप, अगोचर, अविचल, अघहारी ॥2॥ हर हर.॥

ब्रह्मा, विष्णु महेश्वर, तुम त्रिमूर्तिधारी।
कर्ता, भर्ता, धर्ता तुम ही संहारी ॥3॥ हर हर.॥

रक्षक, भक्षक, प्रेरक, प्रिय, औढरदानी।
साक्षी, परम अकर्ता, कर्ता, अभिमानी ॥4॥ हर हर.॥

मणिमय-भवन निवासी, अति भोगी, रागी.
सदा श्मशान विहारी, योगी वैरागी ॥5॥ हर हर.॥

छाल-कपाल,गरल-गल, मुण्डमाल,व्याली।
चिताभस्मतन, त्रिनयन, अयनमहाकाली ॥6॥ हर हर.॥

प्रेत-पिशाच-सुसेवित, पीतजटाधारी।
विवसन विकट रूपधर रुद्र प्रलयकारी ॥7॥ हर हर.॥

शुभ्र-सौम्य, सुरसरिधर, शशिधर, सुखकारी।
अतिकमनीय, शांतिकर, शिवमुनि-मन-हारी ॥8॥ हर हर.॥

निर्गुण, सगुण, निरंजन, जगमय, नित्य-प्रभो।
कालरूप केवल हर! कालातीत विभो ॥9॥ हर हर.॥

सत्, चित्, आनंद, रसमय, करुणामय धाता।
प्रेम-सुधा-निधि, प्रियतम, अखिल विश्वत्राता ॥10॥ हर हर.॥

हम अतिदीन, दयामय! चरण-शरण दीजै।
सब बिधि निर्मल मति कर अपना कर लीजै ॥11॥ हर हर.॥

 

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ART OF KRISHNA

SHRI KRISHNA ॐ

Shri Krishna said:
"I am the goal, the sustainer, the master, the witness, the abode, the refuge, and the most dear friend. I am the creation and the annihilation, the basis of everything, the resting place and the eternal seed."~Bhagavad Gita as it is 9.18

Please read or listen to "Bhagavad Gita as it is" online: http://gitopanishad.com/

 

 

bajrang hanuman doha

SHREE HANUMAN BAJRANG BAAN :

hanuman Bajrang Baan or Anjaneya Bajrang Ban is one of the most popular Hindi devotional Bhajan Song addressed to Lord Hanuman, the ardent devotee of Lord Rama.


Doha:
Nishchay Prema Prateet-tay, Vinay Karain Sanmaan,
Tayhi-Kay Karaja Sakala Shubha, Sidhi Karain Hanuman


Bajrang baan :
Jai Hanumanta Santa Hitakaari, Suna Liijay Prabhu Araja hamari
Jana kay kaaja vilambana keejay, Aatura dawrii maha Sukha deejay

Jaisay kooda sindhur kay paara, Sursa badana paithii Vistaara
Aagay jaiyii Lankinii Rokaa, Maarayhu laata gaii sura Loka

Jaayay Vibhishan ko sukha deenha, Sita Nirakhi parama pada Leenhaa
Bajaa ujaari Sindhur Mahana Borah, Ati Aatura Jama Kaatara tora

Akshaya Kumara mara sanhaara, Loama lapaita Lanka-ko Jaarah
Laaha samaan lanka jaari-gai, Jai Jai Dhwani surpur naba Bhai

Aba vilambha kayhi Kaaran Swami, Kripaa Karahhu ura Antaraymii
Jai Jai Lakshmana Praana kay daataa, Aatura hai dukha Karhu Nipaataa

Jai Jai Hanumanta Atibala saagar, Sura Samooha samratha Bhata Naagar
Om Hanu Hanu Hanu Hanumanta Hateelay, Bhairayhhi Maaru Bajrah-Ki Keelay

Om Hrim Hrim Hrim Hanumana Kapisha, Om Hun Hun Hun Hanu Arii Ura Sheesha
Jai Anjani Kumara Balawanta, Shankara Suwana Veera Hanumanta

Badana Karaala kaala kula ghaalaka, Rama sahaa sadaa prati Paalak
Bhoota prayta pishacha nischaara, Agni Baitala kaala maari-mar

Inhain maaru tohi shapatha Ram ki, Raakhu natha Maarayad Naama ki
Satya hahu Hari Shapatha paiikay, Rama doota dharu maaru Jaiikay

