Saturday, April 16, 2022

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“Om asaadhyam saadhaka Swamin.. Asaadhyam tam kiva Prabho’.. Raama dootha mahaa praggnya mama kaaryam saadhayaa” – Most powerful manthra that immensely pleases Lord Hanuman


Holy Hindu Lord Sri Hanuman


Is revered by millions of His devotees all over the world as Lord Sri Anjaneya and Lord Maruthi and also as Lord Bajrang Bali. He is known not only for His devotion towards His master, Lord Sriram, but also for his valor and strength that He displayed during the great battle of Ramayan.


According to many Hindu puranas and sacred texts, “regular offering of prayers to Lord Hanuman offers immense strength to the mind, body and soul of a devotee. This in turn helps the devotee to courageously wage all the physiological and psychological battles of life”..


It is also further quoted in these texts that, “the omnipotent, omnipresent and omniscient Lord Hanuman always stays at the entrance of each one of His devotee’s house and forever protects that family from all the evil and the destructive forces of Nature”.


After I complete my daily pooja, I just close my eyes and quietly chant the sacred “Hanuman Chalisa”.. My Mom asked me to do so and am doing it everyday and ever since.. BLESSED


Now, let me come to the main point and tell you all about an amazingly


Miraculous And The Most Powerful Lord Hanuman Temple And The Interesting Story Behind That


Some time during the period between 1140 and 1150 A D, a Kakatiya King by name, Pratapa Rudra II, went on a hunting spree for one full day in some dense forests that were quite far away from his kingdom. Later, a fully tired King decided to relax in the forests that night.


At the stroke of midnight, the King suddenly woke up from his sleep, as he heard someone chanting the holy names of Hindu Lord Sriram. Greatly amused by that chanting, the King got up from his place and went around to see from where and whom that chanting was emanating.


After a few yards, he found an amazing idol of Lord Hanuman sitting in a dhyana mudra. There was a tremendous glow in that idol. However, what surprised the King the most at that moment was that the chanting of the names of “Sriram” was actually emanating from that idol.. “How can an idol chant..? The King asked himself.


After a few more minutes, the King realized that Lord Hanuman Himself was sitting there in the form of an idol and was offering His prayers to His Master, Lord Sriram. After realized that, a fully shocked King Prataparudra prostrated before the holy deity of Lord Hanuman and offered Him his umble pranams


Later, after 

“Om asaadhyam saadhaka Swamin.. Asaadhyam tam kiva Prabho’.. Raama dootha mahaa praggnya mama kaaryam saadhayaa” – Most powerful manthra that immensely pleases Lord Hanuman

Holy Hindu Lord Sri Hanuman

Is revered by millions of His devotees all over the world as Lord Sri Anjaneya and Lord Maruthi and also as Lord Bajrang Bali. He is known not only for His devotion towards His master, Lord Sriram, but also for his valor and strength that He displayed during the great battle of Ramayan.

According to many Hindu puranas and sacred texts, “regular offering of prayers to Lord Hanuman offers immense strength to the mind, body and soul of a devotee. This in turn helps the devotee to courageously wage all the physiological and psychological battles of life”..

It is also further quoted in these texts that, “the omnipotent, omnipresent and omniscient Lord Hanuman always stays at the entrance of each one of His devotee’s house and forever protects that family from all the evil and the destructive forces of Nature”.

After I complete my daily pooja, I just close my eyes and quietly chant the sacred “Hanuman Chalisa”.. My Mom asked me to do so and am doing it everyday and ever since.. BLESSED

Now, let me come to the main point and tell you all about an amazingly

Miraculous And The Most Powerful Lord Hanuman Temple And The Interesting Story Behind That

Lord Hanuman

Some time during the period between 1140 and 1150 A D, a Kakatiya King by name, Pratapa Rudra II, went on a hunting spree for one full day in some dense forests that were quite far away from his kingdom. Later, a fully tired King decided to relax in the forests that night.

At the stroke of midnight, the King suddenly woke up from his sleep, as he heard someone chanting the holy names of Hindu Lord Sriram. Greatly amused by that chanting, the King got up from his place and went around to see from where and whom that chanting was emanating.

After a few yards, he found an amazing idol of Lord Hanuman sitting in a dhyana mudra. There was a tremendous glow in that idol. However, what surprised the King the most at that moment was that the chanting of the names of “Sriram” was actually emanating from that idol.. “How can an idol chant..? The King asked himself.

After a few more minutes, the King realized that Lord Hanuman Himself was sitting there in the form of an idol and was offering His prayers to His Master, Lord Sriram. After realized that, a fully shocked King Prataparudra prostrated before the holy deity of Lord Hanuman and offered Him his umble pranams

Later, after sitting in front of the idol for about an hour, the King quietly went back to the place where he had slept earlier and dropped back into deep sleep. While the King deep in his sleep, Lord Hanuman appeared in his dream and asked him to construct a Temple for Him.

Amazed by the dream more so by the instructions of Lord Hanuman, the King immediately returned to his kingdom and called for an emergency meeting of all his advisers and court scholars and told them about the dream experience the forests wherein he was instructed by Lord Hanuman to build a Temple for Him.

Surprised with what their King had told them, the courtiers said, “Hey Rajendra, this is certainly an auspicious sign in approval of your kingship. We should immediately commence the construction of the Temple, as instructed by Hanuman.”

Later, on one fine day and on an auspicious occasion, the King commenced the construction of the Temple at the same place where he had seen the idol of Hanuman chanting “Sriram”. In course of time, this Temple became immensely popular in it’s neighboring villages and people started frequenting it in large numbers.

