THE LEGEND OF THE QUEEN DIDDA OF KASHMIR

Born in 924CE to King Simharaja of Lohara which lies in Pir Panjal range of NorthWest frontier in Kashmir,Didda was physically disabled by birth having a deformed leg.Being a limp,she wasn't loved by the King&was brought up by the maids.

Still she learned sword fighting and horse riding to the best of her ability. Political and Military strategies came to her naturally.
Most knowledge pertaining to her is obtained from the 'Rajatarangini',a literary and historical piece of work written by Kalhana in 12th century.

She is often referred to as Charanhina(footless) in Rajatrangini. Although she could walk but there was a woman named Valga who used to carry her almost everywhere. It is for this woman she later built Valgamath.
She was still unmarried at the age of 26.

In those days,Kashmir was ruled by a king named Kshema Gupta. Known for his addictions of women and gambling,he was looking for political legitimacy of his rule and therefore in 950CE, he offered to marry a not so young and disabled queen, who was the granddaughter of the Shahis.

Princess Didda was the granddaughter of the Hindu Shahi of Kabul named Bhimadev Shahi. Since the princess was very beautiful, Kshema Gupta soon got bewitched by her beauty. He was so mesmerised that he even engraved her name in front of his name on the coins as 'Di-Kshem'.

Did you know?

Bhaskaracharya's daughter Lilavati was one of the first eminent women mathematicians of India.

Bhaskaracharya was one of the best mathematicians on the face of earth. He had profound knowledge in the field of mathematics and astrology.

He lived with his wife on the banks of a beautiful lotus pond somewhere in South India, in a region which is believed to be to the South of Bombay (now Mumbai). Bhaskara's wife delivered a baby girl who came to be known as Lilavati. Lilavati was a very beautiful child.

She was both intelligent and good looking which was a rare combination.
Bhaskara was apprehensive about his daughter's inquisitiveness and curiosity. The little girl asked her father many questions and gained a lot of knowledge this way.

As she grew up, Bhaskara decided to get Lilavati married. In the process, Bhaskara perused Lilavati's horoscope. He was shocked when he found out that Lilavati would not have a happy married life if she did not get married at a particular auspicious time.

He did not tell Lilavati about this, as he despised hurting his daughter. He made all arrangements to make sure that Lilavati would get married at the auspicious time.

MAHATMA GANDHI IS NOT THE FATHER OF MY NATION

I agree that a Mahatma got us our freedom, but his name was Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, not Mohandas Gandhi.
Very early in the childhood of each child of Bharat, it is taught that there is no better Mahatma than Gandhi.

Kids are brainwashed with an image of Gandhi that is far from reality.

An old weak saint walking with a stick,who drove the mighty British away,with his so called weapon of Ahimsa.I mean, really ??

In the centre of Pic is the first Prime Minister of India that we never had.

If that's the case then the freedom fighters like Subhash Bose, Bhagat Singh, Chandrashekhar Azaad, Lala Lajpat Rai, Sukhdev and many more died for nothing.
There deaths were all just a waste. Anyone who believes this today is a fool of highest order.

And to strengthen this thought process a bunch of lies were planted effortlessly by the liberals, pseudo-seculars , leftists and the bootlickers of Britishers like Nehru quite liberally since independence.
No wonder our History textbooks are full of this shit.

Lie#1: We have been taught that Rabindranath Tagore coined the name “Mahatma” for Gandhi.
But, did he ??

The answer is No. It was coined by some of his chamchas while he was in South Africa.

शिवरात्रि पर महाकाल मंदिर का नजारा ही अलग होता है। देश के कोने-कोने से श्रद्धालु यहां आते हैं। महादेव की पूजा के साथ ही गौतम बुद्ध की भी उपासना करते हैं।
आइए जानते हैं क्‍या है इसके पीछे की कहानी?

