(8.3.9) Sundarkand / Benefits of reading Sundarkand

Importance of reading or reciting Sundarkand
Sundarkand is one of the seven Kands (parts) of the Ramcharitmanas written by the great poet and saint Tulsidas. Sundarkand begins with the departure of monkey god Hanumanji for Lanka in search of Sita.Hanumanji was a faithful devotee of Lord .Ram. He crossed the ocean and overcame all the difficulties he faced on the way to Lanka by the blessings of Lord Ram and came back with the news that Sita was in Lanka in the custody of the demon king Ravan.
The reading or reciting of the Sundarkand is considered very fruitful. The following are some of the benefits of Sundarkand -
(1) Recitation of Sundarkand keeps away the evils from life and gives mental peace and prosperity.
(2) The person who reads Sundarkand, his wishes are fulfilled by the grace of Hanumanji. He is remains safe from unseen dangers and he is cured from illnesses.
(3) The person who reads or listens to the Sundarkand, is benefited with all the things which are good and auspicious and he is able to cross the ocean of life.
(4) The recitation of Sundarkand removes the uneasiness of the person and helps him achieving mental peace.
(5) It increases the self confidence and will power.
(6) The recitation or reading Sundarkand removes the adverse and bad effects which are caused by Dhaiya or Sadhesaati of Shanidev.
(7) The Sundarkand ends with Doha 60 in which it is mentioned that " The recital of virtues of shree Ram bestows all blessings. Those who reverently hear them, cross the ocean of mundane existence without any bark. 
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(7.2.25) Ghagh Ki Kahavaten (Page- Third)

Kavi Ghagh Ki Kahavaten

The following kahavaten of Ghagh are related to health :-

1. Gaay duhe, bin chhane laavai, garamaa garam turant chadhaavai.
    Badhe bal aur buddhi bhaai, Ghaagh kahe sachchi batlaai.

    गाय दुहै, बिन छानै लावै, गरमा गरम तुरंत चढ़ावै।
    बढे बल और बुद्धि भाई, घाघ कहे  सच्ची बतलाई।

Meaning in English - Milk the cow and drink the milk immediately without sieving it. The poet Ghagh says that it increases physical strength as well as intelligence i.e. the person becomes physically and mentally strong.

2. Chaite gud Baisaakhe tel, jethe panth, Aashaadhe bel.
    Saawan saag na Bhaado Dahee,Kwaar karelaa na Kaatik Mahee.
    Agahan Jeera poose dhanaa, Maaghee mishree Phaagun chanaa.
    Ye baarah jo dey bachaay, vahi ghar baid  kabo na jaay.

    चैते  गुड़  बैसाखे तेल, जेठे पन्थ अषाढ़े बेल।
     सावन साग न भादो दही, क्वार करेला न कातिक  मही।
     अगहन जीरा पूसे धना, माघे मिश्री फागुन चना।
     ये बारह जो देय  बचाय, वही घर बैद  कबौं  न जाय।

Meaning in English -  If a person avoids or does not use-
Jaggery (गुड़ ) in the month of Chaitra,
Oil in the month of Vaisaakh,
Undertaking journey in the Sun of the month of Jyeshth,
Bel or Bael in Aashaadh,
Green vegetable in Shrawan,
Curds in Bhaadrapad,
Karela (A kind of bitter vegetable) in Aashvin,
Matthaa (whey) in Kaartik,
Cummin seed (Jeera) in Maarg Sheersh,
Coriander (Dhaniya) in Paush,
Sugar candy (Mishri) in Maagh,
Gram in Phaalgun.

The poet says that by avoid these things in the month shown above, one can remain healthy and there will be no need to consult the physician for him.

