आइये आज बारसूर चलते हैं!!!
क्या आप जानते हें? ११वि शताब्दी इसवी में बनाया गया, बत्तीस खम्बो पर खडा यह मंदिर बत्तीस मंदिर के नाम से प्रसिद्ध है . इस मंदिर में दो गर्भ गृह और उसमे प्राण प्रतिष्ठित दो शिव-लिंग हैं…. यह मंदिर छिंदक नागवंशियों के उल्लेखनीय कार्यों में से एक है….

Today 9 April is Sankashti Chaturthi, or Ganesh Sankatahara Chaturti (dedicated to Hindu God Ganesh ). Ganesha devotees observe Sankashta Chaturti day from sunrise till the sighting of the moon. The day falls on the fourth day during the waning phase of moon or Krishna Paksha in a Hindu lunar month.

Fasting on Sankashti day is believed help in attaining peace, prosperity and knowledge.

Neelkanth Linga is a very rare form of Shivling found in the Narmada River. Neelakantha is pure white in color and This linga symbolically represents Shiva who drank the poison Halahala that appeared from Samdura Manthan or Churning of ocean. Shiva got the name Neelkanth or the one with blue throat after this incident.Naturally occurring Neelakanth Linga are found in the Narmada River.

शान्तं शाश्वतमप्रमेयमनघं निर्वाणशान्तिप्रदं
ब्रह्माशम्भुफणीन्द्रसेव्यमनिशं वेदांतवेद्यं विभुम् ।
रामाख्यं जगदीश्वरं सुरगुरुं मायामनुष्यं हरिं
वन्देऽहं करुणाकरं रघुवरं भूपालचूड़ामणिम् ॥ १ ॥

नान्या स्पृहा रघुपते हृदयेऽस्मदीये
सत्यं वदामि च भवानखिलान्तरात्मा ।
भक्तिं प्रयच्छ रघुपुङ्गव निर्भरां मे
कामादिदोषरहितं कुरु मानसं च ॥ २ ॥

अतुलितबलधामं हेमशैलाभदेहं
दनुजवनकृशानुं ज्ञानिनामग्रगण्यम् ।
सकलगुणनिधानं वानराणामधीशं
रघुपतिप्रियभक्तं वातजातं नमामि ॥ ३ ॥

यह रामचरितमानस् के पंचम काण्ड सुन्दर काण्ड के प्रारम्भिक श्लोक हैं…सुन्दर काण्ड को रामचरितमानस् का ह्रुदय भी कहा जाता है,,,,क्योंकि इसमें श्री हनुमान जी की महिमा का वर्णन है।…मात्र सुन्दर काण्ड के पठन से सम्पूर्ण रामचरितमानस् के पढने के समान पुण्य प्राप्त होता है।

———-जय बजरंग बली॥जय श्री राम॥ ….शुभप्रभातम्….!!

Sarvapitri Amavasya (Shradh Month) In India

Sarvapitri Amavasya is one of the major occasion or day for the Hindu religion in India. During that time they do religious acts for the peace of souls of their ancestors. They perform that work each of the year and in this year of 2011 Sarvapitri Amavasya is observe today , on 27th of September.

Sarvapitri Amavasya is a major occasion of the Pitru Paksha in the Hindu religion in the country of India. It is a most important day to give a respect for the peace of the ancestors. This is the day which is falls in the lunar month of Hindu calendar that is Bhadrapad. According to English this falls during the time of September/ October month.
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Sarvapitri Amavasya is a time to reduce the bad effects of the previous life of our ancestors. It is a time not to only remember our ancestors but also worship the supreme power of the universe with religious acts.

This is a major time to remember the ancestors of a family. People do all the acts of Shradh Paksha. This festival or occasion started with the day of Poornima (full moon day) and ended with the day of Sarvapitri Amavasya. This ‘Karma of Shradh’ is most famous in northern and eastern parts of the country of India. During that time people observe fasts. And prepare delicious meals for Brahmins. They give some religious commodities or money to poor or needy people.