Belur.
Sunday, September 5, 2021
Index column.
Belur.
Saturday, September 4, 2021
Thursday, September 2, 2021
Prabhatiya.
Famous gujarati bhajan.
Vitthal vitthal vitthala hari om vitthala.
Kone kone ditthala hari om vitthala ?
Mathura ma avela hari om vitthala,
Vasudev ae ditthala hari om vitthala.
Gokul ma avela Vitthal hari om vitthala,
Nandbaba ae ditthala hari om vitthala.
Mewad ma avela hari om vitthala,
Meerabai ae ditthala hari om vitthala.
Junagadh ma avela hari om vitthala,
Narsinh mehta ae ditthala hari om vitthala.
Virpur ma avela hari om vitthala,
Ave jalaram ae ditthala hari om vitthala.
Pandharpur ma avela pandurang vitthala,
Pundalik ae ditthala pandurang vitthala.
Vitthal Vitthal Vitthala Bhajan
Bhulo bhale biju badhu maa-baap ne bhulso nahi,
Aganit chey upar ana ae kadi visarso nahi.
Asahya vethi vedna tyare didthu tam mukhdu,
Ae punit jan kadja patthar bani chundso nahi.
Kadhi mukhe kodiya mo ma dai mota kariya,
Amrut tana denar same zer uchadso nahi.
Lakho ladaviya laad tamne kod sau pura kariya,
Ae kod na purnar na kod purva bhulso nahi.
Lakho kamata ho bhale maa-baap jethi na tharya,
Ae lakh nahi pan rakh chey ae manvu bhulso nahi.
Santan thi seva chaho to snatan cho seva karo,
Jevu karu tevu bharo te bhavna bhulso nahi.
Bheene sui pota ane suke suvadya aapne,
Ae amimay aankh ne bhuli ne bhinjavso nahi.
Pushpo bichaviyu prem thi jene tamara rah par,
Ae rahbar na rah par kantak kadi bansho nahi.
Dhan kharchta malse badhu mata pita malse nahi,
Ana punit charno tani ae bhavna bhulso nahi.
Bhulo bhale biju badhu maa-baap ne bhulso nahi,
Aganit chey upar ana ae kadi visarso nahi.
Bhulo Bhale Biju Badhu Bhajan
Haveli bandavi dau, shreeji tara naam ni,
Dhajao farkavi dau, hari tara naam ni.
Reti ae prem lavi hu to lavi snehni nito,
Redi ne laganio mein chadavi chey bhav ni bheto,
Diwalo rangavi dau, gokuliya gaam ni,
Dhajao farkavi dau hari tara naam ni.
Haveli..
Manav tana faliye aa bolaviya mein devo ne,
Satsang ne aapnavi ne chodi ne kutevo ne,
hriday ma kandari dau, murat shreenathni,
Dhajao farkavi dau hari tara naam ni.
Haveli..
Haveli Bandhavi Dau Bhajan
Kana mane dwarka dekhad kodila kanuda,
Kanha rahi na shaku tam vina,
Kana mane gomtima navrav, kodila kanuda,
Kanha rahi na shaku tam vina.
Uncha devad dwarka na ji,
Athmne darbar no ae,
Nich karade gomti thata rate ramlo,
Kanha rahi na..
Kholse dwara dwarka na ji,
Tya dera to nahi padlo re,
Khodse gop gopiyo ne,
Todyo govardhar ho,
Kanha rahi na..
Kanho kahno sau kahe chey ji,
Kanho mujho pranlo he,
Shamdo bheeni vaye vayro,
Kanha rahi na..
Kana Mane Dwarka Prabhatiya.
Wednesday, September 1, 2021
Original.
The original Arthashastra manuscript is stored at the Oriental Research Institute in Mysuru, Karnataka.
The Arthashastra, written in Sanskrit and dating back to the time of the Mauryan Empire, is one of the oldest books on governance, military strategy, politics, economics, justice, and the duties of rulers.
Scholars say it was composed around the second century BCE. Its author, Kautilya—also known as Chanakya— was prime minister to Chandragupta, the first of the Mauryan rulers. After the decline of the Mauryan Empire, the document was lost.
Rudrapatna Shamashastri, a Sanskrit scholar and librarian, discovered the original Arthashastra in 1905 among the mounds of palm leaf documents lying in the institute, which was founded by Mysore’s Wodeyar kings in 1891. The institute has been part of the University of Mysore from 1916, and is home to about 70,000 rare palm-leaf manuscripts.
Shamashastri transcribed the Arthashastra onto fresh palm leaves and published it in 1909. He translated it to English in 1915.
Until the re-discovery of the document, the British Raj believed India’s ideas on governance and military administration were drawn from the Greeks. The Arthashastra also dethroned Niccolo Machiavelli’s The Prince, a 16th-century work, as the world’s oldest treatise on political philosophy.
