🌺पंच महायज्ञ हिन्दू धर्म में बहुत ही महत्त्वपूर्ण बताये गए हैं। धर्मशास्त्रों ने भी हर गृहस्थ को प्रतिदिन पंच महायज्ञ करने के लिए कहा है। नियमित रूप से इन पंच यज्ञों को करने से सुख-समृद्धि व जीवन में प्रसन्नता बनी रहती है।🌺
इन महायज्ञों के करने से ही मनुष्य का जीवन, परिवार, समाज शुद्ध, सदाचारी और सुखी रहता है।
इस संबंध में मनुस्मृति में मनु ने कहा है
अर्थात् (पंचमहायज्ञों में) वेद पढ़ाना (अध्यापन) ब्रह्मयज्ञ, तर्पण पितृयज्ञ, हवन देवयज्ञ, पंचबलि भूतयज्ञ और अतिथियों का पूजन, सत्कार नृयज्ञ अथवा मनुष्ययज्ञ, अतिथियज्ञ कहा जाता है।
ब्रह्मयज्ञ का अर्थ वेदों, धार्मिक ग्रंथों का अध्ययन और उन्हें दूसरों को पढ़ाना यानी अध्यापन।
Kandariya Mahadev Temple is the largest and the most magnificent temple among the Khajuraho group of temples in Madhya Pradesh. It was built during the reign of the great Chandela Ruler Vidyadhar(1003CE-1035 CE) to commemorate his victory over the muslim invader Mahmud of Ghazni.
Kandariya Mahadev or the "Great God of the caves" Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva. The elegant proportions of this building and its sculptural detailing are the most refined examples of Central Indian temple architecture.
The main tower or Shikhara above the sanctum is encircled by a series of interlinked towers and spires of smaller size.
In Sahasrakoota, Basadi, Gadag Distt. of Karnataka, of the two historical Jinalayaa at Lakshmeswar, the more famous is Sankha Jinalaya, also called Sahasrakuta Jinalaya, in the BastiBana area. This takes back the history of Lakeshmeshwara to the 8th century.
Though the temple is in Chalukya style it has undergone many modifications and renovations.
Neminath (Shankha is the symbol of Neminath), the 22nd Jain thirthankara, is the presiding deity of this Jain Basadi.
Basadi, which consists of a Garbhagriha, a large Ardhamandapa, larger Mahamandapa and a Rangamandapa.
The rangamandapa has three entrances (south,north & west). It has a chaturmukha structure in diminutive model, each of which carries three figures.
🌺The Samudra Manthan or Churning of the Ocean of Milk is one of the most famous episodes in the Puranas.🌺
⚜️The story appears in the Bhagavata Purana, the Mahabharata and in Shri Vishnu Purana.⚜️
The churning of the Ocean of Milk was an elaborate process. The gods & the demons cooperated in the churning to obtain amrita,the elixir of immortality. The great King serpent Vasuki offered himself as a rope, and Mount Mandarachala/Mandara was torn out for use as a churning rod.
As a result the demons were poisoned by fumes emitted by Vasuki. Despite this, the demigods and demons pulled back and forth on the snake's body alternately, causing the mountain to rotate, which in turn churned the ocean.