सप्ताह के कौन से दिन किस भगवान को समर्पित हैं

सप्ताह के सात दिनों में से कोई ना कोई एक दिन हर किसी के लिए बहुत महत्व रखता है। किसी के लिए कोई दिन लकी होता है, तो वह अपना हर जरूरी काम उसी दिन करता है। तो किसी के लिए कोई दिन बिल्कुल अनुकूल नहीं होता तो वह उस दिन कोई भी महत्वपूर्ण काम करने से बचता है। वैसे बहुत से लोग इस बात को अच्छी तरह जानते हैं कि सप्ताह का हर दिन विभिन्न देवताओं को समर्पित होता है। इस दिन उस विशिष्ट देवता की पूजा करने से बहुत सी समस्याओं का हल होता है। आपको आज ये बताते हैं कि सप्ताह के कौन से दिन किस भगवान को समर्पित हैं और उस दिन उनकी पूजा-अर्चना करने से क्या फल मिलता है। साथ ही पूजा के दौरान किन चीजों का प्रयोग किया जाना चाहिए ये भी हम आपको बताने वाले हैं।

रविवार 
रविवार अर्थात भगवान सूर्य का दिन, इस दिन लोग सूर्यनारायण की आराधना करते हैं। रविवार के दिन व्रत रखने वाले लोग पूरे दिन में ना तो घी-तेल खाते हैं न ही नमक का स्वाद लेते हैं। इस दिन लाल रंग के वस्त्र पहनने से फायदा मिलता है और साथ ही पूजा के दौरान लाल चंदन का टीका लगाकर सूर्य देव को लाल फूल प्रस्तुत किए जाएं तो बहुत फायदेमंद साबित होता है। रविवार के दिन व्रत रखने वाले व्यक्ति को अपने साथ-साथ अपने आसपास की जगहों पर भी सफाई रखनी चाहिए। जिन लोगों को त्वचा से संबंधित कोई रोग होता है उनके लिए रविवार का व्रत रखना लाभकारी है। इस दिन गरीबों को दान भी करना चाहिए।

सोमवार

भगवान शिव को समर्पित यह दिन कुंवारी लड़कियों के लिए बहुत उपयोगी है। अपने मनोनुकूल जीवनसाथी को पाने के लिए वे सोमवार के व्रत रखती हैं। भगवान शिव को प्रसन्न करना बहुत आसान होता है इसलिए वे लोग जिन्हें अपनी किसी इच्छा पूरी होने का इंतजार है, वे सोमवार के दिन व्रत रखते हैं। सोमवार का व्रत सूर्य उगने के साथ ही शुरू हो जाता है और सूर्यास्त के बाद तक चलता है। इसलिए वे लोग जो इस दिन व्रत रखते हैं वे सूर्य के ढलने के बाद ही खाना खाते हैं। कुछ लोग दोपहर बाद फल या साबूदाने की खिचड़ी खा लेते हैं। सोमवार के दिन सफेद कपड़े पहनने से और शिवलिंग पर सफेद फूल चढ़ाने से मनोकामना पूरी होती है। सोमवार के दिन अमावस या पूर्णिमा पड़ना बहुत पवित्र माना जाता है। इस दिन को सोमवती अमावस्या का कहा जाता है। इसके अलावा उत्तरी भारत, गुजरात और महाराष्ट्र में श्रावण महीने में पड़ने वाले सोमवार, तमिलनाडु में कार्थिगई मसम के सोमवार, आन्ध्र प्रदेश और कर्नाटक में कार्तिक माह के सोमवार का विशेष महत्व है।

मंगलवार

मंगलवार का दिन गणेश, हनुमान और काली को समर्पित है, साथ ही मंगल ग्रह का संबंध भी इसी दिन से है। मंगल ग्रह को समस्याओं का जनक माना जाता है इसलिए मंगलवार का व्रत रखकर लोग मंगल ग्रह की कुदृष्टि से बचने की कोशिश करते हैं। परंतु इस दिन विशेषकर लोग रामभक्त हनुमान की ही आराधना करते हैं। इस दिन लाल वस्त्र पहनना शुभ होता है। मंगलवार का व्रत रखने वाला व्यक्ति पूरे दिन में एक बार भोजन करता है। अधिकांश दंपत्ति पुत्र प्राप्ति के उद्देश्य से भी मंगलवार का व्रत रखते हैं। ज्योतिष पर विश्वास करने वाले लोग मंगल ग्रह को प्रसन्न रखने के लिए इस दिन व्रत रखते हैं।

बुधवार

भगवान कृष्ण के अवतार विट्ठल और बुध ग्रह को समर्पित है बुधवार का दिन। इस दिन पूजा के दौरान हरी पत्तियां, विशेषकर तुलसी की पत्तियां प्रयोग की जाती है। किसी नए कार्य को शुरु करने के लिए यह दिन बहुत उपयुक्त है। कुछ क्षेत्रों में इस दिन भगवान विष्णु की भी आराधना होती है। ऐसा माना जाता है कि वे लोग जो इस दिन व्रत रखते हैं उनके परिवार में हमेशा सुख-शांति बनी रहती है। साथ ही उनकी बुद्धि में भी विकास होता है। बुधवार के दिन हरे कपड़े पहनना और मूंग दाल का दान करना शुभ माना जाता है। पूजा के दौरान बुधवार व्रत कथा सुनना, घी और दही का दान करना अच्छा होता है। आपसी संबंधों को मधुर बनाए रखने के लिए लोग बुध ग्रह की पूजा करते हैं। किसी नए कार्य को प्रारंभ करने के लिए यह दिन बहुत अच्छा होता है।

बृहस्पतिवार

बृहस्पतिवार का दिन भगवान विष्णु और उनके अवतारों को समर्पित है, इस दिन दूध, दही, घी से पूजा की जाती है। इस दिन सिर्फ एक ही बार भोजन किया जाता है और वो भी दूध उत्पादों से बना। बृहस्पतिवार का दिन बृहस्पति ग्रह को प्रसन्न करने के लिए एक अच्छा दिन है, इसे सभी ग्रहों का गुरु भी कहा जाता है। यही वजह है कि कुछ स्थानों पर बृहस्पतिवार को गुरुवार भी कहा जाता है। इस दिन के लिए शुभ रंग पीला है। व्रत रखने वाले लोग इस दिन घी और चने की दाल या फिर पीले रंग के किसी भी खाद्य पदार्थ का सेवन करते हैं। जो लोग बृहस्पतिवार का व्रत रखते हैं उन पर बृहस्पतिदेव प्रसन्न होते हैं और उन्हें स्वस्थ और खुशहाल जीवन प्रदान करते हैं।

शुक्रवार 

शुक्रवार का दिन मलालक्ष्मी, दुर्गा, संतोषी मां और शुक्र ग्रह को समर्पित है। इस दिन लोग मिठाई का दान करते हैं। पौराणिक कथाओं के अनुसार लगातार 16 शुक्रवार के दिन व्रत रखना बेहद फायदेमंद साबित होता है। इस दिन लोग सफेद रंग के वस्त्र पहनते हैं। शक्ति और दुर्गा को प्रसन्न करने के लिए यह दिन बहुत अच्छा होता है। शुक्रवार का व्रत अलग-अलग वजहों से रखा जाता है। कुछ लोग संतान की प्राप्ति के लिए इस दिन व्रत रखते हैं तो कुछ खुशहाल जीवन के लिए। बाधाओं को दूर करने के लिए शुक्रवार का व्रत बहुत लाभकारी है।

शनिवार 

शनिवार का व्रत विशेष तौर पर न्याय के देव शनि ग्रह की कुदृष्टि से बचने के लिए रखा जाता है। वे लोग जो हिन्दू ज्योतिष विद्या पर विश्वास रखते हैं केवल वही शनिवार का व्रत रखते हैं। शनि का रंग काला है इसलिए इस दिन काले वस्त्र पहनना शुभ होता है। काले कपड़ों और काले तिल का दान करना भी बहुत अच्छा माना जाता है। शनिदेव को बहुत घातक भी माना जाता है। इसलिए लोग शनिवार के दिन यात्रा करना शुभ नहीं मानते। लेकिन साथ ही यह भी कहा जाता है कि वे लोग जो हनुमान की अराधना करते हैं, शनिदेव उनका कुछ नहीं बिगाड़ पाते। 

Matsya avatar

Matsya is the avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu in the form of a fish. Often listed as the first avatar in the lists of the ten primary avatars of Vishnu, Matsya is described to have rescued the first man, Manu, from a great deluge. Matsya may be depicted as a giant fish, or anthropomorphically with a human torso connected to the rear half of a fish.

The earliest accounts of the legend associate Matsya with the creator god Prajapati (identified with Brahma). However, Puranic scriptures incorporate Matsya as an avatar of Vishnu. Matsya forewarns Manu about an impending catastrophic flood and orders him to collect all the grains of the world in a boat; in some forms of the story, all living creatures are also to be preserved in the boat. When the flood destroys the world, Manu - in some versions accompanied by the seven great sages - survives by boarding the ark, which Matsya pulls to safety. In later versions of this story, the sacred texts Vedas are hidden by a demon, whom Matsya slays: Manu is rescued and the scriptures are recovered. The tale is in the tradition of the family of flood myths, common across cultures.

Matsya is depicted in two forms: as a zoomorphic fish or in an anthropomorphic form. In the latter form, the upper half is that of the four-armed man and the lower half is a fish (an exception is a sculpture in the Chennakesava Temple, Somanathapura, which is Matsya as a fish-headed human.) The upper half resembles Vishnu and wears the traditional ornaments and the kirita-makuta (tall conical crown) as worn by Vishnu. He holds in two of his hands the Sudarshana chakra (discus) and a shankha (conch), the usual weapons of Vishnu. The other two hands make the gestures of varadamudra, which grants boons to the devotee, and abhayamudra, which reassures the devotee of protection. In another configuration, he might have all four attributes of Vishnu, namely the Sudarshana chakra, a shankha, a gada (mace) and a lotus.The human torso generally wears a shawl and a garland. The shawl, worn over his elbows, may be wrapped such that the switch between the human torso and fish half is hidden. Matsya may be depicted alone or in a scene depicting his combat with a demon. A demon called Shankhasura emerging from a conch is sometimes depicted attacking Matsya with a sword as Matsya combats or kills him. Both of them may be depicted in the ocean, while the god Brahma and/or manuscripts or four men, symbolizing the Vedas may be depicted in the background. In some scenes, Matsya is depicted as a fish pulling the boat with Manu and the seven great sages (Saptarishi) on it.

Early accounts of the Deluge equate Matsya with the Vedic deity Prajapati (who was identified with the creator god Brahma in post-Vedic era). The Shatapatha Brahmana is the earliest extant text to mention Matsya and the flood myth in Hinduism. It identifies the fish with Prajapati-Brahma. The central characters are the fish (Matsya) and Vaivasvata Manu or Satyavrata who becomes the progenitor of mankind. In this version, Vaivasvata Manu, the legislator and the ancestor of two mythical royal dynasties and who later become the progenitor of mankind. In this version, water is brought to Manu for his ablutions and while Manu was washing and taking bath, he caught a small fish in his hands. The tiny fish appealed to Manu to protect him so that he was not eaten by a bigger fish and in return promised to rescue Manu from an impending flood. The fish requested Manu to keep him in a jar and allow him to grow, and thereafter dig a pit and transfer him there. As he outgrew the pit to transfer him into the ocean, where as a large fish, he will then become indestructible. He also informed the time when the great deluge will occur. He then asked Manu to build a ship for the flood to save himself and call him when the ship was ready. Manu rears the fish as instructed and then leaves it free in the ocean. On the predicted day, the devastating floods came and Manu entered the ship he built, as the waters rose. The fish then swam to the ship and Manu tied the rope of the ship to his horn. The fish took it to safety to the high grounds of the northern mountains (interpreted as Himalayas). The ship was then tied to a tree and the fish instructs Manu to get off the ship and slowly descend the mountain as the water retreats. After Manu descended the mountain after the water subsided, he was the sole survivor on earth, as all other creatures had been washed away by the floods. Manu then took upon the task of creating the new human race. Seeking procreation, he then started austerities and worshipped gods by performing sacrifices, offering butter, milk, curds and ghee (clarified butter) to the sacrificial fire. Within a year, his prayers were answered. A beautiful woman called Ida appeared and he married her, and together they initiated the race of Manu, as Aryans called themselves.

