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Vedic Reflections - Shri VishnusahasranAmam (Stanza 48) The 48th shlokam imposes the role of The Lord Vishnu in the yajna/ yagya or the ritualistic sacrifices performed in the Vedic religion of Sanatan Dharma (Hinduism) yajnya ijya mahEjyaschakratuh satram satAmgatih sarvadarshI vimuktAtmA sarvajnyO jnyAnamuttamam यज्ञा इज्ञ महेज्यश्च ऋतु: सत्रं सताम्गतिः | सर्वदर्शी विमुक्तात्मा सर्वज्ञो ज्ञानमुत्तमम || yajnya  The One Who is the form, goal and enjoyer of all ritualistic sacrifices ijya  The One Who is worshiped in the yajnya (sacrifice) mahEjyah The One Who is to be worshiped as the greatest of all Gods kratuh  The One Who is recipient of all prayers in the yajnyas satram  The One Who protects ( tra ) all good ( sat ) men who conduct ritualistic sacrifices satAmgatih The One Who is the ultimate and only refuge for those who are seeking salvation ( moksha ) sarvadarshI  The One Who watches over everything, the One who sees everything vimuktAtmA  The One Who is the liber

Vedic Reflections - Shri VishnusahasranAmam (Stanza 45) The 45th stanza for the first time depicts The Lord in a new dimension called TIME. He is Time, the past, present and future. He is the seasons. Read on further rituh sudarsanah kAlah paramEshthI parigrahah ugrah samvatsarO dakshO visrAmO visvadakshinah ऋतु: सुदर्शन: कालः परमेष्ठी परिग्रहः | उग्रः संवत्सरो दक्षो विश्रामो विश्वदक्षिणः || rituh  The One Who is signified by the seasons sudarsanah  The One Who is the most handsome and His darsana or witnessing Him is the most dignifying and positive ( su ) karma   kAlah  The One Who is the time- the past, the present, the future   paramEshthI  The One Who removed the burden of the Earth (as commented by Srila Baladeva Vidyabhushana ) parigrahah The One Who surrounds the mind of the devotee ugrah  The One Who creates fear in the mind of the enemy samvatsarah The One unto Whom all the jivas reside ( vas ) together ( sam ) , therefore, samvatsarah (as commented by Shri P Shanka

baarO krishNayya (बारो कृष्णएय्या - Come O Krishna ) raagam: maanD taaLam: aadi Composer: Kanaka Daasa Language: Kannada MY RATING - 9.6/10 Source - www.karnatik.com   LYRICS pallavi bArO krSnayya krSnayya bArO krSnayya ninna bhaktara manEgiga (bArO) anupallavi bArO ninna mukha tOrO ninna sari yArO jagadhara shIlanE (bArO) caraNam 1 andugE padagavu kAlandugE kiru gejjE dhim dhimi dhimi dhimi dhimi kenuta pongoLalanUduta barayya (bArO) caraNam 2 kaNkaNa karadalli ponnungura hoLeyuta kinkiNi kiNI kiNi kiNi enuta pongoLalanUdutta bArayya bArO krSnayya (bArO) CaraNam 3 vAsa uDupili nElayAdi kEshavanE dAsa ninna pada dAsa ninna pada dAsa ninna pada dAsa kanakanu bArayya (bArO) 

Vedic Reflections - Shri VishnusahasranAmam (Stanza 42) The 42nd stanza speaks about The Lord's blissful nature and completeness as once again the point of His being there at the time of pralayA is stressed upon vyavasAyah vyavasthAnah samsthAnah sthAnadah dhruvah parardhih paramaspastah tustah pustah subhekshah व्यवसायः व्यवस्थानः संस्थानः स्थानदः ध्रुवः | परर्धिः परमस्पष्ट: तुष्टः पुष्टः सुभेक्षः || vyavasAyah  The One Who is the center for everything, around Whom all the planets revolve vyavasthAnah  The One Who is the principle of everything as everything is based on Him samsthAnah  The One unto Whom everything and everyone enters at the time of pralayA. pralayA or apocalypse has been repeated in the previous verses too, so I hope everybody is familiar with the word by now sthAnadah  The One Who decides the position or sthAna of jivas according to their karma   dhruvah The One Whose position is fixed, and is imperishable parardhih  The One with param riddhih. riddhih