महाकाल मंदिर में विराजते हैं शिव और बुद्ध। दार्जीलिंग की वादियों में ‘होली हिल’ के नाम से प्रसिद्ध स्‍थान पर स्‍थापित है महाकाल मंदिर। यहां हिंदू और बौद्ध धर्म के अनुयायी एक साथ पूजा-अर्चना करते हैं। दो धर्मों को जोड़ने वाला यह अद्भुत मंदिर है।

महाकाल मंदिर में शिव जी और गौतम बुद्ध के अलावा छोटे-छोटे और भी मंदिर हैं। इनमें गणेश जी, काली माता, मां भगवती और हनुमान जी की प्रतिमाएं स्‍थापित हैं। इसके अलावा यहां पर एक गुफा भी है जहां बौद्ध धर्म के अनुयायी प्रार्थना करते हैं।

महाकाल मंदिर में प्रवेश करते ही स्‍वर्ग जैसी अनुभूति होने लगती है। दार्जीलिंग की खूबसूरत वादियों के बीच बसे इस बेहतरीन मंदिर को देखकर लगता है प्रकृति इसपर पूरी तरह मेहरबान है।

यहां प्रवेश द्वार पर लगे घंटें और बौद्ध धर्म के प्रतीक फ्लैग संगीत, धर्म और सुंदरता का अनुपम उदाहरण है।

मंदिर के मध्‍य भाग में बसते हैं भोलेनाथ
महाकाल मंदिर हिंदू ऑर्किटेक्‍चर का बेहतरीन उदारण है। गोलाकार में निर्मित इस मंदिर के मध्‍य भाग में शिवलिंग है।

क्या आपको पता है?

राजस्थान का एक भी जिला मुगलों के नाम पर नहीं है,

राजस्थान के 33 जिले है जिनके नाम हैं, गंगानगर, बीकानेर, जैसलमेर, बाडमेर, जालोर, सिरोही, उदयपुर, डूंगरपुर, बांसवाड़ा, प्रतापगढ़, चित्तौड़गढ़, झालावाड़, कोटा, बारां, सवाईमाधोपुर,...

...करौली, धौलपुर, भरतपुर, अलवर, जयपुर, सीकर, झुंझुनू, चूरु, भीलवाड़ा, हनुमानगढ़, नागौर, जोधपुर, पाली, अजमेर, बूंदी, राजसमंद, टोंक,दौसा

कृपया इन नामों को ध्यान से देखें क्योंकि इन नामों में एक भी मुगलों के नाम नहीं है अर्थात एक भी जिले का नाम मुगलो पर नही है,...

...इन जिलों के नाम से ही पता चलता है,राजपूतो के शौर्य और बलिदान की गाथा,अब जानिए एक एक जिले का परिचयः

अजमेर:अजमेर 27 मार्च 1112 में चौहान राजपूत वंश के तेइसवें शासक अजयराज चौहान ने बसाया,

बीकानेर : बीकानेर का पुराना नाम जांगल देश,राव बीका जी राठौड़ के नाम से बीकानेर पड़ा,

गंगानगर : महाराजा गंगा सिंह जी से गंगानगर पड़ा,

जैसलमेर : जैसलमेर, महारावल जैसलजी भाटी ने बसाया,

उदयपुर : महाराणा उदय सिंह सिसोदिया जी ने बसाया उनके नाम से उदयपुर पड़ा,

बाड़मेर : बाड़मेर को राव बहाड़ जी ने बसाया,

जालौर : जालौर की नींव 10वी शताब्दी में परमार राजपूतों के द्वारा रखी गई,बाद में चौहान,राठौड़,सोलंकी आदि राजवंशो ने शासन किया,

सिरोही : राव सोभा जी के पुत्र, शेशथमल ने सिरानवा हिल्स की पश्चिमी ढलान पर वर्तमान शहर सिरोही की स्थापना की थी उन्होंने वर्ष 1425 ईसवी..

Do You Know?

The Baijnath Mahadev Temple in Agar Malwa,MP is the only Hindu Temple ever rebuilt & renovated by a British Couple in India. It was rebuilt in 1883. Britishers building Churches & converting Hindus is a universal truth.But this couple was different & how, let's see.

The story goes back to 1879 of British India where Lt Col Martin was posted in Agar Malwa area of central India. British Indian army was fighting an intense battle against the Afghans. He was also sent on the frontier in 1879. From there he used to regularly write to his wife.

He used to always keep his wife updated about his well being through his letters. The Battle got further intense and the menacing Afghans were giving a tough time to the Britishers. Soon, the frequency of letters decreased and the letters from Martin slowly stopped coming.

His wife got worried and she had no where to go. Loss of communication with her husband was taking a toll on her health too. One day, while riding a horse she passed by Baijnath Mahadev Temple. The sound of conch and mantras attracted her and she went inside the temple.