Ghagh Ki Kahavaten - Page - First , Page - Second , Page - Third 
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(7.2.17) Vrind Kavi ke dohe

(7.2.16) Rahim ke dohe 

(7.2.19) Kavi Ghagh Ki Kahavaten 

(7.2.18) Bihari ke Dohe

(7.2.13) Kabir ke Dohe 

(7.2.14) Subhashitani

(7) Good spiritual articles

(7.2.21) Bhaddari ki Kahavaten

(7.2.22) Tulsidas ke Dohe

(7.2.24) Ghagh Ki Kahavaten (Page- 2)

Ghagh Kavi Ki Kahavaten

1. Aadi Na Barse Adraa, Hast Na barase nidaan.
    Kahai Ghaagh Sunu Ghaaghinee, Bhaye Kissan-Pissan
 
   आदि न बरसे आद्रा, हस्त न बरसे निदान।
   कहै घाघ सुनु घाघिनी , भये बिसान-पिसान।

 Meaning in English - If there is no rain in the beginning of Aadra Nakshatra and at the end of hast Nakshatra, the poet Ghagh says that the farmers are at loss and ruined.

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2. Aasaadhee Poono Dinaa, Gaaj, Beej barsant.
    Naasai Lakshan Kaal Kaa, Aanand Maane sant.
 
     आषाढ़ी पूनों दिना, गाज बीज बरसंत।
      नासै लक्षण काल का, आनंद माने संत।

Meaning in English - If there are thundering clouds and lightning in the sky on Aashadh Shukla Purnimaa, there will be good rains and there will be no famine and the people will be happy.

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3. Uttar chamake beejlee, Poorab bahai ju baava.
    Ghaagh kahe sunu Ghaghinee, Baradaa Bheetar Laav.

   उत्तर चमके बीजली, पूरब बहै जु बाव।
   कहै घाघ सुनु घाघिनी, बरधा भीतर लाव।

Meaning in English - If lightning flashes in the North direction and eastern wind is blowing, the poet Ghagh advises Ghaghini to bring the oxen inside as it is going to rain soon.

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4. Kariyaa Baadar Jeeu daravaavai,
    Bhoora Baadar Paanee Laavai.

    करिया बादर जीउ दरवावै।
    भूरा बादर पानी लावै।

Meaning in English - If sky is covered with thick black clouds, there is no possibility of rain, but if the clouds are brown, it is sure to rain.

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5. Chaitra  maas Dasmee khadaa, Jo kahun koraa jaai.
    Choumaase bhar baadalaa, bhalee bhaanti barsaai.

     चैत्र मास दसमी खड़ा, जो कहुँ कोरा जाइ।
     चौमासे भर बादला, भली भाँति बरसाई।

Meaning in English - If  there are no clouds in the sky on Chaitra Shukla Dashami, it is certain that there will be good rain in all the four months of the rainy season.

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6. Jab barakhaa Chitraa men hoya.
    Sagree khetee jaavai khoy.

    जब बरखा चित्रा में होय।
    सगरी खेती जावै खोय।

Meaning in English - When it rains during chitraa Nakshahtra, all the crops are destroyed. In other words raining in chitraa Nakshatra is not fruitful for the farmers.

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7. Maagh men baadar laal ghirai,
    Tab jaanyo saancho pathara parai.

    माघ में बादर लाल घिरे।
    तब जान्यो सांचो पथरा परै।

Meaning in English - If red coloured clouds are seen in the month of Maagh, it is the indication of hailing.

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8. Saavan kere pratham din, Uvat na deekhai maan.
    Chaar maheena barasai paanee, yaako hai parmaan.

     सावन केरे प्रथम दिन, उवत न दीखै मान।
    चार महीना बरसै पानी, याको है परमान

Meaning in English- If on the Pratipadaa of Krishan Paksha of Shravan Month, the sky is covered with clouds the whole day and in the morning the Sun is not visible due to clouds, it is certain that there will be good rain during the four months of the rainy season.
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Ghagh Ki Kahavaten - Page - First , Page - Second , Page - Third 
Other posts you will like to read - 

