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Nature of Pure Devotee

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Arjuna refused to fight the war out of compassion for his friends and relatives In the first chapter of the Bhagavad Gita we saw how upon Arjun's request krsna placed the chariot in between two phalanxes of soldiers. Senayor ubhayor madhye ratham sthapaya me acyuta (BG 1.21) Krsna has agreed to take an inferior position as Arjuna's charioteer. So this is very nice position for devotional service. Non devotees aspire to merge into the existence of the supreme or to become one with krsna. But by devotionl service a devotee can become greater than krsna even up to the stage of ordering krsna, just as Arjuna, that is power of Pure devotional service. Pure devotional service is rendered without any material motivation, So here we see that Arjuna has identified himself with the body, considering himself to be belonging to the kuru family with all his relatives, brothers, nephews, his grandfather ad others. therefore he refused to fight. Identifying our Disease In the Shastra it is sa...
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Ganesh Chaturthi Spiritual Significance

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Ganapati Bappa Morya!! Before we begin any auspicious task we are advised to invoke Shri Ganesh  since he is destroyer of obstacles (Vignaharta), Wiper of sorrows (Dukhharta) and bestower of happiness (Sukhkarta). We lovingly praised, remember and Worshiped Shri Ganesh ji. But is it Sufficient just to invoke, remember and praise him ? Why not we take inspiration from him ? Why we not imbibe his qualities and powers into our own life a nd also endeavor to become like him ? The story of shri Ganesh ji's birth it holds several lessons for us its is said that Shankar ji had gone too far off mountains in order to meditate. Shri parvati devi took the dirt from her body and created a boy out of it. One day, she made the boy stand at the entrance since she had to go for a bath so she instructed the boy to not let anyone inside the house. Unexpectedly that day, Sri Shankar ji returned. That boy promptly did  his duty and did not allow Shankar ji to go inside because that...
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Janmasthami 2020

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Krsna Janmasthami What do you mean by krsna janmashtami ? krsna janmasthami is also known as Gokhulashtami  or Shri krishna jayanti i.e birthday of lord krishna which is celebrated on the 8th day of Krishna Paksha in month of shravana or Bhadra since in Hindu calendar there is a leap month every 3 years. In Bhagwad Gita Lord Krsna proclaims his supremacy above all here are some shlokas from BG E.g As per (BG 9.17) Pitaham asya jagato mta dhata pitamahah vedyam pavitram omkara rk sama yajur eva ca  Meaning: "I am the father of this universe, the mother, the support and the grand sire. I am the object of knowledge, the purifier and the syllable Om. I am also the Rk, the Sama and Yajur vedas" E.g As per (BG 7.10)  bijam mam sarva- bhutanam viddhi partha sanatanam buddhir buddhimatam asmi tejas tejasvinam aham Meaning: "O son of prtha, know that I am the original seed of all existences, the intelligence of the intelligent and the prowess of all powerful men"  E.g As...
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Why Wake up at Brahma Muhurta-one and half hour before sunrise?

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Brahma Muhurta                                                             Brahma Muhurta means time of Brahma i.e. one hour and 36 minutes before sunrise which literally means "The creator's hour". It is considered as an auspicious time for all practices of yoga and most appropriate for meditation, worship or any other religious practice. spiritual activities performed early in the morning have a greater effect than in any other part of the day. Each muhurta lasts for 48 minutes and therefore the Brahma muhurta begins 1 hour and 36 minutes before sunrise. Scientific importance of Brahma Muhurta According to Ayurveda  there are three doshas found in the human physical body such as Vata (air and earth), pitta (fire and water) and Kapha (earth and water). The increase or decrease of these three doshas is related to...
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Jagannath Ratha Yatra

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Jagannath Ratha Yatra Rath Yatra is a Chariot Festival which is celebrated on Ashadha shukla paksha dwitiya associated with Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra devi held at Puri in the state of Odisha, India. It is the oldest Rath Yatra taking place in India and the world as Lord Jagannath the God of Universe came out of his abode to give darshan to devotees, which is also describe in Brahma Purana, Padma Purana and skanda purana and Kapila samhita. This festival commemorates Jagannath's annual visit to Gundicha Temple where they stays for nine days and thereafter deities again ride the chariots back to  Shri Mandir in Bahuda jatra.                                  What are the six events which are considered to be as the key activities of this annual event?   There are six events were as follows: →  Snana Yatra where deities take bath and fell sick for almost 2 weeks. During tha...
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