“It has survived from the second century, but now the palm leaves are falling to pieces,".
Post from long ago.
Long long ago nobody knows how long ago.
All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
This is an inspiring poem. On the surface it’s about Aragorn, the rightful heir of Gondor. Yet it really conveys how people who lose their way can still bounce back in life.
You never intended to go off-track, right?
It just happened overtime, you say?
People lose their way often because they take the path of least resistance. What they fail to understand is that this actually involves the most pain.
As we grow older some of us find it harder to rationalize our choices. A sense of dissatisfaction permeates our lives. We’d like to change our situation, but oftentimes we no longer have a vision of our own.
No life purpose = no motivation.
The back burner is no place for dreams.
The moral of Tolkien’s poem is you can have a great destiny ahead of you assuming you (eventually) take action to rightfully claim what is yours.
You’ll notice Tolkien’s poem starts off with another famous line ~ All that is gold does not glitter. This is ‘borrowed’ from Shakespeare, the greatest writer of all time.
All that glitters is not gold.
The Merchant of Venice has the line all that glitters (or glisters) is not gold.
O hell! what have we here?
A carrion Death, within whose empty eye
There is a written scroll! I’ll read the writing.
All that glitters is not gold;
Often have you heard that told:
Many a man his life hath sold
But my outside to behold:
Gilded tombs do worms enfold.
The Bard is the best-known writer to have expressed the idea that shiny things aren’t necessarily precious. Yet, it stands to reason that others before him had coined the idea.
Everything is adaption, a connecting of dots.
Writers paraphrase all the time.
For instance, it is a truth universally acknowledged that all writers love to adapt famous quotes (you saw what I did there, right?).
Inspirational quotes have the power to change the way we feel about our lives.
Often instantly. As writers, that’s why we find them so appealing.
Brain Tracey said it best:
You grow either flowers or weeds in the garden of your life, whichever you plant by the mental equivalents you create.
Here are a few quotes that encapsulate the varied dimensions of mindset I explore in my writing.
Let us always meet each other with a smile, for the smile is the beginning of love. — Mother Teresa
This quote reminds us that small acts of kindness aren’t small when you consider the knock-on effect. People doing good deeds send out ripples into the world. Those ripples are significant in creating positive social change!
Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom. ―George S. Patton
Most people don’t set out believing they will fail. Yet, it’s tough out there. When things don’t go to plan, you need the strength to pick yourself up, dust yourself off and try again.
Our greatest fear should not be of failure… but of succeeding at things in life that don’t really matter. ―Francis Chan
People often set goals based on what others think. Instead of pleasing others, think about what you care about, and set goals that achieve what is important to you.
Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. ― George Bernard Shaw
Your mindset is a secret weapon. It can make or break you. When you have the right mindset you can cruise along effortlessly. When you have the wrong one you may feel stuck (or worse) in life.
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. ― Mark Twain
Conventional wisdom says you needn’t do something if it makes you uncomfortable. Most people choose safety over uncertainty. But do safe choices always bring you happiness in life?
Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game. ― Babe Ruth
Doubts and fears can be hard to let go. The truth is if something scares you, you should do it because it scares you. Trust me, you are capable of a great deal more than you realize!
Life is trying things to see if they work. ― Ray Bradbury
Productivity is a recurrent theme in my writing. Taking action (any action!) is better than endlessly preparing, or worse doing nothing at all.
Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly. ―JFK
Creators of all stripes take risks. The best ones hardly think about failure. The bar is set high and they expect to fail over and over before they get it right. That’s what experimentation is all about!
Character is destiny — Heraclitus
If you chose to look for downsides in life, you will find them. When you cast things in a positive light, you can create opportunities for yourself.
As always it comes down to mindset.
The last word
Taking advice from those who have gone before is a smart move. After all, the problems we face today are not new as the quotes prove; it is the normal human condition.
What is your favourite inspirational quote? I’d love to hear it in the comments below.
Tuesday, August 31, 2021
L P
The day of celebration of Lord Pandurang's visit to Bidar (Dindi)
Damaji Pant was a great devotee of Lord Vitthal. He was pious, kind hearted and spent most of his time in Harichintana. He was appointed by the king of Bidar as the caretaker of a warehouse where grain was stored. As the story goes, there was once a severe drought in that region due to which people and cattle were dying of starvation.
One day, during lunch, a Brahmin visited Damaji’s residence and as courtesy would demand Damaji offered him lunch. Damaji learnt from the Brahmin that his family was starving in Pandharpur. On hearing this, Damaji promised to give some grain to the Brahmin. After lunch, two bullock carts were loaded with rice for the Brahmin. On his way home, the Brahmin was attacked by hungry masses who looted his gift. On asking, he informed the people that Sant Damaji of Mangalwedha had gifted him with the rice. Hearing this, all the people rushed to Damajis house with great expectations.