The priests of the temple were doing their 'Sandhya Vandan' when they saw this lady coming in all tensed and worried. The priests asked her that what is wrong with her and why is she so sad. Tears rolled down her eyes as she told the priests about her situation.

Nagulapahad Village in Nalgonda distt of Telangana region is famous for many ancient temples. The village is surrounded by Suryapet and Chivvemla Manda in North,Nereducherla Mandal in South and Munagala Mandal in East.

Two famous temples located in Nagulapahad are Trilingeshwara Aalayam and Veerbhadreshwara Aalayam. These temples were built during the reign of Kakatiya Kings. Kakatiya Kings used their signature style of using black stone to carve beautiful statues in the temple.

Trilingeshwara Alayam and Veerbhadreshwara Alayam resemble strongly in architectural style with the Pillalamarri Temple in Suryapet and Thousand Pillars Temple of Hanamkonda in Warangal distt, as all these temples were built during Kakatiya Period.

Thousand Pillars Temple stands out to be an architectural masterpiece built by the Kakatiyas.Temple was designed by the sculptors from Kakatiyan dynasty and it depicts Chalukyan style architecture. Temple resembles the shape of a star&the pillars have intricate carvings on them.

Built in the 12th century , the temple has 3 shrines dedicated to Lord Shiva,Vishnu and Surya.
Pillamarri Temple of Suryapet in Telangana has a history of 1000 years and is one of the oldest temples if Nalgonda Distt of Telangana State.

क्या आप जानते हैं?

मांडव्य ऋषि कौन थे जिनके शापवश धर्मराज को एक दासीपुत्र बनकर जन्म लेना पड़ा। वह दासीपुत्र ही आगे चलकर विदुर कहलाये। विदुर बड़े ज्ञानी थे और हमेशा धर्म की बात करते थे।

अक्रूर जी जब हस्तिनापुर में विदुर से मिलकर आते हैं तो वे श्री कृष्ण से कहते हैं कि...

...महात्मा विदुर आपके परम भक्त हैं और वे आपसे मिलने के लिए उतावले हैं।तब श्रीकृष्ण कहते हैं कि मैं भी धर्मराज से मिलने के लिए उतावला हूं। यह सुनकर अक्रूर जी आश्चर्य से कहते हैं,"धर्मराज!" तब श्री कृष्ण कहते हैं,"हां अक्रूर जी। आपने सही सुना।मैं धर्मराज से मिलने के लिए उतावला हूं।

क्योंकि विदुर साक्षात धर्मराज हैं जिन्होनें मांडव्य ऋषि के शाप के चलते इस धरती पर मनुष्य रूप में जन्म लिया है।"

चलिए जानते हैं मांडव्य ऋषि की कथा।
मांडव्य ऋषि एक महान तपस्वी थे जो खांडव वन में अपने आश्रम की एक कुटिया में रहते थे।एकदिन कुछ लुटेरे दौड़ते हुए ऋषि के आश्रम कीओर आए।

उन लुटेरों ने ऋषि से कहा कि कुछ लुटेरे हमारे पीछे पड़े हैं जो हमें जान से मारकर हमारा सारा धन लूटना चाहते हैं। हम व्यापारी हैं, कृप्या हमारी रक्षा करें और हमें आसरा दें। मांडव्य ऋषि उन लूटेरों को व्यापारी समझ उनकी सहायता करते हैं और कहते हैं कि अपना धन कुटिया में छुपा दो।

और तुम पीछे के रास्ते से भाग जाओ। लुटेरे धन छिपा कर वहां से भाग जाते हैं और तभी राजा के सिपाही वहां आ जाते हैं और वे ऋषि को लुटेरों की सहायता के आरोप में पकड़ लेते हैं। सिपाही सोचते हैं कि ये साधू भी उन लुटेरों के साथ मिला हुआ है और मांडव्य ऋषि को पकड़कर ले जाते हैं।

🌺ॐ जयंती मंगला काली भद्रकाली कपालिनी
दुर्गा क्षमा शिवा धात्री स्वाहा स्वधा नमोऽस्तु‍ते।🌺

Navratri is one of the most important and widely celebrated festivals in India, with devotees to the Goddess Durga honoring her nine forms over the nine days.

