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Here are some interesting facts that were mailed to me by Mr.Pranesh of Delhi Madhvasangha. This is a forwarded message from Shri NarasimhAchar Chintana krama of Maharudra Devaru - ·        Rudra devaru has five faces – the colour of body look like spatika; ·        He has Chandra in his Jate ; ·        He is sarpabhooshana; ·        Always Parvati Devi will be there with him; ·        He has Ganga, the Vishnu paadodaka on his head (to prove Harisarvottamatva); ·        He has three eyes on all his five faces ·        He always has Urdwapundra, shanka Chakra symbol, ·        Has Padmakshi Tulasimaale; ·        In his four hands he has shoola, varamudre, abhayamudre, and deer. I.                   Different Shivanama with meanings – Ashutosha; Andhakasurahara; Chandrashekara; Damarugapani; Doorjati; Gangadhara; Kaamaari; Kruthivaasa; Kailasavaasa; Gajacharmambara dhara; Mano niyamaka; Maheshwara; Mrutyunjaya; Nandivaahana; Nataraja; Nagabharana; Nagabhushana; Neelakanta; Paarvateesha

What started off as merely an impossible wish of a deluded soul has finally been deemed COMPLETION. 10 days ago, running through RAC's and merely leftover seats to Tirupati and now here I am, back at the comforts of the sofa at my Gurgaon Apartment, wondering where did it all come from?  http://1.imimg.com/data/5/0/MY-84426/moti_boondi_laddu_250x250.jpg Anyway, something that I wanted to share, something delightful, related to Tirupati....... LADOO....The patented ladoos which are now termed as the best and the most unique in the world. So, Sorry, I can't share the recipe of the Ladoo...those who want to eat....Please visit the Lord of the Seven Hills at Tirumalai and earn yourselves the right to feast upon his blessings as well as the most delicious sweet in the world . I am going to share a few interesting facts about the famous Ladoo. I found this on a blog titled hindu-blog.com Around 150,000 laddus are made daily. One laddu is given free to each devotee; the number o

Today I will try decoding the 13th stanza of Vishnu Sahasranamastotram. This thirteenth stanza will be key to explaining a point that I regard as something every Hindu (VEDIC) believer needs to know. HINDUISM or the SANATAN Dharma is MONOTHEISTIC, unlike what the pandits and great sadhu maharajas say. rudro bahushira babhrurvishvayonih shuchishrvAh... amrtah shAshvatah syAnurvarAroho mahAtapAh... रुद्रो बहुशिरा बभ्रुर्विश्वयोनि: शुचिश्रवा: | अमृतः शाश्वतः स्यानुर्वरारोहो महातपाः ||   rudrah - Here's another reference to the unity of the Vedic trinity . Any person following the vedic traditions would tell you that Rudra ( रूद्र )is the name of the ' Hindu' Lord of destruction, more commonly known as Shiva ( शिव ). Now what is this name doing in the Vishnusahasranamastotram? Well, that's one way of pointing to existence of SINGLE GOD concept of MONOTHEISM present deep in the vedic religion. Hinduism is often the point of laughter among the Western as well as Ar

Vedic Reflections - Shri VishnusahasranAmam (Stanza 12) vasurvasumanaah satyah samAtma asamitah... amoghah pundarikaaksho vrshakarma vrshAkritih... वसुर्वसुमनाः सत्यः समात्मा असमितः | अमोघः पुन्दरिकाक्शः वृषकर्मा वृषाकृतिः|| vasuh - The One who resides in everything, vas (वस्) is the verb that means to live. vasumanah - The One whose mind is omnipotent, or the the One who's mind can live anywhere. satyah - The One who is the form of ultimate truth. samAtma - The One who's soul is equal and unspoiled by klesa (pollutants) and upklesa (intoxicants) asammitah - The One who cannot be measured. mitah is anything that can be measured, assamitah is the antonym of mitah, therefore he is immeasurable. Scientific Interpretation - The Lord is a gigantic form of colossal energy that can not be mesaured on any balance. It's like an infinite energy. samah - The One who is constant. Scientific Interpretation - Every scientific theory or assumption is based on some constants wit

For the past 2 and half months, clusters of men clad in black drapery have been trekking their way to finally reach their destination- SABARIMALA (शबरिमाला / ശബരിമല). The journey spanning a treacherous path of thorns and keeping alive severe worldly austerities on this journey to visit His Highness, Lord Ayyappa. Who is Ayyappa? People in the northern India often find the name funny and unsuitable for a God! Well, No offences, lack of knowledge can lead to such ignorant thinking. Lord Ayyappa is perhaps the most important Hindu deity for the people of Kerala and He is also followed in Tamil Nadu & Karnataka. Lord Ayyappa also known as Manikantha or the one with the bell around his throat is touted to be the son of Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu. Startled??? Surprised??? Shocked??? Well, the story dates back to the great Samudra Manthan (The churning of the Ocean) epic in the Hindu puranas. The clash took place between SurAs(Gods) and asurAs(Demons) to claim Amritham, which was a milky