They prayed to Damaji to give them some grains during this difficult time. Sant Damaji’s heart melted to see the starving men and with his wife’s suggestion, he distributed grains from the royal granary to the poor people without permission from the king. Though Damaji gathered a lot of well wishers through this act of kindness yet a Kannada clerk who worked for the same king at Mangalwedha was jealous of Damaji Panth. He immediately went to Bidar and informed the king that grains from the royal granary has been distributed at will by Damaji. The king was enraged by this news and ordered his soldiers to capture Damaji.
The soldiers arrived at Damaji’s residence and showed him the king’s order to capture him. Damajipant was unmoved, but requested them to take him to Bidar via Pandharpur. The soldiers agreed and when they arrived at Pandharpur, Damaji wished to take bath in the river Chandrabhaga and wanted to pray to Lord Vitthal thinking that it would be the last time, he was going to see his god. There, he intently looked at the Lord and told him, that was the last he could be seeing him.
Lord Vitthal came to rescue his devotee immediately disguised as Vithoo Mahar. Lord Vitthal arrived at the court of the king carrying a huge load on his back. He showed a letter written in the handwriting of Damajipant to the guards who let him in.
He introduced himself as Damajipant’s servant and told the king that there was a great deficiency of grains all over Mangalwedha and the adjoining areas due to famine and that Damajipant had sold all the grains for a very high price and has earned huge profits. He gave the huge bag of gold coins to the king and the letter written in Damajipant’s handwriting to the king and requested him to issue a receipt for the same.
The king was astonished after checking the authenticity. He asked the people working in his treasury to count the money. The money was uncountable and amounted to several lakhs. The king felt ashamed about the hasty decision that he had taken about the arrest of Damaji believing in a false allegation from an employee. The king thanked Vithoo Mahar, issued a receipt to him and also presented ornaments, a horse and an elephant and rich clothes to be handed over to Damaji. Vithoo Mahar took everything and went to Mangalwedha and gave it to the family of Damajipant and disappeared.
While these incidents were taking place, Damaji was on his way to Bidar and was not aware about any of the happenings. When Damaji reached Bidar, the king was surprised to see him but greeted him with great affection and extended his sincere apologies. When Damaji was narrated the whole incident that had taken place, he immediately understood that Lord Vitthal had come to his rescue. He resigned from his job as he did not want to trouble the Lord again. He distributed all the gifts among the poor which were extended to his family by Lord Vitthal. Damaji thereafter moved to Pandharpur and serve the Lord there till the very end.
Sunday, August 29, 2021
Rules of B
The difference between a devotee and a non devotee is that which is between the bee and the fly.
the bee only gathers to make honey wheras the fly only rests on wounds and filth.
the choices you make define you.
Have you ever wondered why you hear bees buzzing? Buzzing is the sound of a bee’s beating wings. Bees have two wings on each side of their body, which are held together with comb-like teeth called hamuli. These teeth allow the two wings to act as one large surface and help the bee create greater lift when flying.
Bees have two sets of wings, one larger outer set and one smaller, inner set. In each set of bee wings, the large and small wing is connected with hamuli, which are kind of like hooked comb teeth. In order to beat these wings, a bee has muscles that cause its thorax to squeeze in two directions: both up-and-down, and left-and-right. The bee alternates these rhythmic thorax pulsations, kind of like how we breathe, but instead of pulling in air, these pulsations cause the bee’s wings to beat back and forth. This also allows bees to beat their wings very quickly and fly.Honey bees can beat their wings over 230 times per second. Scientists used to think that a bee’s wings were rigid, making bees kind of like little planes that moved hard wings up and down. But bee wings are fairly small for their body size, so even at 230 beats per second, rigid wings wouldn’t be able to let bees fly. For many years, scientists couldn’t understand how it was possible that bees could fly. But then, using high-quality video that could show the bee wing beats in slow motion, they finally figured it out. Understanding bee wings was key to figuring out how bees could fly. Their wings are not rigid, but twist and rotate during flight. Bee wings make short, quick sweeping motions front and back, front and back. This motion creates enough lift to make it possible for bees to fly. Some other insects have a longer motion from front to back and a slower wing beat. The slower beat makes other insects more efficient, meaning they can get more lift with less work. So why might bees use an inefficient way of flying? Scientists think that the style of flying bees use lets them carry heavy loads when needed. That ability comes in handy a lot for honey bees, who carry nectar and pollen from flowers back to the nest. |
Someone who thinks death is the scariest thing doesn’t know a thing about life.”.
Bees form an important link in our food chain and that’s why we celebrate National Honey Bee Day every year on the third Saturday in the month of August. This day share with your family and friends catchy honey bee slogans, bee quotes, bee sayings to bring more awareness about saving bees. Save the bees messages and wishes, bee saving slogans and taglines are what you need to share on this day.
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