The tale of Matsya in the Vana Parva Book of the epic Mahabharata is similar to the Shatapatha Brahmana version but also differs in some ways. Manu is introduced as Vaivasvata Manu - Vaivasvata being a patronymic - the son of the sun god Vivasvan (Surya) and a powerful rishi (sage) equal to Brahma in glory. While Manu is performing religious rituals on the banks of the Chervi, he finds the fish. The legend moves in the same vein with minor modifications in that the fish grows in size, gets transferred from an earthen pot to a tank or lake and then to the mighty Ganges River (called the spouse of the Ocean) and finally to the sea. When Manu left the fish in the sea, it warned of impending danger of a catastrophic flood event, which would submerge the whole universe. The fish advised Manu to be prepared to face the catastrophe by building a massive boat to save himself and the Saptarishi (the seven great sages) and collect all seeds of the world and promised to appear when called by him as a huge horned fish to save them. As in the Shatapatha Brahmana, the horned fish appeared and the boat was tied to his horn. The fish navigated it with great force through the turbulent and salty waters of the ocean and reached the safe heights of the Himalayas. As directed by the fish, the vessel was tied to the peak of the Himalayas, which became known as the Naubandhana (the harbour). Matsya tells the sages that he is Prajapati Brahma, the lord of all beings and their saviour who rescued them from danger in the form of a fish. The fish informed that Manu would create all beings - gods, demons and men and other movable and immovable things - by the power of his austerities. The fish vanished and Manu acted on the advice of Brahma, creating all beings.

Matsya pulling Manu's boat

The Matsya Purana initiates the Purana scripture tradition of identifying the fish (Matsya) with Vishnu instead of Brahma. The Purana derives its name from Matsya. It starts with the legend of Manu. King Manu renounced the world, handing his throne to his son and set off to the Malaya Mountains to perform tapas (austerities). Pleased with the austerities, Brahma granted his wish to rescue the world at the time of pralaya (dissolution of the universe). Like in the other accounts, Manu meets the tiny fish. The fish is placed in a jar, in a reservoir that is two yojanas in height, and eventually ends up in the ocean. Astonished by the fish's growth, Manu realizes that the fish is the god Vishnu. Vishnu as Matsya reveals his real identity and informs Manu that a pralaya would soon come as a yuga (epoch) and a kalpa (aeon equal to Brahma's day) would soon end. Brahma sleeps in his night and his creation dissolves, submerging the earth and all the other worlds in the cosmos in the primeval ocean. Vishnu promises to return to rescue Manu at the time of pralaya and orders him to bring all living creatures and seeds of all trees on a boat, which the gods would gift him. As pralaya came, Matsya came and pulled the boat with the serpent Shesha as the rope, fastened to his horn. In the journey towards the top of the Malaya mountains, Manu asks Matsya questions and their ensuing dialogue constitutes the rest of the text.

Matsya preparing to slay the demon.

The Bhagavata Purana adds another reason for Vishnu to appear as Matsya. At the end of a kalpa, a danava (demon) called Hayagriva ("horse-faced") steals the sacred Veda texts when they come out of Brahma's mouth when he yawns at the start of his night, fatigued by the creation of the universe. Meanwhile, Satyavrata (also known as Vaivasvata Manu), who was the current Manu (there are multiple Manus in Puranic texts), and the king of Dravida country (South India), was performing severe austerities, sustaining only on water. Once when he was offering water oblation in the Kritamala River, a tiny shaphari fish was caught in his folded hands. As the king was about to throw away the fish, the fish pleaded to be not thrown in the water, where larger fishes would devour it. Assuring the fish protection, the king put it in a small jar and took it with him. But the fish grew larger and requested for more space, the king moved it in a small pond, but the fish soon outgrew it. As the fish outgrew water reservoirs, Satyavrata transferred it to a lake, then to larger reservoirs and subsequently to the ocean. But the fish requested Satyavrata that it was afraid of the dangerous marine predators of the ocean. Bewildered by these words, the king asked the fish to reveal his true identity, but soon deduced that this supernatural fish was none other than Vishnu and surrendered to him. Matsya-Vishnu declared that a great flood would come seven days from then and engulf the universe. He ordered Satyavrata to assemble the seven great sages and with their counsel, gather all kinds of seeds, herbs and various beings to load them on a boat, that would be sent by Vishnu on the fateful day. He instructed that the serpent Vasuki should be used as a rope to tie the boat to his fish-horn. Promising that he would sail the boat through the waters throughout the night of Brahma, Matsya disappeared after his revelation and reappeared as a horned fish on the day of the Deluge, when torrential rains drenched the earth. Satyavrata did as Vishnu instructed and fastened the boat to the horned fish (Matsya). As Matsya swam through the flood waters, he discoursed the king on various topics and revealed to him knowledge of the Vedas, Puranas, Samhitas as well as the Supreme Truth. After last wave of the flood ended, Matsya slew Hayagriva and rescued the Vedas and handed them over to Brahma, who woke after his night. The narrative ends with the narrator Sage Shuka praying to Matsya and declaring that whoever listens to this tale is absolved of sin and remembering Matsya daily grants success to the devotee.

The Agni Purana version is similar to the Bhagavata Purana version, but mentions Vaivasvata Manu only collecting all seeds (not living beings) and assembling the seven great sages similar to the Mahabharata version. It also adds the basis of the Matsya Purana, being the discourse of Matsya to Manu, to the Bhagavata Purana version.

The story of a great Deluge is found in many civilizations across the earth. It is often related to the Genesis narrative of the flood and Noah's Ark. The fish motif reminds readers of the Biblical 'Jonah and the Whale' narrative as well; this fish narrative, as well as the saving of the scriptures from a demon, are specifically Hindu traditions of this style of the flood narrative.  Similar flood myths also exist in tales from ancient Sumer and Babylonia, Greece, the Maya of Americas and the Yoruba of Africa.

Matsya is believed to symbolise the first stage of evolution, as aquatic life was the first beings on earth. The tale of Matsya may be interpreted as a creation myth where Manu creates beings of the world and men after they destroyed in the flood, though the creation is never the focus of the legend. Some authors consider the tale not a flood myth, but symbolic in nature. Manu's boat is representative of moksha (salvation), which helps one to cross over. Himalayas is treated as a boundary between the earthly existence and land of salvation beyond. God as the fish guides one to salvation. The horn of the fish is symbolic of "sacrificial values". The presence of fish seems to be an allusion to the Indian "law of the fishes", an equivalent to the "law of the jungle", when the fish seeks protection from being eaten by a larger fish. Treated as a parable, the tale advises a good king should protect the weak from the mighty, reversing the "law of fishes" and uphold dharma, like Manu, the progenitor of mankind and in particular two royal dynasties, thus an ideal king. In the tales where the demon hides the Vedas, dharma is threatened and Vishnu as the divine Saviour, rescues dharma, aided by his earthly counterpart, Manu - the king.

There are very few temples dedicated to Matsya. Prominent ones include the Shankhodara temple in Bet Dwarka and Vedanarayana Temple in Nagalapuram. The Koneswaram Matsyakeswaram temple in Trincomalee is now destroyed. Matsya is generally enlisted as the first avatar of Vishnu, especially in Dashavatara (ten major avatars of Vishnu) lists. However, that was not always the case. Some lists do not list Matsya as first, only later texts start the trend of Matsya as the first avatar.

Matsya is the patron deity of the Meenas, who claim descent from the deity. The Meenas call Matsya Meenesh, the Lord of the Meenas or the fish (Meena) Lord. In Rajasthan there are many temples of Meenesh, but the first Meenesh temple was in Pushkar, Rajasthan. A Meenesh temple is also situated in Malarana chour village of Sawai Madhopur district of Rajasthan. Other temples include Meenangadi Matsyavathra Mahavishnu Temple and Matsya Narayana Temple, Bangalore.

The annual festival of Matsya Jayanti (Meenesh Jayanti in the Meena context), marking the birthday of Matsya, is celebrated on Chaitra Shukla Paksha Tritya, the third day of the waxing moon of the Hindu month of Chaitra (March- April).

Fasting during Navratri

Navratri  is a festival dedicated to Goddess Durga, the period sees nine days of fasting by devotees, culminating into Ashtami, followed by Navmi where the devotees finally break their fast. Apart from paying obeisance to the Goddess, it is said that people also fast for a scientific purpose, as March/April is a season when the weather changes from winters to summers, our body's immunity goes for a toss. This is the best time to detox ourselves and stick to light and nutritious meals. It is said that "tamsik" food such as onion and garlic, along with all grains attract negative energies in our body. Hence, everyone should fast during these 9 days. However, there are certain rules of fasting when it comes to Navratri.

The Navratri fast starts on the first day and ends on the eight or ninth day, depending on the culture followed in the devotee's house. One can follow a whole fast or a partial one. In a whole fast, a devotee only eats "vrat" food while in a partial fast, a devotee consumes regular food, without onion and garlic, but only once a day, after sunset. No matter what kind of fast you keep, you should abstain from consuming any sort of non-veg food during these 9 days, alcohol consumption is also strictly prohibited during Navratras.

For Navratri food, regular salt is not used. Instead, the coarse rock salt is used. Apart from having all sorts of liquids (tea, coffee, water and juice) devotees can also have all kinds of dry fruits and milk products, without any preservatives. The Navratri fast is not just for the physical body, it also entails keeping your aggression and temper in control, practicing mindfulness during these 9 days is said to make you a better person. The Navratri fast is quite flexible and if you feel that you can't manage to fast for the entire 9 days, you can just fast for the first 3 days. You can also fast for the first and the last day. If you are fasting, then you should definitely wake up early in the morning and pray to the Goddess Durga. You should also light an earthen lamp or diya in front of the Goddess twice a day. If you can manage, lighting an "akhand jyot" too is considered to be very auspicious. The aforementioned akhand jyot must not be allowed to die down and one has to keep refilling it with ghee or mustard oil. During Navratras, all devotees get together in the day to sing bhajans in honour of the Goddess, while welcoming her arrival in their lives. Regardless of whether you go to a temple or not, all devotees pray to the Goddess and light a lamp in front of her in the evening. Jagrans are also common during this period where all devotees get together and sing devotional songs for the whole night.

Apart from fasting, some devotees also keep away from shaving, cutting nails or even getting intimate during this period of course all this boils down to how much you really want to do. After the 8 (or 9 ) days are over, most devotees break their fast, but not before doing a kanya pujan, where 7 or more girls, are worshiped, their feet washed and finally fed with food of their choice. They are then treated to a grand meal, mostly comprising of chane, puri, halwa and potato curry. They are also given small gifts and some money. Only after the girls leave can the devotees break their fast -- this is the first time they will be eating grains after 8 days. When fasting, some of the popular food consumed is Kuttu Ki Puri, Singhade Ka Halwa, Sabudana Vada and Sabudana Khichdi. For snacks, people consume fox nuts (makhane) and fruits. Let us now look at other things you need to keep in mind while observing this fast.

You should consume lots of water to keep yourself hydrated, a "nirjal" fast is not for everyone, but if you are keeping one, make sure to do so every alternate day and not everyday. Keep eating small meals at regular intervals. Being on an empty stomach for a long period of time can lead to acidity and indigestion. When your stomach is already empty, avoid stuffing it with fried food. So alternate fried potato with a boiled potato chat. You can also go for light meals such as sabudana khichdi or fruit salad. Curd has a healing quality and keeps you full as well. The best thing is that you can add curd to anything, salads, vegetables and even khichdi. Have curd during this period. Samak rice is a popular fasting food. It is easy to digest and low on calories. It provides much more nourishment than regular rice and can be consumed as a whole meal with curd or potato curry.

Weaknesses based on your birth number

In Numerology, your birth number is considered very important since it determines your past, present and future. Based on the date on which you were born, your birth number holds the secret to your life.

Number 1

People with birth number 1, 10, 19 and 28 fall under this category,  this number is ruled by Sun and such people are considered to be creative and independent.