Almost five hundred years,

After this Hanuman temple was built, Abul Muzaffar Muhi-ud-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb, more popularly known as Aurnagazeb became the King of the vast Mughal Empire in India. This greedy and over ambitious Aurangazeb, who also has the title of “Alamgir”, which literally means the “world conqueror”, had only two things on his agenda..

One, to conquer the whole of Indian sub continent and if possible the whole world; and two, to demolish all the Hindu Temples wherever they are in India; eradicate Hinduism from this planet; and spread the religion of Islam all over the sub-continent.

According to historian Katherine Brown, “The very name of Aurangzeb seems to act in the popular imagination as a signifier of politico-religious bigotry and repression, regardless of historical accuracy.”

The executions of the antinomian Sufi mystic, Sarmad Kashani and the ninth Sikh Guru, Tej Bahadur bear testimony to Aurangzeb’s religious intolerance. While the Sufi saint was beheaded on multiple accounts of heresy, the holy Sikh Guru was hanged to death because of his objections to Aurangzeb’s forced conversions.

According to many great historians, “Aurnagazeb in all had demolished about fifteen major Hindu Temples in India, including the famous Kashi Viswanath Temple, the Somnath Temple, and the Keshav Deo Temple”. Although there’s no accurate data available to prove their claims but according to some noted historians, “the Mughals during their reign in India have demolished about sixty thousand Hindu Temples in the Indian sub continent alone”.

As part his wicked agenda and after annexing the entire Northern India and ransacking many rich Hindu Temples there, the iconoclastic Aurangazeb turned towards the Deccan plateau and lay his concentration entirely on the much richer Golkonda kingdom, which was at that time under the rule of the Qutub Shahi dynasty of Hyderabad.

It was an easy task for Aurangazeb to conquer the Golkonda fort of Hyderabad which he conquered in 1687 without any stiff resistance from the meek Qutub Shahi rulers, who in those days were the richest in the world if not not the mightiest.

After completely taking control of the Diamond studded Golkonda fort, Aurnagazeb turned his attention towards the Hindu Temples in and around Hyderabad. During their search his army found the Lord Hanuman Temple built by the Kakatiya King, Pratapa Rudra II.

On one bad morning,

Lord Hanuman In Sitting Posture

The powerful Mughal army of Aurnagazeb reached the Lord Hanuman Temple. Firstly, the commander of the army ordered all the priests and officials associated with the Temple to immediately come out of the Temple and surrender unconditionally to the mighty army of “Alamgir” or else they would be mercilessly killed by him.

Fearing threat to their lives and silently offering their prayers to their beloved Lord Hanuman, all the devotees, all the priests and all the officials associated with the Temple have quietly come out of the Temple and stood shivering before the ruthless “Alamgir” army commander. Ordering all those victims to move aside, the army Commander then commanded his army to move forward and commence the demolition of the historical Hanuman Temple.

Unable to see the sinful act occurring in front of their eyes, all the Temple priests, officials and Hindu devotes closed their eyes, silently saying “Aparatham, aparatham”. However, the chief Temple priest, who always considered the principal deity, Hanuman, his own son , came forward and requested the army commander,


“Sir, I don’t mind dying in your hands but before that please listen to me for a few seconds. Please”.. Although irritated with the intrusion, the commander still said, “Go ahead Brahman”. The priest continued,


”Sir, Lord Hanuman, the principal deity of this Temple, is always in a dhyana mudra and is offering His prayers to His Lord Sriram. Hanuman is the strongest of all the Gods in this world. He alone had destroyed the entire King Ravan’s army with his Mace. Please do not disturb Him or cause any harm to His Temple. He will not keep quiet. Am requesting you in your own interest. Please listen to me and seek refuge in His mighty glory. He is a very kind God and will certainly forgive you.”


The arrogant Muslim commander could not take it any more. Saying, “Hey Brahman, just shut up and move aside else I will first kill you and then proceed towards the Temple. Let me see how your mighty Hanuman is going to rescue His temple from the demolition of my army that demolished many bigger Temples than this.” Saying so, he turned to army and commanded, “Marchhhhhhhh”..


Unmindful of what is going to happen to all of them in the next few minutes, the idiotic army personnel marched forward towards the sacred Hanuman Temple, with Crowbars and other powerful demolition tools in their hands, to demolish the Temple.

The first soldier who reached the Temple main wall had raised the crowbar in his hands to knock the Temple down. Much to his shock, he just remained frozen and motionless. Unable to move his crowbar, even an inch forward, he kept looking at the wall with great fear in his eyes. Similar was the condition of all the other soldiers there who came close to the Temple main wall to demolish it.


To say the least, the commander of the mighty “Alamgir” army went into a deep shock looking at the miraculous occurrence before his eyes. He then quickly but involuntarily looked at the face of the chief Temple priest who warned him just a few minutes ago. The Temple priest, without any expression in his face was silently watching the army commander at that moment.


Quickly turning his face away from the priest, the army  commander then commanded his fear struck army to turn back and march towards the court of Aurnagazeb. He them told him in front of all his courtiersin the court,


“Jahanpanaa, as per your highness’s orders we have tried to demolish the Hanuman temple. But to our utter shock we could not move an inch forward. There’s a great divine power in the Temple. According to the Temple priest, Lord Hanuman is the most powerful of all the Hindu Gods. If your highness allow me to offer you my piece of advice, I would say we must never even turn towards that Temple again”.


Immensely angered with the report and the unsolicited advice of his army commander, Aurangazeb, almost screaming, said, “Shut up you idiot, what nonsense are you talking..?? Had it been someone else in your place, I would have cut him into pieces with my sword. But am merciful towards you because you have been so loyal to me for several years.


