I have posted on Lord Rama's Date of birth,Travels,His Death, Krishna's Dwarka,Date of Ramayana, Mahabharata,Bhagavad Gita,Rig Veda,Rama's Ancestors,Kauravas Names. Please find them under Hinduism/History. For easy reference I am providing Flow charts from http://ancientvoice.wikidot.com on The Ikshwagu Dynasty) of Lord Rama,and Manu, based on Hindu Puranas. Click on the Image to enlarge. Source: http://ancientvoice.wikidot.com/ Related Articles Ancient Maps … Continue reading Ramayana Mahabharata Dynasties From Manu
Month: August 2013
Srivaishnavaites wear Thiruman, Namam , the Urdhva Pundaram , is worn as a mark indicating the fact that they worship Lord Vishnu. There are two styles of wearing the Thruman. One is called the Vadakalai and the other one is Thenkalai. The Vadakalai Thiruman has a curve at the bottom, ( the habit of calling this symbol as 'U' shape must stop as it is irreverent), while the Thenkalai mark is closed at the bottom and there is the extension at the bottom. Generally, the Thiruman is applied on the forehead and it is auspicious to wear the Thiruman in Twelve places in the Body. There are twelve Adityas and Vishnu is one of the Adityas. 'Adityaanam Aham Vishnu' Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10. Names of the Adityas.
2.That they have not been allowed to cross-examine 13 witnesses, when after the case is over in the first instance and in the second after a thorough examination of witnesses, some 39 of them. If one keeps on asking for witnesses as an afterthought after the case is over , or even closed. when will a trial end?. 3.Insinuation by a Journalist ,As Avirook Sen, a journalist who has been attending the trial regularly, writing sharp reports for the Mumbai Mirror, says, “According to me, the CBI never intended to go for a trial. But when a trial was ordered, they just had to extemporise the evidence along the way. Now, with each passing day in court, they are getting more and more invested in their own story.' Is no ground for acquittal. 4.Why there are no answers for some questions I have raised?On Feb 10,2011. " Why don’t you answer the following questions? Why do you communicate with your daughter through email when she is in the next room? How was the evidence dressed up? Why Aarushi’s cuts bore the precision of a Surgeon? Why was the doctor asked not to report rape?
This is addition to what is being provided at Home by way of Food, Shelter Clothing, Study expenses and in fact covers everything. This concept is a new one, since about fifteen years,;even then, it was not followed as it is being done now. We were provided every thing by the parents at Home(about 50 years back) and I did not even know what to ask. I used accept what was given by my father. Even School textbooks were not asked for. If I needed something, which was rare, at times I used to ask my mother and what I wanted was provided, but never Money. Today, we find Pocket Money is being demanded as a matter of Right by the children and parents also consider this as a part of a Child growing into an adult! It sounds funny. Why does a child require Money and why do parents encourage it? One point is that the peer Pressure exerted on the Parents by the other parents on the one hand and , on the other,the pressure exerted by the child's friends. Many parents resort to this practice to show their status,also to assuage their guilt feeling of not being with the child as much as they would like because of the fact that both Husband and wife are employed. They think they are compensating this by giving money to children. At a relatively young age, say up to 10 years, if you bring up the child properly. the child would not ask for Pocket Money and what it needs is the fact that the Father/Mother personally bought something for him Once you allow the child the taste of money, it never leaves. The child develops a taste for things which it can not afford and assumes that the Money is there merely for the asking. When you have money, one tends to spend on things one does not need, this applies more to Adults,look at your credit card purchase-s you would have bought things which you would otherwise have not bought if you hard currency ;such being the case, imagine a child! When the child has more money it tends to develop bad habits like Smoking< Drinking and begin to use drugs.
Hindus wear their sect's religious symbol on their foreheads. The symbol is of two types. One is 'Vibhuti, also called 'Thiruneeru' and another is' Nama' (Thiruman). Vibhuti is applied to the forehead by those who worship Shiva and Nama or Thiruman by the worshipers of Vishnu, . The Smritis insist on one wearing either of these; failure will result in spiritual non development. Vedic scriptures say, "Lalaata Shoonyam Smashaana Tulyam",which means that "an empty forehead is comparable to a cemetery. The great saint Thiru Gyaana Sambandar did many wonders with Vibhuthi and he expounds the greatness of Vibhuti in one of his Pathigams called "Thiruneetru Pathigam" as follows, Mandhira maavadhu neeru| Vaanavar meeladhu neeru || Sundhara maavadhu neeru |Thudhikkap paduvadhu neeru || Thandhira maavadhu neeru| Chamayaththil ullaadhu neeru || Senthuvar vaayumai pangan|Thiruaalavaayaan Thiruneerae || Vibhuti. The term Vibhuti means , in general, greatness, and here it means the Sacred Ash as well. The Bhagavad Gita has a Chapter called The Vibhuti Yoga(Chapter 10) where Lord Krishna speaks of His various manifestations, including His Universal Form, Virat Roopa' Therefore the Chapter is called the Vibhuti Yoga. How come this Sacred Ash is reckoned to be Great? In Life, Hinduism asserts, that one should be humble and remember his status, that is of his Mortality. Accepting Mortality wholeheartedly calls for great effort, and once you accept this, you would not behave in such a way that hurts others. Because the Vibhuti represents the Ashes one's Body is turned into after death, the applying of Vibhuti reminds one constantly of his mortality. The acceptance of this fact and consequent sober behavior speaks of greatness. Hence Vibhuti is called as such. In Sanskrit, Bhoothi means Aishwaryam, meaning wealth, treasure, precious. Vi-bhoothi with an Upasarga (preposition "vi") means very or more valuable. The synonyms of Vibhuhti in Sanskrit as said in the Amara-kosha is "Vibhuthi: bhoothi: Aishwaryam".Vibhuhti can also be called as Bhoothi,Aishwaryam,Basma. Legends and Purana have it that Lord Rudra( as distinct from Lord Shiva) Resides in the Smasana, where the bodies are cremated. The Hindu custom is that once one dies, the body must be kept at Home for a period of ,minimum 3 nazhikais or approximately one and a half hours before the Death ceremonies begin(One Nazhikai-24 minutes, Two and a Half Nazhikais, one hour). The ceremonies at Home shall take about an hour and a half. Travel to burning Ghat an hour,ceremony at the Ghat an hour, that makes about five hours from the time of Death to lighting the Pyre. The chances of the Death not being final is guaranteed during this period , as the body is not to be set afire before this period. Rudra is the Deity of Destruction, destroys only to enable for its reappearance -Thirodhana (Concealment), an Attribute of Lord Shiva, the others being,Srusti as Brahma, Stithi as Vishnu,Samhara, as Rudra,Thirodhana and Anugraha as Shiva.(Concealment and Grace). As Rudra is the ruling Deity of Death,Vibhuti is applied.
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