01. the sun that shines in the day time at all places; 02. the moon that remains a witness at night; 03. the air that pervades everywhere;+
04. the fire; 05. the sky (or space or AkAsha); 06. the mother earth we live on; 07. god VaruNa who lives in water sources; 08. our conscience called the heart; 09. Yama the god of Death who punishes those who move away from dharma; 10. The deity Ahas in charge of the daytime; ++
11. The deity rAtri in charge of the night; 12. The deity ushas in charge of the dawn; 13. The deity sandhya in charge of the dusk; 14. The deity dharma;
Thinking that there is no body to witness our deeds is ignorance; +++
According to Garuda Purana there are one set of deities called Sravanas' who can penetrate anywhere, listen, understand and witness our deeds;
Harey Sreenivaasa...
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Vaisakha maasam is the sacred month the divine marriage of Lord Venkateshwara (Srinivasa) and Goddess Padmavathi Devi took place.
In fact, this event of divine marriage forms the basis for the Supreme God Vishnu to manifest at Tirumala hills in this Kaliyuga.
For making this event happen Lord Vishnu came down to the earth from his abode Vaikunta after having a wrangle (Leela of the Lord) with his consort Goddess Maha Lakshmi.
Who is #ANANTHA? What does Anantha indicate?
Anantha is not only a name but also one of the most important attributes #ANANTATA of ANANTHA KALYANA GUNA PARIPOORNA Lord Vishnu; the one who has countless no. of auspicious qualities which even Goddess Lakshmi Devi cannot count.
Anantha means the one who is
> all pervasive,
> eternal,
> beyond all boundaries
> for whom there is no limit either by space/time/ location
contd...
the one who has;
> infinite number of forms
> who dwells in the entire Universe.
> who is invincible and omnipresent.
> whose glory is infinite.
> who is highly meritorious among the meritorious.
> No one can describe or define Him precisely.
➡️ Anantha Chaturdasi (19.09.2021) - Sri Ananthana chintane...
➡️ Anantha Padmanabha Vratha (Tit-bits)
Ananthananthadevesha Anantha Phaladayaka!
Anantharoopi Viswathman Ananthaya Namo Namaha!!
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Significance of # 14 in Ananta Padmanabha Vratha
> It is performed on 14th Lunar day Chaturdasi.
> It is performed for 14 years before Udyaapana.
> Lord Vishnu is worshiped with 14 varieties of flowers, fruits/dishes and a red coloured silk thread having 14 knots called Thora.
A special sweet dish made with wheat flour and jaggery is prepared in 28 # and half of it is given to a Brahmana after Nivedana to Lord Anantha.
Sri VAMANA Jayanti (17.09.2021) VamAna-Avatara cHintana-Bhadrapada Sukla Dwadasi is reckoned as Dadhi Vamana Jayanti. Sri Vamana avatara took place on Dwadasi day in the constellation of SRavana - Lord Vishnu is star Deity of Sravana nakshatra & presiding Deity for Dwadasi thithi
Dadhi (curd) daana should be made on the day of Bhadrapada Sukla Dwwadasi; 🙏 Dadhi Priyo Devata is Vamana 🙏
Apart from in DasaAvathra we come across all the three names of VaAmana (Thrivikrama, Vamana and Upendra) in Chaturvimshati Kesavaadi vYuHa ruupas’of Lord Vishnu with interchange in holding of Ayudhas;
Generally, we find Lord Ganesha depicted as a dwarf and fatty figure with pot belly, elephant head, large ears, small eyes, long nose, mouse as vehicle etc.
contd...
From an artistic angle this figure is most enchanting and blissful. But, behind this artistic symbolism hidden is, a philosophy, a moral, a management principle and a lesson for every body to learn in life. contd...
> Big Head: Simple living and high thinking. It depicts the wisdom, knowledge (intelligence), discrimination, clear planning, and foresightedness which are very much the principles of management.