Now listen to me. I shall now command the army on my own. Let us march towards the Hanuman Temple, again tomorrow. I shall personally demolish the Temple with a Crowbar. I will also see how the so called powerful Hindu God Hanuman is going to protect His Temple from my strong hands. It’s my challenge to Him.”.

Aurangazeb marched along with his army again towards the sacred Hanuman Temple. Although the soldiers were afraid to go to that Temple they were however could not disobey the orders of their cruel king who shall hang them to the main door post of the Golkonda fort if they do that.


Silently offering their prayers to Lord Hanuman, “to forgive us” for being part of that sinful act, the soldiers quietly marched towards the Hanuman Temple.. Aurangazeb ordered everyone in the Temple to come out of it within the next thirty seconds.


Saying, “Vinaasa kaale vipareetha buddih” silently to themselves all those inside the Temple have walked out. Looking at them, Aurangazeb arrogantly said,”even if one among you try to open your mouth, am going to cut your tongue into pieces. Just keep quiet and watch everything silently”.


Later, as everyone around him was fearfully watching him, Aurangazeb picked up a large Crowbar with his right hand and started walking recklessly towards the Hanuman Temple. Even the wind there stopped breezing watching that sinful act and started looking fearfully at the idiotic Aurnagazeb who was, in all stupidity, trying to conquer the all powerful Lord of Wind.


Unmindful of everything that was happening around him, Aurangazeb slowly reached the main wall of the Hanuman Temple and raised the Crowbar to deliver the first blow on the sacred wall.


He just raised the crowbar. That’s all he could. He didn’t know what happened after that. All that he heard, at that moment, was a huge roar and a deafening sound from inside the Temple. It was so frightening that even the brave Aurangazed could not withstand that sound and stood frozen there, closing both his ears.


“Sree Anjaneyam.. Prasannananjaneyam.. Prabhaa divya kaayam.. Prakeerthi pradaayam.. Bhaje vaayuputhram.. Bhaje vaala gaathram.. Bhajeham pavithram.. Bhaje surya mithram.. Bhaje rudra roopam .. Bhaje brahma tejam..”


Recognizing that huge roaring sound as the divine voice of their beloved holy Lord Hanuman, all the Temple priests, all the devotees and all those Hindus standing there in front of the Temple have quickly bowed down on their knees and started reciting the all powerful Telugu Anjaneya dandakam.


When Hindu Lord Hanuman Threatened Iconoclastic Muslim Ruler Aurangazeb

 

“Om asaadhyam saadhaka Swamin.. Asaadhyam tam kiva Prabho’.. Raama dootha mahaa praggnya mama kaaryam saadhayaa” – Most powerful manthra that immensely pleases Lord Hanuman

Holy Hindu Lord Sri Hanuman

Is revered by millions of His devotees all over the world as Lord Sri Anjaneya and Lord Maruthi and also as Lord Bajrang Bali. He is known not only for His devotion towards His master, Lord Sriram, but also for his valor and strength that He displayed during the great battle of Ramayan.

According to many Hindu puranas and sacred texts, “regular offering of prayers to Lord Hanuman offers immense strength to the mind, body and soul of a devotee. This in turn helps the devotee to courageously wage all the physiological and psychological battles of life”..

It is also further quoted in these texts that, “the omnipotent, omnipresent and omniscient Lord Hanuman always stays at the entrance of each one of His devotee’s house and forever protects that family from all the evil and the destructive forces of Nature”.

After I complete my daily pooja, I just close my eyes and quietly chant the sacred “Hanuman Chalisa”.. My Mom asked me to do so and am doing it everyday and ever since.. BLESSED

Now, let me come to the main point and tell you all about an amazingly

Miraculous And The Most Powerful Lord Hanuman Temple And The Interesting Story Behind That

Lord Hanuman

Some time during the period between 1140 and 1150 A D, a Kakatiya King by name, Pratapa Rudra II, went on a hunting spree for one full day in some dense forests that were quite far away from his kingdom. Later, a fully tired King decided to relax in the forests that night.

At the stroke of midnight, the King suddenly woke up from his sleep, as he heard someone chanting the holy names of Hindu Lord Sriram. Greatly amused by that chanting, the King got up from his place and went around to see from where and whom that chanting was emanating.

After a few yards, he found an amazing idol of Lord Hanuman sitting in a dhyana mudra. There was a tremendous glow in that idol. However, what surprised the King the most at that moment was that the chanting of the names of “Sriram” was actually emanating from that idol.. “How can an idol chant..? The King asked himself.

After a few more minutes, the King realized that Lord Hanuman Himself was sitting there in the form of an idol and was offering His prayers to His Master, Lord Sriram. After realized that, a fully shocked King Prataparudra prostrated before the holy deity of Lord Hanuman and offered Him his umble pranams

Later, after sitting in front of the idol for about an hour, the King quietly went back to the place where he had slept earlier and dropped back into deep sleep. While the King deep in his sleep, Lord Hanuman appeared in his dream and asked him to construct a Temple for Him.

Amazed by the dream more so by the instructions of Lord Hanuman, the King immediately returned to his kingdom and called for an emergency meeting of all his advisers and court scholars and told them about the dream experience the forests wherein he was instructed by Lord Hanuman to build a Temple for Him.

Surprised with what their King had told them, the courtiers said, “Hey Rajendra, this is certainly an auspicious sign in approval of your kingship. We should immediately commence the construction of the Temple, as instructed by Hanuman.”

