We all know that there are total of 51 Shakti-Peethas, but do you know?

⚜️Not all the Shakti-Peethas are located in India.⚜️

Here are the 12 Shakti-Peethas that are outside India.

🌺1. Hingalaj Shakti-Peeth, Pakistan

Brahmarandhra of Sati fell in Baluchistan province of..

..Pakistan, which is 125 km away from the northeast of Karachi, Pakistan. This temple is located in a small natural Cave, where she is worshiped in a small round piece of stone smeared with sindoor (vermilion).

🌺2. Shivaharkaray Shakti-Peeth, Pakistan

Here the incarnation of Adhya Shakti, who killed Mahishasur, is worshiped. It’s located near Karachi of Pakistan. The eyes of Goddess Sati fell here. The Goddess is worshiped as "Mahisha-Mardhini".

🌺3. Sugandha Shakti-Peeth, Bangladesh

Shakti Devi Sugandha,also considered as Ekjata,is situated in Shikarpur,which is 20km north from Barisal in Bangladesh.The nose of Sati had fallen & here she is in the form of “Sunanda Devi Tara or Ekjata and Tryambak”appears as Bhairav.

🌺4. Guhyeshwari Shakti-Peeth, Nepal

This temple of Shakti is located near Pashupatinath Mandir in Kathmandu,Nepal. It is about 1 km east of Pashupatinath temple. Here, the knees of Sati had fallen, she is in the form of Devi Mahashira & Kapali appears as Bhairav.

प्रश्न : पृथ्वी से 28 लाख गुना भगवान श्री सूर्य नारायण को श्री हनुमान जी कैसे निगल गये थे ? क्या यह विज्ञान के साथ मजाक नहीं है ?

नही विज्ञान के साथ मजाक नही बल्कि यही तो विज्ञान का सबसे मूल आधार है जो हमारा सनातन धर्म डंके की चोट पर कह रहा है।

खुले मस्तिष्क के साथ इस बात को समझेंगे तो बहुत कुछ रहस्य समझ में आयेंगे..

मित्रो सूर्य भी रुद्र और हनुमानजी भी रुद्र तथा ये समूचा दृश्यमान जगत भी तो रुद्र का एक अंश मात्र ही है फिर एक रुद्र ने दूसरे रुद्र को अपने में समाहित कर भी लिया तो रुद्र ही शेष रहेंगे ना?

बात अभी समझ नही आई होगी आपको, कोई बात नही, पहले हम इस रुद्र के कॉन्सेप्ट को समझे की कैसे सूर्य एवम् हनुमान दोनो रुद्र ही है। अब पहला प्रश्न आएगा की सूर्यदेव रुद्र कैसे? सूर्यदेव भला किस प्रकार शिव के स्वरूप है?

प्रमाण के लिए यजुर्वेद के दो मंत्र देखिए:

मंत्र क्रमांक 5 का शब्द अर्थ:

उदय के समय ताम्रवर्ण (अत्यन्त रक्त), अस्तकाल में अरुणवर्ण (रक्त), अन्य समय में वभ्रु (पिंगल) – वर्ण तथा शुभ मंगलों वाला जो यह सूर्यरूप है, वह रुद्र ही है. किरणरूप में ये जो हजारों रुद्र इन आदित्य के सभी ओर स्थित हैं,

इनके क्रोध का हम अपनी भक्तिमय उपासना से निवारण करते हैं। मंत्र क्रमांक 6 का शब्द अर्थ:

जिन्हें अज्ञानी गोप तथा जल भरने वाली दासियाँ भी प्रत्यक्ष देख सकती हैं, विष धारण करने से जिनका कण्ठ नीलवर्ण का हो गया है, तथापि विशेषत: रक्तवर्ण होकर जो सर्वदा उदय और अस्त को प्राप्त

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While January 1 just ensures a change of calendar and considered a new English year for administrative purposes, Chaitra Shukla Pratipada and Mesh Sankranti of Sun are the days which actually tell us the future.

I will tell in brief. Please read in full.

RT after reading.

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Samvat begins when Chaitra Krishna Amavasya ends (Sun and Moon are at the same degree in Pisces). This Tithi is Chaitra Shukla Pratipada (CSP). The Lord of the day at Sunrise when CSP is operating is considered Raja (king) of the Samvat. It is called वर्षपति in Sanskrit.

