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Vedic Reflections - Shri VishnusahasranAmam (Stanza 105) Here, we learn further about Our Lord's relation with sacrificial rituals or yaj ña . He is the master of sacrifices as well as the enjoyer of the same     यज्ञभृत यज्ञकृत यज्ञी यज्ञभुक यज्ञसाधनः | यज्ञांतकृत यज्ञगुह्यं अन्नंअन्नाद एव च || yajñabhrit yaj ñakrit yaj ñ I yaj ñ abhuk yaj ñasAd hanah   yaj ñAntakrit  yaj ñ aguhyam AnnamannAd eva cha     yajñabhrit  The One Who protects the sacrifice     yaj ñakrit  The One Who performs and ends the sacrifice     yaj ñ I  The One Who is pleased by the sacrifices yaj ñ abhuk  The One Who enjoys the sacrifice     yaj ñasAd hanah The One Who is attained through the sacrifice, thus, sacrificial rituals are a means to attain Him     yaj ñAntakrit  The One Who ends the sacrificial ritual and gives the fruit     yaj ñ aguhyam  The One Who is the ultimate sacrifice performed without any intent for results Annam The One Who is the food grain annAdah The One Who is the con

Vedic Reflections - Shri VishnusahasranAmam (Stanza 104) Lord Vishnu has been called as the aim as well as the enjoyer of yaj ñ ah or sacrificial ceremonies. Here in this stanza the second line contains names that relate Our dear Lord's relation with yaj ñ ah Lord Krishna performing a yaj ñ a or sacrificial ceremony भूर्भुवस्वस्तारुस्तरः सपिता प्रपितामः | यज्ञो यज्ञपतिर्यज्ञो यज्ञान्गों यज्ञवाहनः || bhUrbhuvassvastarustArah sapitAprapitAmah yaj ñ o yaj ñ apatiryaj ñ o yaj ñ Ango yaj ñ avAhanah  bhUrbhuvassvastaruh  The One Who is like a tree that covers the three worlds     tArah The One Who is the shining star that guides beings while crossing the ocean of samsAra   sapitA The One Who is the father of the universe prapitAmahah The One Who created the creator ( Brahma ) yaj ñ ah The One Who utilizes the fruit of  yaj ñ ah yaj ñ apatih The One Who is the Enjoyer and Lord of all sacrifices yaj ñ ah The One Who is the form of the sacrificer yaj ñ Angah The One W

Vedic Reflections - Shri VishnusahasranAmam (Stanza 103) In the 103rd stanza we get to know about the elemental role of Lord Vishnu Who has been invoked as the Supreme Personality of Godhead beyond the scope of life, death and everything in between प्रमाणं प्राणनिलयः प्राणभृत प्राणजीवनः |  तत्वं तत्वविदेकात्मा जन्ममृत्युजरातिगः ||   pramAnam prAnanilayah prAnabhrit prAnajIvanah tatvam tatvavidekAtma janmamrityujarAtigah pramAnam  The One Who is the most important , subject of matter prAnanilayah The One Who is merges prAna with the beings   prAnabhrit The One Who sustains life  through food prAnajIvanah The One Who makes creatures live by blowing life into them   tatvam The One Who is the element   tatvavit The One Who knows the truth and is Himself the truth   ekAtma The One Who is the Only Supreme Personality of Godhead   janmamrityujaraatigah The One Who is beyond the qualities of birth, growth, existence, changes, declination and de

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Vedic Reflections - Shri VishnusahasranAmam (Stanza 102) As we have read before, Lord Vishnu is the base of everything as He is the pertaining cause of everything. Here again we read about the same qualities of the Lord as we chant the 102 nd stanza of His thousand names आधारनिलयोअधाता पुष्पहासः प्रजागरः | ऊर्ध्वगः सत्पथाचारः प्राणदः प्रणवः पणः || ādhāranilayo adhāta pushpahāsah prajāgarah ūrdhvagah satpathāchārah prāņadah praņavah praņah ādhāranilayah The One Who is supports the entire base that supports the universe adhāta The One Who isn’t supported by anything pushpahāsah The One Who blooms like a flower from a bud prajāgarah The One Who is always awake and alert ūrdhvagah The One Who stands on top satpathāchārah The One Who observes those who are well disciplined and good mannered prāņadah The One Who spells and gives life praņavah The One Who is non-different from Omkāra paņah The One Who is the fruit of all action, paņah literally means money or coin, but here we

itslife.com Mysore Masala Dose Kannada Cuisine / South Indian Recipe MY RATING - 9.8/10 Ingredients For the Masala: 3 cups boiled and slightly mashed potatoes 2 cups chopped onions 1/2 cup boiled peas 3-4 finely chopped green chillies 1/4 inch piece of ginger (finely minced) 2 cloves of garlic (crushed finely) 3 tbsp. olive oil 1 tsp. mustard seeds 1 pinch asafoetida 4-5 curry leaves salt to taste 1 tsp. turmeric powder 1 tsp. cumin powder chopped coriander 1/2 cup grated fresh coconut For Dosa Mix: 1/2 cup urad dal 1/2 cup tuvar (arhar) dal 1/2 cup chana dal 4 cups rice salt to taste For the Chutney: 2 cups fresh grated coconut 3/4 cup chopped green chillies 1 cup roasted bengal gram (daalia) 8-10 curry leaves lemon juice salt METHOD For the Dosa Mix:   Soak the rice for 8-10 hrs. Combine & soak the dal for about 2 hrs. Grind the dal in a blender adding enough water to make a smooth mixture. Follow the same for the rice. Mix in the

Vedic Reflections - Shri VishnusahasranAmam (Stanza 101) In the 101 st stanza, Lord’s graceful features have been mentioned once again.   The fearful face of Lord Hari is also projected here Kalki avataara अनादिर्भूर्भुवो लक्ष्मिः सुवीरो रुचिरान्गदः | जननो जनजन्मादिर्भीमो भीमपराक्रमः || anādir bhūrbhuvo lakśmih suvīro ruchirāngadah janano janajanmādirbhīmo bhīmaparākramah anādih The One Who has no cause, He is Himself the cause of and for all bhūrbhuvolakśmih The One Who is the splendor and grace of Earth suvīrah The Whose movements are auspicious and holy ruchirāngadah The One Whose armlets are wonderful and lustrous jananah The One Who gives birth to all beings janajanmādih The One Who prime cause of the birth of all creatures bhīmah The One Who is fearful as a thunderbolt bhīmaparākramah The One Who is valorous like a thunder bolt To Read Previous Shlokas Click Here Labels: English Translation , Hinduism , Ma