Later, on one fine day and on an auspicious occasion, the King commenced the construction of the Temple at the same place where he had seen the idol of Hanuman chanting “Sriram”. In course of time, this Temple became immensely popular in it’s neighboring villages and people started frequenting it in large numbers.

Almost five hundred years,

After this Hanuman temple was built, Abul Muzaffar Muhi-ud-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb, more popularly known as Aurnagazeb became the King of the vast Mughal Empire in India. This greedy and over ambitious Aurangazeb, who also has the title of “Alamgir”, which literally means the “world conqueror”, had only two things on his agenda..

One, to conquer the whole of Indian sub continent and if possible the whole world; and two, to demolish all the Hindu Temples wherever they are in India; eradicate Hinduism from this planet; and spread the religion of Islam all over the sub-continent.

According to historian Katherine Brown, “The very name of Aurangzeb seems to act in the popular imagination as a signifier of politico-religious bigotry and repression, regardless of historical accuracy.”

The executions of the antinomian Sufi mystic, Sarmad Kashani and the ninth Sikh Guru, Tej Bahadur bear testimony to Aurangzeb’s religious intolerance. While the Sufi saint was beheaded on multiple accounts of heresy, the holy Sikh Guru was hanged to death because of his objections to Aurangzeb’s forced conversions.

According to many great historians, “Aurnagazeb in all had demolished about fifteen major Hindu Temples in India, including the famous Kashi Viswanath Temple, the Somnath Temple, and the Keshav Deo Temple”. Although there’s no accurate data available to prove their claims but according to some noted historians, “the Mughals during their reign in India have demolished about sixty thousand Hindu Temples in the Indian sub continent alone”.

As part his wicked agenda and after annexing the entire Northern India and ransacking many rich Hindu Temples there, the iconoclastic Aurangazeb turned towards the Deccan plateau and lay his concentration entirely on the much richer Golkonda kingdom, which was at that time under the rule of the Qutub Shahi dynasty of Hyderabad.

It was an easy task for Aurangazeb to conquer the Golkonda fort of Hyderabad which he conquered in 1687 without any stiff resistance from the meek Qutub Shahi rulers, who in those days were the richest in the world if not not the mightiest.

After completely taking control of the Diamond studded Golkonda fort, Aurnagazeb turned his attention towards the Hindu Temples in and around Hyderabad. During their search his army found the Lord Hanuman Temple built by the Kakatiya King, Pratapa Rudra II.

On one bad morning,

Lord Hanuman In Sitting Posture

The powerful Mughal army of Aurnagazeb reached the Lord Hanuman Temple. Firstly, the commander of the army ordered all the priests and officials associated with the Temple to immediately come out of the Temple and surrender unconditionally to the mighty army of “Alamgir” or else they would be mercilessly killed by him.

Fearing threat to their lives and silently offering their prayers to their beloved Lord Hanuman, all the devotees, all the priests and all the officials associated with the Temple have quietly come out of the Temple and stood shivering before the ruthless “Alamgir” army commander. Ordering all those victims to move aside, the army Commander then commanded his army to move forward and commence the demolition of the historical Hanuman Temple.

Unable to see the sinful act occurring in front of their eyes, all the Temple priests, officials and Hindu devotes closed their eyes, silently saying “Aparatham, aparatham”. However, the chief Temple priest, who always considered the principal deity, Hanuman, his own son , came forward and requested the army commander,

“Sir, I don’t mind dying in your hands but before that please listen to me for a few seconds. Please”.. Although irritated with the intrusion, the commander still said, “Go ahead Brahman”. The priest continued,

”Sir, Lord Hanuman, the principal deity of this Temple, is always in a dhyana mudra and is offering His prayers to His Lord Sriram. Hanuman is the strongest of all the Gods in this world. He alone had destroyed the entire King Ravan’s army with his Mace. Please do not disturb Him or cause any harm to His Temple. He will not keep quiet. Am requesting you in your own interest. Please listen to me and seek refuge in His mighty glory. He is a very kind God and will certainly forgive you.”

The arrogant Muslim commander could not take it any more. Saying, “Hey Brahman, just shut up and move aside else I will first kill you and then proceed towards the Temple. Let me see how your mighty Hanuman is going to rescue His temple from the demolition of my army that demolished many bigger Temples than this.” Saying so, he turned to army and commanded, “Marchhhhhhhh”..

Unmindful of what is going to happen to all of them in the next few minutes, the idiotic army personnel marched forward towards the sacred Hanuman Temple, with Crowbars and other powerful demolition tools in their hands, to demolish the Temple.

Then it happened..

The first soldier who reached the Temple main wall had raised the crowbar in his hands to knock the Temple down. Much to his shock, he just remained frozen and motionless. Unable to move his crowbar, even an inch forward, he kept looking at the wall with great fear in his eyes. Similar was the condition of all the other soldiers there who came close to the Temple main wall to demolish it.

To say the least, the commander of the mighty “Alamgir” army went into a deep shock looking at the miraculous occurrence before his eyes. He then quickly but involuntarily looked at the face of the chief Temple priest who warned him just a few minutes ago. The Temple priest, without any expression in his face was silently watching the army commander at that moment.

Quickly turning his face away from the priest, the army  commander then commanded his fear struck army to turn back and march towards the court of Aurnagazeb. He them told him in front of all his courtiersin the court,

“Jahanpanaa, as per your highness’s orders we have tried to demolish the Hanuman temple. But to our utter shock we could not move an inch forward. There’s a great divine power in the Temple. According to the Temple priest, Lord Hanuman is the most powerful of all the Hindu Gods. If your highness allow me to offer you my piece of advice, I would say we must never even turn towards that Temple again”.

