Get Lord Shiva's Infinite Blessings On This Mahashivaratri

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Mahashivaratri is one of the most awaited nights in the Hindu calendar. Shivaratri is a time of devotion and transformation. It is a time to showcase our gratitude and love to Lord Shiva, the great destroyer. The mere sacrifice of sleep or specific eatables does not necessarily help in taking us closer to salvation. There are several legends that are related to Shivaratri, but in this post we shall focus on how to make the best use of this divine day.

Festivals like Mahashivaratri need to be used to rejuvenate one's belief in the supreme power of god. Devotion is the measuring stick for all individuals in god's eyes. Make sure that even if you spend only one minute for your prayer, do it with sincere devotion. The following is a simple ritual that can be done on Mahashivaratri to get the infinite blessings of Lord Shiva :

After you finish bathing in the evening, light a lamp in front of Lord Shiva's photo. Now place a small bowl of ghee in front of the lamp. Take a fistful of washed rice and keep it in a plate. Now sit in front of the lamp with your family and make each member keep some rice in fornt of them as told above. Take a grain of rice in your right hand , in between the thumb and ring finger, and chant the following mantra :

Om Namah Shivaya MahaRudraya MahaDevaya Namah


ॐ नमः शिवाय महारुद्राया महादेवाय नमः 

Place the grain of rice into the bowl of ghee after each time that you chant the above MahaShiva Mantra. After the rice finishes, light camphor in front of the lamp and pray to Lord Shiva sincerely, asking him to shower his divine grace on your family. Then give the ghee and rice to ants and birds by spreading it in an open area. This ritual will help to atone for your sins and Lord Shiva's blessings will remove all your diseases, poverty and miseries. 

Wishing Everyone A Blessed Mahashivaratri

Murugan / Subrahmanya Pooja On Thaipooyam / Thaipusam [Feb 7,2012]

Om Saravanabhavaya Namah

ॐ शरवणभवाया नमः 

Thaipooyam/Thaipusam is the most auspicious day to please Lord Murugna and get his infinite blessings. Make use of this opportunity to overcome all your miseries. On thaipoosam / thaipooyam (Feb 7th,2012), get up early in the morning. After bathing,  light a lamp in front of a photo of Lord Subrahmanya/Murugan. Then take a small vessel filled with honey and banana pieces, and place it in front of the lamp. 

Now invoke Lord Ganesha to ensure that the pooja does not face any obstacles. Chant "Om gum ganapathaye namah" 11 times and offer flowers to the base of the lamp. 

Now start to chant the following mantras of Lord Murugan/ Subrahmanya :

Om Vachalbhuve Namah     ॐ व्चलभुवे नमः 

Om Saravana Bhavaya Namah     ॐ शरवणभवाया नमः 

Om Shadayudhaya Namah   ॐ शडायुधाय नमः   

Om Shadalakshajapapreethaya Namah   ॐ शडलक्षजपप्रीथाया नमः 

Om Shanmughaya Namah   ॐ शंमुघाया नमः 

Om Divyadehaya Namah   ॐ दिव्यदेहाय नमः 

Repeat each of the above mantras 66 times. Don't be in any hurry while praying. The quality of devotion is more important than the number of repetitions. After the pooja, bow down in front of the lamp and then consume the contents of the vessel. 

You can make this pooja a weekly ritual which can be done with the involvement of all your family members. It is not necessary that the pooja can be done only on tahipooyam / thaipusam.

This simple yet powerful prayer can help to overcome all diseases, misfortune, miseries and poverty in life. By the blessings of Lord Murugan / Subrahmanya, your life will become more successful, happy, healthy and fulfilling. Om

WISHING YOU ALL A BLESSED THAIPOOYAM / THAIPUSAM

The Hindu Way Of Life - By Dr.V.B.Nallini

God gave us life as an opportunity to realize god almighty. Hindu real meaning is "sanatana darma" meaning "a way of life". A Hindu should understand on how to live a life of bliss by adhering to the 4 ashram or division in life in accordance to Hindu Scriptures.the life stages are as follows:1st : Bhramacharium : student life, from the age of 5 to 24 years of age.One has to learn the vedic studies and the materialistic studies to live in this world. it is forbidden to fall in love at this stage. learning the importance of living a life out of trouble, archariam, and the do' and dont's of life. 2nd stage: grahastram- at this stage one has to settle down in life by marriage. the marriage must be blessed by parents and elders and the ceremony should be done by priest. the promise that a husband and wife makes on this day is very auspicious. A husband promises that he will take good care of his wife in life until death due them apart. this vow is done in front of the Agni, fire. A man makes a promise that he will not look and have any relationship other then his lawful wedded wife and same promise is done by the women as well. she promises that she will honor, treasure and develop her husband heir by abiding the rules as in the scriptures. The married couple should live a life understanding the full duties: of darma, arta, kama and moksa. during this time of marriage a husband must not get entangled in the birth and must learn to perform his duties as "a son to his mother", "as a husband to his wife", as "a father to his next of children", by ensuring that his family is well taken care off. He should earn a living by acquiring "arta" richness, he should earn a good living and be a provider to his family, by ensuring his the family has good food, good education, have a home, good friends, good surrounding, performing prayers at least 2 times in a day.

WISHING EVERYONE A BLESSED AND HAPPY PONGAL

HAPPY PONGAL

A Simple Way To Make This Year(2012) Blessed and Happy

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Hope everyone had a good start to the new year.

A new year is a source of great expectation and hope. It is a time when everyone wishes for a transformation of their plight. The habit of making new year resolutions is a good step forward for this purpose. But, we seldom follow such resolutions and they end up as frustrations.

Here is a simple ritual that can be made an easy habit this year so that you are able to really transform your life with the blessings of god.

Everyday in the morning, after your bath, face the east direction and chant 'OM Gum Ganapathaye Namah'.

Then chant 'OM Namo Vasudevaya Namah'.

Now turn clockwise and face the south direction.Chant 'OM Sri Adi Parashakthaye Namah'.

Then face the west direction and chant 'OM Namah Shivaya'

Now turn anti-clockwise and face the north direction and chant 'OM Sarvadevathaya Parabrahmane Namaha'

Then turn clockwise and face the east direction again. Chant 'OM' 5 times.

This simple and easy daily routine can help you to be protected and blessed by all the celestial beings.

Hope everyone has a happy, healthy and prosperous 2012. 

May God Bless Everyone and Everything.

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