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Varshpati or The King of Samvat should be very strongly placed in the chart prepared at the start of CSP for the year to be good and promise growth. A poorly placed king, even if a Shubh Graha, reduces growth and doesn't deliver its benefic results.

Importance of Varshpati.

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Raja (Varahpati/King) of the Samvat also decides Vaahan (vehicle) of the Samvat. Different vehicles set the tone of results of the year.

First 4 Pratipadas of Samvat also decide 4 Pillars (Stambhas) of the Samvat: Jal (water), Truna (grass), Vaayu (wind) & Anna (food grains).

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Knowing Samvat vaas (Residence) also helps in predicting rainfall for the Samvat. In medieval and ancient periods, these were heavily used but now the habit to use them for rain predictions has reduced, however, they still form the basis for such predictions.

RAMAYANA, by Maharishi Valmiki.

Visual story thread made with quotes from the Ramayana, and ai.

The Ramayana (sanskrit for Rama’s journey) revolves around the life and events of Lord Rama, the 7 th avatar of Lord Vishnu, and his quest to defeat Ravana, the king of Lanka.

2/ The tale begins with King Dasharatha and his desire for a son.

Dasharatha was King of the Kosala kingdom. Although he and his first wife Kausalya had a daughter (Shanta), he had longed for a son – for he would be the one who would rule Ayodhya.

3/ Dasharatha, in order to please Lord Vishnu, performed the ritual of Asvamedha (horse sacrifice), following which, he was blessed with four sons from his 3 favorite queens.

4/ Queen Sumitra, because she had received two portions of Ambrosia, give birth to twins Lakshmana and Shatrughna – the youngest of the four.

5/ Queen Kaikeyi gave birth to Bharat

Those who want to know about #MahaPeriyava can please read this detailed post. It gives a glimpse into how He became the head of Sankara Mutt and His life after that.

His Holiness Jagadguru Pujya Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Swamigal or the Sage of Kanchi was the 68th

Madathipathi of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam. He is one of the greatest saints that history has ever witnessed. He is usually referred to as “The Walking God” "Visible God of Kaliyuga" "Incarnation of God" "Embodiment of Love, Peace and Compassion” “Confluence of Dharma" "Destroyer

of all Evils" and “Essence of Knowledge".

Swaminathan (Purvashram name of His Holiness) was born on 20 May 1894, under Anuradha star into a Kannadiga Smartha Hoysala Karnataka family in Viluppuram, South Arcot District, Tamil Nadu. He was the second son of Subramaniya Shastrigal

a District Education Officer. The child was named Swaminathan, after the family deity Lord Swaminatha of Swamimalai, near Kumbakonam. Swaminathan began his early education at the Arcot American Mission High School at Tindivanam, where his father was working. He was an exceptional

student and excelled in several subjects. In 1905, his parents performed his Upanayanam, a Vedic ceremony which qualifies a Brahmin boy to begin his Vedic studies under an accomplished teacher

#BadKarma_due_to_slaughtering_cows
Beef eating among Hindus have become a fad. It is a wile #woke_culture to defy the age old customs and practices without understanding the seriousness or repercussions of such actions. Cow is not a mere animal for Hindus. Cow as an adobe of 33

crore Hindu Deities and hence Cow is considered sacred in Hindu Dharma. Cow is considered auspicious and also a symbol of compassion and piousness. Hindus believe that one can attain salvation (Moksha) by worshipping the Cow and serving her. Both Lord Krishna and Balrama

spearheaded the Cow worship and preservation culture. Of all beings, the Cow is treated as the most sacred and sanctified. This sense of the unique sacredness of the Cow is expressed in the works of ancient in the Vedas, Smritis, Srutis and Puranas and by Indian Rishis. So highly

were cows held in esteem by the Society that there were days fixed in a year for exclusive worship of the Cow. Three days prior to the festival of Deepavali is called Bachvaras (Vasubaras), which is a festival when puja is offered to Cows. Dhanteras is a day when cows are

worshipped along with Dhanwantari the God of medicine. Balipratipada or Padwa is celebrated the day after Deepavali when, in many parts of India, cows are ceremoniously worshipped. Not only cows, but bulls also were and still are objects of worship. The last day of the month of