Immensely angered with the report and the unsolicited advice of his army commander, Aurangazeb, almost screaming, said, “Shut up you idiot, what nonsense are you talking..?? Had it been someone else in your place, I would have cut him into pieces with my sword. But am merciful towards you because you have been so loyal to me for several years.

Now listen to me. I shall now command the army on my own. Let us march towards the Hanuman Temple, again tomorrow. I shall personally demolish the Temple with a Crowbar. I will also see how the so called powerful Hindu God Hanuman is going to protect His Temple from my strong hands. It’s my challenge to Him.”.

The Next Morning

Amazing Lord Hanuman Flying

Aurangazeb marched along with his army again towards the sacred Hanuman Temple. Although the soldiers were afraid to go to that Temple they were however could not disobey the orders of their cruel king who shall hang them to the main door post of the Golkonda fort if they do that.

Silently offering their prayers to Lord Hanuman, “to forgive us” for being part of that sinful act, the soldiers quietly marched towards the Hanuman Temple.. Aurangazeb ordered everyone in the Temple to come out of it within the next thirty seconds.

Saying, “Vinaasa kaale vipareetha buddih” silently to themselves all those inside the Temple have walked out. Looking at them, Aurangazeb arrogantly said,”even if one among you try to open your mouth, am going to cut your tongue into pieces. Just keep quiet and watch everything silently”.

Later, as everyone around him was fearfully watching him, Aurangazeb picked up a large Crowbar with his right hand and started walking recklessly towards the Hanuman Temple. Even the wind there stopped breezing watching that sinful act and started looking fearfully at the idiotic Aurnagazeb who was, in all stupidity, trying to conquer the all powerful Lord of Wind.

Unmindful of everything that was happening around him, Aurangazeb slowly reached the main wall of the Hanuman Temple and raised the Crowbar to deliver the first blow on the sacred wall.

He just raised the crowbar. That’s all he could. He didn’t know what happened after that. All that he heard, at that moment, was a huge roar and a deafening sound from inside the Temple. It was so frightening that even the brave Aurangazed could not withstand that sound and stood frozen there, closing both his ears.

“Sree Anjaneyam.. Prasannananjaneyam.. Prabhaa divya kaayam.. Prakeerthi pradaayam.. Bhaje vaayuputhram.. Bhaje vaala gaathram.. Bhajeham pavithram.. Bhaje surya mithram.. Bhaje rudra roopam .. Bhaje brahma tejam..”

Recognizing that huge roaring sound as the divine voice of their beloved holy Lord Hanuman, all the Temple priests, all the devotees and all those Hindus standing there in front of the Temple have quickly bowed down on their knees and started reciting the all powerful Telugu Anjaneya dandakam.

Aurangazeb was aghast.

Aurangazeb was speechless.

Aurangazeb was frozen.

Aurangazeb was going mad with that life threatening roaring sound all around him.

Then taking him into a further state of shock, a powerful voice – the most powerful ever heard on earth – followed that sound, saying..

“Agar mandir thodna hain Rajan, tho kar man ghat” (Hindi) which means, “Hey King, if you want to break the Temple, make your heart stronger”.

The deeply shocked Aurangazeb fainted with an unimaginable degree of fear.hearing to that voice of Pavana Suta Hanuman. Quickly reacting, his soldiers rushed to him and took him away from that sacred place and moved him to his fort.

Temple located in the suburbs of Hyderabad city, in the Telangana state of India, became popular among the devotees, as the “Karman Ghat” Hanuman Temple based on the words uttered by the divine voice of Lord Hanuman on that eventful day.

Today, there are many miracles attributed to this Temple and according to the priests of the Temple, “Lord Hanuman is residing in this Temple in His real form, as Dhyananjaneya Swamy, and is fulfilling the wishes of all His ardent devotees. If childless Mothers come here and worship this Swamy for forty days they will be blessed with hale and healthy babies. And if those suffering from chronic illnesses do the same they will be completely relieved from all their diseases.”.



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Friday, April 15, 2022

Positive picture.

 Chaitra Full Moon, also known as Chitra Purnima, occurs when the Sun is in an exalted position in the sign Aries, and the Moon is aligned with the bright star Chaitra in the constellation of Libra. Full Moon is an auspicious time for creation and manifestation. It is the time when the mind begins to balance its thought forms. The exalted Sun in Aries energizes the soul, and it also empowers us to make wise “karmic” choices which decide the destiny of our existing life and also the life beyond.

Chaitra Purnima is the sacred to Chitragupta, the Keeper of Deeds. According to ancestral belief, Chitragupta keeps an account of our positive karma against the negative and declares the result to the Lord Yama. Lord Brahma created Chitragupta through the Sun God. He is the younger brother of Lord Yama. Full Moon days are auspicious to attain Chitragupta’s blessings. It washes away all the sins and helps to bag the virtue for the life beyond.

Chitragupta, the scribe of Yamaraj is known for keeping the record of the number of births or deaths in a year. He also keeps a record of good karma and bad karmas. After our death, we are rewarded or punished depending on Chitragupta’s records.

Chaitra Purnima is quite important for Hindus because it is a time to rectify our words as well as actions and eliminate negative deeds. Devotees also pray to God for forgiveness for their sins, so that they can lead a life of righteousness. The day of Chaitra Purnima also coincides with Hanuman Jayanti. Hence, it is very auspicious.

