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This is literally the “birthday or descent of mother Ganges – Ganga Ma”. Throughout india this festival lasts ten days beginning on the Amavasya (dark moon night) and going through to the dasami tithi (tenth phase … Read More

दैवी ह्येषा गुणमयी मम माया दुरत्यया । मामेव ये प्रपद्यन्ते मायामेतां तरन्ति ते ॥ १४ ॥ daivī hy eṣā guṇa-mayī mama māyā duratyayā mām eva ye prapadyante māyām etāṁ taranti te Synonyms daivī — transcendental; hi … Read More

Śrī brahma-saṁhitā 5.36 yad-bhāva-bhāvita-dhiyo manujās tathaiva samprāpya rūpa-mahimāsana-yāna-bhūṣāḥ sūktair yam eva nigama-prathitaiḥ stuvanti govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi Synonyms yat — for whom; bhāva — with devotion; bhāvita — are imbued; dhiyaḥ — whose hearts; manujāḥ … Read More

The Five Primary Relationships (Rasas) Two hands holding a heart As hard as they may sometimes be, relationships between people form the fulcrum of existence. Our actions and choices are judged on whether they help or … Read More

2016 Second month: No yoghurt (if one requires it for health, it can be mixed with water) Caturmasya stands for ‘four months’. It is the period between sayana and uttana ekadasis. The scriptures refer to this … Read More

ŚB 1.10.30 एता: परं स्त्रीत्वमपास्तपेशलं निरस्तशौचं बत साधु कुर्वते । यासां गृहात्पुष्करलोचन: पति- र्न जात्वपैत्याहृतिभिर्हृदि स्पृशन् ॥ ३० ॥ etāḥ paraṁ strītvam apāstapeśalaṁ nirasta-śaucaṁ bata sādhu kurvate yāsāṁ gṛhāt puṣkara-locanaḥ patir na jātv apaity āhṛtibhir hṛdi … Read More

Fourth month: No mustard oil or sesame seeds. Caturmasya stands for ‘four months’. It is the period between sayana and uttana ekadasis. The scriptures refer to this period as the duration of Lord Visnu’s sleep in … Read More

Śrī brahma-saṁhitā 5.13 tad-roma-bila jāleṣu bījaṁ saṅkarṣaṇasya ca haimāny aṇḍāni jātāni mahā-bhūtāvṛtāni tu Synonyms tat — of Him (Mahā-Viṣṇu); roma–bila–jāleṣu — in the pores of the skin; bījam — the seeds; saṅkarṣaṇasya — of Saṅkarṣaṇa; ca … Read More