During this period, devotees observe a fast, perform a worship ritual called puja and celebrate the nine displays of Durga’s feminine power to the world.

Each day is marked with a different color and worshippers dress in the colors which correspond to each day.

The 10th day after the nine nights is celebrated as Vijayadashmi, the celebration of good over evil. It is also called Dussehra or Vijayadashami.

Here is a list of the colors with the dates and their significance :

Day 1 signifies the color yellow and the tithi is named Ghatasthapana or Pratipada. The Shailputri– the daughter of the Mountain King Himavat– form of Durga is worshipped on this day.Yellow signifies joy and cheerfulness.
Day 2 signifies the color green and the tithi is Dwitiya.

On this day Brahmacharini, the unmarried form of the goddess Durga, is adored and worshipped. Green denotes various aspects of nature and its nourishing qualities.
Day 3 signifies the color grey and the tithi is Tritiya or Chaturthi.

Do you know, how did the term 'Tree Hugger' originate? Who inspired the Chipko Movement and who was Amrita Devi Bishnoi?

The first tree huggers were 294 men and 69 women belonging to the Bishnois branch of Hinduism,who,in 1730,died while trying to protect the trees in their...

..village from being turned into the raw material for building a palace. They literally clung to the trees, while being slaughtered by the foresters. But their action led to a royal decree prohibiting the cutting of trees in any Bishnoi village. And now those villages are...

...virtual wooded oases amidst an otherwise desert landscape. The Bishnoi community is often called the protector of wildlife and environment in Western Rajasthan, at times going to lengths for their cause. One of the more well-known cases that catapulted them to fame was when...

...the community dragged Bollywood actor Salman Khan to court for allegedly killing two blackbucks in 1998 near Jodhpur. The community followed the case with dogged conviction for 20 years.
Bishnoism as a sect has 29 tenets that its followers are expected to abide by,..

...refraining from cutting green trees is one of them. In 1730, a local woman called Amrita Devi Bishnoi of the present day Khejrali village near Jodhpur was so steadfast in her belief of this tenet that she stood with an unwavering courage against a royal troop assigned to cut..

🌺आचमन क्या है और इसे तीन बार ही क्यों किया जाता है ?🌺

पूजा, यज्ञ आदि आरंभ करने से पूर्व शुद्धि के लिए मंत्र पढ़ते हुए जल पीना ही आचमन कहलाता है। इससे मन और हृदय की शुद्धि होती है।

धर्मग्रंथों में तीन बार आचमन करने के संबंध में कहा गया है।

प्रथमं यत् पिवति तेन ऋग्वेद प्रीणाति। यद् द्वितीयं तेन यजुर्वेदं प्रीणाति यद् तृतीयं तेन सामवेदं प्रीणाति॥

अर्थात् तीन बार आचमन करने से तीनों वेद यानी-ऋग्वेद,यजुर्वेद,सामवेद प्रसन्न होकर सभी मनोकामनाएं पूर्ण करते हैं।
मनु महाराज के मतानुसार
त्रिराचामेदपः पूर्वम्।
-मनुस्मृति2/60

अर्थात् सबसे पहले तीन बार आचमन करना चाहिए। इससे कंठशोषण दूर होकर, कफ़ निवृत्ति के कारण श्वसन क्रिया में व मंत्रोच्चारण में शुद्धता आती है। इसीलिए प्रत्येक धार्मिक कृत्य के शुरू में और संध्योपासन के मध्य बीच-बीच में अनेक बार तीन की संख्या में आचमन का विधान बनाया गया है।

इसके अलावा यह भी माना जाता है कि इससे कायिक, मानसिक और वाचिक तीनों प्रकार के पापों की निवृत्ति होकर न दिखने वाले फल की प्राप्ति होती है।

अंगूठे के मूल में ब्रह्मतीर्थ, कनिष्ठा के मूल प्रजापत्यतीर्थ, अंगुलियों के अग्रभाग में देवतीर्थ, तर्जनी और अंगूठे के बीच पितृतीर्थ और

हाथ के मध्य भाग में सौम्यतीर्थ होता है, जो देवकर्म में प्रशस्त माना गया है। आचमन हमेशा ब्रह्मतीर्थ से करना चाहिए। आचमन करने से पहले अंगुलियां मिलाकर एकाग्रचित्त यानी एकसाथ करके पवित्र जल से बिना शब्द किए 3 बार आचमन करने से महान फल मिलता है। आचमन हमेशा 3 बार करना चाहिए।

SRI YANTRA & ITS SIGNIFICANCE
According to ancient Hindu Scriptures,the Sri Yantra is the symbol of Hindu Tantra,which is based on Hindu philosophy of Kashmir Shaivism.Sri Yantra is the object of devotion in Sri Vidya.
Few of the important Yantras r Ganesh,Meru,Saraswati Yantra.