According to Vedic tradition, Brihaspati is the mentor or preceptor of Lord Indra, the King of the Gods. Once, Indra disobeyed his mentor. Hence, to teach him a lesson, Brihaspati temporarily gave his advisor role to Indra. During Brihaspati’s absence, Indra performed many wrong deeds. When Brihaspati resumed his duty, Indra wanted to know what he should do to get rid of the wrong karma. Brihaspati asked Indra to go on a pilgrimage.

While Indra was on the pilgrimage, he suddenly felt that many of his sins had been taken off his shoulders at a place near Madurai in South India. Later, Lord Indra discovered a Shiva Linga at that spot. Lord Indra attributed the miracle to this Shiva linga, and he constructed a temple on that site. When Indra was worshiping Shiv Linga, Lord Shiva magically created Golden Lotuses in a nearby pond. Lord Indra was pleased and blessed. The day on which Indra worshiped Shiva was Chitra Purnima.

On this day, special pujas are conducted at temples. Devotees take a bath in holy rivers and temple ponds to wash away the sins and to bag the virtue for life beyond. Chitra Purnima is the time to get rid of your sins. Many people would keep fast on Chaitra Purnima. By offering food to the poor and needy people on this day, one can receive the blessing from the Almighty.

Chitragupta Temple at Kanchipuram is the only temple in South India dedicated to Lord Chitragupta. He reminds us of an invisible higher power that constantly watches over us and provokes us to mind our conduct and behaviour. It is believed that those who do not attain a balance between their good karmas and bad karmas have to attain a re-birth in any living form, to complete the life cycle.


Thursday, April 14, 2022

Maintaining the balance.

 

Take care of and nurture yourself.

You cannot accomplish anything if you're unhealthy. Get plenty of rest, exercise, and eat properly. Many of us think we can burn the candle at both ends, eat junk food, get very little exercise, and still function adequately. You may be able to get away with this for a while when you're young, however, at some point, this lifestyle catches up with the best of us. Burnout is a real possibility.


Ideally, set aside time each day for an activity that you enjoy, such as walking, working out, or listening to music. Or, allow yourself to unwind after a hectic day by reading, meditating, or taking a nice hot bath.


Know what your priorities are.


Balance does not entail cramming in every activity possible. Examine your values and decide what's important to you; then set your boundaries. You may be in the process of building a career, starting a family, or going to school. Depending on what stage you're at in life, your focus and energies will be different.



Avoid becoming overwhelmed by juggling too many big projects in your life at once. Maybe planning a wedding is not a good idea when you're studying for the bar exam. Nor, is starting a family when you are unsure about your career direction, or relationship status.



Not knowing what you want and trying to do everything at once can be a recipe for disaster instead of the road to leading a well-balanced life. As the saying goes, "do not bite off more than you can chew".



Create an efficient mindset.


Be organized and plan ahead. Take time at the beginning of each week to assess what needs to be done. Make a to-do list in a planner or calendar for upcoming appointments, impending exams, or meetings to attend.



Be sure also to allow for recreation and quality time for yourself and your family. Taking the time to connect with family and friends will recharge your batteries and make you more efficient in the long run


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Maintain a positive mental attitude.

Begin each day with the intention of making the best and most of it. It may not always go as planned, but it can go more smoothly if you put it in perspective.


Part of living a well-balanced life is learning how to deal with adversity, unforeseen events and uncertainty. If you practice not letting things get to you, you will not only learn to live a well-balanced and less stressful life, you will learn to live in and savor the moment. Once you've done everything you can within your control, let your life unfold. Be prepared for the future, but don't worry about it.


While we can't anticipate and plan for everything in our lives, we can decide how, where and when to concentrate our energies.




Be moderate in order to taste the joys of life in abundance. Epicurus

Balance. The Ultimate Goal. Ricky Lankford

It is better to rise from life as from a banquet - neither thirsty nor drunken. Aristotle

I have the feeling that in a balanced life one should die penniless. The trick is dismantling. Art Garfunkel

Fortunate, indeed, is the man who takes exactly the right measure of himself and holds a just balance between what he can acquire and what he can use. Peter Latham

Be aware of wonder. Live a balanced life - learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some.
Robert Fulgham

Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance and order and rhythm and harmony. Thomas Merton

Balance, peace, and joy are the fruit of a successful life. It starts with recognizing your talents and finding ways to serve others by using them. Thomas Kinkade

The best and safest thing is to keep a balance in your life, acknowledge the great powers around us and in us. If you can do that, and live that way, you are really a wise man. Euripides 

They are sick that surfeit with too much, as they that starve with nothing. William Shakespeare

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Looking back.


 

Smmw.

 Sir Monier Monier-Williams KCIE was an Indian-born British scholar who was the second Boden Professor of Sanskrit at Oxford University, England. He studied, documented and taught Asian languages, especially Sanskrit, Persian and Hindustani. 

In 1860, Monier Monier-Williams was elected to the position of Boden Professor of Sanskrit at the University of Oxford, following an acrimonious campaign against his rival, Friedrich Max Müller. Monier-Williams had previously been Professor of Sanskrit, Persian and Hindustani at Haileybury College (the East India Company College) until 1858 when the College was closed. Monier-Williams remained Boden Professor until he retired in 1887. Shyamaji Krishnavarma worked as his assistant from 1879 to 1883.

Monier-Williams' major contribution to the landscape and pedagogy of Oxford was the foundation of the Indian Institute. In 1875, he first put the idea to Congregation to found an institute to provide a place of study for Indian Civil Service (ICS) probationers and Indian students at Oxford, combining a library, reading room and museum. He travelled to India in 1875, 1876 and 1883 to secure moral and financial support from Indians, particularly the Indian Princes who also donated items for the museum and library. The foundation stone was laid by the Prince of Wales in 1883, and opened by the Vice-Chancellor, Benjamin Jowett, on 14 October 1884 at which Monier-Williams gave the address.