Vedic Reflections - Shri VishnusahasranAmam (Stanza 41) The 41st stanza is the all the more important part of this collection of shlokas as here Bhisma pitamah tells dharmarAja Yudhishtira about The Lord being the cause of everything, read on to know more. There is the stress on entropy and thus supporting the Scientific basis of interpreting The Lord as the Great Energy that is the cause of the Universe. Hence,  Lord Vishnu : The Cause of the Universe udbhavah kshObhanO devah srigarbhah paramEsvarah karanam kAranam kartA vikartA gahanO guhah उद्भवः क्षोभणो देवः श्रीगर्भः परमेश्वरः | करणं कारणं कर्ता विकर्ता गहनो गुहः || udbhavah  The One Who is the ultimate cause of creation ( udbhava ) kshObhanah The One Who is the greatest cause of entropy or commotion, once again the name can be scientifically dragged. Entropy in itself is a Science that studies the commotion and irregularity being caused at the atomic level devah  The One Who enjoys the transcendental recreation srigarbha

Vedic Reflections - Shri VishnusahasranAmam (Stanza 40) We enter the 40th shloka of Vishnu SahasranAmam and we talk about His great power to support the world as well as His wrath and ability to consume the same world at the time of pralaya or apocalypse viksharO rohitO mArgO heturdAmodarah sahah mahIdharO mahAbhAgO vegavAnmitAshanah विक्षरो रोहितो मार्गो हेतुर्दामोदर: सहः | महीधरो महाभागो वेगवानमिताशनः ||   viksharah The One Who is non-destructible rohitah The One Who has the reddish color OR The One Who reddens with anger when His devotees are disturbed mArgah The One Who is the true path to Salvation hetuh The One Who is the cause ( hetu ) of the universe dAmodarah  The One Who was bound with a rope by Mother yasodA   sahah The One Who is ever-forgiving mahIdharah The One Who supports ( dhar) the earth ( mahIh ) mahAbhAgah The One Whose devotional service is the greatest devotion vegavAn The One Who has great speed, vegam means speed and this word is still used as it i

Vedic Reflections - Shri VishnusahasranAmam (Stanza 39) In these lines, there are names that reflect upon the ferociousness of Lord Vishnu towards the demons and those who perform bad karma. At the same time it also suggests His kindness and open acceptance to those who are kind hearted and perform good karma atulah sarabhO bhImah samayajnyO havir-harih sarvalakshanalakshanyO lakshimivAn samitimjayah अतुलः शरभो भीमः समयज्न्यो हविर्हरिः | सर्वलक्षणलक्षण्यो लक्ष्मीवान समितिंजयः ||   atulah  The One Who cannot be matched by anyone, Who has no comparison ( tulna ) sarabhah The One Who is demonic (ferocious) to those who are demonic bhImah  The One Who is superstrong and overpowers demons, but gives moksa or salvation to those who are slayed by Him samayajnyah The One Who accepts the devotion of those who view all beings as equal havir-harih The One Who heartfully accepts ghee (clarified butter) upon being offered sarvalakshanyah The One Who is adorned with all the great characte

Zuchini Kofta Healthy Cuisine Recipe Source - http://food.krishna.com/recipe/zuchini-kofta MY RATING - 9/10 I found this on the Iskcon's website on food. Kofta ingredients: 4 cups zucchini grated 1/4 cup chickpea flour 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1/2 inch piece ginger root grated 1 teaspoon cumin powder 1/8 teaspoon asafetida Handful of coriander leaves, minced Salt to taste Sauce ingredients: 3 cups tomato, blanched 1/4 cup grated coconut 1/4 cup yogurt, beaten 3 tablespoons ghee 1 green chili 1 inch piece ginger root 1 tablespoon poppy seeds Pinch asafetida 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon coriander powder 1/2 teaspoon cumin powder 1/2 teaspoon garam masala Handful coriander leaves Salt to taste Ghee for deep frying Method 1. Mix all kofta ingredients together until well distributed. Roll into 1 inch balls and deep fry in ghee until brown; drain. Set aside. 2. For sauce: Grind into paste