Today is #DattatreyaJayanti #DattaJayanti
Lord Dattatreya is one of the 24 Vishnu’s Incarnations. Lord Dattatreya was born of Rishi Atri and Anausya. The name Dattatreya can be divided into two words, Datta (means Giver) and Atri (Sage Atri). Lord Dattatreya considered as guru

of environmental education, gained enlightenment by his observation from surrounding, which provided him 24 gurus. These gurus explain the problems of mundane attachments, and teach the path towards the spiritual self-realization of the Supreme. The core message of Dattatreya is:

“Never judge by surface appearances but always seek a deeper Truth”.
Lord Dattatreya has three faces, six hands. The three faces represented the Trinity (Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva). Each pair of hands carries two of the symbols of the three deities. The four dogs who are with Him

are the Four Holy Vedas. A cow standing behind in Lord Dattatreya represents the Mother Earth. Once, while Dattatreya was roaming in a forest happily, he met King Yadu, who on seeing Dattatreya so happy, asked him the secret of his happiness and the name of his Guru. Dattatreya

said that the Atman alone was his Guru, and yet, he had learned wisdom from 24 individuals,who were therefore, his Gurus. He speaks about His 24 Gurus in detail.
1. I learnt patience and doing good to others from the EARTH, for it endures every injury man commits on its surface,

15. Mantras which every hindu should learn.

1. Mahadev
ॐ त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम्
उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान् मृत्योर्मुक्षीय मामृतात्!!

2. Shri Ganesha

वक्रतुंड महाकाय, सूर्य कोटि समप्रभ
निर्विघ्नम कुरू मे देव, सर्वकार्येषु सर्वदा!!

3. Shri hari Vishnu

मङ्गलम् भगवान विष्णुः, मङ्गलम् गरुणध्वजः।
मङ्गलम् पुण्डरी काक्षः, मङ्गलाय तनो हरिः॥

4. Shri Brahma ji

ॐ नमस्ते परमं ब्रह्मा नमस्ते परमात्ने।
निर्गुणाय नमस्तुभ्यं सदुयाय नमो नम:।।

5. Shri Krishna

वसुदेवसुतं देवं कंसचाणूरमर्दनम्। देवकी परमानन्दं कृष्णं वन्दे जगद्गुरुम।।

1. Is ‘Dharma’ not ‘Religion’?

If not, then what is it? Is it free for all?

It is true that ‘dharma’ isn't ‘religion’. It is a non-translatable & can't be translated as ‘religion’ in English. That much is true. But it is not free for all at all. Here is how.

2. To discuss religion first, religion is what we know as Prophetic Monotheism with features like: One True God, Last Prophet, Divided Time, Divided Humanity, Historic Origin and Last Judgment.

3. All that matters in a religion is Belief. Actions are null and void against belief. If you have right belief, you go to heaven. If you have wrong belief, you go to hell. Actions mean nothing. This is where it differs starkly from a dharmic system.

4. Dharma dictates that one can never escape one’s karma. He can be shown the right path by a guru, he can put in course correction, but he has to undergo his prarabdha; the fruits of his own actions. So everyone is responsible for his own actions.

5. This thread is not to list out the differences between Dharma and Religion. That is job for another day; another thread. This thread is to clarify whether dharma is free for all or not? The clear answer is no. It is not free for all. Unlike some filmi celebrities today claim.

#MahaPeriyava
“We say that Ambal is the embodiment of kindness and compassion. At the end of Lalitha Sahasranamam she is described as “Avyaaja karunaamoorthi” – one who showers kindness and compassion without any reason. However there are countless difficulties and hardships in

the world. Only I know that. People who come to me talk of the various difficulties faced by them in the world. Even people who do poojas, undertake pilgrimage, take bath in holy waters are afflicted with problems. During such times, many of them cry their heart out to me and

feel depressed saying, “In spite of all the poojas and my devotion, Ambal has only been giving me difficulties and hardships! You call her as the embodiment of compassion, but in my case she is blind”. They even get angry with Ambal. However, if you ask me, difficulties and

hardships are given because of her compassion; sometimes I feel this is the highest form of her compassion. We look at our good deeds of the present and argue if it is justified for us to be faced with so many difficulties. We curse the gods. But have we all done only good things

regardless of who we are? If we self introspect deeply we will know the number of sins (Paapam) that we have committed; if not physically the great sins we have committed by way of thoughts will be obvious. These are of the present – that is, of this life. We don’t know what we