Tapaniya gold


Gopāla-tāpanī Upanishad is a Sanskrit text, probably composed in the first half of 2nd-millennium CE, and a minor Upanishad attached to the Atharvaveda. The Gopāla-tāpanī is one of the four Tāpinī Upanishads (NṛsiṁhaRāmaTripurā and Gopāla).

The central character of the text is Radha who is described as the Shakti of krishna, her devotion and discussion of Gopala Krishna. Gopala Krishna is presented as identical to the nondual Absolute Reality (Atman-Brahman), the sat-cit-ananda, the Guru, the Om and the object of Vedanta, who can be reached by devotion to love. It is an important text to the Vaiṣṇava schools of Hinduism, particularly the Gaudiya Vaishnavas of Bengal region of South Asia.

The text is listed as 95th in the Telugu language Muktika anthology of 108 Upanishads.

Farquhar dates it to have been composed after Nṛsiṁha-tāpanī Upanishad, which he estimates to be complete by the 7th century. He states that the first of the Tāpanīya Upanishads is believed to be the Nṛsiṁha, which served as the model for the others which took this name. The Gopalatapani text was extensively commented by the 16th-century scholar Jiva Goswami placing the two limits on its composition century. The 14th-century scholar Vidyaranya commented on Tapani series of Upanishad, so it is possible the text existed by then.

The Sanskrit word tāpanīya in the context of these Upanishads is not clear. The word is found in four different forms: tapanīya, tāpanīya, tāpinī, tāpanī. Tāpanī is the most common form used in titles and references, but this appears to be an abbreviated form of the more correct tāpanīya, which appears in the texts themselves. According to Monier-Williams verdict we should assume tāpanīya ("gold") to be the name of a school of the Vājaseyani Saṁhitā that produced the four Upanishads bearing this name. This assumes that they come from a common source something disputed by others, who believe that the three other works were written on the model of the Nṛsiṁha-tāpanī as a result of the success enjoyed by that work in bringing legitimation a particular ancient tradition containing Nṛsiṁha mantra. Deussen reads tapanīya, which means "that which must be heated" or "gold". It also has the meaning of "self-mortification".

The process of self-purification is often compared to smelting gold, which is heated repeatedly in fire to remove any impurities. Deussen thus explains the term is as follows: "Tapanam (austerity) is burning pain-suffering or ascetic self-sacrifice; Nṛsiṁha-tapanam thus means ascetic self-surrender to Nṛsiṁha. Therefore Nṛsiṁha-tapanīya Upanishad "the doctrine concerning the ascetic surrender to Nṛsiṁha."

Tuesday, April 12, 2022

RR

 श्री राम रक्षा स्तोत्रम् (Shri Ram Raksha Stotram)

