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gowkinkara (Kamadhenu Gowshala & Foundation)

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3 Jan

Bedtime story:
Once Rani Ahilyabai Holkar had a dream that while doing her prayers in the Narmada river, she would be blessed with a Bana linga, the prathishtapana of which should be done in Kashi.
In the morning, while in Narmada , she closes her eyes and takes water to give +

Arghya to Surya, a Bana linga floats into her hand. As ordered by Shiva, she leaves to Kashi, along with the Linga, and meets the head of Vishwanath Mandir, which was devoid of vishwanatha jyotirlinga, as the priest in order to save it, jumps into Gyan vapi well, along with the +

Linga, and explains her dream, and Shiva's command, and shows the Bana linga, and requests them for prathishtapana. The scholars and caretakers of Vishwanath Mandir, ridicule her and her dream and deny her requests. With tears in her eyes, Rani Ahilyabai Holkar leaves . The same+

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gowkinkara (Kamadhenu Gowshala & Foundation)

@gowkinkara

1 Jan

Bedtime story:
Sage Kaushika, was a great scholar, and he was always busy learning and studying. One day, he was irritated by his aged parents, who were dependent on him, and thought them as a disturbance to his quest for knowledge, and left home to a forest, to do tapasya.+

One day while he was doing his Sandhya Vandana, a bird dropped it's excreta on him, and he angrily looked at the bird, which immediately burnt to ashes. Took over by pride that he attained powers by his tapasya, he leaves the forest , and reaches a village. He stops at a house +

And asks for bhiksha. The lady of the house without coming out tells that her husband is in middle of the meal and she would come immediately after he's done. Kaushika gets very angry, and when she comes out with bhiksha, duly apologising for the delay, screams at her and +

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gowkinkara (Kamadhenu Gowshala & Foundation)

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31 Dec 21

Bedtime story:
Once Rama had an unusual visitor seeking justice in his court, a Dog. He was bleeding with a wound on head. Rama asks what happened, and he replies, I was sitting calmly in a corner near a temple, and a sadhu, passing by hit me with a rock for no reason. Neither +

Did I scare him, barked at him or bit him. Yet he harmed me and broke my head. Hence I seek justice. Rama then calls the sadhu to the court, and asks him if this is true. The sadhu replies, I couldn't get bhiksha that day, I was hence frustrated, and hit the dog for no reason. I+

Accept my mistake, and deserve a punishment. Rama asks the dog, what punishment do you think he deserves? He can be awarded death if you wish so. To this the dog replies, no, make him the head of a Mutt instead. This surprises both Rama and the Sadhu, and intrigued, Rama asks the

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gowkinkara (Kamadhenu Gowshala & Foundation)

@gowkinkara

30 Dec 21

Bedtime story:
One day Adisesha, asks Vishnu, to take an avatara to give TRIKARANA SHUDDHI ( purification of MANAS, VAK, KAYA) . Vishnu smiles and says it will happen through you. After a while, Vishnu while relaxing on Adisesha, goes into dhyana samadhi .Adisesha feels that he+

Was getting heavier. After Vishnu comes out of dhyana, Adisesha asks the reason, and Vishnu says, I was mesmerized by Shiva's Ananda Tandava, and hence was extremely happy, and that made me heavy with happiness. Adisesha gets intrigued about Tandava, and expresses his desire to+

View Tandava.Vishnu says, it needs immense tapasya to view Tandava, and he should obtain that shakti, to see Tandava . Adisesha agrees and bows to Vishnu and starts falling from vaikuntha . Meanwhile a maha tapasvi GONIKA, was praying to Surya, asking him for a +

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gowkinkara (Kamadhenu Gowshala & Foundation)

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29 Dec 21

Bedtime story:
Once Krishna came to know that Vyasa was meditating in a forest on the other side of Yamuna. He along with Uddhava, take food and water and reach Yamuna to meet him. Yamuna was overflowing fiercely, and Krishna couldn't find a boat. He closes his eyes and says +

If at all I am a " ASKHALITHA BRAHMACHARI"( meaning a celibate) let Yamuna tear apart and give me way. Immediately Yamuna gives way, and Krishna reaches the other shore. Uddhava follows all surprised at what happened. He gives Vyasa food and after spending a while, he along with

Vyasa walk to Yamuna. And this time, Vyasa says, If I have done a " AJEEVAN NIRJALA UPAVASA", let Yamuna tear apart and give way to Krishna. And Yamuna again gives way. Uddhava now all irritated questions Krishna and vyasa, how can Krishna with 8 wives, be a Brahmachari, and how+

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