Fastest ever.

 Finished writing The Srimad Bhagvad Gita. In 4 days. By the grace of the almighty.  My record.

01.06.2024 to 04.06.2024.

2nd book complete  in 4 days again. 

10.06.2024 to 14.06.2024.

16.06.2024 to. 19.06.2024 3rd complete.

20.06.2024 to 23.06.2024 4th time.

24.06.2024 to 27.06.2024 5th time. 

30.06.2024 to 04.07.2024 6th time. 

05.07.2024 to 08.07.2024 7th time. 

prayer slokas.

krishnaaya vaasudevaaya haraye paramaathmane.

pranathakleshanaashaya govindaaya namo namaha.

naaraayanam namaskruthya naramchaiva narotthamam.

deveem saraswatheem vyaasam thatho jayamudeeraye.

yasmaath brahmendrarudraadidevathaanaam shriyopi cha.

jnanaspoorthihi sadaa thasmai haraye gurave namah.

prathamo hanumannaamaa dwitheeyo bheema eva cha.

poornaprajnaha thrutheeysthu bhagavathkaaryasaadhakaha.

buddhirbalam yasho dhairyamnirbhayathvam arogathaa.

ajaadhyam vaakpatuthvam cha hanoomathsmaranaath bhaveth.

sarvamangaladaathaarau paarvateeparameshwarau.

ganeshaskandasamyuktu vande vaanchithasiddhaye.

apaadamouliparyantham guroonaam aakruthim smareth.

thena vighnaaha pranashyanthi sidhyanthi cha manorathaaha.

srikrishna poojaarpitha chitthavrutthim virakthachoodaamanimindushaantham

ananthasadhakthapriyam mamaapi sugunendratheertham pranamaami nithya.

ekam shaasthram devakeeputrageetham eko devo devakeeputra eva.

ekomanthrasthasya naamaani yaani karmaapyekam thasy devasya sevaa.

ydaksharpadabhrastam maathraaheena thu yadbhaveth.

thathsarvm kshamyathaam deva naaraayan namosthuthe.

ananyaaschinthayantho maam ye janaha paryupaasathe.

theshaam nithyaabhiyukthnaam yogakshemam vahaamyaham.

yatra yogeshwaraha krishnah yathra paarthha dhanurdharah.

thatra shreehi vijayaha bhoothihi dhruvaa neethirmathirmma.

sankalpa manthra.

swasthi evam gunagana viseshana vishistaayaam asyaam shubha punyathithou asmadaad guroonaam sri.

manmadhwaachaaryaanaam hruthkamalamadhyanivaasi, vaasudeva sankarshana pradhyumna aniruddha.

Chathurmurthyaadyananthaavathaarthmaka nirodoshaananthakalyanagunaparipurna sripandurangavitthalaathmaka rukmineesathyabhamaassaetha shree gopalakrishna preranayaa Rukimini Sathyabhaamaasametha srigopalakrishnapreethyartham sakutumbakasya mama kshema sthairya veery Vijaya abhaya  sayuraarogya ashtaishwaryaabhivridhyartham, jnaana bhakti vairagyasidhyartham,samasthathsarishtaparihaarapurvaka manobheestasidhyartham, Jagadguru srimanmadhwaachaaryamoolamahaasamsthaana sriputhigrmathsadheeshwaraanaam paramapujyaanaam sri sri sugunendratheertha shripaadaanaam aadeshaanusaarena srimadhbhagavadgeethaalekhana yajnaakhyam karma karishye.

Significance of the Gita.

Bhaaratham sarvashaasthreshu bhaatathe geethikaa varaa.

Vishnohosahasranaamaapi jneyampaathyam cha thadwayam.

Summary of the Bhagvad Gita as given by Vishwaguru Sri Madhwaachaarya in Gita Thaathparyam.

Swavihithavrutthyaa bhakthyaa bhagavadaaraadhanameva Paramo dharmaha.

Samaritans mantra

Naaraayanam suragurum Jagadekanaatham bhakthpriyam sakalalojanamaskrutam cha.