Vedic Reflections - Shri VishnusahasranAmam (Stanza 31) The 31st shloka is continuation of where we left yesterday (30th shloka) as Bhishma narrates the coolness as well as brightness of The Lord amrtAmshudbhavo bhanuh sasabinduh suresvarah oushadham jagatah setuh satyadharmaparAkramah अमृताम्शुद्भवो भानु: शशबिन्दु: सुरेश्वरः | औषधम जगतः सेतु: सत्यधर्मपराक्रमः ||   amrtAmshudbhavah The One who is the source of the cool rays of the Moon bhanuh  The One who is the prosperous rays of the Sun sasabinduh  The One who is the Moon suresvarah The One who is God of all devas (auspicious ones/Gods)   oushadham  The One who is the medicine for the ailment of samsAra   jagatasetuh  The One who acts as the bridge connecting the world or the bridge that lets a being cross the ocean of samsAra   satyadharmaparAkramah The One who is truly the remarkable, dharma (just) parAkrami (valorous) and jnAni (knowledgeable) One

Vedic Reflections - Shri VishnusahasranAmam (Stanza 30) The main aspect of the 30th shloka is the comparison of His radiance with the rays of the sun and the moon Ojastejodhyutidharah prakAshAtmapratApanah riddhah spashtAksharo mantrash-chandrAnshurbhAskaradhyutih ओजस्तेजोध्युतिधरः प्रकाशात्माप्रतापनः | रिद्धः स्पष्टाक्षरो मन्त्राश्चन्द्रान्शुर्भास्करद्युतिः || OjastejOdhyutidharah  The One who is filled with super strength, courage and brightness prakAshAtma The One whose Atma is radiant and bright, the enlightened soul pratApanah The One who heats up the enemy. Another aspect can be the One who heats up the universe. Thus, a source of energy that provides heat, which we all know is an essential energy in itself and is as important for life's sustenance as is water   riddhah  The One who is rightly filled with all the qualities   spashtAksharah The One who is uttered by clean and clear words. aksarah also means that which cannot be destroyed , therefore this can

Vedic Reflections - Shri VishnusahasranAmam (Stanza 24) The 24th shloka lays special emphasis on the word sahasra which translates to thousand. Thus, Mahavishnu is thousand headed, thousand eyed and thousand footed. Which strongly compasses his might and omnipresence agranirgrAmanIh srimAn nyAyo netA samIranah sahasramUrdha visvAtma sahasrAkshah sahasrapAt अग्रणिर्ग्रामणिः श्रीमान न्यायो नेता समीरणः | सहस्रमूर्धा विश्वात्मा सहस्राक्षः सहस्रपात || agranih The One who leads those who seek Him grAmanIh  The One who controls the bhUtas and angels srimAn  The One who is radiant nyAyah The One who is the logical justification, The One who establishes justice between jiva and brAhman netA  The One who is in charge of the universe, the leader samIranah The One who is the breath in all living beings sahasramUrdha  The One who has a thousand heads visvAtma The One who is the AtmA of the universe ( viswa ) sahasrAkshah The One who has a thousand eyes, thus, He is watc

