the fortnight (15 days) preceding the dasara or navaratri is known as mahalaya paksha or pithru paksha. this period is important for honoring our ancestors. men, whose fathers or mothers have passed away, offer their obeisance (shraddha) to their ancestors during this period. the last day of this period called as mahalaya amavasya, the new moon day, is considered as the most important day in the .. .. ..
ಬೂದ ಕುಂಬಳಕಾಯಿ ಖಾರ ಕೂಟು – Winter Melon Spicy Kootu
it has been almost 3 years since i posted the recipe for sweet ot sihi kootu. many of you asked for the recipe for khara – spicy kootu. even though i prepared this many times in the past 3 years, i really didn’t have anytime to take pictures and post the same. last weekend, we went to indian grocery store and brought winter melon, also called ಬೂದ ಕುಂಬಳಕಾಯಿ. my .. .. ..
what is important for brahmin
a) जप्येनैव तु संसिद्ध्येत् ब्राह्मणो नात्र संशयः । कुर्याद् अन्यन्नवा कुर्यात् मैत्रो ब्राह्मण उच्यते ।। (मनु स्मृति) only with japa yagna complete sanctification is possible .. .. ..
facing which direction we should have our food?
a) आयुष्यं प्राङ्मुखो भुङ्क्ते यशस्यं दक्षिणामुखः। श्रियं प्रत्यङ्मुखो भुङ्कते ऋतं भुङ्क्ते ह्युदन्मुखः ।। (मनु स्मृति) if we have our food by facing east direction .. .. ..
why we should do upasana of vinayaka?
a) because every word or sound we listen is because of a medium called bhutaakasha where sound can travel (sound doesn’t travel in vaccum) and we will be able to hear the sounds, lord vinayaka is bhutaakasha abhimani devata means he controls the whole medium named bhutakasha, so with his anugraha only we are able to listen all the words and sounds which are very important for our existence. .. .. ..
which is called as karmabhumi?
a) सरस्वती दृशद्वत्योर्देव नद्योर्यदन्तरम् । तं देवनिर्मितं देशं ब्रह्मवर्तं प्रचक्षते ।। कुरुक्षेत्रं च मत्स्याश्च पञ्चालाः शूरसेनका .. .. ..
WHAT IS THE BASE TO DHARMA?
a) वेद स्मृतिः सदाचार स्वस्य च प्रियमात्मनः । एतच्चतुर्विधं प्राहुः साक्षात् धर्मस्य लक्षणं ।। (मनु स्मृति) following vedas, smrutis, having sadaachara (good conduct) and all above gaining the .. .. ..
Brahmins in India – Just for Information
according to outlook india , here is the recent stats which will speak about numbers . surprisingly poor brahmins are 13%, what we feel is the percentage even more than this. snapshots total population: 5.6 crore poor brahmins: 13% rich: 19% literacy levels above the age of 18: 84% graduates: 39% brahmin chief justices between 1950 to 2000: 47% associate justices .. .. ..
SRI SRI RAGHUPREMA TEERTHARA ARADHANA INVITE .. 28th – 30th aug 2011
dear devotees and friends, on behalf of sri rama mandira and sri raghuprema teerthara devasthana ,it gives us great pleasure to invite / inform all hari bhaktaru to the 68th sri sri raghuprema teerthara aaradhana celebrations at sri rama mandira , adoni ( andra pradesh ). the aradhana will be celebrated on 29th, 30th of august and 1st of september at the venue given below: sri rama .. .. ..