The seventh day of the lunar calendar in the bright half of ‘Magha’ month is called ‘Ratha Saptami’. Worship of Sun on this day grants immense merits equal to the worship of Sun for one complete year.
On this day at the time of brahmi muhurta, all the stars will be in the shape of chariot. Worship of Aditya, the embodiment of all gods, on this day grants brilliance, abundance, health etc. Giving ‘Arghya’ to Sun in copper pot, worshipping with red sandalwood and red flowers..
..should be done and milk pudding cooked using cow dung cakes as fuel should be offered in leaves of green bean tree. Offering of pumpkin is very meritorious, as this time is equivalent to the time when the eclipse of sun is happening.
Goddess presiding the Saptami Tithi is propitiated with the following sloka.
जननि सर्व लोकानां सप्तमी सप्त सप्तिकौ
सप्त व्याहृति के देवि नमस्ते सूर्य मण्डले॥
Those who want to have health, knowledge, wealth & good life should worship Sun irrespective of caste, creed, & gender.
"सूर्यग्रहण तुल्या तु शुक्ला माघस्य सप्तमी".
As this time is equivalent to the time when the eclipse of sun is happening, it is very auspicious for bathing, charity and Japa. Offering of pumpkin is very meritorious on this day.
Those who worship ‘Ravi’ following the Vrata by eating only once on Māgha Śuddha Ṣaṣṭhi or Saptami will get the result of performing Aśvamēdha Yāga.
अहोरात्रोपवासेन पूजयेद्यस्तु भास्करं
सप्तम्यामथवा षष्ठ्यां स याति परमां गतिं !!
Those who worship ‘Bhāskara’ doing fasting on Māgha Śuddha Ṣaṣṭhi/Saptami will attain exalted state.
शुक्लपक्षस्य सप्तम्यामुपवासपरो नरः
सर्वशुक्लोपहारेण पूजयेद्यस्तु भास्करं
सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः सूर्यलोकं स गच्छति॥
Those who fast & perform worship of ‘Bhāskara’ contemplating to be present in white hue on Śukla Saptami day will be relieved from all sins & reach abode of Sūrya.
significance & worship to be performed on a rare combination occurring Jan 12th
In the culture of Bhāratadēśa, ‘Time’ has great significance. Tithis, days of the week, stars – everything has its own distinction. All the beings are bound by time and time is in the control of God.
With compassion, the Supreme God graced that one performing worship in some special stipulated times acquires special merits. This is true in case of every deity. Worship of a particular deity on a particular tithi bestows the grace of that particular deity quickly and certainly.
Among those, Kr̥ṣṇāṁgāraka Caturdaśi is imp. The combination of Tuesday & Caturdaśi in the dark fortnight is a great occasion.
विरिन्चिशक्रविष्णूनां मनुष्याणां तु का कथा ।
तेन त्वं सर्वसत्त्वेन ग्रहराजो महाबलः॥
Not only present as one among the nine planets, Aṅgāraka..
for the enablement of children to grasp and follow dharmic values & put them into practice with thorough comprehension.
This aids children in amalgamating the morals, customs, traditions, and culture of Sanatana Dharma into their daily lifes with courage, confidence and clarity.
This also channelizes children’s talents in various areas such as writing, oratory, singing etc., and mentoring them to achieve ‘Success with Character’ in all fields and transform into future responsible leaders.
మన భారతదేశ చరిత్రను విదేశీ పాలనలో తప్పుల తడకలతో తయారుచేసి మనవారి చేతనే చదివించారు. స్వాతంత్ర్యానంతరం కూడా అదే తప్పుడు చరిత్రను అధ్యయనం చేస్తూ వచ్చాము. కొద్దిమంది విశాల హృదయులైన పాశ్చాత్యులు సవరించి చెబుతున్నా మనవారికి గానీ, ప్రపంచంలోని ఇతర మేధావులకి గానీ తలకెక్కడం లేదు.
మొదటిగా – ఆర్య, ద్రావిడ సిద్ధాంతం లేవదీయడం ఒక చారిత్రకమైన తప్పిదం. దానితో భారతదేశానికి పరాయివారే ఆర్యులై వచ్చారని, వేదాలు వారి రచనలనే దురభిప్రాయాన్ని వాస్తవంగా భ్రమింపజేయగలిగారు. పాశ్చాత్యులు పలికిందే వేదంగా నాడూ నేడూ కూడా భావిస్తున్న మన మేధావులు దానినే నేటికీ చదివిస్తున్నారు.
వలసవాదులైన విదేశస్థులు తమ వలెనె భారతదేశంలోకి ఆర్యులు వచ్చారని అభూత కల్పనా చేసి తృప్తి చెందారు.
అక్కడితో ఆగలేదు – మొదటి మానవ గ్రంథంగా ఋగ్వేదాన్ని’ పేర్కొన్న చరిత్రకారులు ఇతర వేదాలను అనంతర రచనలుగా చిత్రించారు.
Sri Krishna expounded the entire gamut of spirituality in Srimad Bhagavad Gita as
Karma Yoga,
Bhakti Yoga and
Jnana Yoga.
The very fact that this has been elucidated in the middle of the battlefield demonstrates that these...
eternal values are required for those who are active in life & want to achieve success. Without complete comprehension & practice of these values, one’s spiritual practice is hollow & non-holistic.
Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa once told, ‘The Brahman
narrated in Upanishads,...
the Atma described by the Vedantins (philosophers), the Supreme God defined by the devotees & the Kali I worship are one & the same.’
The distinction of measuring the time in a scientific manner is achieved only by Bhāratīyas. Time has been measured from the smallest dimension to infiniteness. Even Time is envisioned as God and venerated. Paramēśvara was extolled as ‘Mahākāla’, the very embodiment of Time.
Nārāyaṇa Upaniṣad envisages Nārāyaṇa as ‘Kālaśca Nārāyaṇa:’, the very embodiment of Time, ages ago. The measurement of Time by Bhāratīyas is as ancient as the very God Himself. Count of many future ages has also been done even from very ancient times.
Since these calculations aren't dependent upon the birth & death of any individual, but are done based on astronomical science, they are thoroughly scientific. Unfortunately, during the British rule, the Bhāratīya way of Time measurement was casted as an illusion...
The science and knowledge about stars have been part of astrology since ages, which has its spread not only all over Bhāratadēśa, but also across the world.
There is No dispute that Vēdic Astrology is the basis for many other forms currently prevalent in other parts of the world because of the presence of many common aspects. Even historical evidences prove the veracity and ancientness of Bhāratadēśa Jyōtirvijñānaṁ beyond any doubt.
Jyōtiṣa is Vēdānga :
Jyōtiṣa is one among the Ṣaḍangās of Vēda, the other five being Śikṣa, Vyākarana, Candassu, Nirukta, and Kalpa. Many mantras related to stars are seen in Vēdās such as the mention of ‘Śaptaviśati Nakṣatrāni’ i.e. 27 stars.