Jai Jai Jai Hanumanta Agadha, Dukha Pavata Jaana Kayhi apraadha
Pooja jaapa tapa naima achaara, Nahina Jaanat acchu-das tumhaaraa

Baan upawaan maaga-girigraha manhi, Tumharay Bala hama Darpata Nahin
Janaka Suta Hari Das Kahaaoh, Taaki shapatha Vilamba nalaawoh

Jai Jai Jaya Dhuni Hota Akaasha, Sumirata Hota Dusah Dukha Nasha
Charana pakar jori mana-oan, Yahi awsara aba kayhi gohra-oan

Uthu Uthu Chalu Tohi Rama Duhai, Paayain paroan kara jori manaayaii
Om Cham Cham Cham Cham Chapal Chalantaa, Om Hanu Hanu Hanu Hanu Hanumantaa,

Om Ham Ham Hanka Day-tah Kapi Chanchal, Om San San Sahami Paraanay khal Dala

Apnaay jaana ko turata ubaaro, Sumirata hoya ananda hamaaroh
Yaha Bajaranga Baan Jayhi Maaray, Haahi Kaho phir kahana ubaaray

Paatha karay Bajranga Baana ki, Hanumanata Raksha Karayne Praana ki
Yaha Bajranga Baana Jo Jaapay, Taataay Bhoota Pray-tah Saba Kaampay
Dhoopa-day aru Japayne Hamaayshaa, Takay tana Nahina Rahay Kalesha

Doha:
Prema Pratitee Bhajaay, Sadaa Dhari Ura Dhyaana,
Tayhee Kay Karaja Sakala Shubha, Sidhi Karayne Hanuman.

Siyaa pati Ramachandra ki jai,
Uma Pati Mahadeo ki jai

Pawana suutah Hanumana ki jai

~~Oм ηαмαн ѕнιναy~~Oм ηαмαн ѕнιναy~~

Bhagavad Gita and money

Bhagavad Gita and money and Hindu spirituality and wealth creation are still perceived as odd combinations and it often raises several eyebrows. If a Hindu wants to take the spiritual path, the first advice is 'give away all your money and wealth and head towards the Himalayas.' Who needs money in a Himalayan Cave? But to be spiritually oriented and to live in a society we need money and we need to generate wealth. Generating wealth through hard work is not a sin. But money is like water. Water is essential for survival but it can also drown the life it sustains.

Bhagavad Gita helps us in striking a balance – it shows us how to create wealth, enjoy it and not to drown in it.

To create wealth the brain has to be challenged continuously and we have to put to use it in family, society, market and in business deals. Family, community and business are all realities and when faced with these realities many begin to tremble. Qualifications and abilities melt and many resign to a quiet life in the corner of a large government building or in a private sector company. Some at this juncture take to spirituality – for them everything is Maya – leave children and wife and head towards the Himalayas to seek God. In Bhagavad Gita, Arjuna when faced with the realities of life wanted to take refuge in meditation and spirituality. Krishna scoffed at that Arjuna who could not face reality.

Real spirituality is the one which is practiced in society and not in caves. Look at the profile of the successful entrepreneurs in independent India, majority of them faced the reality and addressed the challenges boldly. They did not take refuge in caves or in fate.

Spirituality today is spending time in satsangs, visiting temples, donating money in the hope that the Lord will automatically make one a multibillionaire. This spirituality has no meaning at all and it is the product of ignorance. Did Krishna fight for Arjuna? No, but by sitting in the chariot, God or Brahman or Spirit was stating that it lives in the heart of every single individual. But we have to bring it out when we interact with the society, and realize the potentiality hidden in us. In Sanatana Dharma, God does not sit in the heaven instead Brahman exist in each one of us. There is no point in meditating and chanting mantras, if we cannot realize our potentiality and bring it into action. Arjuna was finally ready for action when he realized the Krishna in him.

When you are ready for action by realizing the Krishna or Brahman in you, wealth and success automatically follows. When the spiritual strength hidden inside is realized, one automatically overcomes the physical and intellectual strength that may be lacking. It is this spiritual strength that helped Gandhiji to overpower the British Empire.

Most of us does not like to work. Many are forced to work and do it halfheartedly. Learn to enjoy what you are doing, whether it is cleaning the table or writing a program or playing. When you enjoy doing something, you will automatically excel in it. Quite often instead of enjoying the work, we worry more about what we will get from it. Instead of concentrating on the cleaning of the table, the waiter is more bothered about the tip the guest will offer, the programmer is thinking about increment and player is thinking about endorsement. Net result is that we do the job badly, we don’t enjoy the work or the moment and ultimately all the monetary dreams are shattered.