Vedic Reflections - Shri VishnusahasranAmam (Stanza 23) The 23rd Shloka describes how the Lord NArayana has the potential quality to observe everything that is happening even when He is in His yoganidra . The Lord of such great power must be attained at all costs, He is the way to self-realization, He is the way to moksha. We also relate this with His first incarnation ( avatAr) of the great fish, matsya, that saves mankind during the first pralaya (Apocalypse) guruh gurutamo dhAmah satya satyaparAkramah nimisho'nimishah sragvi vAchaspatirudAridhih गुरु: गुरुतमो धामः सत्य सत्यपराक्रमः | निमिशोअनिमिशः स्त्रग्वी वाचस्पतिरुदारिधिः || guruh  The One who is the instructor of all knowledge gurutamah The greatest among the instructors ( Guru - Instructor & Uttamah - Greatest ) dhAmah  The One who is the lustrous residence of knowledge, reaching where and/or whom jiva attains moksha satyah The One who always speaks the truth, whose words always is the truth. Bears atonement

Vedic Reflections - Shri VishnusahasranAmam (Stanza 21) The 21st stanza of Vishnu sahasranAmam emphasizes on Mahavishnu's navel. The beauty and holiness of His navel, from where Lord Brahma is born after every pralayA or apocalypse. Thus, being the center of creation, the cause of creation. marIchirdamano hamsah suparno bhujagottamah hiranyanAbhah sutapAh padmanAbhah prajApatih मरिचिर्दामनो हंसः सुपर्णो भुजगोत्तमः | हिरान्यनाभः सुतपा: पद्मनाभः प्रजापतिः  ||     marIchi The One who is the brightest among the bright damanah The One who has the authority to punish the sinners and reward the do-gooders hamsah  The One who destroys the fear of samsAra, that is the cycle of life and death. Or it can also relate to the beauty of Lord like that of a swan ( hamsah ) suparnah  The One who has beautiful pair of wings bhujagottamah The One who is the master of the serpents, AdisheshA   hiranyanAbhah  The One who has a golden navel sutapAh  The One performs tapas or penance for the

Vedic Reflections - Shri VishnusahasranAmam (Stanza 20) The 20th shloka depicts the scientific theory which suggests that land came out of water, atleast most of it.   maheshvAso mahIbhartA srinivAsah satAmgatih anirudhah surAnando govindO govidAmpatih महेष्वासो महीभर्ता श्रीनिवासः सतांगतिः | अनिरुद्धः सुरानन्दो गोविन्दो गोविदाम्पतिः ||    maheshvAsah The One who discharged the great arrow. isu (इशु ) is arrow and as ( अस ) is to throw and mahAn (महान) is great mahIbhartA The One who bears the Earth, when it was brought out of water srinivAsah  The One on whose chest resides srI (श्री) that is Goddess MahALakshmi. More on the importance of srI (श्री) will be propounded in the coming shlokas satAmgatih The One who helps the vaidyAs (those learned in vedAs) realize the Lord , the ultimate truth anirudhah  The One who cannot be stopped by anyone surAnandah The One who gives joy ( Anandah ) to the Gods ( surAs ) govindah The One who dug the earth( go ) from deep ocean beds,

Vedic Reflections - Shri VishnusahasranAmam (Stanza 19) The 19th shloka's most important name is mahAviryah (महावीर्यः) since it reflects upon the scientific theories of the great energy that caused the big bang and the great energy that is triangulating itself to bring an end to the world. mahAbudhirmahAvIryo mahAshaktirmahAdhyutih anirdeshyavapuh srimAnmeyAtma mahAdhridhik महाबुद्धिर्महविर्यो महाशक्तिर्महाध्युतिः | अनिर्देश्यवापु: श्रीमानमेयात्मा महाद्रिधिक||  mahAbudhih The One who is more intelligent than the most intelligent put together, the most intelligent mahAvIryah The One who has the most virya or most energetic, the energy that is cause of creation and destruction and everything in between. Thus, Scientifically pointing to the infinite energy that has caused the creation of the universe, the energy that is maintaining the universe and life forms and the energy that shall cause the end mahAshaktih The One who is the most powerful mahAdhyutih The One who is splendid