A Yantra in the Hindu tradition is, literally a device for spiritual advancement.The Sri Yantra is, in fact, the central object of worship in at least one important Hindu cult, but beyond its specific context,the Sri Yantra embodies profound philosophical understandings.

That makes it a powerful source of inspiration.Each design element of the Sri Yantra has special philosophical significance.The dot in the very center is representative of the Source of the universe; this dot,or bindu,is the "singularity" from which all manifest reality emerges.

From one point of view, the design is representative of the evolution of the universe itself from its mysterious beginnings, charting its many levels.
The Sri Yantra in its central portion contains nine triangles.

Four of them point upward &represent unmanifest power of the universe;all that is beyond our sense perceptions.They r thought of as being masculine &represent masculine aspect of divinity. Five downward-pointing triangles represent divine feminine &manifest aspects of the world.

🌺The 16 Kalas of Sri Krishn are the divine arts or attributes of Sri Krishn that makes him Purna Avatar – the complete avatar.🌺

But do you know that Prabhu Sri Ram had only 14 Kalas?

And, there is a reason behind it. First let's see what are the 16 Kalas of Sri Krishn?

1. Daya – Compassion
2. Dharjya – Patience
3. Kshama – Forgiveness
4. Nyaya – Justice
5. Nirapeksha – Impartiality
6. Niraskata – Detachment
7. Tapasya – Meditation and Spiritual Powers
8. Aparchitta – Invincibility

9. Danasheel – Beneficience, Bestower of all wealth in the world and nature.
10. Saundarjyamaya – Beauty Incarnate
11. Nrityajna – Best of Dancers
12. Sangitajna – Best of Singers
13. Neetibadi – Embodiment of Honesty
14. Satyabadi – Truth Itself

15. Sarvagnata – Perfect master of all arts, such as poetry, drama, painting etc.
16. Sarvaniyanta – Controller of All.

Sri Ram is complete and absolute; he is the God himself and everything is in him, from him.

However, he is not a complete incarnation as compared to Sri Krishn who is a Poorna Avatar, as he possessed the 14 out of 16 Kalas or qualities in him and 2 were not to be seen. Now there is a reason behind it.

WHAT THE VYMANIKA SHASTRA TELLS US ABOUT ANCIENT VIMANAS OF INDIA?

On 28 June 1951, the then Maharaja of #Mysuru inaugurated the International #sanskrit Research Centre in Mysuru. CM of Mysuru state CK Reddy was present and GR Josyer was the Director of that research centre.

The guests were shown all the rare collections of #Sanskrit scriptures and literature gathered from various sources. It was an impressive collection but there was one small handwritten notebook which surprised them the most. That book was "Vymanika Shastra of Mahrishi Bhardwaj".

It was a strange title for the guests &nobody heard about it before.The book contained 6000 lines &1000s of Shlokas in Sanskrit.This knowledge was verbatim transferred by Mahrishi Bhardwaj to Subbaraya Shastri through psychic channeling that was what was told to amused audience.

GR Josyer subsequently translated this book in Sanskrit to English.
"Vymanika Shastra" was part of "Yantra Sarvasva". All these works were verbatim recited and dictated by Subbaraya Shastri after he came out of forest and started living in Anekal near #Bengaluru.

Wen his book Vymanika Shastra was raising many eyebrows, Britishers jailed him under pretext of being freedom fighter.Within few mnths of imprisonment he died of long illness.Fortunately some people saved his works safely. When GR Josyer got to know about it he got it translated.

NAGA in Sanskrit means mountain, people residing in and around mountains are known as Pahadi or Naga.
The history of NAGA SADHUS is very old,the traces of legacy are found in Mohenjo-Daro coins & images where Naga Sadhus are shown worshipping Bhagwan Shiv in Pashupatinath form.

