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Anantha Chaturdasi - Anantha Padmanabha Vratha

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Who is ANANTHA? What does the divine term Anantha indicates? Anantha is not only a name but also one of the most important attributes (ANANTATA) of ANANTHA KALYANA GUNA PARIPOORNA Lord Vishnu; the one who has countless number of auspicious/meritorious qualities/attributes which even Goddess Lakshmi Devi cannot count. Anantha means the one... who is all pervasive, who is eternal, who is beyond all boundaries and for whom there is no limit either by space, time or location He is the one who has; infinite number of forms and who dwells in the entire Universe. who is invincible and omnipresent. His glory is infinite. He is highly meritorious among the meritorious. No one can describe or define Him precisely. He is also popularly called as PadmaNabHa the one who has a Lotus like navel or the one who has Lotus in the navel. AnantHa PadManabHa is none other than Lord Vishnu the Supreme God. The lotus stalk that emerged from His navel/naabhi at the time of universal dawn, unfurled into a magn...

Sri Sathyanarayana Swamy Vratha (Glory-Significance-Intricacies-Merits)

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    SRI SATHYANARAYANASWAMY VRATHAM (Glory - Significance - Intricacies - Merits...) Introduction... India the birth place of Hinduism is rich in spirituality, religious cultures, faiths, austerities, customs and traditions that we don’t find anywhere else in the world. In the words of Mark Twain “India is the cradle of human race, the birth place of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great grandmother of tradition". Bharatha Khanda (Indian sub-continent) is known as Karma Bhoomi which is unique with its significance for Vedic and religious culture and heritage which is Sanatana dharma. Hinduism strongly believes in Puranas and Vedic principles which are the guiding force behind performance of various austerities and rituals. Vrathas and austerities are an eternal and integral part of Hindu culture and tradition since yore. Vratha means a niyama or a restriction and they play a significant role in the spiritual development of an individual ...