(7.2.17) Vrind Kavi ke dohe

(7.2.16) Rahim ke dohe 

(7.2.19) Kavi Ghagh Ki Kahavaten 

(7.2.18) Bihari ke Dohe

(7.2.13) Kabir ke Dohe 

(7.2.14) Subhashitani

(7) Good spiritual articles

(7.2.21) Bhaddari ki Kahavaten

(7.2.22) Tulsidas ke Dohe

(8.3.8) Pushkar Parikrama

Religious importance of Parikrama of Pushkar :-
It is considered very auspicious to take a Parikrama (round )of  three Pushakars i.e. senior Pushkar, middle Pushkar and junior Pushkar on Kartik Poornima.It is believed that the person who does the Parikrama of three Pushkars  on Poornima of Kartik month gets liberation and the sinner becomes free from sins.
The story related to Parikrama is as follows:-
Vrahdrath, the king of Gaur kingdom came to Pushkar every year and went around all the three Pushkars on the night of Kartik Purnima. On one such Purnima night as usual while he was going around Pushkars, some Munis asked him the reason and importance of the Parikrama. At this he told them the following story :-
"In my previous life , I was a dumb and poor man. I used to take the cows of the people to the jungle where they went on grazing. In the evening I brought them back home.One day unfortunately a cow of a Brahaman strayed and went away. I looked for it here and there.In this way I went around all the three Pushkars to look for the cow. At last I found the cow and took it to its owner.As it was almost morning so I took bath in the Pushkar lake,had Darshan of Brahamaji's statue and then I had my meals.Thus on the night of Purnima of the month of Kartik,I unknowingly went around three Pushkars.After some years of this event I was dead.In this  birth I have became the king of Gaur kingdom as a result of that Parikrama. Remembering that thing I go around all the three Pushkars on Poornima of kartik."
The Munis were happy to listen to this story.
Therefore, the person who does the Parikrama of three Pushkars on Kartik Purnima, gets liberation and the sinners become free from sins.
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(10.1.31) Tripuri Purnima / Kartik Purnima 2016

When is Tripuri Purnima / Tripuri Poornima/ Tripura Utsav

In the year 2016 Tripuri Purnima is on Monday, 14.11.2016
Important things about Tripuri Purnima -
(1) Kartika Shukla Purnima is known as Tripuri Purnima.
(2) Lord Shiva killed the demon named Tripurasur on Kartik Shukla Purnima that's why this Purnima is called Tripuri Purnima.
(3) It is considered fruitful to have a bath in the river Ganga or in any other holy river or in Pushkar Sarowar on Tripuri Purnima.
(4) Deepdaan, Yagya, Upasana, Hom atc. are also considered very fruitful.
(5) On Kartika Shukla Purnima if the Moon is in Kritika Nakshatra the sun is in Vishakha Nakshatra , it is known as Padmak Yog which is considered very auspicious.
(6) On this Purnima If Moon and Jupiter are in Kritika Nakshatra, it is called 'Mahapurnima'.
(7) Shivaa, Preeti, Sambhuti, Anusuiya and Kshmaa are the mothers of Swami Kaartikey. Worshiping and praying to these six Kritikas is considered very fruitful and auspicious.
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2.Religious place Pushkar    

(10.1.30) Gopashtami - A Festival of cow Puja 2016

When is Gopashtami
In the year 2016 Gopashtani is on Tuesday, 08.11.2016.
Important things about Gopashtami - According to Nirnayaamrit and Koorm Puran -
(1)  Kartik Shukla Astami is known as Gopashtami.
(2) A cow is considered a sacred animal among the Hindu community. They call her mother.
(3) Cows were very dear to Lord Krishna.
(4) On Gopashtami the Hindus worship cows. It is believed that by worshiping cows, they get the blessings of cows. So they give cows bath ,decorate them with garlands,put a Tilak on their fore heads and worship them with Gandh and Pushpa , Parikrama is also taken around  the cows. Along with the cows the cowherds are also worshiped.
(5) In the evening when the cows come back from the pasture, people welcome them, salute them, do Panchapochaar Puja and put the dust on their own fore head as a Tilak with the belief that these activities bring them prosperity.