Vedic Reflections - Shri VishnusahasranAmam (Stanza 17)   The 17th shloka deals with the authority of Lord Vishnu. upendro vAmanah prAnshurmoghah shuchurUrjitah atiIndrah samgrahah sargo dhrtAtma niyamo yamah उपेन्द्रो वामनः प्रान्शुर्मोग: सुचुरुरजितः | अतीन्द्र: संग्रहः सर्गो धृतात्मा नियमो यमः ||  upendrah The One who is subordinate to Indra as his brother or the One who is above Indra   vamanah The One who took the dwarflike form of Vaamana and grew gigantic measuring the ego of Bali pramsuh The One who is tall amoghah TheOne whose acts are never in vain. sucih The One who purifies those who think of Him urjitah The One who is enlightened atIndrah The One who is far superior to Indra on virtue of wisdom and greatness samgrahah The One who destroys everything when required sargah The One who is both the creation and the cause of creation dhritatma The One whose Atman is constant niyamah The Onw who controls everything yamah The One who controls t

Vedic Reflections - Shri VishnusahasranAmam (Stanza 16) The sixteenth shlokam of SahasranAmam talks about Mahavishnu as the object of enjoyment as well as the One who enjoys the object.   भ्राजिश्नुर्भोजनाम भोक्ता सहिष्णुर्जगदादिजः | अनघो विजयो जेता विस्वयोनिः पुनर्वसु: ||   bhrAjishnurbhojanam bhoktA sahishnurjagadAdijah anaghO vijayO jetA visvayonih punarvasuh bhrAjishnuh The One who shining with the brightest intensity bhojanam  The One who is the object of enjoyment in the material world bhoktA  The One who enjoys the object sahishnuh The One who forgives jagadAdijah The One who germinates himself out of himself at the time of creation anaghah The One who is sinless vijayah The One who is victorious jetA  The One who excels over all beings visvayonih The One who is the womb for the whole universe, from where everything has originated punarvasuh  The One lives again and again. Punah means again vasuh means to live .

Vedic Reflections - Shri VishnusahasranAmam (Stanza 15) The fifteenth stanza of sahasranAmam of Maha Vishnu lays stress upon the number 4 and it's direct relation with Mahavishnu. You will read it in the following translations. लोकाध्यक्षः सुराध्यक्शः धर्माध्यक्शः कृताकृतः | चतुरात्मा चतुर्व्यूहा चतुर्दाष्ट्र चतुर्भुजः || lokAdhyakshah surAdhyakshah dharamAdhyakshah krtakrtah chaturAtma chaturvyushvaturdashtrashvaturbhujah lokAdhyakshah The One who is the master or in command of all the living beings of the world - LOKA ADYAKSH surAdhyakshah  The One who is in command of all the surAs or Gods dharamAdhyakshah  The One who is in command of Dharma or righteousness krtakrtah The One who grants the fruit or result according to our Karma or Doings in this world/life or a previous life chaturAtma  The One whose glory is fourfold chaturvyuha The One who is the four vyUhas (viz vAsudeva, sankarshana, pradyumna & aniruddha) chvaturdamshtra The One has four protrud

Rangrez ( Dyer - the person who dyes fabric ) Tanu Weds Manu OST Singer(s): Krsna Music Director: Krsna Reflections A beautiful song from a very good movie and going out to a very beautiful friend of mine. The song takes place as the leading actors are walking through a cloth dying area and thus the name RANGREZ which is a hindi/urdu word that means the people who dye fabric (RANGREZ) LYRICS ( Meaning and Translation in English ) Aye rangrez mere, aye rangrez mere Yeh baat bata rangrez mere O! my Dyer... Tell me O! my Dyer... Yeh kaun se paani mein tune kaun sa rang ghola hai Yeh kaun se paani mein tune kaun sa rang ghola hai In which waters have you mixe your color? In which waters have you mixe your color? Ke dil ban gaya saudaai Mera basanti chola hai, mera basanti chola hai that the heart has become coveteous... My frock is saffron....(this actually is a patriotic phrase where saffron indicates Indianess and since the lead actor is an American NRI in the movi