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YAMA DWITEEYA - BHAGINI HASTHA BHOJANA

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  BhaiDooj धर्मराज नमस्तुभ्यं नमस्ते यमुनाग्रज। पाहि मां किङ्करैः सार्धं सूर्यपुत्र नमोऽस्तु ते॥ यमस्वसर्नमस्तेऽस्तु यमुने लोकपूजिते। वरदा भव मे नित्यं सूर्यपुत्रि नमोऽस्तु ते॥ ధర్మరాజ నమస్తుభ్యం నమస్తే యమునాగ్రజ| పాహి మాం కిఙ్కరైః సార్ధం సూర్యపుత్ర నమోఽస్తు తే|| యమస్వసర్నమస్తేఽస్తు యమునే లోకపూజితే| వరదా భవ మే నిత్యం సూర్యపుత్రి నమోఽస్తు తే|| ಧರ್ಮರಾಜ ನಮಸ್ತುಭ್ಯಂ ನಮಸ್ತೇ ಯಮುನಾಗ್ರಜ| ಪಾಹಿ ಮಾಂ ಕಿಙ್ಕರೈಃ ಸಾರ್ಧಂ ಸೂರ್ಯಪುತ್ರ ನಮೋಽಸ್ತು ತೇ|| ಯಮಸ್ವಸರ್ನಮಸ್ತೇಽಸ್ತು ಯಮುನೇ ಲೋಕಪೂಜಿತೇ| ವರದಾ ಭವ ಮೇ ನಿತ್ಯಂ ಸೂರ್ಯಪುತ್ರಿ ನಮೋಽಸ್ತು ತೇ|| dharmarāja namastubhyaṃ namaste yamunāgraja| pāhi māṃ kiṅkaraiḥ sārdhaṃ sūryaputra namo’stu te|| yamasvasarnamaste’stu yamune lokapūjite| varadā bhava me nityaṃ sūryaputri namo’stu te|| Notes... Fifth and final day of the Deepaavali festival called Y ama Dwiteeya is celebrated on Karthika Sukla Dwiteeya. On this day it is said that, Lord Yama had taken his meals in the house of his sister Yamuna (Yamuna River) prepared and served by her. This is known as Bhagini Hasth...

SPIRITUAL AWAKENING

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Spirituality - Conscious Living - Wisdom Of Life - Life Lessons - Spiritual Awakening Among all living beings on Earth, trees are considered to be of the highest spiritual order. Because trees exist purely for the benevolence of others, the souls within them are believed to be elevated to the highest class in their next life. The second category consists of animals. They are Tiryaksrotas [or Arvaksrotas, depending on your source]—meaning they operate purely on instinct, possessing neither moral virtue nor vice. Consequently, it is suggested that they will be reborn as animals in the future. Humans belong to the third category, characterized as Neechaisrotas (downward-flowing). Although human birth is uniquely valuable, humans are highly susceptible to taking a lower birth in the next cycle. Those who fail to make their human life worthwhile will inevitably be reborn as animals or birds. Therefore, having been blessed with a human birth, we must live our lives with great awareness and...

MAHAABHISHEKA OF SRI MOOLARAAMA DEVARU (Mantralayam)

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  श्री मन्मूलरामो विजयते ಶ್ರೀ ರಾಘವೇಂದ್ರಾಯ ನಮಃ Traditionally, abhisheka of Moola Rama Devaru is performed only on two days in the calendar. The first is Chaitra Shuddha Navami, the day Bhagawan Vishnu incarnated as Prabhu Sri Ramachandra, and the second is Balipadyami, celebrated on Kartika Shuddha Pratipath. As mentioned above, abhisheka for Moola Rama is performed only twice a year. Since this happens only once in six months, this event is associated with a lot of grandeur and radiance. This is something that needs to be experienced and cannot be explained by mere words. By performing abhisheka on these two exact dates, the Matha honors the two most pivotal milestones of the incarnation: His Appearance (Rama Navami) and His Sovereignty (Balipadyami). Experientially, this spaces the two grand ceremonies roughly six months apart, filling the Matha with immense spiritual radiance twice a year. Sri Vaadeendra Theertharu, an aparoksha jnaani, composed several great works; one such wo...

GOVARDHANA POOJA - SIGNIFICANCE

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  (गोवर्धन पूजा) जय गॊवर्धनधर वत्सारॆ धॆनुकभंजन जय कंसारॆ । रुक्मिणिनायक जय गॊविंद सत्यावल्लभ पांडवबंधॊ ॥ ಜಯ ಗೋವರ್ಧನಧರ ವತ್ಸಾರೇ ಧೇನುಕಭಂಜನ ಜಯ ಕಂಸಾರೇ ರುಕ್ಮಿಣಿನಾಯಕ ಜಯ ಗೋವಿಂದ ಸತ್ಯಾವಲ್ಲಭ ಪಾಂಡವಬಂಧೋ Bhagawan Sri Krishna lifted Govardhana Parvatha (hill) and protected the cowherds and cattle from the thunder and rain created by Lord Indra. Thus, Lord Sri Krishna suppressed the pride and vanity of Indra. According to an excerpt from the भागवत पुराण (Bhagavata Purana), Lord Sri Krishna lifted Govardhana Parvatha on the little finger of His left hand when He was 7 years old and held it for 7 days. Commemorating this glorious event, Govardhana Pooja is performed on the day of Bali Padyami. This was the day when Lord Sri Krishna taught the people the need to respect and worship Nature. Devotees symbolically create an icon of Govardhana Parvatha using cow dung or cooked rice and worship it alongside Sri Krishna with Shodashopachara Pooja. Gau Pooja and Brahmana Bhojana are also performed on this ...