Thraigunyavarjithamajam vibhumaadyameesham vande bhavaghnam amaraasurasiddhavandyam 

Poornamadaha poornamidam poornaathpurnamudachyathe

Poornasya poornamaadaaya poornamevaavashishyathe

Visargabindumasthraani padapaadaaksharaani cha Nyunaani chaathirikthaani kshamaswa purushottama

Yahya smrithyaa cha namokthyaa thapoyajnakriyaadishu

Nyunam sampurnathaam yaathisadyovande thamacchyutham

Mantraheenam kriyaaheenam bhakthiheenam janaardanayathkritam the mayaadeva paripurnam thadasthu me

Kaayena vaachaa msnasendriyaivaa budhyaathmanaa van anusruthaha swabhavaha

Karomi yadyath sakalam parasmai naaraayanaayethi samarpayaami

Achhuthaaya namaha ananthaaya namaha govindaayanamaha 

Naaraayanaaya namaha sri krishnaarpanamasthu

Lokaaha samasthaaha Sikhism bhavanthu

Om shanthihi shanthihi shanthihi.

Parade

 

 Planetary Parade or a Parade of Planets?

Planets are constantly orbiting the Sun and this lets them also cross each other at some point. This causes some planets to be more visible during the evening, and the rest, in the morning. During the planetary parade, two or more of these planets line up in such a way that they’re visible to the naked eye at one specific time during the day. Moreover, this alignment causes the planets to appear closer to each other and more visible.

What makes the June 3 planetary alignment special is that it will see six planets line up facing the sun – Jupiter, Mercury, Uranus, Mars, Neptune, and Saturn. BUT, there are a couple of very important things that you need to note.

Firstly, planetary parades are not exactly a rare phenomenon and occur every few years, and this will not be the only one. Secondly, the stars will not appear larger than normal in the sky on such days, but their alignment makes it easier for us to see them.

The June 3 cosmic event will last throughout the week, and you can go out just before sunrise to see as many stars as you can.

How to View the Parade of Planets on June 3?

I took to the Stellarium website (visit) to get a proper idea of the alignment on that particular day. The space that you see between Saturn and Mars is where Jupiter will appear. Venus will also share the sky with these planets but is too close to the Sun to be visible.

During the phenomenon, Saturn will appear yellowish in the Eastern morning sky with Mars halfway below appearing as this red tint. Jupiter and Mercury will be hard to spot, with Neptune and Uranus appearing too faint to view with the naked eye.

That’s where the requirement for high-powered binoculars or a telescope comes in. And, if you’re a Space head like me, you will probably end up getting either of those or both. Sadly, for me, being in India, it will be particularly hard to get a good look at this phenomenon.

However, if you are in New York, you are golden! Between 5 AM to 5:26 AM PT (5:30 PM to 5:56 PM IST), you will be able to see the planetary parade in action up there. To help you keep track of the skies, you can use apps like Star Tracker

(Free, Android and iOS).

Muktinath.

 This is clear in the video shared that papa and punya are equal as you can see the tanks are equal in size from the temple tank in mukthinath temple. One has to take a dip in both these tanks and then view the Lord in the temple. 

https://youtu.be/Gvb8v0ff6I0?si=0DY5d4tdDR5m3_BH

गाँवों

तुम कह रहे हो ' वैसे गाँवों में क्या रखा है ! '

होती थी शाम मम्मी, कहतीं थीं आ बना दूॅं,

बाबा की प्यारी बिट्टी, अम्मा का राजा-बाबू,

आँखों में मोटा काजल, माथे पे एक टीका,

कहतीं थीं 'खेल आओ', दे कर के एक सिक्का,

तब छूटते ही घर से, अम्मा को दौड़ते थे

जाए जहाॅं भी अम्मा, अम्मा न छोड़ते थे,

लड़ती थी लाड़ में इक, बछिया वो नीम नीचे,

पूछो न नीम की उस छाॅंव में क्या रखा है!

विज्ञापन

दिन ढलते रोज द्वारे, बिछती थी एक खटिया ,

बाबा बुलाते थे फिर, 'आओ कहाँ हो बिटिया ?'

बारहखड़ी, पहाड़े, भर पेज लेख हिंदी,

सुनते थे पहले सीधी, फिर सौ से उल्टी गिनती,

फिर कुछ सवाल-मीनिंग, बूझो तो तुमको जाने,

हम करते नींद के या, फिर भूख के बहाने,

चप्पल पहन के जिनकी, चलते थे शौक में हम

तुम पूछते हो उनके, पांवों में क्या रखा है ?