#AMAAVAASYA - The #PITHRU Thithi (Titbits) -🧵

As per Lunar calendar there R 16 thithis (Lunar days) out of which 14 gets repeated twice in a cycle of 30 days starting from Prathipada ending with Chaturdasi. Other 2 thithis that occur once in a month R Pournami & AmaAvaasya. +

A lunar month ending with Poornima is called #PoornimaAnta & the one ending with Amavasya is called #AmaAnta.

Chaturdasi overlapping with AmaAvaasya is called #Sinivaali & Amavasya overlapping with Prathipada is called as #Kuhu. Both are astrologically considered as malefic. ++

AmaAvaasya is also known as #Darsha thithi. Darsha (Darshana) means the day AmaAvaasya is visible. On this day of Darsha when Amaavaasya thithi is prevailing around afternoon time (#Aparaannah vyaapini) Thila tharapana is given to forefathers. ++

AmaAvaasya is the darkest day of the month. On this day Moon will not be visible and it is called as New Moon day or no Moon day. On the day of Amaavaasya both Sun (Pithrukaaraka) and Moon (Maathru kaaraka) conjoin together. ++

#PithruDevathas are presiding deities of AmaAvaasya Thithi.

Amaavaasya is the most favourite day for worshipping Pithru Devathas. Sacred rituals are performed for forefathers on the day of Amaavaasya. +

Important facts on #Saivism

1. The symbols of Saivism are Vibhuti, Rudraksha and the Namasivaya Mantra

2. Annabhishekam is done during
Aipasi Poornima to Lord Shiva

3. The form in which Shiva is a yogi and bestows wisdom Is #Dakshinamurthy

4. Where is Shiva who represents

the soul?
Thiruperundurai (Avudayarkoil)

5. The place where Easan graces as the Kalasamhara Murthi is
#Thirukkadaiyur

6. The place where Lord Shiva asked Nandi to move to see Gnanasambandar is #Pattiswaram

7. The one who sang a song on Lord Siva once every year is #Thirumoolar

8. The shrine known as Muktivasal is Thiruvengadu (Navagraha Budhan Sthalam, Nagapattinam District)

9. Snanam of Shiva Parvati in Cauvery in the month of Aippasi is known as #Tulasanam

10. Bathing in Cauvery along with all the Gods on the last day of the month of Ippasi in

Mayiladuthurai is called Kadai Muka Snanam.

11. The king who built a roof temple (mada Kovil) for Shiva is #Kochengatchozhan.

12. The Lord who is worshiped as Koothappan is Nataraja (Khootu means dance)

13. A place blessed with the virtue of if you get Dharshan here one is

sure of mukti is #Chidambaram

14. A once-in-a-lifetime must visit Kshethram or holy place is #Kasi

15. The place where Lord Shiva appeared and stood as fire is
#Thiruvannamalai

16. The place where Ambal worshiped Lord Shiva in the form of a peacock is Mylapore Kapaleeswarar

Myth & Realities of #GarudaPurana...🧵

There is an apprehension (myth) among people that, the text of Garuda Purana is inauspicious and hence cannot be read or the book be kept at home or should be read only on the occasion of death at home.
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People hesitate to keep this sacred text at their homes or read it because of its fearful subject matter. It is only a misconception due to the contents of Garuda Purana.

#REALITIES...

When it was explained/narrated by Paramatma #Vishnu Himself, how can it be inauspicious? ++

Even in #Bhagawadgita; #SriKrishna #ParamaAtma makes a reference to the law of Karma; death and its realities; reincarnation etc. But, we don’t consider Bhagawadgita as inauspicious; in fact we adore it. ++

Just because it deals with death and its aftermath it is incorrect to tag it as inauspicious.