Weaknesses

Even though such people are considered to be quite lucky, they should stay away from spending too much. If they do so, then they might land themselves in financial trouble.

Number 2

People born on 2, 11, 20 and 29th of any month fall under this category, such people are ruled by the planet Moon.

Weaknesses

People born under number 2 panic easily, they sometimes lack confidence and even a small thing can push them to the side,  they need to relax a bit in life.

Number 3

People born under the 3, 12, 21 or 30th of any month fall under this category.

Weaknesses

Such people are very poor when it comes to budgeting their spends. They also tend to overspend and are also jealous of people who do better than them in life. They need to change themselves if they need to progress in life.

Number 4

People born under the 4, 13, 22 and 31st of any month fall under this category.

Weaknesses

Such people are very emotional in nature and because of this, they might always seem depressed, they can also be very stubborn sometimes and can cry at the drop of a hat.

Number 5

People born on the 5, 14 and 23rd of any month fall under this category.

Weaknesses

Such people tend to fall sick often, so they should take care of their health, they should also do some exercises and indulge in good eating habits.

Number 6

People born on the 6, 15 and 25th of any month fall under this category, such people grab attention wherever they go.

Weaknesses

The biggest problem of such people is that they tend to trust people quite easily,  they need to let go off this habit and only trust those people whom they know quite well.

Number 7

People born on the 7, 16 and 25th of any month fall under this category, such people live life on their own terms and do not care what others think.

Weaknesses

Such people reach success quite early in life because of which they often turn arrogant and rude. They also tend to drive away those who love them the most, so they need to change their behavior in life.

Number 8

People born under the 8, 17 and 26th of any month fall under this category such people always are fiercely independent and live life on their own terms.

Weaknesses

Such people are often misunderstood and this is the reason they end up having very few friends in life. They tend to retire into their shell very soon and can fall into depression if not helped.


Number 9

People born under the 9, 18 or 27th of any month fall under this category. Such people are ruled by Mars and are often surrounded by stress and anxiety in life.

Weaknesses

Such people are extremely hard working, but they need to stay away from negativity in all spheres of life. They tend to get very aggressive sometimes, so they need to get their temper in control.

AUM (OM)

Since the time of ancient Vedic civilization, the syllable “Om” has had a prominent place in Hindu philosophy.  Today, it can be found in many Hindu contexts, whether or not authentic, and it has several mentions in pop culture.  But regardless of its representation, “Om” has retained its profound spiritual significance for Hindus around the world.

Om often serves as a divine invocation in prayer and precedes the revered Gayatri Mantra (Om Bhur Bhuvah Svah).  However, the syllable can stand alone in our prayers, as well.  Shvetashvatara Upanishad likens the perishable body and the syllable “Om” to two distinct fuel-sticks; together, they can spark the flame of knowledge of our own divine nature (1.14-16).  Likewise, Mundaka Upanishad metaphorizes that if the individual soul is the arrow and the target is the indestructible, supreme Brahman, then “Om” is the bow that makes it possible for us to discover our unity with that Divine (2.2.4).  Indeed, the Gita says that anyone who utters the monosyllabic “Om,” with the mind continually affixed on the Divine, transcending the material body, attains the Supreme Goal (8.13).

Apart from its spiritual function, “Om” represents the Divine in and of itself.  It is the sound of Brahman, of the atman, and describes the divine as part of the threefold appellation Om-Tat-Sat (B.G. 17.23).  In enumerating His vibhutis (divine manifestations) in the Bhagavad Gita, Sri Krshna says, “Of speech, I am the transcendental syllable Om” (10.25).  In detailing the way in which the universe rests in Him, He says, “I am the divine syllable Om in all the Vedas” (7.08).
The iconic syllable “Om” actually has its own threefold division, A-U-M, representing many concepts in Hindu philosophy.  One important one is the progression of the universe:  A involves the opening of the mouth, the beginning of sound, and the manifestation of the material universe (presumably through the Big Bang).  U involves the narrowing of the lips as tapas, concentration of consciousness, propels the universe forward in its progression.  Finally, M brings the closing of the lips and the demise of the universe.  This model of creation corresponds with the Holy Trinity:  Brahma the Creator, Vishnu the Protector, and Mahesh the Destroyer.

But apart from the course of the universe, the threefold division of AUM symbolizes many other concepts in Vedanta.  Maitri Upanishad declares that AUM, the sound of Brahman-atman, manifests as the:

1.gender-endowed body, through male, female, and neuter (in terms of the workings of creation, not the strict identities of humans)

2.light- and heat- endowed body, through vayu (air, which scatters light and carries heat), agni (fire, energy), and aditya (sun)

3.knowledge-endowed body, through Rig, Sama, and Yajur (the three main Vedas)

4.time-endowed body, through past, present, and future
growth-endowed body, through food, water, and the moon

5.thought-endowed body, through mana (mind), buddhi (intellect), and chitta (storehouse of memories and impressions)

In fact, AUM encapsulates the human condition itself.  According to Mandukya Upanishad, A-U-M represents the three realms consciousness—waking, dream, and deep sleep.  This corresponds with the three sub-lokas of mrityu loka, the realm of mortality—Bhu, Bhuvah, Svah—and with the three principal states recognized by neuroscience—waking, non-REM (rapid eye movement) sleep, and REM sleep.  Once again, Hinduism never had to be amended to coincide with science.
Overall, the mantra “Om” has great power in allowing us to synchronize with the universe and appreciate the divine.  Many non-Hindus recognize its significance, as its usage has spread from Hinduism to Buddhism, Sikhism, and Jainism.  Regardless of what Hinduism means to you, and regardless of your spiritual journey, consider embracing Om—and see where it takes you.

मां भगवती के 32 नाम

दुर्दांत दानव महिषासुर के वध से प्रसन्न और निर्भय हो गए त्रिदेवों सहित देवताओं ने जब प्रसन्न भगवती माता से ऐसे किसी अमोघ उपाय की याचना की, जो सरल हो और कठिन से कठिन विपत्ति से छुड़ाने वाला हो।  तब कृपालु भगवती ने अपने ही बत्तीस नामों (32) की माला के एक अद्भुत गोपनीय रहस्यमय किंतु चमत्कारी जप का उपदेश किया जिसके करने से घोर से घोर विपत्ति, राज्यभय या दारुण विपत्ति से ग्रस्त मनुष्य भी भयमुक्त एवं सुखी हो जाता है।

दैनिक कार्यों से निवृत्त होने के बाद देहशुद्धि करके कुश या कम्बल के आसन पर बैठें।

* पूर्व या उत्तर दिशा की तरफ मुंह करें।

* घी के दीपक जलाएं।

* मां भगवती के इन नामों की 5, 11 या 21 माला नवरात्रि के नौ दिनों तक जपें और जगत माता से अपनी मनोकामना पूर्ण करने की याचना करें। आपकी मनोकामना अवश्‍य पूर्ण होंगी।  

दुर्गा दुर्गार्तिशमनी दुर्गापद्धतिनिवारिणी।
दुर्गमच्‍छेदिनी दुर्गसाधिनी दुर्गनाशिनी
दुर्गतोद्वारिणी दुर्ग निहन्त्री दुर्गमापहण।
दुर्गम ज्ञानदा दुर्ग दैत्यलो कदवानला।
दुर्गमा दुर्गमालोका दुर्गमात्मस्वरूपिणी।
दुर्ग मार्गप्रदा दुर्गम विद्या दुर्गमाश्रिता।
दुर्गम ज्ञान संस्थाना दुर्गम ध्यान भासिनी।
दुर्गमोहण दुर्गमगा दुर्गमार्थस्वरूपिणी।
दुर्गमासुरस हंन्श्री दुर्गमायुधधारिणी।
दुर्गमाड़ी दुर्गमता दुर्गम्या दुर्गमेश्वरी।
दुर्गभीमा दुर्गभामा दुर्गभा दुर्गदारिणी।
नामावलिमिमां यस्तु दुर्गाया मम मानव:
पठेत् सर्वभयान्मुक्तो भविव्यतिन संशय:।

पाप मोचनी एकादशी

स्वयं भगवान श्री कृष्ण ने इसे अर्जुन से कहा है की चैत्र कृष्ण पक्ष की एकादशी पाप मोचिनी है अर्थात पाप को नष्ट करने वाली.

पाप मोचनी एकादशी व्रत कथा

भगवान अर्जुन से कहते हैं, राजा मान्धाता ने एक समय में लोमश ऋषि से जब पूछा कि प्रभु यह बताएं कि मनुष्य जो जाने अनजाने पाप कर्म करता है उससे कैसे मुक्त हो सकता है. राजा मान्धाता के इस प्रश्न के जवाब में लोमश ऋषि ने राजा को एक कहानी सुनाई कि चैत्ररथ नामक सुन्दर वन में च्यवन ऋषि के पुत्र मेधावी ऋषि तपस्या में लीन थे. इस वन में एक दिन मंजुघोषा नामक अप्सरा की नज़र ऋषि पर पड़ी तो वह उनपर मोहित हो गयी और उन्हें अपनी ओर आकर्षित करने हेतु यत्न करने लगी. कामदेव भी उस समय उधर से गुजर रहे थे कि उनकी नज़र अप्सरा पर गयी और वह उसकी मनोभावना को समझते हुए उसकी सहायता करने लगे. अप्सरा अपने यत्न में सफल हुई और ऋषि कामपीड़ित हो गये.

काम के वश में होकर ऋषि शिव की तपस्या का व्रत भूल गये और अप्सरा के साथ रमण करने लगे. कई वर्षों के बाद जब उनकी चेतना जगी तो उन्हें एहसास हुआ कि वह शिव की तपस्या से विरत हो चुके हैं उन्हें तब उस अप्सरा पर बहुत क्रोध हुआ और तपस्या भंग करने का दोषी जानकर ऋषि ने अप्सरा को श्राप दे दिया कि तुम पिशाचिनी बन जाओ. श्राप से दु:खी होकर वह ऋषि के पैरों पर गिर पड़ी और श्राप से मुक्ति के लिए अनुनय करने लगी.


मेधावी ऋषि ने तब उस अप्सरा को विधि सहित चैत्र कृष्ण एकादशी का व्रत करने के लिए कहा। भोग में निमग्न रहने के कारण ऋषि का तेज भी लोप हो गया था अत: ऋषि ने भी इस एकादशी का व्रत किया जिससे उनका पाप नष्ट हो गया। उधर अप्सरा भी इस व्रत के प्रभाव से पिशाच योनि से मुक्त हो गयी और उसे सुन्दर रूप प्राप्त हुआ व स्वर्ग के लिए प्रस्थान कर गयी.

पाप मोचनी एकादशी व्रत विधि

पाप मोचनी एकादशी के विषय में भविष्योत्तर पुराण में विस्तार से वर्णन किया गया है। इस व्रत में भगवान विष्णु के चतुर्भुज रूप की पूजा की जाती है। व्रती दशमी तिथि को एक बार सात्विक भोजन करे और मन से भोग विलास की भावना को निकालकर हरि में मन को लगाएं। एकादशी के दिन सूर्योदय काल में स्नान करके व्रत का संकल्प करें। संकल्प के उपरान्त षोड्षोपचार सहित श्री विष्णु की पूजा करें। पूजा के पश्चात भगवान के समक्ष बैठकर भग्वद् कथा का पाठ अथवा श्रवण करें। एकादशी तिथि को जागरण करने से कई गुणा पुण्य मिलता है अत: रात्रि में भी निराहार रहकर भजन कीर्तन करते हुए जागरण करें। द्वादशी के दिन प्रात: स्नान करके विष्णु भगवान की पूजा करें फिर ब्रह्मणों को भोजन करवाकर दक्षिणा सहित विदा करें पश्चात स्वयं भोजन करें.

