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14 Dec

THE ASCENT OF NARENDRA MODI

If we look back at the 12-yr period between 2002 - 2014, we'll clearly understand why Mr. Modi rcvd so much public adulation and support. Since independence, Congress had continued to govern Gujarat as part of the Bombay State....

until 1960, when the state was bifurcated as Maharashtra & Gujarat. It continued to rule Gujarat until 1990,when the Janata Dal-BJP coalition replaced it under Chimanbhai Patel of JD. Congress,as we know,didn't take such defeats lightly then. The coalition broke after only 2yrs.

Chimanbhai did a 'ghar wapsi' to ally with Congress. BJP came to power on its own in 1995 with Keshubhai Patel as the CM. Soon, Shankar Singh Vaghela staged one of the biggest coups the party had seen, by creating a split in BJP and became CM in 1996 with support from Congress.

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15 Oct

There's a story about Narada Muni. Once a Brahmana asked him,“Oh, you are going to meet the Lord? Will you pl ask Him when I'm going to get my salvation?”
Narada agreed and said,“I shall ask Him.”
As proceeded, he met a cobbler who was sitting under a tree.
#TalesFromBhagwatam

The cobbler too asked Narada, “Oh, you are going to see the Lord? Will you please inquire of Him when my salvation will come?”

When Narada Muni went to the Vaikuntha, he fulfilled their request. He asked Narayana about the salvation of the brahmana and the cobbler.

Narayana replied,“After leaving the body, the cobbler shall come here to me but the brahmana will have to remain there for a number of births.I don't know when he's coming.”

Narada Muni was astonished for a moment and he finally said,“I can’t understand the mystery behind this."

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12 Sep

समपरिणाहस्यार्ध विष्कम्भार्धहतमेव वृत्तफलम् ।

Sama Parinaaha hasya ardha vishkamba ardha hatameva vrtta phalam

Meaning of each word:

Sama – equal
Parinaaha – diameter
Ardha – half
Vishkambha – circumference
Hatam – multiply
Eva – exactly
Vrtta – circle
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Phalam – result
Literally, “Equal diameter-half circumference-half mutliply-exactly circle’s-result”

Rephrased grammatically in English: “A circle’s area equals half the diameter multiplied by half the circumference”.

This was stated in Sanskrit by none other than Aryabhatta.

It is the seventh sloka in his Aryabhateeyam.
For ancient Indians, Sanskrit was not only the language of religion and literature, it was also the language of several sciences, law, and several arts, namely music, dance, theatre, painting, sculpture architecture etc.

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11 Sep

God of knowledge and wisdom - Hayagrīva.
Hayagrīva, also spelt as Hayagreeva, is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu, with the head of a horse and a human body of brilliant white colour, white garments and seated on a lotus.

Hayagriva is worshipped as "Gnanaswaroopa”, embodiment of knowledge and wisdom.Our sages & seers are supposed to have derived their spiritual insights and extraordinary powers by the grace of #LordHayagriva
There are many other references to Hayagriva throughout the Mahabharata.

Lalitha Sahasranama, the thousand names of Mother Lalithambika is considered to have been taught by Him to Agasthya Rishi. There are several stories abt this unique avatar of Lord Vishnu. One of the versions is that LordVishnu revealed the Vedas to Brahma at the time of creation.

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7 Aug

It's believed that worshiping Hanuman helps in removing the hardships caused by Shani or Saturn so people worship Him on Saturdays to remove the malefic influence of Shani in their horoscope. As per Hindu Astrology, bad positioning of Shani results in a difficult period in life.

There's an interesting story regarding why worshipping Hanuman will help in overcoming Shani Dosha or Sade Sati.

Ravan, the demon-king, defeated all the Devas and had brought the grahas (planets in astrology) under his control. He kept the grahas suppressed under his leg.

Ravana was also a great astrologer. When his eldest son, Indrajit, was about to be born, he forcefully kept all the grahas in the most favourable astrological position.The Devas were worried that if Ravana’s son was born in a favourable astrological position, he'll be invincible.

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25 May

This is an enchanting story of the deep love of a devotee for his Lord, who comes to his rescue and saves him. Prahlad was one of the greatest devotees of Lord Vishnu. On this day Lord Vishnu incarnated as Narasimha in order to kill Hiranyakashyap and save Prahlad.

Hiranyakashyap’s brother, Hiranyaksha, set out to conquer the universe. His attacks and plunder ravaged the worlds, so he was killed by Lord Vishnu. Hiranyakashyap was pained by the death of his brother and wanted to take vengeance on Lord Vishnu.

He invoked Lord Brahma and performed rigorous austerities in order to secure the boon of immortality. Lord Brahma told him that this boon could not be given and he could ask for anything else. So he sought a boon that he cannot be killed by a man or an animal.

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