In #BhagawadGita (Saankhya Yoga) #SriKrishna says that, " JaAtasya hi dHruvo mRutyu…"

(indeed, certain is death for the born and it is inevitable)
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Death is a reality though we hesitate to accept because of lack of its knowledge. Death grins only at those who have no understanding and that it has no pain for those who understand its implications and working. ++

"Truthfulness means mind and speech being well integrated. The wise say that speech being at variance with the mind is untruthfulness.
Vangmanasyoh Aikarupyam Satyam
God has given man the gift of speech so that he may give expression to his thoughts and feelings. If what we

speak is at variance with what we think (with our mind) God will take away the faculty of speech from us in our next birth- that is we will be born in the animal kingdom. There are, as we have seen before, exceptions made in our sastras to the rule of absolute non-violence: in

waging a war to preserve dharma, in offering animals in sacrifice. Are there similar exceptions to the rule of truthfulness? You will perhaps say none. But, as a matter of fact, there are. In a locality there must be a number of undesirable characters. Let us suppose that a

certain citizen is annoyed with such characters and gives open expression to his anger. "He committed this outrage. That other man is guilty of such and such a crime, “he keeps recounting the misdeeds of the bad elements. In doing so he is being truthful, that is his speech and

mind are in accord. But by giving expression to his feelings no purpose is served for neither he not the community is benefited. It is a futile kind of accord - that of his speech and mind - and it cannot be called truthfulness. Take the example of another person. He is full of

Let me present you a situation. There is an ancient kingdom of which we know nothing. This kingdom was invaded and subjugated. Now, the one who conquered it changed it's religion completely and wrote it's history in a way that the new religion existed always.

We land in a situation where archeology gives us only ruins, all old literature and all old references wiped out(sometimes violently) and the new country hates it's old culture. I am not talking about Christian Europe or Islamic Arabia. I am talking about Tibet.

One image is enough to tell you the extent to which Tibet divorced itself from it's past. This is Goddess Srin Mo, who is a personification of Tibet. When she resisted introduction of Buddhism into Tibet, she was pinned to the ground with Buddhist temples.

"To subdue her, they build a total of thirteen Buddhist temples, some of which still stand today in places like Bhutan, to pin her down on her back. Four in the inner realm of Tibet to pin her shoulder and hip. Four at the border areas, pinning her knees and elbows.

Four at the borders beyond to pin her hands and feet. And finally, one at the Jo-khang, symbolizing her heart and considered the center of Tibet. Thus Srin is subdued and Buddhism can reign over Tibet."

Thorpikaranam : A simple but powerful yogic practice for physical and mental wellbeing

Do this daily if you want to

- Sharpen your mind ,
attentiveness & decisiveness
-Reduce weight and belly fat
- Strengthen your vision
- Overall flexibility of your joints and muscles

Most often given as punishment for mischievous kids at school and done as prayer before Bhagwan Ganesha It's actually a superb physical exercise which benefits both physical and cognitive functions of your body

Per astrology, Ganesha is ruling diety for planet Ketu (Gnanakaraka) who is meant for blessings with wisdom (Gnana) /intelligence Per psychology,it is given as cognitive therapy to minimize their sadistic thoughts ..no wonder it's help to discipline mischievous kids at school

Another name for Ganapathi is Vigneshwara / Vinayagar he is considered to remove the vignam / obstacle by bestowing intelligence To be successful in your personal & professional life you need to tide over many obstacles in your path only through your intelligence & hardwork

Looking scientifically, We hold earlobes between thumb and forefinger with hands crossed in front of chest and perform repetitive squats. This is done 18 or 108 times as prarthana mostly for success in anything It's a kind of auricular vagus nerve stimulation

In #HarikathaAmruthasaara Sri #JaganathaDasaru addresses Lord Ganesha as #EkaVimshatiModakapriya. There is a sampradaya 2 offer Ganapati # 21 bhakshya (Modaka) & worship with # 21 Pathra (Ekavimshati Pathra pooja)

What's the significance of # 21? A logical study (to be contd...)

Ekavimshati (# 21) arranged as,

(5) organs of perception (GnaAnendriya)
(5) organs of action (Karmendriya)
(5) Pancha Praana (Vital energy forces)
(5) Pancha Bhootha + Mind,

#Viswambhara roopi Paramatma who resides in all these elements is #Ganapati Upasana Moorti.
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Numerologically #Moon is ruling planet of #(2) who is called Mano-kaAraka signifying Mind & is star lord of #Hastha constellation.