(Ref. - Vrat Parichay. page 145)

(5.3.29) Sade Teen Muhurat / Sadhe Teen Muhurat

Saade Teen Muhurat / Saadhe Teen Muhurat 

As per Hindu calendar in a year, four Tithis are highly considered auspicious. These four Tithis are Chaitra Shukla Pratipada , Vaisakh Shukla Tritiya (Akshay Tritiya), Vijaya Dashami (Aashvin Shukla Dashmi) and Kartik Shukla Pratipada.Out of these four Tithis the first three Tithis are counted as full Muhuratas and the last one i. e. Kartik Shukla Pratipada is counted as a half Muhurat that is why these Muhuratas ase called Sadhe Teen Muhurat. These Sadhe Teen Muhuratas are Swayam Siddh Muhuratas or self proven Muhuratas. So on these four Tithis there is no need to consult the Panchang i.e. Panchang Shuddhi is not considered for starting any new task.  
The three and a half Muhurtas (sadhe Teen Muhurtas) are as follows-

• (1) Chaitra Shukla Pratipada – The first Tithi (day) of bright half of Chaitra month. The day is observed as traditional Hindu new year.( For more detail click here)
• (2) Akshya Tritiya- The third Thithi (day) of bright half of Vaishakha month. This day is known as Parshuram Jayanti.It is also regarded as the beginning of the Treta Yuga. The word  Akshaya means that which never diminishes so the beginning of an event or purchasing valuables on this day are considered certain to bring luck and success.( For more detail click here)
• (3) Vijaya Dasami or Dushara - The tenth Tithi (day)of bright half of Ashvina. On this day Ram won Rawan.( For more detail click here)
• (4)  Kartika Shukla Pratipada- The first Tithi (day) of kartika month. It is considered the beginning of the new year in some parts of India.( For more detail click here)

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(7.2.23) Vrind Ke Dohe / Dohe of Vrind (Page- Third)

Vrind ke Dohe / Kavi Vrind Ke Dohe 

(For other Dohes with Hindi Translation in Dev nagari script click here)

The poet Vrind is famous for his Dohes in Hindi literature  like other popular poets. His Dohes are full of the practical knowledge and experience of life.They are very popular among the persons who have literary taste.

His Dohes teach us practical knowledge and experience of life.They are educative and have proved very useful to readers. The language of Vrind is easy to comprehend but it has deep meaning which has indelible impression on the mind of the reader.
Besides already published, the following are some more Dohes composed by the Poet Vrind which we hope will be enjoyed by the visitors to this site.  

(1) Karai Buraai sukh Chahai, Kaise paavai koi.
Ropai birakhaa aak ko, Aam kahan te hoi.
Meaning in English - If some one grows a plant of Aak (आक) (a kind of a plant or a shrub), how can he hope to get mangoes from it? In the same way if some one commits bad deeds, how can he hope to get good results. In short, 'as you sow, so shall you reap.'
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(2) Kaaraj dheere hot hai, Kaahe hot adheer.
Samay paay taruvar pharai, kaitik seenchou neer.
Meaning in English - The piece of work is accomplished in a due period by adopting a proper process so we must not be impatient to see the result of anything before due time. The trees do not bear fruits even if they are given too much water i. e. they (the trees) bear fruit only at the proper time.
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(3) Kaise nibahai nibal jan, Kari sabalan soun  gair.
Jaise bas saagar vichai, Karat Magar soun bair.
Meaning in English - No animal can live happily in a sea if it has enmity with a crocodile. In the same way a weak person must not have the enmity with a strong person. It is not in his interest. It may cause him harm.
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(4) Vidhyaa dhan udhyam binaa, Kaho ju paavai kaun.
Binaa dulaaye naa milai, jyon pankhaa kee paun.
Meaning in English - One cannot get air without moving a fan. In the same way one cannot get the wealth of knowledge (learning) without hard work.
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(5) Hiye dusht ke badan tai, Madhur na nikasai baat.
Jaise karavee bel ke, Ko meetho phal khaat.
Meaning in English - A bitter fruit bearing creeper cannot bear (produce) sweet fruit.( We cannot hope to get sweet fruit from the creeper which bears bitter fruit.) In the same way the wicked person cannot speak sweet words. (We cannot hope to listen to sweet words from the mouth of a wicked person.)
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(6) Ati saral na hoojiye, Dekho jyoun ban jaay.
Seedhe - seedhe chhediye, Baanko taru bach jaay.
Meaning in English - One must not be too simple, it may cause one harm. In the forest only the straight trees are cut down and crooked trees i.e. the trees which are not straight are not cut down. They ramain safe.
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Note - For other Dohes of Vrind go to  - Page - First , Page - Second , Page - Third, Page - Fourth
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(7.2.17) Vrind Kavi ke dohe
(7.2.16) Rahim ke dohe 
(7.2.19) Kavi Ghagh Ki Kahavaten 
(7.2.18) Bihari ke Dohe
(7.2.13) Kabir ke Dohe 
(7.2.14) Subhashitani
(7) Good spiritual articles
(7.2.21) Bhaddari ki Kahavaten
(7.2.22) Tulsidas ke Dohe