BALIPADYAMI: SRI VAAMANA AVATHARA CHINTANA

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A commentary on the attributes: VAAMANA & THRIVIKRAMA (As a reference to Sri Vishnu Sahasranama) Read the complete posts from my Blog: Vishnu Sahasranama Tattva©: 👉 वामनाय नमः VAAMANAAYA NAMAHA Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Bhashya on VAAMANA CHINTANA [SVSN sloka # 17 – Naama # 152] Link... 👇 https://vishnusahasranamatattva.blogspot.com/2026/09/vaamanaaya-namaha-sri-vamana-avathara.html 👉 त्रिविक्रमाय नमः - trivikramāya namaḥ THRIVIKRAMA ROOPA CHINTANA (Vaamana-Avathara) - SRI VISHNU SAHASRANAMA BHASHYA (sloka # 56 – Naama # 530) https://vishnusahasranamatattva.blogspot.com/2026/09/thrivikrama-roopa-chintana-vaamana.html 👉 VAAMANA AVATHARA CHINTANA (eBook) For a comprehensive study and details, I have composed and compiled an exclusive script VAAMANA AVATHARA CHINTANA and uploaded the same to my digital library. You may read-download-share the script from the link… https://archive.org/details/vaamana-avathara-chintana_202509 वामन वामन माणव वेष दैत्य कुलान्तक कारण रूप ॥ Vāmana vāman...

KARTHIKA MAASAM (DAMODARA MAASAM) - SIGNIFICANCE

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India, the birth place of Hinduism is rich in spirituality, religious cultures, faiths, austerities, customs and traditions that we don’t find any where else in the world. In the words of Mark Twain “India is the cradle of the human race, the birth place of human speech, the mother of history, the grand mother of legend, and the grand mother of tradition. The most valuable and most instructive material in the history of man is treasured up in India only” We have a unique calendar with each day and each month denoting some or the other religious event or festival associated with a tradition and culture which is being followed since time immemorial.   Repetition of these events is only to remind the mankind its significance always with a divine message behind it. As we move into the Hindu Lunar calendar eighth month is denoted as Kartheeka Masam that generally comes around October-November of every year.  It marks the beginning of winter season.  When the Moon is at or ...

The Essence of Deepaavali

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  The Essence of Deepaavali Deepaavali is basically a festival of lights. Deepa means light and Aavali means row. Deepa + Aavali = Deepaavali, means arranging of lights (Deepa) in rows in an orderly way. ಸಾಜ್ಯಂ ತ್ರಿವರ್ತಿಸಂಯುಕ್ತಂ ವಹ್ನಿನಾ ಯೊಜಿತಮ್ ಮಯಾ! ದೀಪಂ ಗೃಹಾಣ ದೇವೇಶ ತ್ರೈಲೊಕ್ಯತಿಮಿರಾಪಹ!! ಭಕ್ತ್ಯಾ ದೀಪಂ ಪ್ರಯಚ್ಛಾಮಿ ದೇವಾಯ ಪರಮಾತ್ಮನೇ! ತ್ರಾಹಿಮಾಂ ನರಕಾದ್ಘೊರಾತ್ ದಿವ್ಯಜ್ಯೋತಿ: ನಮೋಸ್ತು ತೇ!! साज्यं त्रिवर्तिसंयुक्तं वह्निना यॊजितम् मया! दीपं गृहाण देवेश त्रैलॊक्यतिमिरापह!! भक्त्या दीपं प्रयच्छामि देवाय परमात्मने! त्राहिमां नरकाद्घॊरात् दिव्यज्योति: नमोस्तु ते!! సాజ్యం త్రివర్తిసంయుక్తం వహ్నినా యొజితమ్ మయా! దీపం గృహాణ దేవేశ త్రైలొక్యతిమిరాపహ!! భక్త్యా దీపం ప్రయచ్ఛామి దేవాయ పరమాత్మనే! త్రాహిమాం నరకాద్ఘొరాత్ దివ్యజ్యోతి: నమోస్తు తే!! sājyaṃ trivartisaṃyuktaṃ vahninā yojitam mayā! dīpaṃ gṛhāṇa deveśa trailokyatimirāpaha!! bhaktyā dīpaṃ prayacchāmi devāya paramātmane! trāhimāṃ narakādghorāt divyajyoti: namostu te!! Above sloka depicts the significance of Deepa. the one which is lit with Ghee/oil ...