Ganesha Chaturthi (Vinayaka Vratha) is held during Bhadrapada Masa when generally Moon will be @ or nearer 2 Hastha star on the day of Chaturti; ++

Ganapathi is son of Sri Rudra Devaru who is Mano-abhimani devatha (Mano-niyaamaka) the controller of Mind.

Ganapathi (having visesha Vaayu aavesha) anugraha is very much required to control the wavering mind and keep it focused on Hari Sarvottama - Vaayu Jeevottama; ++

Astrologically, Hastha nakshathra falls in the zodiac sign Virgo (Kanya Raasi) which also partly houses Uttara-Phalguni nakshathra whose star Lord is Sun representing # (1); Number ONE signifies independence, leadership etc... ++

1. How Our Eyes Lie to Us

Cognitive Psychologists in the past two decades have been experimenting on narrative fallacy. They say that our minds create stories or narratives which do not portray reality as it is, but as our minds perceive them.

2. Daniel Kahneman, Dan Ariely, Daniel Gilbert etc. have published ground breaking works where they discuss the narrative fallacy. They tell us how our mind fools us in our behavior and we may think we are in control of our behaviors but our mind has different designs for us.

3. Daniel Gilbert in ‘Stumbling Upon Happiness’ tells us how our eyes betray us and we can’t even be sure of what we see, let alone what we think. Michael Gazzaniga tells us that how our instincts are not in our control and it seems we act according to a pre-written script.

4. These are very serious subjects and only future will tell us what is going to happen in these disciplines. But the bottomline of all this research is that: our mind and our senses lie to us and we cannot be sure of what we think or what we even see.

5. That our senses create a narrative fallacy is something that has been alluded to in many of our spiritual texts. Modern West is just rediscovering it through tests and experiments. But there is an experiment in our daily lives that gives us a clue of what narrative fallacy is.

प्रश्न = भारतीय पुराणों के मुताबिक़ रामायण-महाभारत काल में अमेरिका आदि बाकी देश कहाँ थे ?

हम हमारे प्रश्नो के उत्तर सही जगह नहीं खोज रहे !

जी हा , दूसरे देशो और संस्कृतियों का हमारे प्राचीन ग्रंथो /पुराणों में उल्लेख है ,किन्तु हम वहा नहीं खोज रहे आप वाल्मीकि रामायण के

विभिन्न देशो के सन्दर्भ पाएगे। यह उत्तर लम्बा है ,कित्नु आप सभी को निश्चित ही पसंद आएगा !

ऑस्ट्रेलिया ,न्यूज़ीलैण्ड एवं परकास ट्रिडेंट पेरू

रामायण में रामजी की अपहृत पत्नी सीताजी को खोजने के लिए चार अलग-अलग दिशाओं में खोजने निकले वानरों

(वन में भटकने वाले मनुष्य) के बारे में वर्णन किया गया है।

वानर राजा सुग्रीव ने उसपूर्व की ओर यात्रा करते खोजी समूह को बताया था की , कि पहले उन्हें समुद्र पार करना होगा और याव (जावा) द्वीप में उतरना होगा।

उसके बाद उन्हें एक और द्वीप पार करके एक लाल /पीले पानी वाले समुद्र तक पहुंचना होगा (ऑस्ट्रेलिया का कोरल समुद्र ),तब उन्हें पिरामिड (वर्तमान में ऑस्ट्रेलिया के पश्चिमी छोर पर मौजूद गिम्पी पिरामिड ) मिलेंगे।

सुग्रीव के पात्र द्वारा रचियता वाल्मीकिजी ने आगे लिखाः है की

इस महाद्वीप (शाल्मली / ऑस्ट्रेलिया ) को पार करने के बाद उन्हें ऋषभ पर्वत मिलेगा , जो ‘नीचे मोतिओं की माला जैसी जैसे लहरों वाला एक श्वेत बादल ‘ जैसा दिखता है !

उसी के पास ,उन्हें सुदर्शन सरोवर मिलेगा , जिसमे ‘सोने जैसी पंखुड़ियों वाले चांदी जैसे कमल’ खिले हुए होंगे !