(10.3.64) Utpanna Ekadashi 2016

When is Utpanna Ekadashi 

Margsheersh Krishna  Ekadashi is known as Utpanna Ekadashi.

( click here (10.5.1) to know the date of falling Indira Ekadashi and other Ekadashis.)

Utpanna Ekadashi Vrat Vidhi :-

(For detail click here 10.3.33)

(1) The person who wants to observe Utpanna Ekadashi fast should get up early in the morning on Dashami Tithi, a day before Ekadashi. He should take a bath and perform his daily routine. He should have a single meal on Dashami Tithi.

(2)On Ekadashi, no meal is taken. (But if the health does not permit, one should take some fruits and milk.) In the night the Vrati should hear the religious discourses or read religious books.

(3)On Dwadashi Tithi, the Vrati should break the Vrat after feeding the Brahmins and giving them some Dan.

Importance of Utpanna Ekadashi Vrat:- 
Observing the fast on Utpanna Ekadashi washes away the sins of the Vrati. He comes out of the troubles as a result of this Vrat.
Utpanna Ekadashi Vrat story - 
In the Satyug there lived a demon named Mur, the son of Taaljanghakaa. He was extraordinarily brave and intelligent.He defeated Indra, the king of gods, and drove out all the gods from heaven. They were distressed  and went to Lord Shiva to seek His help. Lord Shiva advised the gods to go to Lord Vishnu to seek His help. At the advice of Lord Shiva, the gods went to Lord Vishnu. With folded hands they prayed to Lord Vishnu and told Him what had happened to them  and requested Him to help them and protect them from him (the demon Mur).
Lord Vishnu attacked Mur and defeated him. Mur ran away. Lord Vishnu saw Mur running. He (Vishnu) entered a cave at Badrika Ashram to take rest there. Mur was still angry with Vishnu and wanted to kill Him. So he went into the cave in which Vishnu was sleeping. Just then a beautiful maiden came out from Vishnu's body. She attacked Mur and killed him. Lord Vishnu woke up,saw all this  and blessed her (the maiden)by saying," As you have been created from my body so hence forth you will be known as Utpanna and you will be able to remove the problems of  the gods as well as human beings.The persons who worship you, will get salvation and be free from sins and attain Vaikunth." Getting this boon she disappeared.This divine maiden is called as Utapanna Ekadashi.
Sudama, a poor Brahmin,  with his wife observed the fast on Utappna Ekadashi and got rid of all his distress, poverty etc.  and became prosperous.
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'astromuhurat.com' wishes you and your family a very happy Utpanna Ekadashi.

"May this Utpanna Ekadashi fulfill your wishes and bring you joy, peace and prosperity!"

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(10.3.31) 26 Ekadashi and their names
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(10.3.33) Importance of Ekadashi and Vrat Vidhi

(10.3.63) Vaikunth Chaturdashi 2016

When is Vaikunth Chaturdashi 
In the year 2016 Vaikunth Chaturdashi is on Sunday, 13.11.2016.
Important things about Vaikunt Chaturdasi -
(1) Kartik Shukla Chaturdashi  is known as Vaikunth Chaturdashi .
(2) Observing fast on Vaikunth Chaturdashi is considered very fruitful.
(3) The Vrati should get up early in the Brahm Muhurat and take bath .After bathing the Vrati should worship Vishveshari and Vishveshar and observe fast.
(4) It is believed that the person who observes Vrat on vaikunt Chaturdashi  gets the place in Vaikunt.