Darul Uloom Deoband

The Darul Uloom Deoband is the Darul uloom Islamic school in India where the Deobandi Islamic movement began. It is located at Deoband, a town in Saharanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The school was founded in 1866 by the ulema (Islamic scholars) Muhammad Qasim Nanotvi, Rasheed Ahmed Gangohi and 'Abid Husaiyn. The school teaches manqulat (revealed Islamic sciences) according to the Hanafi school of Islamic jurisprudence. In this seminary, Nanautawi instituted modern methods of learning such as teaching in classrooms, a fixed and carefully selected curriculum, lectures by academics who were leaders in their fields, exam periods, merit prizes, and a publishing press. Students were taught in Urdu, and sometimes in Arabic for theological reasons or Persian, for cultural and literary reasons. The curriculum is based on a highly modified version of the 17th century Indo-Islamic syllabus known as Dars-e-Nizami. The students learn the Quran and its exegesis; Hadith and its commentary; and juristic rulings with textual and rational proofs. They also study the biography of Muhammad, Arabic grammar, language and literature, and Farsi (Persian).

The syllabus consists of several stages. The five-year Nazirah (primary course) teaches Urdu, Persian, Hindi and English. The next level is the Hifze Quran. This involves the memorization of the Quran over two to four years. A few students will then choose Tajwid e Hafs (melodious recitation). The student is taught the detailed recitation rules of the Quran as laid down by Qari Hafs. Still fewer will take up the next course, the Sab'ah and 'Asharah Qira'at (study of all the ten Quran recitations.

A post graduate studies equivalent is the Fazilat course taken over eight years. It commences with Arabi Awwal and finishes with Daura e Hadith. A prerequisite for this course is completion of primary education. Memorization of the Quran is also recommended. Students who complete the Fazilat may use the title Alim or Maulvi. The Daurae Hadith (final year) class is taught in the basement of the large Masjid Rasheed (Rasheed Mosque) which was constructed in the style of the Taj Mahal. In the 2012 - 2013 academic year (1434 AH), 1063 students attended the Daurae Hadith class.

Almost a quarter of the students who complete the Daurae Hadith continue their studies. These advanced courses include Takmil Ifta (Jurisprudence); Takmil Adab (Arabic literature); and Takhassus fil Hadith (Hadith). Students who complete the Takmil Ifta take the title Mufti.

The political ideals of Darul-Uloom Deoband were founded up to ten years prior to the opening of the seminary. In 1857 (AH 1274), Imdadullah Muhajir Makki (a spiritual leader) and his followers, Muhammad Yaqoob Nanautavi and Rasheed Ahmad Gangohi and others, gathered at Thana Bhawan in violent protest to English rule then continued their call for the independence of India.

In 1913 AD (1333 HD), Nanautavi's pupil, Mahmud al-Hasan was a leader in the independence movement. He incited revolution through a scheme which the Rowlatt committee called the Silken Letters. However, the scheme failed and al-Hasan and his followers were arrested and exiled. In 1920 AD (1338HD), al-Hasan was returned from exile in Malta. His group, Jami'atul-Ulama, which included Husain Ahmad Madani, Kifayatullah Dehlavi, Fakhrud-Deen Ahmad, and later on, Hifzur Rahman, Ateequr-Rahman Usmani, Minnatullah Rahmani, Habibur-Rahman Ludhyanvi, and Muhammad Miyan Deobandi joined with the Indian National Congress. In 1926 AD (1345 HD) and 1927 AD (1346 HD), graduates of the school called for Indian independence at Jami'atul-Ulama meetings in Calcutta and Peshawar. Madani opposed the suggestion of the All-India Muslim League for the partition of India along sectarian lines. He also advocated democratic government with religious freedoms and tolerance.

On 29 December 1929 AD, Majlis-e-Ahrar-ul-Islam, a conservative Sunni Muslim Deobandi political party was founded in Lahore, Punjab, . The founding members of the party were Chaudhry Afzal Haq, Syed Ata Ullah Shah Bukhari, Maulana Habib-ur-Rehman Ludhianvi, Maulana Mazhar Ali Azhar, Maulana Zafar Ali Khan and Dawood Ghaznavi. The founding members were disillusioned by the Khilafat Movement, which had aligned with the Indian National Congress. The party gathered support from the urban lower-middle class. It opposed Muhammad Ali Jinnah, leader of the All-India Muslim League and it objected to the persecution of the Ahmadiyya religious community.

In 1969 AD (1389 HD), Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, the Pashtun independence activist, addressed the students of the school and said, "I have had relation with Darul-Uloom since the time the Shaikhul-Hind Maulana Mahmood Hasan was alive. Sitting here we used to make plans for the independence movement as to how we might drive away the English from this country and how we could make India free from the yoke of slavery of the English. This institution has made great efforts for the freedom of this country".

In January 2012, scholars from a Deobandi school issued a fatwa (religious edict) calling for the author Salman Rushdie to be barred from entering India to attend a literature festival because he had offended Muslim sentiments.

In May 2010, clerics from a Deobandi school issued a fatwa stating that men and women cannot work together in public offices unless the women are properly clothed.

In September 2013, scholars from a Deobandi school issued a fatwa banning photography as un-Islamic.

The spread of the Deobandi movement in the United Kingdom has produced some criticism concerning their views on interfaith dialogue and values like democracy or the rule of (secular) law. In September 2007 Andrew Norfolk of The Times published an article titled "the hard-line takeover of British mosques" about the influence of the Deobandis whom the author called a "hard-line Islamic sect".

In February 2008, an anti-terrorism conference, organized by the seminary, denounced all forms of terrorism.

It should be noted that the Deobandi Dar ul-Ulooms do not issue centralized fatwas, and every graduate of the legal reasoning course has the scope to issue their own fatwa, which may vary from others significantly.

Chaitra Navratri - 2017

Chaitra Navratri is a nine day festival during which Maa Durga is worshipped. Maa Durga is the divine mother and bestows her blessings on all her devotees and bless them with happiness, abundance and prosperity. Appease Maa Durga with special prayers to overcome evils and seek success in life. On the first day of Navratri 2017 that is, 28th March, as the Mangal kalash is installed, devotees will offer their prayers to the first form of Ma, Mata Shailputri. On the second and third days, the second form of Durga will be worshipped. Ashtahmi pooja will be performed on the 4th of April and Navami on 5th.

Navratri is an ancient religious occasion observed by the Hindus. Since antiquity, this festival has remained significant for the masses. The Navratri vrata is vividly mentioned in the ‘Shreemad-devi-bhaagwat’. In it, Maharshi Vyas has revealed the rituals of this vrata to Janmejaya. The great saint stated that in both Spring and Autumn seasons, most of the people fall prey to deadly diseases and many lose their lives. Both these seasons are hence named as ‘Yama-danshtra’. Therefore, people seek blessings from the goddess Durga who is known to be the destroyer of all sufferings, a protector from all negatives and a healer who provides peace, happiness and good health.

In Bhavishyottar Puran, the significance of this vrata has been described. It is said that all the people, irrespective of caste, class or creed have the right to observe this vrata. It is believed that people who along with the daily pooja rituals, also observe Navratri vrata in the Autumn season are showered with the blessings of Maha-maya. All the hurdles of life are removed and their life is filled with joy and splendor.

In Devi-bhaagwat, a story related to Navratri is mentioned. The story goes like this- There lived a poor and grief-stricken businessman named Sushil in a place called Kaushal. He had many relatives who were very poor. Due to their poverty, most of them lived with Sushil in his house. Sushil offered a share of his hard-earned money to gods and his ancestors (pitar). He spent the next share of his money on guests and all the relatives who depended on him for their survival. After making all the expenses, only a small amount of money was left with him that he used to meet his basic needs. One day, he met a wise Brahmin and asked him a way so that he has enough money left for himself after he has made all his expenses. To this, the Brahmin advised him to observe the Navratri vrata which grants knowledge, peace, happiness, prosperity, strength and liberation. Hearing this, Sushil learnt all the rituals of the vrata from the Brahmin and observed it religiously. Moved by his prayers, Devi Maheshwari appeared before him and fulfilled all his wishes of a prosperous and rich life.

This festival was made popular after Shree Ramachandra observed it. He invoked the divine mother, devi Durga and observed the Navratri rituals to win the battle waged against Ravana. As he had killed Ravana on the Dashami of Shukla Paksha and won over Lanka, Ashwin Shukla Dashami is also known as Vijaya Dashami. Thus as a ritual, he worshipped Jagadamba every year from Ashwin Shukla Pratipada to Shukla Navami and performed the Visarjan ceremony on Dashami.

Devi Durga and Mahishashur

Devi Durga had overpowered a demon named Mahishashur after a fierce nine-day-long battle. The Dashami of Navratri marks the victory of ‘Shakti’. This is the day which is celebrated as Vijay Dashami. This day is considered extremely auspicious. It is a good day to begin all vital activities.

Arjuna offered prayers

Arjuna had offered his prayers to devi Durga on Dashami of Navratri to seek blessings for victory in his battle against the Kauravas. Shree Vyas had told Janmejaya that in Kali yuga, among all charity and pooja rituals, Nava Durga pooja is the highest form of pooja.

Nine forms of energy

Navratri embodies nine energetic powers; each shakti is venerated on each tithi. Devi Durga manifested several forms for the welfare of her devotees. The nine forms are as follows -

1. Shail Putri
2. Brahma Charini
3. Chandra Ghanta
4. Kushmanda
5. Skanda mata
6. Katyayani
7. Kaal ratri
8.     Maha Gauri
9. Siddhi dhatri

Shailputri - Navratri Day 1
The king of the mountains, ‘Giriraj Himalaya’ had observed a strict penance and was blessed with a daughter who was none other than goddess Durga herself. Pleased by Himalaya’s devotion, Sati had incarnated as Parvati in his house. Being the daughter of the mountain, the goddess came to be known as Shail putri.

Brahma Charini - Navratri Day 2
The goddess who is liberated and enables one to attain the Para-brahma is the one who is known as Brahma Charini.

Chandra ghanta - Navratri Day 3
The goddess who wears a crescent moon on her forehead and provides serenity, knowledge and bliss is the goddess Chandraghanta.

Kushmanda - Navratri Day 4
The spiritual form of the goddess who destroys all evils is known by the name of Kushmanda.

Skanda Mata - Navratri Day 5
Sanat kumar is also known by the name of Skanda and being his mother, the goddess is known by this name.

Katyayani - Navratri Day 6
Once when the gods faced severe trouble, Rishi Katyayan began a strict spiritual practice (tapa) for the blessings of Goddess Durga. The goddess was pleased with his devotion and was born as his daughter. Thus, the goddess came to be known as Katyayani.

Kaal ratri - Navratri Day 7
Being the vanquisher of kaal, the devi is known by this name. She embodies the destructive force against darkness and ignorance.

Maha Gauri - Navratri Day 8
In ‘Kali puran’, it is stated that Parvati had a dark complexion and Lord Shiva used to tease her due to her dark looks. One day, she got furious and took the most fairest and radiant forms and came to be known as Maha Gauri.

Siddhida - Navratri Day 9
The goddess whose blessings liberates a soul of all earthly ties is known as Siddhida. She is also known as Siddha mata and Siddhi mata. These nine Durga forms are worshipped in Navratri to attain siddhi or complete accomplishment. By worshipping these nine forms in sequence, one attains all the four results- dharma, artha, kama and moksha.

The four Navratris

Navratri arrives four times a year-
1. Chaitra
2. Ashwin
3. Aashadh
4. Maagh.

The Navratri is of two types- one that happens in Shayan Chaitra and the other that happens in Bodhan Ashwin. In all the four navratris, the worship of Devi Durga holds importance. However, worshipping the goddess in the month of Ashwin has special importance.

Rituals of Navratri 2017

On a bed of mud, covered by silk cloth, install an idol of Devi Durga on it. Instead of an idol, you can also place Shreedurga yantra or a picture of Shree Durga. Install a Mangal kalash or pot filled with holy water with a coin inside it. Place fresh mango leaves and a coconut wrapped in red cloth on top of it. Offer prayers to Ganapati and Nava Graham and then offer prayers to gods. Deep daan has a special importance in Navratri puja. Lighting an Akhand deep is a significant ritual in Navratri puja and is known to please Devi Durga. After the Navratri vrata, the banni tree should be worshipped on Dashami. It should be worshipped in the North east (Ishan-kona) direction or all should be worshipped in the eastern direction. Then is the time

A vrata observer should eat a meal cooked by a family member once in a day and lead a life of celibacy during the Navratri festival. Prayers should be offered thrice in a day. The devotee should chant the Saptashathi-stotra daily as per the rules defined in the scriptures.

