Work w.

 My mother worked for 40 years. My wife is the COO at an international bank. It makes me proud. She doesn't make phulkas for me. We outsource that work to our help, and it doesn't really bother me. If my wife had spent her life in the kitchen, it would have bothered me more. 

One,

a man who marries a career woman gets a partner to discuss his own career with. A working woman may be able to relate better to organizational issues than a housewife. A spouse who understands office politics and can give you good advice can be an asset. 

Two,

a working woman diversifies the family income streams. In the era of expensive apartments and frequent lay-offs, a working spouse can help you afford a decent house and feel more secure about finances. 

Three, 

a working woman is better exposed to the world. She brings back knowledge and information that can be useful to the family. Whether it's the latest deals or the best mutual fund to invest in, or even new holiday destinations, a working woman can add to the quality of life. 

Four, 

the children of a working woman learn to be more independent and will do better than mollycoddled children.

Five, 

working women often find some fulfillment in their jobs, apart from home. Hence, they may have better life satisfaction, and feel less dependent on the man. This in turn can lead to more harmony. 

We must  accept and even celebrate our successful women. They take our homes ahead and our country forward. We may have less hot phulkas, but we will have a better nation. — Chetan Bhagat

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Daily prayer

 

The ancient Indian and Greek civilisations are renowned for their cultural quotient, with the former being the only entity focusing on bringing man closer to God. This spiritual ethos has kept pace with the changing needs over eons, simplifying the ways and means to reach God, said P. Swaminathan while exemplifying the power of daily prayer to achieve this ultimate goal.

While chasing earthly goals characterises the average person, the only permanent asset is to be free of the cycle of rebirth. One arrives in this world with the burden of sins committed in the previous birth (karma).

How can one overcome the sting of sins of the previous birth? Prayer is the only answer. Prayer, combined with a virtuous life, is the way forward. To this end even God steps in to help a devotee, who prays to him with complete faith. The life of Saint Tyagaraja, the renowned devotee whose immortal compositions praising Lord Rama continue to enthral millions even today, is a shining example. Saint Tyagaraja chanted Rama namam over 1,40,000 times every day, with utter devotion. When the royal household enticed him to sing in praise of the ruler, he refused, choosing to remain in poverty. However, he stayed on the path of dharma. When a nondescript couple and a young boy sought his hospitality, he readily offered them his home and shared a simple meal made of millet flour and honey with them, regaling them with stories of Rama through the night. The next morning the three left and as they turned the corner of his street, they showed their true selves: the visitors were none other than Rama, Sita and Hanuman.

Separation.

With Dasaratha dead, Bharata has to ascend the throne, but he refuses to do so. He goes to the forest to ask Rama to come back and rule Ayodhya. The Rama-Bharata conversation shows us many dharmas we have to adhere to, said Navalpakkam Vasudevachariar in a discourse.

Bharata tells Rama that Kaikeyi had asked Dasaratha to pass on the kingdom to Bharata. But now Bharata is giving it to Rama. So, no one can object to this arrangement. Bharata wonders how he can rule in place of Rama. Can a donkey move at the speed of a horse? Can an ordinary bird be a match for Garuda? But Rama says that a man cannot do as he pleases. He is not the master of his life. Every relationship ends in separation. No one is together forever.

Rama gives an example. Two sticks are brought together by a wave, but the next wave may separate them. In the same way, two people come together in life, but have to separate when it is time to do so. Samsara is like the ocean. The waves are like karma. The two sticks are like human beings, who face the consequences of karma.

A house that was once grand gets dilapidated in course of time. Likewise, a human being too ages and dies. We celebrate seasonal changes. But we tend to forget that with each new season we are moving one step closer to the end of our lives.

The young princes in Ayodhya were growing up delighting everyone and Rama was the most loved of them all impressing everyone not only with his prowess in various fields but mainly due to his goodness which made him shine like the sun. One may wonder how Rama’s war on Tataka dovetails with dharma, but the purity of the act is clear to all, said Swami Mitranandaji.

The all-knowing ascetic Vishwamitra requested Dasaratha to send Rama with him to help in dealing with the demons in the forest who were a great disturbance to the yagnas being performed by the rishis. Dasaratha was greatly distressed as he dared not deny the request of the great sage but was very apprehensive of Rama, who was still a child in his perception, being tasked with such a dangerous endeavour. Dasaratha is reassured of Rama’s safety by Vishwamitra, who further added that Rama was much more than what he seemed. Sage Vasishta also counselled Dasaratha that this would be a proper step in Rama’s development.

As Vishwamitra guided Rama and Lakshmana to his forest abode, they came to a dark and dreary forest where the demon Tataka was roaming free and heaping atrocities on the rishis living there. Vishwamitra asked Rama to kill the ogress to rid the forest of her. Rama was reluctant to kill a female, but is reassured by Vishwamitra that killing such a fiend who was characterised by impiety and who had killed many kshatriya princes was not wrong. Vishwamitra pointed out to Rama that it was his duty to protect and he must not be overcome by any doubt or compassion for the one he has to vanquish. Rama then proceeded to overcome Tataka with a powerful arrow and ended the misery suffered by the sages in the forest. This is also the moment when Rama’s divinity was visible to the discerning.

Good and bad.

The coexistence of good and bad qualities is inherent in all human beings. Not all will ever be with either good or bad alone. Lanka Sri Jeyaraj said in a discourse that a person is called righteous when his good qualities outnumber the bad ones, and vice versa, a person is called impious. We should not allow evil attributes to develop and dominate in us.

Dhritharashtra’s wife, Gandhari, possessed all qualities and kept her eyes closed for her husband’s sake. But on hearing the news of Kunthi Devi giving birth to a child, she became nervous and thought she could not give birth to a son yet. She became impatient and jealous. Parimel Azhagar explains jealousy as a person who cannot tolerate seeing the progress, development, and prosperity of others.

Thiruvalluvar says the Goddess of good fortune (Mahalakshmi) cannot bear the sight of envious people, whom she will return over to her elder sister, the Goddess of misfortune (Moodevi) — (Avvithu Azhukkaru-Kural 167).

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.