The Bhagavad Gita says

Work done with selfish motives is inferior by far to the selfless service or Karma-yoga. Therefore be a Karma-yogi, O Arjuna. Those who seek (to enjoy) the fruits of their work are verily unhappy (because one has no control over the results). (2.49)

Our selfishness is always thinking about the end product and to create wealth without hard work. Put heart and soul in whatever you do because it is more worthwhile than chanting mantras. When you work wholeheartedly, you are indulging in creation and it touches the spirit in you and you experience spirituality. Wealth, success and fame will automatically follow.

But what if I fail? This is lack of self confidence. This comes out of unnecessarily thinking about the fruits of your work. Rarely does one achieve success in first attempt. Each failure teaches us several lessons. Each failure takes us close to success. Every work creates a result, so work without getting attached to results.

Bhagavad Gita says

A Karma-yogi gets freedom from both vice and virtue in this life itself. Therefore, strive for Karma-yoga. Working to the best of one's abilities without getting attached to the fruits of work is called (Nishkaama) Karma-yoga. (2.50)

When we succeed we are happy, when we fail we are unhappy. But what was our state of mind when we were working. Gita is more interested in the state of mind when you were working. Krishna asks Arjuna to enjoy the moment and do the work efficiently. Arjuna should think about the first arrow that he will aim at Bhishma not about the last arrow striking Bhishma. Each arrow send by Arjuna will find an answer from Bhishma, Arjuna has to answer all these arrows before reaching the final arrow. Similarly, each moment you have to stand up to challenges, take risks and by enjoying each moment, you slowly move towards the victory podium. Finally, when you reach the victory podium you will only have a smile left because you already tasted bliss.

While doing a work be rooted in yourself. Bhagavad Gita calls such a person ‘Sthiraprajna’ – a person of steady wisdom and self knowledge and who cannot be shaken. To create wealth and to enjoy it, you need to be a ‘Shiraprajna’ and then you will realize that your very nature is happiness.

These are just my thoughts and experiences. Pick up the Bhagavad Gita and read it and it will answer your problems and create wonderful ideas and thoughts in you.

swarg aur narak

पुराणों में एक कथा आती है- महाराज जनक के जीवन में कोई भूल हो गई थी। मरने पर उन्हें यमलोक जाना पड़ा। वहां उससे कहा गया- नरक चलो। महाराज जनक तो ब्रह्मज्ञानी थे। उन्हें क्या स्वर्ग, क्या नरक। वे प्रसन्नतापूर्वक चले गए। नरक में पहुंचे तो चारों ओर से पुकार आने लगी- 'महाराज जनक जी! तनिक यहीं ठहर जाइए।'

महाराज जनक ने पूछा- 'यह कैसा शब्द है?'

यमदूतों ने कहा-'नरक के प्राणी चिल्ला रहे हैं।'

जनक ने पूछा-'क्या कह रहे हैं ये?'

यमदूत बाले-'ये आपको रोकना चाहते हैं।'

जनक ने आश्चर्य से पूछा-'ये मुझे यहां क्यों रोकना चाहते हैं?'

यमदूत बोले- 'ये पापी प्राणी अपने-अपने पापों के अनुसार यहां दारुण यातना भोग रहे हैं। इन्हें बहुत पीड़ा थी। अब आपके शरीर को स्पर्श करके पुण्य वायु इन तक पहुंची तो इनकी पीड़ा दूर हो गई। इन्हें इससे बड़ी शांति मिली।'

जनक जी बोले-'हमारे यहां रहने से इन सबको शांति मिलती है, इनका कष्ट घटता है तो हम यहीं रहेंगे।'

तात्पर्य यह है कि भला मनुष्य नरक में पहुंचेगा तो नरक भी स्वर्ग हो जाएगा और बुरा मनुष्य स्वर्ग में पहुंच जाए तो स्वर्ग को भी नरक बना डालेगा। अतः देखना चाहिए कि हम अपने चित्त में नरक भरकर चलते हैं या स्वर्ग लेकर। जब हमें लगता है कि समस्त विश्व मेरी आत्मा में है, तब रोग-द्वेष, संघर्ष-हिंसा के लिए स्थान कहां रह जाता है?

— with Deepak.