Importance of the holy kalash water

1. Sprinkling the holy water of the kalash on a person is known to fulfill all wishes.

2.     A woman who had experienced a miscarriage or one who is facing difficulty in conceiving a baby benefits the most by drinking the holy kalash water. Sprinkling this water over a sick person helps to restore good health

3. Sprinkling the holy water of the kalash in fields and cow sheds ensures good crops and good milk production.

4.      Sprinkling the holy water of kalash at home protects it from all kind of evil spirits and Vaastu defects.

5. Sprinkling this water over a sick person helps to restore good health

6. It also helps to develop the intellect of children who lack intelligence.

The powerful sacred grass, Jayanti

The sacred yellow grass, jayanti, used in Navratri is sowed in the Hasta nakshatra and picked in Shravan nakshatra. Its powerful positive effect can be experienced in different areas of life-

• Placing this grass behind the right ear on Vijayadashami or Dussehra provides success in all fields throughout the year.
• If the jayanti is placed in a yantra and worn around the neck or on the shoulder then success in legal cases is assured. It also ensures peace of mind and protection from all negative energies.
• Keeping this divine grass in the wallet or cash box ensures abundant financial gain.

The shodshopachar Durga puja

In the daily pooja rituals, panchopachar (5 worship steps) is used to worship the deity. However, while performing Durga Puja at home shodshopachar (16 worship steps) is used to worship the goddess and chausathupachar (64 worship steps) is used to worship the deity in temples. The shodshopachar used to invoke the goddess Durga at home in Navratri are as follows-
1. Padhya 2. Arghya 3. Aachman 4. Madhupark 5. Snan 6. Vastra 7. Yagyopaveet 8. Aabhushan 9. Gandha 10. Akshat 11. Pushpa 12. Dhoop 13. Deep 14. Naivedya 15. Pushpanjali 16. Taambul

Kumari puja - the soul of Navratri

Kumari puja is the life of Navratri; without it all spiritual practices (japa and tapa) remain futile. From Pratipada to Navami, little girls of different ages are worshipped in a sense of worshipping the Divine mother, Durga. The kumaris are worshipped and offered flowers, clothes and jewellery. After the pooja rituals, a variety of food is served to them in a pure manner. After food, cardamom, betel nut and betel leaf are donated to them. The two year old kumari is worshipped as Kumari, three year old as Tri-murti, four year old as Kalyani, five year old as Rohini, six year old as Kaalika, seven year old as Chandika, eight year old as Shambhavi, nine year old as Durga and 10 year old is worshipped as Subhadra.

Married life problems and remedies

Usually we believe that certain events in our life are predefined, like birth, death, marriage, etc. and, these are hugely influenced by our planetary motions. Our life and death, is never under our control, but who we chose to live with until death is decided by us. Two individual when enter into a union of togetherness until eternity, do so with many dreams. But at times, these dreams and their lives are jeopardised by some unfortunate events that create havoc in what should’ve been a peaceful married life for them. Most of the time they blame their differences onto each other, but a few fail to understand what really went wrong. Constant fights, lack of love and respect for each other, and many other issues crop up shattering their beautiful dreams for future, and astrology holds planets responsible for this.

In astrology, the planetary effect in the seventh house of the horoscope or birth chart is dedicated as the house of marriage, marital harmony and life partner. The planet which is present in this house, must be compatible with the rasi lord or else, be prepared to face dire consequences. Presence of incompatible or inauspicious planets, may even lead to delayed marriage, short marital life, separation, sometimes even divorce. Astrology has simple remedies that can help you fix these love-related problems based on your zodiac sign.

Lord Sun holds the charge of affection in marriage for Arians, and if ever problems crops up and the it because of Lord Shani. So, you are advised to offer water to the Sun to keep up concordance in your marriage. Also, donating black gram, black cloth, and black sesame seeds on Saturdays, would bring end to all your problems.

Mangal or planet Mars is in charge of prepping affection in marriage and relationship; when problems arise, it is only because of planet Jupiter. You are advised to observe fasts on Tuesdays and give in charity, yellow-colored things, like cloth, food, flower or sweets.

If Venus in your birth chart is strong, then be ready to have a whirlwind romance and love-filled marriage, but if you experience marital discord then blame it on planet Mars. To overcome such problems, it is advised that your discard red color from your life and start using silver and white colors more often. Also donating jaggery (gud) on Tuesdays would yield benefiting results.

Lord Shani is the one who brings in the much need love in your marriage, and if it’s in a weak position, then expect serious marital problems like separation. You ought to start chanting Shani mantras, if your wish to keep up the amicability in your marriage. Astrology advises you against shades of red, start emphasizing on yellow.

Also for Leos, Lord Shani or to say planet Saturn holds the charge for love and harmony in marriage, and all the problems that crop up or even break up is due to Mercury. You are advised to start bringing into use blue color in your life. Also donating green things or green vegetable to cattle on Wednesday would bring in positive results.

It seems for Virgo, planet Saturn is showering all the love and peace, but it’s due to planet Mars that marital discord and even your partner straying from the path, comes into the scene. If you wish to bring back your spouse and love in your marriage, then starting resorting to Shani and chant Shani mantras. Also observe fasts on Tuesdays in name of Lord Hanuman, and avoid salt intake.

With planet Mars being the source of all the love in life and marriage for Libra, it can be only jeopardized on one condition, and i.e. because of Jupiter. You are advised to religiously read Hanuman Chalisa. Also, while bathing mix, a bit of turmeric in the water and donate Bananas on Thursdays.

Planet Venus is in charge of the love and prosperity in marriage for Scorpio, and if any problems arise ,it is because of weak Mercury. Start using or spraying ‘attar’ over you and donate green gram every Wednesday, to reduce the negative effect of Mercury.

For Sagittarians, all the problems, fights and constant knick-knacks are due to Lord Shani or Saturn. You are advised to donate copper in any form and start using jaggery in place of sugar. Also, donate black things on Saturdays.

For Capricorn Moon is solely responsible for bring in and kicking out love and respect from your marriage. To strengthen Moon, you must start wearing silver in form of ring and worship Lord Shiva, everyday.

For Aquarians Sun works hard in your favour, its planet Mars that causes havoc in your marriage. You ought to observe fasts on Sundays, and visit Hanuman temple of Tuesdays.

For Pisces usually Moon is pumping in love between the two, it’s Mercury who always play the spoilsport. Its also responsible to estranging a couple and separating them at worst scenarios. Worshiping Lord Shiva on every Full Moon day could only save your marriage.

Mystic Cross

The lines on the palms can describe our character and destiny. Recently it has been revealed that whoever possesses the letter M on the palm, the Mystic Cross, is especially gifted, have a great intuition and a successful spirit, among other important characteristics. It also means an old soul, particularly connected to other realms, profound in the quest for spiritual knowledge, making peace with the spiritual, natural and material world, skilled in magic and metaphysics, with psychic and mediumistic abilities, and a natural empath. It is an uncommon marking, therefore its significance, and it is formed by the heart, head, and life lines.

M lines

Palmistry or palm reading is an ancient art, thousands of years old, with roots in India and China. It originated from Hindu astrology and its practice is first mentioned in the Chinese I Ching book. It then spread out through Asia and Europe, where Aristotle learned it, and passed the knowledge to Alexander the Great, who used it to evaluate the character of his militaries.

In the Vedic Palmistry, the large M is considered the “Mark of the Brahmin”, or Priest, the mark of the “Teacher”. It means that anything a person learns, they can teach. Depending on how clear the M is, it may also mean the person has a higher purpose and is destined to contribute with something significant to society.

People with the letter M are highly intuitive, commonly stronger in women than in men due to their closer connection with inner self and the Source, but variable at an individual basis. In general, intuition does not depend on genders, but rather on consciousness awareness and inner frequency development. Because of this strong feature, they are normally great “lie detectors”, and do not appreciate any lies, or cheating.

M right hand

The “M” marking is also an omen of fortune in life, leadership, great prospects, luck, success and a bright career future as the people who have it are very self-disciplined, self-motivated, and have the power to make any necessary changes they need. They seize the opportunities as it arises, and are attracted to careers in journalism, writing, education, and management. Furthermore they possess an excellent skill in making money. If the Fame Line is close to the Fate Line, the good fortune is doubled.

The lines in the hands change throughout life, and most importantly they reflect our inner choices and current life situation. The lines can disappear, change or reaffirm according to how we live and our priorities. Anything is impermanent and resulting of what we individually create for ourselves, by Free Will. We are what we believe in, there are no limitations.

In general the mystic cross M means a predisposition to the spirit and supernatural world, to attain a high level of spirituality and connection with the Divine. According to the tradition many past prophets and great leaders had also this sign on their palms.

These people have great sixth sense or intuition. The can sense, danger, infidelity, and disloyalty from a hands distance. Over the time they form a special energy cycle around them, which people around them simply cannot intrude. Trying lying to them, and they’ll unleash the worst ever side of themselves. They might forgive, but they'll never forget. Nothing or no one can bring them any harm; such is the power of their luck. These people are sharp, intuitive, have great knowledge and memory of an elephant. They are easy to adapt and make no fuss about arrangements around them.

Egyptian scholars suggest that Alexander The Great, had this unique marking on his palm, which was rarely found in anyone else in the world. Of late, only 3% of the entire population claimed to have the exact same marking- Letter X. Of the rare individuals, who had this marking, were great Greek Emperor Alexander The Great, President Abraham Lincoln. And, one of these people is still alive and is hard to ignore- Russian president Vladimir Putin. Those who have Letter X in both their palms, go on to be remembered for ages even after their death. And, the ones who have it only in one of their palm go on to be extremely successful and famous individuals.

Chaitra Navratri

Chaitra Navratri is also denoted as Vasanta Navaratri, as it is observed during the lunar month of Chaitra (Hindu calendar, a period post-winter, March–April). Several regions celebrated the festival falls in the wake of either spring harvest or amid the period of reaping. Unlike Sharad Navratri, which is globally celebrated, the Chaitra Navratri is majorly observed in some Northern parts of India. Although, In Maharashtra, Chaitra Navratri begins with Gudi Padwa and in Andhra Pradesh it begins with Ugadi.

The nine-day festivity have each day as celebration to mark: Ghatasthapana (First day), Sindhara Dooj (Second day), Gauri Teej (Third day), Vinayaka Chauth (Fourth day), Naag puja and Lakshmi Panchami (Fifth day), Yamuna Chhath (Sixth day), Kalratri puja (Seventh day), Sandhi puja and Annapurna ashtami (Eight day), and Ram Navami (Ninth day). Sri Rama Navami is celebrated as the birthday of Lord Rama and it usually falls on the ninth day during Navratri festivity. Hence Chaitra Navratri is also known as Rama Navratri. The nine-night long festivity, starts on the first day of Hindu Luni-Solar calendar and falls in the month of March or April. Chaitra is the first month of Hindu lunar calendar and because of it this Navratri is known as Chaitra Navratri. It is also known as Vasanta Navratri. Unlike, the Sharad Navratri which culminates in Durga Puja and Vijaydashmi, the Chaitra Navaratri concludes on Rama Navami.

Some scriptures, like the Shakti, and Vaishnava Purana reveal that in Hinduism, this nine-day long celebration is observed four times in a year. Sharad and Chaitra Navratri is celebrated by all, while the other two, preferable the Gupt Navratris are observed only by sages and priest.

Ghatasthapana is one of the noteworthy ceremonies amid Navratri. It denotes the beginning of nine-day long festivity. Our sacred texts have very much characterized certain rituals and rules to perform this puja, on the first day of Navratri. Many people may not know but Ghatasthapana, is the ritual of awakening or invoking Goddess Shakti; performing it at a wrong time, is said to bring upon the wrath of the Goddess Shakti. New Moon night or Amavasya and night time after sunset, are considered highly inauspicious for Ghatasthapana. According to sacred texts, the Shubh Mahurat for the Ghatasthapana is during the Pratipada- the first part of the day after sunrise. In case someone isn't able to perform the puja during the Pratipada time, then they can do it during the Abhijit Muhurta.

