Sri #VAMANA Jayanti (07.9.22)
Sri VaAmAna-AvatHara cHintana🙏
Bhadrapada Sukla Dwadasi is reckoned as Dadhi Vamana Jayanti. Sri Vamana avatara took place on Dwadasi day in D constellation of #SRavana - Lord #Vishnu is star Deity of Sravana & presiding Deity for Dwadasi thithi.+
He was called #Vamana because he was dwarf in form at the beginning. While suppressing the pride & vanity of King Bali, He was called #Thrivikrama when He grew to a gigantic size & conquered the 3 worlds ( Earth, Upper worlds & Nether worlds) with just three paces of his foot.++
Aim of education isn't acquisition of info. although imp., R acquisition of technical skills though essential in modern society, but development of that bent of mind, that attitude of reason, that spirit of democracy which will make us responsible citizens (Dr. S. Radhakrishnan)
Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, apart from being President of India (1962-1967); was a teacher, educationist, philosopher and a statesman of international repute. He was first Vice President of India and 2nd President after Dr. Babu Rajendra Prasad.+
He was born in on September 5th 1888 at a place called Tiruttani (Tamilnadu) and his mother tongue was Telugu. He died in the year 1975 at the age of 87. He was honoured with several awards including Bharat Ratna.+
#Teachers doesn't mean only academic teachers, they could be religious, spiritual, counsellors, several personalities who would have influenced our life in various ways. They are all our teachers and we vow all of them our #gratitude 🙏🙏🙏
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Whoever is author of scripts/slokas/manthras etc.... which we are using, they are all our teachers apart from the one who have initiated - Salutations to all of them 🙏🙏🙏
Sri Jagannatha Dasaru (1728-1809) is considered as #SaHlaAda (brother of Prahlada RaAyaru) amsha whose poorvasrama name was Srinivasacharya; ++
Sri Puranadara Dasaru - Sri Vijaya Dasaru - Sri Jagannatha Dasaru and Sri Gopala Dasaru together are called DaAsa Chatushtaya - the four stalwarts of Haridasa tradition, who have played a significant role in spreading the philosophy of Hari sarvottama - VaAyu Jeevottama;
Saptha Rushi is a status given to the great sages whose term will be for a period of one Manvanthara comprising of 71 Mahaayugas (Chaturyugas) that is 71 x 4320000 = 306.720 million human years.
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Saptha Rushis’ have played a significant role in transmitting the Vedic knowledge and contents of sacred texts to the earthly consciousness.
Each Manvanthara will have a set of seven sages called Saptha Rushis. In Swaayambhuva Manvanthara they were...
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