Thursday, October 14, 2010
The Legend of Mallikarjun
Friday, October 1, 2010
Jewel of Narmada
According to puraans(the classics), there are five most sacred rivers in
Friday, April 16, 2010
कुम्भ स्नान - एक दुर्लभ तीर्थ
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Curse to god
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Panch Teerath
Kashi, is the amongst the oldest city of the world. It is the abode of 330 million gods and goddesses.As per mytholology, this city stands on the trident(trishul) of Lord Shiva. Just to meet Lord Shiva, the river
Assi Ghaat is the southern most bank of the river
1) Assi ghaat
2) Dashashwamedh ghaat
3) Adi-keshav ghaat
4) Panch ganga ghaat
5) Manikarnika ghaat
But in modern days, adi-keshav ghaat is replaced by Kedar ghaat in yaatra. Bathing in these 5 ghaats bring salvation. This journey is conducted in a boat. Only after bathing in these sacred ghaat, one should visit the Lord Kaashi Vishwanath temple, the most sacred jyotirlinga form of Lord Shiva. Even amongst the above 5, the Dashashwamedh ghaat, Panch ganga ghaat and Manikarnika ghaat are the most sacred one constituting the “tri-teerath” yaatra.
Saturday, March 20, 2010
काशी यात्रा का महत्व
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
The legend of Paarijaat tree
One day Sage Narad visited Lord Krishna’s palace and presented divine flower from “Paarijaat” tree to him which he got from heaven. Lord Krishna gifted it to his wife Rukmani.When this news reached Satyabhama,the second wife of lord
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Panch Mahayagya
1)Dev-yagya
2)Pitra-yagya
3)Bhuta-yagya
4)Manushya-yagya
5)Brahma-yagya.
The Devyagya means prayer to God.This can also be done by making offerings to fire called homa. The Pitra-yagya is offerings to forefathers to get their blessings. They are so important that there effects can be seen in the life in the form of “Pitra-dosham”, if it is not done under certain conditions. One should never forget to perform the “Tarpan” ceremony for the ancestors at teeraths(pilgrims). This ceremony signifies offering water to the departed souls of ancestors.Offerings made to animals and birds and plants constitute Bhoota-yagya. In Manushya yagya, offerings are made to guests. It is believe that guest is considered at par with God. As per saying if guest leave the house disappointedly, then he will walk away with all the punyas of the host leaving behind his sins. So,utmost care has to be taken in entertaining the guest. The brahma yagya can be performed by following the path shown by our sages and our scriptures. One should study our scriptures.