वो दोपहर की नींदें, वो रात की कहानी ,

अम्मा के चोर - डाकू, भगवान , राजा - रानी,

चलता था आना-जाना, घर-घर में तब किसी भी,

होते न थे पड़ोसी, होतीं थीं चाची - भाभी,

जाते थे देखने जब, नहरों में  बहता पानी

या खेत, मेढ़, कुईयां, ये बाजरा वो धानी,

कंधे पे जो पिता के, घूमें है बैठ सारा ,

क्या - क्या बताएं ऐसे गाँवों में क्या रखा है !

साभार : मनु वैशाली की फेसबुक वाॅल से |

तेरी बुराइयों को हर अख़बार कहता है

और तू मेरे गांव को गँवार कहता है।😏

ऐ शहर मुझे तेरी औक़ात पता है

तू चुल्लू भर पानी को भी वाटर पार्क कहता है।।

थक गया है हर शख़्स काम करते-करते

तू इसे अमीरी का बाज़ार कहता है।

गांव चलो वक़्त ही वक़्त है सबके पास

तेरी सारी फ़ुर्सत तेरा इतवार कहता है।।

मौन होकर फ़ोन पर रिश्ते निभाए जा रहे हैं

तू इस मशीनी दौर को परिवार कहता है।

जिनकी सेवा में खपा देते थे जीवन सारा

तू उन माँ बाप को अब भार कहता है।।

वो मिलने आते थे तो कलेजा साथ लाते थे

तू दस्तूर निभाने को रिश्तेदार कहता है।

बड़े-बड़े मसले हल करती थीं पंचायतें

तु अंधी भ्रष्ट दलीलों को दरबार कहता है।।

बैठ जाते थे अपने पराये सब बैलगाडी में

पूरा परिवार भी न बैठ पाये उसे तू कार कहता है।

अब बच्चे भी बड़ों का अदब भूल बैठे हैं

तू इस नये दौर को संस्कार कहता है।।

Ultimate.

 What I want to bring about in the material world, upon the earth.

1. Perfect Consciousness.

2. Integral Knowledge, omniscience.

3. Power invincible, irresistible, ineluctable; omnipotence.

4. Health, perfect, constant, unshakable; perpetually renewed energy.

5. Eternal youth, constant growth, uninterrupted progress.

6. Perfect beauty, complex and total harmony.

7. Inexhaustible unparalleled riches, control over all the wealth of this world.

8. The gift of healing and giving happiness.

9. Immunity from all accidents, invulnerability against all adverse attacks.

10. Perfect power of expression in all fields and all activities.

11. The gift of tongues, the power of making oneself understood perfectly by all.

12. And all else necessary for the accomplishment of Thy work.

23 October 1937.

The Mother. 

Chutney

 How often have you wondered why the chutneys in a South Indian restaurant in USA are served cold / chilled and not at room temperature and suspected that it was not made fresh that day ?

You are not alone. Many people in fact write reviews on Yelp and Google Reviews expressing their displeasure without knowing the facts. 

I don’t know about other restaurants but this is what happens in Mylapore / Idly Express.

When we grind the coconut and green chillies with Dahlia in a 3.75 HP / 27000 RPM blender for five minutes the chutney that comes out is hot as hell at 90-95 degrees F.

According to health dept guidelines, hot food must be kept at 135 F or above and cold food must be kept at 41 F or below. In between 41 F and 135 F is what we call as a danger zone where bacteria thrives.

This chutney is already in the “danger zone” and must be rapidly cooled or it will go bad. You can very well understand what will happen if the warm chutney is packed in a cup with a lid on top. The chutney will deteriorate quickly due to rapid growth of bacteria and will go bad very soon. 

If the end user (you the customer) picks up the take out box and travels in his car and consumes the product after a couple of hours you can imagine what would have happened to the coconut chutney.  

Many a times when I read reviews pointing out to chilled chutney that was served , I would just smile and move on but today I wanted to show you the other side’s view on why we do certain things.

Thanks for reading.

Rare reference.