Several Hindu scriptures advise us against Nakshatra Chitra & Vaidhriti Yog during Ghatasthapana. The essential thing to consider is that the ritual of Ghatasthapana must be done before Hindu early afternoon while Pratipada. All through the nine auspicious days of Chaitra Navratri, all the nine goddesses must be invoked only during sunrise; a time which is also considered auspicious as Ghatasthapana Muhurta. Hindu scriptures advise against invoking the Goddess or performing the Ghatasthapana any time during the afternoon, night time and any time beyond sixteen Ghatis after sunrise.

According to the Hindu Puranas and scriptures, Chaitra Navratri was the most important Navratri in which Goddess Shakti was worshipped, until Lord Rama worshipped Goddess Durga in the ‘Ashwin’ month during the Ramayana war. Chaitra Navratri is celebrated with immense pomp and show in whole of India, especially the northern states. This Hindu festival is very popular in Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand to name a few. In most of these states, a huge fair is organised in the Shakti temples. Praying and fasting marks the Chaitra Navratri celebrations. Before the start of the celebrations, the house is cleaned for welcome the Goddess in their home. The devotees performing the puja observe a fast for all nine days.

While fasting only ‘satvik’ food and fruits are allowed. Consumption of non-vegetarian food and also use of onion and garlic should be strictly avoided. During the Navratri period, while maintaining strict discipline in food, a person should also monitor their behaviour. The devotees spend their day worshipping the Goddess and chanting the Navratri mantras. The fast is broken on the ninth day after the ‘havan’ and the Prasad, after offering to the Goddess, is eaten along with other members of the family.

As during the Navratri time, Goddess Shakti manifests herself in three forms, namely, Goddess Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswati, the puja rituals of Navratri are also categorised in set of three days, with each set dedicated to a particular Goddess. The first three days of Chaitra Navratri is dedicated to Maa Durga, the Goddess of energy, on the next three days, Maa Lakshmi, the Goddess of wealth, is worshipped and the last three days are devotes to Maa Saraswati, the Goddess of Knowledge.

During this time, devotees worship Maa Durga, the Goddess of cosmic powers, to be blessed by Her divine benediction. It is believed that if devotees worship Goddess Durga without any desires to be fulfilled, they will attain salvation. Chaitra Navratri also marks the onset of the summer season and is observed when the Mother Nature undergoes a major climatic change. It is popular belief that by observing a vrat (fast) during the Chaitra Navratri the body is prepared for ensuing summer season.

Even though Chaitra Navratri is a 9-day festival, the celebrations come to an end on the day of ‘dashami’ (10th day). This day is known as ‘Navratri Parana’ and devotees bid farewell to the Goddess Durga, and pray for Her return soon, next year.

प्रसिद्ध देवी-देवताओं और उनके वाहन

देवी-देवताओं से जुड़ी कहानियों और तस्वीरों में आपने उन्हें किसी खास तरह के पक्षी या पशु को उनके वाहन के तौर पर देखा होगा। यह वाहन हमेशा उनके साथ रहते हैं और कहीं ना कहीं उनके स्वभाव और उनकी विशेषताओं के बारे में बताते हैं। देखने में ये वाहन बहुत सामान्य लगते हैं लेकिन विशिष्ट देवी-देवता ने इन्हें ही अपने वाहन के रूप में क्यों चुना, इसके पीछे छिपे रहस्य को भी समझने की जरूरत है। लेकिन यहं एक सवाल यह और उठता है कि जब चमत्कारी शक्तियों से लैस देवतागण किसी भी क्षण, किसी भी समय कहीं भी आ-जा सकते हैं तो उन्हें वाहनों की आवश्यकता क्यों पड़ती है? इसके पीछे कुछ धार्मिक और बहुत हद तक सामाजिक कारण मौजूद हैं। धार्मिक कारण की बात करें तो समस्त देवी-देवताओं को जो भी पशु या पक्षी रूपी वाहन दिए गए हैं उनका संबंध उस देवी-देवता के व्यवहार से है, वहीं हम सामाजिक कारण की बात करें तो शायद यह कहना गलत नहीं होगा कि अगर पशुओं और पक्षियों को देवताओं के प्रिय वाहन का दर्जा ना दिया जाता तो उनके प्रति होने वाली हिंसा को रोक पाना वाकई मुश्किल हो जाता। आइए जानते हैं प्रसिद्ध देवी-देवताओं और उनके वाहनों के पीछे छिपी कहानी को।

श्री गणेश और मूषक

मूषक अर्थात चूहा, हर चीज को कुतर डालता है, यह जाने बिना कि वो चीज कीमती है या अनमोल, वह उसे नष्ट कर देता है। इसी तरह बुद्धिहीन और कुतर्की व्यक्ति भी बिना सोचे-समझे, अच्छे-बुरे हर काम में बाधा उत्पन्न करते हैं। श्री गणेश ने मूषक पर सवारी कर कुतर्कों और अहित चाहने वाले लोगों को वश में किया है।

मां दुर्गा  और शेर

दुर्गा को शक्ति कहा जाता है और सिंह स्वयं शक्ति, बल, पराक्रम, शौर्य और क्रोध का प्रतीक है। शेर की यह सभी विशेषताएं मां दुर्गा के स्वभाव में मौजूद हैं। शेर की दहाड़ की ही तरह मां दुर्गा की हुंकार भी इतनी तेज है, जिसके आगे कोई भी आवाज सुनाई नहीं दे सकती।

भगवान शंकर और नंदी

नंदी बैल ना सिर्फ भगवान शिव का वाहन है बल्कि उनके गणों में सर्वश्रेष्ठ भी माना गया है। बैल बहुत ताकतवर और शक्तिशाली होने के बावजूद शांत रहते हैं और यह महादेव के स्वभाव को भी दर्शाता है। भोलेनाथ भी शक्तिशाली होने के बावजूद शांत और संयमित है। इसके अलावा नंदी के चार पैर हिन्दू धर्म के चार स्तंभ, क्षमा, दया, दान और तप के प्रतीक हैं। नंदी सफेद रंग का बैल है जो स्वच्छता और पवित्रता का भी ज्ञान करवाता है।

भगवान विष्णु और गरुड़

भगवत् गीता में इस बात का उल्लेख मिलता है कि भगवान विष्णु के भीतर ही समस्त सृष्टि का निवास है, वे सबसे ताकतवर हैं। गरुड़ देव को भी अधिकार और दिव्य शक्तियों से लैस दर्शाया गया है।

देवी लक्ष्मी और उल्लू 

उल्लू दिन में नहीं देख पाता, वह रात का जीव है। यह इस बात की ओर इशारा करता है कि लक्ष्मी जी की कृपा व्यक्ति को अंधकार से मुक्त कर सकती है। उल्लू शुभता और संपत्ति का भी प्रतीक है। वर्तमान समय में यह कहा जाता है कि अत्याधिक धन-संपदा को प्राप्त कर व्यक्ति उल्लू (बुद्धिहीन) हो जाता है। इसलिए देवी लक्ष्मी और उल्लू साथ-साथ चलते हैं।

देवी सरस्वती और हंस

सांकेतिक भाषा में हंस जिज्ञासा और पवित्रता का प्रतीक कहा जा सकता है। ज्ञान की देवी सरस्वती को हंस से बेहतर और कोई वाहन मिल भी नहीं सकता था। मां सरस्वती का हंस पर विराजित होना इस बात को दर्शाता है कि ज्ञान के जरिए ही जिज्ञासा को शांत किया जा सकता है।

श्री कृष्ण और गाय

कृष्ण को ग्वाला भी कहा जाता है, वे बचपन से ही गायों के साथ खेलते-कूदते रहे हैं। कृष्ण की हर तस्वीर में आपको उनके आसपास गाय भी जरूर नजर आएगी। यह कहना गलत नहीं होगा कि कृष्ण का चित्र गाय की तस्वीर के बगैर पूरा नहीं लगता। शायद इसके पीछे भारत के ग्रामीण इलाकों की झलक दिखाना ही उद्देश्य रहा होगा।

पिशाच के आसन पर बैठते हैं हनुमान जी

प्रेत, पिशाच या अन्य कोई भी बुरी आत्मा दुःख और तकलीफ को दर्शाती है। हनुमान जी इन्हें ही अपना आसन बनाकर इनके ऊपर विराजित होते हैं। जो ये दर्शाता है कि हनुमानजी की आराधना हर बुरी ताकत और शक्तियों से बचाती है।

यमराज और भैंस

भैंसों का झुंड, आने वाले कष्ट से अपने सदस्यों की रक्षा करता है। भैंसा एक सामाजिक प्राणी है, वह देखने में खतरनाक लगता है लेकिन बिना वजह किसी को नुकसान नहीं पहुंचाता। यह इस बात को दर्शाता है कि अगर हम अपने परिवार और संबंधियों के साथ मिलकर रहेंगे तो किसी भी मुश्किल का सामना कर सकते हैं। शायद इसलिए मौत के देवता यमराज ने भैंस को अपना वाहन बनाया है।

भगवान कार्तिकेय और मोर

पौराणिक कथाओं के अनुसार भगवान कार्तिकेय की तपस्या और साधक क्षमताओं से प्रसन्न होकर स्वयं भगवान विष्णु ने उन्हें यह वाहन भेंट किया था। मोर चंचलता का प्रतीक है और उसे अपना वाहन बनाना इस बात को दर्शाता है कि कार्तिकेय ने अपने मोरे रूपी चंचल मन को अपने वश में कर लिया है।

क्या एक ही राशि की जोड़ी परफेक्ट कहलाती है?

ज्योतिष शास्त्र की बारह राशियां, जो कि व्यक्ति के स्वभाव और उनके गुण-अवगुणों की व्याख्या करती हैं, इन राशियों पर किए गए विभिन्न अध्ययनों के अनुसार कुछ राशियां ऐसी होती हैं जिनकी जोड़ी परफेक्ट कहलाती है। लेकिन वहीं दूसरी ओर कुछ राशियों को ज्योतिष शास्त्र कभी भी एक होने की सलाह नहीं देता। लोगों में इस बात की काफी उत्सुकता पाई गई है कि उनकी जोड़ी किसके साथ जमेगी। ज्योतिष शास्त्र की मदद से वे राशि अनुसार इस बात को कम्पेयर करते रहते हैं कि उनकी राशि की किसके साथ बनेगी।  किसकी जोड़ी किसके साथ बनेगी इस बारे में तो हर कोई जानना चाहते हैं लेकिन क्या कभी आपने सोचा है कि यदि एक जैसी राशि की जोड़ी बन जाए, तो क्या वह जोड़ी सफल होगी? जैसे कि मेष राशि की जोड़ी मेष के साथ ही बना दी जाए, या फिर किसी भी राशि की बात की जाए तो उसकी जोड़ी उसी राशि के व्यक्ति के साथ बना दी जाए, तो क्या ऐसी जोड़ियां कामयाब होती हैं? क्या एक ही राशि की जोड़ी परफेक्ट कहलाती है? चलिए आज एक-एक करके सभी बारह राशियों की जोड़ी उसी राशि के साथ बनाकर देखते हैं कि उनके स्वभाव की कौन-कौन सी खासियत उन्हें एक-दूजे से मिलाती है या फिर जोड़ी को बिगाड़ती है।

शुरुआत करते हैं क्रम की पहली राशि मेष से... अगर मेष राशि के वर की इसी राशि की वधु के साथ जोड़ी बना दी जाए तो क्या होगा? ज्योतिष शास्त्र के अनुसार ऐसी जोड़ी एक जलती हुई ज्वालामुखी है जो कभी भी फट सकती है। मेष राशि के लोगों में बेहद क्रोध पाया जाता है, वे जिंदगी को अपने तरीके से जीना पसंद करते हैं। इनमें घमंड भी काफी होता है, इसलिए जब ऐसे तत्व दोनों में पाए जाएं और दोनों में से कोई भी अपनी बात से पीछे हटने को राजी ना हो तो वहां एक बड़ी तकरार रूप लेती है। ऐसी जोड़ियां लंबे समय तक साथ नहीं निभातीं।

वृष राशि के लोग जमीन से जुड़े हुए नर्म दिल के इंसान होते हैं। इन्हें अपने कार्य के प्रति जिम्मेदार रहना और हर कर्तव्य को एक जुनून के साथ निभाना पसंद है। जब दोनों ही लोग इस स्वभाव के हों और साथ मिलकर काम करें तो यह जोड़ी एक परफेक्ट जोड़ी के मार्ग पर चलने लगती है।

मिथुन राशि के जातकों को दोहरे व्यक्तित्व वाला कहा जाता है। दरअसल स्वभाव का कोई ऐसा गुण या अवगुण नहीं है, जो इनमें ना हो। कभी ये बेहद क्रोधी हैं तो कभी बेहद चुपचाप जैसे कभी गुस्सा आता ही ना हो। इसलिए इस राशि के दो लोग जब साथ मिल जाएं, तो ऐसी जोड़ी की सफलता का अनुमान लगा पाना कठिन है। अगर एक समय में दोनों की सोच एक जैसी चल रही हो तो वे इस रिश्ते को काफी एंज्वॉय करते हैं लेकिन जहां किसी एक की सोच ने दूसरा रुख लिया नहीं कि खटपट शुरू हो जाती है। इसलिए यह जोड़ी सफल होगी या नहीं, यह एक कठिन सवाल है।

कर्क राशि वालों को काफी इमोशनल माना जाता है, ये जिससे भी प्यार करते हैं उन्हें लेकर बेहद संवेदनशील हो जाते हैं। साथी का ध्यान रखना और उसे भरपूर समय देना अच्छी बात है लेकिन हर बात की अधिकता कई बार परेशानी का कारण बन जाती है। इसलिए जरा संभलकर चलें!