विनियोग: अस्य श्रीरामरक्षास्त्रोतमन्त्रस्य बुधकौशिक ऋषिः । श्री सीतारामचंद्रो देवता । अनुष्टुप छंदः। सीता शक्तिः । श्रीमान हनुमान कीलकम । श्री सीतारामचंद्रप्रीत्यर्थे रामरक्षास्त्रोतजपे विनियोगः । अथ ध्यानम्‌: ध्यायेदाजानुबाहुं धृतशरधनुषं बद्धपदमासनस्थं, पीतं वासो वसानं नवकमल दल स्पर्धिनेत्रम् प्रसन्नम । वामांकारूढ़ सीता मुखकमलमिलल्लोचनम्नी, रदाभम् नानालंकारदीप्तं दधतमुरुजटामण्डलम् रामचंद्रम ॥ राम रक्षा स्तोत्रम्: चरितं रघुनाथस्य शतकोटि प्रविस्तरम् । एकैकमक्षरं पुंसां महापातकनाशनम् ॥1॥ ध्यात्वा नीलोत्पलश्यामं रामं राजीवलोचनम् । जानकीलक्ष्मणोपेतं जटामुकुटमण्डितं ॥2॥ सासितूणधनुर्बाणपाणिं नक्तंचरान्तकम् । स्वलीलया जगत्त्रातुमाविर्भूतमजं विभुम् ॥3॥ रामरक्षां पठेत प्राज्ञः पापघ्नीं सर्वकामदाम् । शिरो मे राघवः पातु भालं दशरथात्मजः ॥4॥ कौसल्येयो दृशो पातु विश्वामित्रप्रियः श्रुति । घ्राणं पातु मखत्राता मुखं सौमित्रिवत्सलः ॥5॥ जिह्वां विद्यानिधिः पातु कण्ठं भरतवन्दितः । स्कन्धौ दिव्यायुधः पातु भुजौ भग्नेशकार्मुकः ॥6॥ करौ सीतापतिः पातु हृदयं जामदग्न्यजित । मध्यं पातु खरध्वंसी नाभिं जाम्बवदाश्रयः ॥7॥ सुग्रीवेशः कटी पातु सक्थिनी हनुमत्प्रभुः । उरु रघूत्तमः पातु रक्षःकुलविनाशकृताः ॥8॥ जानुनी सेतुकृत पातु जंघे दशमुखांतकः । पादौ विभीषणश्रीदः पातु रामअखिलं वपुः ॥9॥ एतां रामबलोपेतां रक्षां यः सुकृति पठेत । स चिरायुः सुखी पुत्री विजयी विनयी भवेत् ॥10॥ पातालभूतल व्योम चारिणश्छद्मचारिणः । न द्रष्टुमपि शक्तास्ते रक्षितं रामनामभिः ॥11॥ रामेति रामभद्रेति रामचंद्रेति वा स्मरन । नरौ न लिप्यते पापैर्भुक्तिं मुक्तिं च विन्दति ॥12॥ जगज्जैत्रैकमन्त्रेण रामनाम्नाभिरक्षितम् । यः कण्ठे धारयेत्तस्य करस्थाः सर्वसिद्धयः ॥13॥ वज्रपञ्जरनामेदं यो रामकवचं स्मरेत । अव्याहताज्ञाः सर्वत्र लभते जयमंगलम् ॥14॥ आदिष्टवान् यथा स्वप्ने रामरक्षामिमां हरः । तथा लिखितवान् प्रातः प्रबुद्धो बुधकौशिकः ॥15॥ आरामः कल्पवृक्षाणां विरामः सकलापदाम् । अभिरामस्त्रिलोकानां रामः श्रीमान स नः प्रभुः ॥16॥ तरुणौ रूपसम्पन्नौ सुकुमारौ महाबलौ । पुण्डरीकविशालाक्षौ चीरकृष्णाजिनाम्बरौ ॥17॥ फलमूलाशिनौ दान्तौ तापसौ ब्रह्मचारिणौ । पुत्रौ दशरथस्यैतौ भ्रातरौ रामलक्ष्मणौ ॥18॥ शरण्यौ सर्वसत्वानां श्रेष्ठौ सर्वधनुष्मताम् । रक्षःकुलनिहन्तारौ त्रायेतां नो रघूत्तमौ ॥19॥ आत्तसज्जधनुषाविषुस्पृशा वक्ष याशुगनिषङ्गसङ्गिनौ । रक्षणाय मम रामलक्ष्मणावग्रतः पथि सदैव गच्छताम ॥20॥ सन्नद्धः कवची खड्गी चापबाणधरो युवा । गच्छन् मनोरथान नश्च रामः पातु सलक्ष्मणः ॥21॥ रामो दाशरथी शूरो लक्ष्मणानुचरो बली । काकुत्स्थः पुरुषः पूर्णः कौसल्येयो रघूत्तमः ॥22॥ वेदान्तवेद्यो यज्ञेशः पुराणपुरुषोत्तमः । जानकीवल्लभः श्रीमानप्रमेयपराक्रमः ॥23॥ इत्येतानि जपन नित्यं मद्भक्तः श्रद्धयान्वितः । अश्वमेधाधिकं पुण्यं सम्प्राप्नोति न संशयः ॥24॥ रामं दुर्वादलश्यामं पद्माक्षं पीतवाससम । स्तुवन्ति नामभिर्दिव्यैर्न ते संसारिणो नरः ॥25॥ रामं लक्ष्मणपूर्वजं रघुवरं सीतापतिं सुन्दरं, काकुत्स्थं करुणार्णवं गुणनिधिं विप्रप्रियं धार्मिकम । राजेन्द्रं सत्यसंधं दशरथतनयं श्यामलं शांतमूर्तिं, वन्दे लोकाभिरामं रघुकुलतिलकं राघवं रावणारिम ॥26॥ रामाय रामभद्राय रामचंद्राय वेधसे । रघुनाथाय नाथाय सीतायाः पतये नमः ॥27॥ श्रीराम राम रघुनन्दनराम राम, श्रीराम राम भरताग्रज राम राम । श्रीराम राम रणकर्कश राम राम, श्रीराम राम शरणं भव राम राम ॥28॥ श्रीराम चन्द्रचरणौ मनसा स्मरामि, श्रीराम चंद्रचरणौ वचसा गृणामि । श्रीराम चन्द्रचरणौ शिरसा नमामि, श्रीराम चन्द्रचरणौ शरणं प्रपद्ये ॥29॥ माता रामो मत्पिता रामचन्द्रः स्वामी, रामो मत्सखा रामचन्द्रः । सर्वस्वं मे रामचन्द्रो दयालुर्नान्यं, जाने नैव जाने न जाने ॥30॥ दक्षिणे लक्ष्मणो यस्य वामे च जनकात्मज । पुरतो मारुतिर्यस्य तं वन्दे रघुनन्दनम् ॥31॥ लोकाभिरामं रणरंगधीरं राजीवनेत्रं रघुवंशनाथं । कारुण्यरूपं करुणाकरं तं श्रीरामचन्द्रं शरणं प्रपद्ये ॥32॥ मनोजवं मारुततुल्यवेगं जितेन्द्रियं बुद्धिमतां वरिष्ठम । वातात्मजं वानरयूथमुख्यं श्रीराम दूतं शरणं प्रपद्ये ॥33॥ कूजन्तं रामरामेति मधुरं मधुराक्षरम । आरुह्य कविताशाखां वन्दे वाल्मीकिकोकिलम ॥34॥ आपदामपहर्तारं दातारं सर्वसम्पदाम् । लोकाभिरामं श्रीरामं भूयो भूयो नमाम्यहम् ॥35॥ भर्जनं भवबीजानामर्जनं सुखसम्पदाम् । तर्जनं यमदूतानां रामरामेति गर्जनम् ॥36॥ रामो राजमणिः सदा विजयते, रामं रमेशं भजे रामेणाभिहता, निशाचरचमू रामाय तस्मै नमः । रामान्नास्ति परायणं परतरं, रामस्य दासोस्म्यहं रामे चित्तलयः, सदा भवतु मे भो राम मामुद्धराः ॥37॥ राम रामेति रामेति रमे रामे मनोरमे । सहस्त्रनाम तत्तुल्यं रामनाम वरानने ॥38॥