a) how a yagnopveeta is important for brahmins and kshatriyas the same way gopichandana chakraadi mudras are important to be applied on our body. उपवीतवद्धार्या शंखचक्रादयस्तथा । ब्राह्मणस्य विशेषेण क्षत्रियस्य विशेषतः ।। नरसिंहाचार्य .. .. ..
WHO SHOULD BE CAALED FOR OUR PITRU AND DAIVA KAARYAS HELD IN OUR HOME?
vishnu bhakta who applies gopichandana and chakraadi mudras on his body will be respected in the three worlds, hence vishnu bhaktaa should be welcome for our pitru and daiva kaaryas done in our home. चक्रसंयुत विप्रो हि त्रिषु लोकेषु पूजितः । तस्मात्तु वैष्णवा एव नियोज्या .. .. ..
ಬಾರೆ ನಮ್ಮ ಮನಿತನಕ ಭಾಗ್ಯದ ದೇವಿ – baare namma manitanaka bhaagyada dEvi Lyrics
i brought several cd’s when i visited india last month. one of the cd’s has this wonderful song. thought this would be a wonderful song to sing during the upcoming shravana masa lakshmi pooje. attached below is the lyrics in kannada and english as well. the song is in raga – anandabhairava and tala – aaditala ಬಾರೆ ನಮ್ಮ ಮನಿತನಕ .. .. ..
Healthy Pappad (ಹಪ್ಪಳ ) with a Twist
is there a pappad ಹಪ್ಪಳ which is healthy? yes, indeed. i love pappad, but avoid eating or even making anything which is fried. once in a while it is ok to eat fried stuff, but not regularly right? so, this version of pappad can be eaten everyday with no guilty feeling at all. of course, you can make these on the gas stove directly also, but chances are they get burnt quite often. it is .. .. ..
should we go to temples installed by a non vaishnu bhakta?
a) if we bow or do devotion to temple installed (pratishthapana) by a non-vishnu bhakta we have to face rourava hell(naraka) for such sin. अवैष्णवस्थापितं प्रतिमानां च वंदनम् । यः करोति स मूढात्मा रोरवं नरकं व्रजेत् ।। वशिष्ठ .. .. ..
Nagara Chauthi/Panchami – August 3rd – 4th 2011
nagara chauthi is the fourth day of the shravana masa. on this day married women take head bath and wearing wet clothes which makes it very pure, either do the pooje to the snake hootha or place a silver idol of nagappa and continue. unboiled milk or raw milk, haldi, kumkum, soaked kadale, gejjevastra and flowers are offered to the idol of nagappa. women who do the pooje on this day fast as well. .. .. ..
reason of putra shoka to shravana kumar’s parents?
if any person shows or have disrespect towards vishnubhakta who had applied gopichandana chakradi mudras have to face pain of getting separeated by his sons (putra shokam) तन्मुद्रांकित देहस्य किं तस्य अनादर कृतः। येन कर्म विपाकेन पुत्रशोको ममेदृशः ।। .. .. ..
ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿ ಹೃದಯ ರಂಗೋಲಿ – Lakshmi Hrudaya Rangoli
ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿ ಹೃದಯ ರಂಗೋಲಿ – lakshmi hrudaya rangoli is drawn in your pooja room. this rangoli is drawn on fridays, for lakshmi pooje. and specially during shravana masa lakshmi pooje. i have tried to make it as much as easy as possible to show how this could be drawn. if you have any doubts, please do keep me posted. i will try to help as much as possible. p.s: .. .. ..
way to vishnu lokam and brahma lokam?
when we do pooja to a vishnu bhakta brahmin who had applied gopichandan chakrai naama mudras on his body we will have a fortune of being nearer to the all-mighty sri naarayana. when we bow to a vishnu bhakta brahmin who had applied gopichandana chakraadi naama mudras, while bowing to his feet the number of dust particles which touch our for head such many years we will be residing in brahma .. .. ..