गलती से भी सिंह राशि के दो लोगों को एक नहीं होना चाहिए। दोनों का भरपूर क्रोध, अहंकार और केवल खुद से प्यार करने का रवैया रिश्ते को बिगाड़ देता है। इस राशि की जोड़ी को आप एक ऐसे टाइम बॉम्ब का नाम दे सकते हैं जो कभी भी विस्फोट कर सकता है।

कन्या राशि का कन्या राशि के ही जातक के साथ प्यार और विवाह, दोनों सफल कहलाते हैं। यह जोड़ी परफेक्ट है, प्यार से लेकर आपसी समझ में भी अव्वल होते हैं कन्या राशि के जातक।

कन्या राशि की तरह ही तुला राशि के जातकों की जोड़ी सफल कहला सकती है और समाज के सामने के मिसाल खड़ी कर सकती है, लेकिन एक शर्त पर। अगर ये दो लोग एक-दूसरे के अवगुणों को अपनाकर, उन्हें स्वीकार कर लें तो इस जोड़ी को भविष्य में कभी कोई परेशानी नहीं आएगी।  तुला राशि के जातक समझदार होते हैं, हर बात को तोल-मोलकर समय लेकर करते हैं। ये लोग जल्दबाजी में गलत फैसला लेने में विश्वास नहीं रखते। इसलिए रिश्तों को लेकर ऐसे लोग कोई भूल नहीं करते।

वृश्चिक और वृश्चिक राशि से बनी जोड़ी के बीच एक-दूसरे के प्रति भरपूर आकर्षण और गहरा एक खिंचाव होता है। यह जोड़ी अमूमन सफल ही कहलाती है लेकिन तब तक जब दोनों में से कोई एक साथी धोखेबाजी ना करे।धोखेबाजों की कतार में काफी आगे होते हैं वृश्चिक राशि के जातक। खुद के लिए ये किसी को भी नुकसान पहुंचा सकते हैं। लोगों से जलन रखना इनकी आदत है और ऐसा अहसास ये अपने रिश्ते में भी ला सकते हैं। अगर अवगुणों को दूर कर दिया जाए तो यह जोड़ी सफल बन सकती है।

धनु राशि के दो लोगों की जोड़ी खुशमिजाज होती है, लेकिन जब बात वायदे पूरे करने की आती है तो यहां ये लोग कुछ चूक जाते हैं। केवल इस एक कारण से यह रिश्ता कमजोर पड़ जाता है। रिश्ते की कमियों को खत्म करते हुए आगे बढ़ना और दोनों के बीच अच्छा रिश्ता कायम करना कोई धनु राशि के जातक से सीखे।

मकर राशि के जातकों में त्याग की भावना काफी अधिक होती है और केवल यह गुण इनके रिश्ते को मजबूत बनाता है। ये केवल अपने पार्टनर की खुशियों का ख्याल रखने वाले होते हैं, और जब दोनों राशियां ही मकर हैं तो जाहिर है कि रिश्ता खुशहाल ही बनेगा। किंतु जब स्व इच्छा पूर्ण करने की बातें आएं तो यहां आकर थोड़ी खटपट हो सकती है।

कुम्भ राशि के जातक काफी मूडी होते हैं, कब ये किस मूड में हैं इसका पता नहीं चलता और यही कारण है कि इनके रिश्ते बिगड़ जाते हैं। जब तक इस राशि के दो लोगों का मूड अच्छा रहेगा तो रिश्ता कायम रहेगा, अन्यथा दिक्कतें आ सकती हैं।


मीन राशि के जातक खुद से प्यार करते हैं और अपने आसपास के लोगों को भी खुश रखना जानते हैं। बस इनकी यही खासियत इनके रिश्ते को मजबूत बनाती है, फिर इनका साथी चाहे किसी भी राशि का हो फर्क नहीं पड़ता। सपनों की दुनिया में रहते हैं मीन राशि के जातक। अपनी कल्पनात्मक शक्ति से ये लोग जीवन को कई उद्देश्यों में बुनते चले जाते हैं। अगर इस राशि के दो लोग साथ हो जाएं तो जिंदगी वाकई सुहानी बन सकती है।

ज्योतिष शास्त्र की बारह राशियां, जो कि व्यक्ति के स्वभाव और उनके गुण-अवगुणों की व्याख्या करती हैं, इन राशियों पर किए गए विभिन्न अध्ययनों के अनुसार कुछ राशियां ऐसी होती हैं जिनकी जोड़ी परफेक्ट कहलाती है। लेकिन वहीं दूसरी ओर कुछ राशियों को ज्योतिष शास्त्र कभी भी एक होने की सलाह नहीं देता।

Holi- the festival of colors

The colors of Holi represent this brilliance and vivacity of nature, replete with picturesque beauty. However, this is not the only reason why Holi is celebrated.

There are several legends associated with this Hindu festival, all of which date back to centuries, to an era were Gods were known appear on Earth. Originally Holi was a spring festival which was celebrated for good harvest and fertility of the land. Every year thousands of people participate in the festival from all over India and also in many parts of the world. Hindus believe that Holi represents the color and vibrancy of spring which is most pleasant of all seasons. As they bid adieu to the cold and dry winter they are welcomed by the mesmerizing spring which is not only pleasing to the senses but is also a season of fertility and bloom. The nature pulsates with life and is at its colorful best.

Holi is look upon as one of the most significant and oldest Hindu festivals. Various illustrations in the form of sculptures in some of the ancient temples and caves give an insight to the origin of Holi as a festival. Many Hindu scriptures also tell the story of how Holi came to being. Like all other Hindu festivals, Holi is intricately linked to tales from mythology. Though exact origin of Holi is not known, but several historians have claimed that Holi celebrations were introduced by Aryans. This is the reason Holi is celebrated with immense gaiety in the more Aryan dominated regions of the country. But the over the period of ages, Holi has spread across the sub-continent of India and even abroad. In modern times, Holi is known as a 'festival of colors' everywhere in the world.

Early Vedas and Puranas such as 'Narad Purana' and 'Bhavishya Purana' have a detailed description of Holi. Archeologists excavated a 300 BC stone at Ramgarh which has the mention of 'Holikotsav', meaning the celebration of Holi inscribed on it. This hints that Holi was originated even before the birth of Christ. Many other ancient references include King Harsha's 'Ratnavali' which talks about Holikotsav. Some ancient temples in various parts of India contain sculptures on their walls illustrating Holi celebrations. A 16th century painting discovered in Ahmednagar is on the theme of Vasanta Ragini - spring song or music.

These are some of the common legends associated with Holi celebrations-

Legend of Holika and Prahlad

Once there was mighty demon king named 'Hiranyakashyap', who had conquered the three worlds of heaven, earth and underworld and had thus, become very arrogant. Drunk with pride, he thought he could even defeat Lord Vishnu and therefore decreed his kingdom to stop worshipping Vishnu and pray him instead. But his little son Prahlad, an ardent devotee of Lord Vishnu, refused to adhere to this law. This incensed the king and he ordered his soldiers throw Prahlad down a mountain which would kill him. But Prahlad continued to pray and surrendered himself to Lord Vishnu, who, appeared in the last moment and saved the boy. Agitated by this, Hiranyakashyap asked the help of his evil sister Holika, who had boon to walk into fire unharmed. Prahlad was then made to enter fire with his aunt, but then the brother and sister forgot that Holika could come out intact only if she entered alone. Thus, perished Holika and Lord Vishnu saved Prahlad yet again. Till today people prepare a bon fire, which represents Holika and throw cow dung, shouting obscenities to insult the evil aunt.

Legend of Radha and Krishna

This legend depicts the immortal love of Radha and Krishna, through which is celebrated every year through the festival of Holi. Once young Krishna complained about his dark complexion to his mother and asked for the reason why Radha is fair. His Mother Yashoda advised him to apply color to Radha face and see how her complexion would change. So, a young and naughty Krishna played a prank by throwing colors at gopis or the cowgirls. Thus, originated the festival of colors, Holi.

Legend of Kamadeva

When Lord Shiva married his love interest Sati, against the wishes of her father, Daksha Prajapati, one of the first sons of Lord Brahma, the couple was not invited to a grand yagya arranged by him. But Sati thought that her father would not mind her presence and therefore went to participate, despite Shiva's warnings. Upon reaching there she found that her father had not yet forgiven her or her husband and insulted the latter. An enraged Sati realized her mistake and as penance for what she had done burnt herself to death. On hearing the news of the death of his wife, Lord Shiva was infuriated and in order to control his anger he renounced everything and began severe meditation. But this led to misbalance on earth as Shiva was the protector, without whom the world would crumble. Meanwhile, Sati was reborn as Parvati and tried to win Shiva's heart and awaken him. When all her efforts went in vain, she appealed Kamadava, the Indian cupid-god, for help. In response, Kamadava shot a love-arrow into Shiva's heart which disturbed his trance and woke him. An angered Shiva opened his third eye which launched fire and destroyed Kamadeva. Later, when Shiva understood his blunder, he blessed Kamadeva with a second life and immortality in invisible form. Therefore, many worship people Kamadev for his sacrifice on the day of Holi.

It is interesting learn how several incidents which took place at different places and times led to the origin of Holi. Each legend has its own significance and contribution to the festival. Therefore, on the basis of each of these legends several customs have arisen and are practiced till date.

Some luck and wealth related indications on your palm

According to palmistry, your palm contains certain signs and some lines that can decide whether you will be financially sound or not. Here are some such indications-

1. If all the mounts on your palm (mount of Venus, Mount of Saturn etc) are slightly raised, it indicates that you will become very successful in life and become very rich.

2.If you have a tortoise sign on your palm, then that means that you will become very rich in life and you will be very successful.

3. If you have a swastika sign on your palm, it means that you will be very lucky in life. You will be affluent and be very successful at work.

4. If you have a white mole on your palm, then it means that luck is on your side, you will be very successful and be very lucky in life.

5. If all the girdles on your palm are slightly raised and the lines on them are clean and do not break in between, it means that you will be very successful at life.

6. It is also said that if you have dualfate lines and the second line runs parallel with the first, then it means that you will be very lucky in life and also earn a lot of money.

7. If you have a chakra sign on your Mount of Saturn, then it means that you will be very lucky in life   it also means that you will earn a lot of money in your lifetime.

8. It is said that if your luck line extends till your wrist, you have been born with an amazing luck ,you will make a lot of money and a lot of friends. You will be very successful in life!

9. If your fate line is longer than usual, it means that you will be very lucky in life. You will achieve all your aims and targets and will also be very successful in whatever you do.

10. If your fate line extends till the Mount of Saturn and then breaks up to get rejoined under the index finger, it means that you will be very successful at life. All your dreams will come true.

11. If you have a line that starts from under your thumb and goes up to your Mount of Saturn, it means that you will be very lucky in life. Such people are considered very creative, make lots of money and are spiritually inclined.

12. If any line originates from the middle of your palm, it means that you will suddenly amass huge wealth, either through someone else or through your own accord. You will be very successful in life. Such a person, even if he is born in a normal, regular family does very good in life. He will be very hard working and will achieve great heights in his career as well.

13. If your fate line splits up close to the Mount of Saturn, then it means that you will be very lucky in life. You will achieve great success in all areas of your life.

श्रापित योग

ज्योतिष शास्त्र में शुभ और अशुभ योगों का वर्णन मिलता है . इन योगों में एक योग है श्रापित योग इसे शापित दोष भी कहा जाता है. इस योग के विषय में मान्यता है कि यह जिस व्यक्ति की कुण्डली में होता है उनकी कुण्डली में मौजूद शुभ योगों का प्रभाव कम हो जाता है जिससे व्यक्ति को जीवन में कठिनाईयों एवं चुनौतियों का सामना करना पड़ता है.

श्रापित योग सम्बन्धी मान्यताएं 

भारतीय दर्शन इस बात को मानता है कि आत्मा अमर है और कर्म के अनुसार जीव को अलग-अलग योनि में जन्म लेना पड़ता है. कर्म के अनुसार ही व्यक्ति को वर्तमान जीवन में सुख-दुख, आनन्द व कष्ट प्राप्त होता है . कुण्डली में ग्रहों की मौजूदगी भी इसी अनुसार होती है. कुण्डली में श्रापित योग के होने का कारण भी पूर्व जन्म के कर्मों का फल माना जाता है. कुछ ज्योतिषी बताते हैं कि यह योग अत्यंत अशुभ फलदायी होता है. इस योग का फल व्यक्ति को अपने कर्मों के अनुसार भोगना पड़ता है.

कुण्डली में श्रापित योग 

ज्योतिषशास्त्र में शनि, राहु, केतु, मंगल एवं सूर्य को अशुभ ग्रहों की श्रेणी में रखा गया है. इन अशुभ ग्रहों में शानि एवं राहु की मौजूदगी एक राशि में होने पर श्रापित योग का निर्माण होता है . चुंकि ये दोनों ही ग्रह अशुभ फल देने वाले होते हैं इसलिए इन दोनों ग्रहों के योग से बनने वाले योग को शापित या श्रापित कहा जाता है. कुछ ज्योतिषशास्त्री यह भी मानते हैं कि शनि की दृष्टि राहु पर होने से भी इस योग का जन्म होता है.

शापित योग का परिणाम 

शाप का सामान्य अर्थ शुभ फलों का नष्ट होना माना जाता है. जिस व्यक्ति की कुण्डली में यह योग बनता है उसे इसी प्रकार का फल मिलता है यानी उनकी कुण्डली में जितने भी शुभ योग होते हैं वे प्रभावहीन हो जाते हैं. इस स्थिति में व्यक्ति को कठिन चुनौतियों एवं मुश्किल हालातों का सामना करना होता है. यह परिणाम आम धारणा पर आधारित है. जबकि ज्योतिषशास्त्र का गहराई से अध्ययन करने से ज्ञात होता है कि यह धारण पूरी तरह सत्य नहीं है. वास्तव में शापित योग जिस व्यक्ति की कुण्डली में बनता है. उनकी कुण्डली में अन्य योगों की अपेक्षा यह अधिक प्रभावशाली होकर व्यक्ति को शुभ फल देता है.

ज्योतिषशास्त्र के नियमानुसार जब दो मित्र ग्रहों की युति बनती है तो उनका अशुभ प्रभाव समाप्त हो जाता है तथा दोनों मिलकर व्यक्ति को शुभ फल देते हैं. इस सिद्धांत के आधार पर भी शनि एवं राहु के योग को अशुभ करार नहीं दिया जा सकता है. लाल किताब तो इन दोनों ग्रहों के योग को नागमणि के नाम से सम्बोधित करता है. ज्योतिषशास्त्र की इस पुस्तक में कहा गया है कि राहु एवं शनि का योग इतना शुभ है जो कुण्डली में मौजूद अशुभ फलों को भी नष्ट कर देता है.

नंदी ज्योतिष से भी इस बात का समर्थन प्राप्त होता है कि राहु और शनि का योग अशुभ फल नहीं देता है . इन दोनों का योग होने पर व्यक्ति काफी मात्रा में गुप्त धन बनाने में कामयाब होता है.

अब अगर आपकी कुण्डली में शापित योग है तो इसके लिए परेशान होने की जरूरत नहीं है. इसे भी अपने लिए शुभ योग मानकर जीवन में आगे बढ़ने की कोशिश कीजिए यह योग आपको अपनी मंजिल तक ले जाने में सहायक होगा.

Nandi Yog ( Shrapit Yog/dosh)

Nandi Yog ( Shrapit Yog/dosh) is formed in a horoscope when there is a conjunction of planets Saturn and Rahu in any of the houses of horoscope. A person having this dosha in his horoscope is unable to enjoy the luxuries and comforts of life even if they are available to him in abundance. This dosha occurs in a horoscope due to the person being cursed by some one in the past life or due to some inauspicious deed done by him knowingly or unknowingly in the past life. If not pacified, then this dosha may continue from generation to generations.

According to some Astrologers, even when Saturn and Rahu are aspecting each other, this Dosha is formed. Although, a typical Shani Rahu Shrapit Dosha is formed only when the two of them are placed together. This Shani Rahu Shrapit Yoga is an extremely bad yoga and it gives tremendous difficulties in Life and sometimes the whole life goes wasted without any meaningful purpose due to this Yoga. It is also believed by many astrologers that if this yoga is present in a horoscope, the person is also devoid of the beneficial effects of any Good Yogas present in his horoscope.
A Shani Rahu Shrapit Dosha adversely affects almost all the areas of life and the affected person has to face problems related to Family, Marital life, Children, Business, Career etc. A person may suffer even due to matters that are not directly related to him.  As such this conjunction of Saturn and Rahu makes a person intelligent and he can be very successful in various commercial activities including Technology related activity but at the same time this dosha makes a person unlucky and therefore he is unable to taste the fruits of his success.

The negative effects of this Dosha are more prominent if the Saturn Rahu conjunction is in the 1st, 4th, 7th, 8th or 12th house of the horoscope and its negative effects are felt less if the Saturn Rahu conjunction is in 3rd, 6th or 11th house of the horoscope.

Saturn is the owner of two signs of the zodiac – the 10th sign Capricorn, and the 11th sign Aquarius. Capricorn represents karma and Aquarius denotes labha or gains. The position of Saturn in any horoscope is decisive, and it is prudent to properly assess the disposition and strength of Saturn before making any predictions. Saturn is a deterministic planet and acts for good or bad without any restraint.

Effects of this dosha

Due to this dosha, there may be chances of divorce, death of a partner despite matching of the couple’s horoscopes. Child in the family may fall sick frequently, the couple may have problems conceiving. There could be quarrels and disharmony in the family and problems on the education and career front.

Remedies

There are a few remedies that can be followed to get rid of this dosha:

Shani Rahu Shrapit Dosh Nivaran Puja - For this, you need to consult an astrologer and perform this puja.
Recite beej mantras of Saturn and Rahu 108 times daily in the morning after taking a bath
Beej mantra for Saturn is - Om Praang Preeng Praung Sah Shanishcharaya Namah
Beej mantra for Rahu is - Om Bhraang Bhreeng Bhraung Sah Rahvey Namah
Offering raw milk along with water and black lentils to a Shivling every Monday may prove to be helpful
Every Saturday, feed rice balls made of cooked rice and ghee to fish and cows

Gayatri Mantra

The Gayatri is a universal prayer enshrined in the Vedas. It is addressed to the Immanent and Transcendent Divine which has been given the name 'Savita,' meaning 'that from which all this is born.' The Gayatri may be considered as having three parts - (i) Adoration (ii) Meditation (iii) Prayer. First the Divine is praised, then It is meditated upon in reverence and finally an appeal is made to the Divine to awaken and strengthen the intellect, the discriminating faculty of man.

The Gayatri is considered as the essence of the Vedas. Veda means knowledge, and this prayer fosters and sharpens the knowledge-yielding faculty. As a matter of fact the four core-declarations enshrined in the four Vedas are implied in this Gayatri mantra.

The Gayatri Mantra is a sacred chant that demonstrates the unity that underlies manifoldness in creation. It is through the recognition of this unity that we can understand the multiplicity. Clay is one and the same thing, though pots of different shapes and sizes can be made from it. Gold is one, though gold ornaments can be multifarious. The Atma is one, though the embodied forms in which it resides may be many. Whatever the colour of the cow, the milk is always white.

The ideal times for chanting the mantra are three times a day - at dawn, mid-day, and at dusk. These times are known as the three sandhyas - morning, mid-day and evening. The maximum benefit of chanting the mantra is said to be obtained by chanting it 108 times.

The Gayatri Mantra occupies a unique place in that it has both the power of mantra and of prarthana (prayer). A mantra may be articulate or inarticulate, or a combination of them, as with AUM. It has an inherent power, known as "Mantra shakti", which has a positive influence not due to any philosophical meaning behind the mantra, but simply due to its utterance alone. The Gayatri mantra has both an intrinsic power (ie "mantra shakti"), through its mere utterance alone, and also an instrumental power (ie "prarthana shakti"), which is derived from the understanding of its meaning and philosophical significance. Hence, the repeated and correct chanting of the Gayatri Mantra, with proper understanding of its meaning, is believed to be of the greatest good to the individual. (Details of each syllable can be found in the Gayatri by Words article)

The prayer form of the Gayatri takes various forms. The Gayatri Mantra is also known as the Savitri Mantra, in which form, it is invoked as a salutation to the Sun. The form that can be used to pray to Lord Shiva is called Rudra Gayatri. Similarly, one may sing Ganesha Gayatri for Lord Ganesha, Hanuman Gayatri for Lord Hanuman, and Saraswati Gayatri for Goddess Saraswati.

The main mantra appears in the hymn RV 3.62.10. During its recitation, the hymn is preceded by oṃ and the formula bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ. This prefixing of the mantra proper is described in the Taittiriya Aranyaka (2.11.1-8), which states that it should be chanted with the syllable oṃ, followed by the three Vyahrtis and the Gayatri verse. Whereas in principle the gāyatrī mantra specifies three pādas of eight syllables each, the text of the verse as preserved in the Samhita is one short, seven instead of eight. Metrical restoration would emend the attested tri-syllabic vareṇyaṃ with a tetra-syllabic vareṇiyaṃ.

The Gayatri mantra is

om bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ
tát savitúr váreṇ(i)yaṃ
bhárgo devásya dhīmahi
dhíyo yó naḥ prachodayāt
– Rigveda 3.62.10

The Gāyatrī Mantra is dedicated to Savitr, a Vedic Sun deity. Imparting the Gayatri mantra to young Sanatan men is an important part of the traditional upanayana ceremony, which marks the beginning of study of the Vedas.  Gayatri japa is used as a method of prāyaścitta, instrument of Tantric practice. It is believed by practitioners that reciting the mantra bestows wisdom and enlightenment, through the vehicle of the Sun (Savitr), who represents the source and inspiration of the universe.

A literal translation of

tát savitúr váreṇ(i)yaṃ
bhárgo devásya dhīmahi
dhíyo yó naḥ prachodayāt

is as follows:

tat - that
savituḥ - from savitr̥, 'that which gives birth', 'the power inside the Sun' or the Sun itself
vareṇiyaṁ - to choose, to select; the most choosable, the best

bhargaḥ - to be luminous, the self-luminous one
devasya - luminous/ radiant, the divine.
tatsavitur devasya - "of that divine entity called Savitṛ"
dhīmahi - to think about (something/somebody), to meditate upon (something/somebody)

dhiyaḥ - intellect, a faculty of the spirit inside the body, life activity
yaḥ - which
naḥ - our, of us
pracodayāt - to move in a specific direction.
cod - to move (something/somebody) in a specific direction.
pra - the prefix "forth, forward."
pracud - "to move (something/somebody) forward"
pracodayāt - "may it move (something/somebody) forward"; inspires