Alexander and his soldiers also met Naga Sadhus during their stay in India. Buddha and Mahavira were impressed to see the penance of Naga Sadhus, their devotion for the people and motherland.
During the invasion of mlecchaas( mughals), there were series of attacks on Sanatanis..

...and Hindu structures. At that time, a massive exercise was carried over by Naga Sadhus to organise their strength and form Akhadas so that they all fight under one saffron flag to protect Hindu Culture and Vedic traditions of India.

Naga Sadhus protected ancient Hindu Temples from invaders. During ancient times, Naga Sadhus were taught to fight the invaders ferociously. They were equipped with Talwars, Trishuls, Gadaas, Teer Kamaans and strategic skills to protect Mandirs and Matths.

Aurangzeb's special army of Muslims who was established to destroy Hindu Temples &structures was defeated myriad times.These terrorist Muslim invaders were killed by Naga Sadhus in the war for Dharma in which the ferocious Nagas protected Mandirs & kept alive Shiv Bhakti..

झूला देवी मंदिर, चौबातिया रानीखेत🚩

झूला देवी मंदिर रानीखेत शहर से 7 किमी की दुरी पर स्थित एक लोकप्रिय पवित्र एवम् धार्मिक मंदिर है |यह मंदिर माँ दुर्गा को समर्पित है एवम् इस मंदिर को झूला देवी के रूप में नामित किया गया है | स्थानीय लोगों के अनुसार यह मंदिर 700 वर्ष पुराना है |

रानीखेत में स्थित झूला देवी मंदिर पहाड़ी स्टेशन पर एक आकर्षण का स्थान है |यह भारत के उत्तराखंड राज्य में अल्मोड़ा जिले के चैबटिया गार्डन के निकट रानीखेत से 7 किमी की दूरी पर स्थित है।वर्तमान मंदिर परिसर 1935 में बनाया गया है|झूला देवी मंदिर के समीप ही भगवान राम का मंदिर भी है ।

झूला देवी मंदिर को घंटियों वाला मंदिर के रूप में भी जाना जाता है | हिंदू पौराणिक कथाओं के अनुसार इस मंदिर का निर्माण क्षेत्र में रहने वाले जंगली जानवरों द्वारा उत्पीड़न से मुक्त कराने के लिए मां दुर्गा की कृपा बनाये रखने के उद्देश्य से किया गया था ।

मंदिर परिसर में झूला स्थापित होने के कारण देवी को “झूला देवी” नाम से पूजा जाता है |

मां के झूला झूलने के बारे में एक और कथा प्रचलित है। माना जाता है कि एक बार श्रावण मास में माता ने किसी व्यक्ति को स्वप्न में दर्शन देकर झूला झूलने की इच्छा जताई।

ग्रामीणों ने मां के लिए एक झूला तैयार कर उसमें प्रतिमा स्थापित कर दी।
उसी दिन से यहां देवी मां “झूला देवी” के नाम से पूजी जाने लगी।

यह कहा जाता है कि मंदिर लगभग 700 वर्ष पुराना है । चैबटिया क्षेत्र जंगली जानवर से भरा घना जंगल था ।

We all know that Tirupati Tirumala Devasthanam is the richest and one of the most revered shrines in India. But, there are so many interesting mystical facts out there beyond the commonly known trivia. Let us know about some of them:
-Idol of Prabhu is not at the centre.

Idol of the Prabhu appears to be standing in the centre of the Sanctorum but technically it is not. The Idol is placed actually at the right hand corner of the Shrine.

-Real Hair of Balaji: The hair worn by Prabhu are smooth, silky, tangle free and absolutely real.

There is a story behind those faultless locks.
During his regime on earth Prabhu Balaji lost his hair in an unexpected mishap.A Gandharva Princess named Neela Devi cut a portion of her glorious silky mane &offered them humbly to the Deity &requested him to plant them on his head.

Pleased with her devotion,the God accepted the kind offering and promised that whoever visits his shrine and sacrifices his/her hair at his feet will be blessed.Ever since, it has been a custom among devotees to shave their head-off in the temple after their wishes are fulfilled.

-Sea Waves behind Prabhu Balaji's Idol: You may not believe until you hear for yourself. The sound of enormous seawaves can be heard if one puts his/her ear on the back of the deity's idol housed in the Shrine.

-Perpetual lit lamps:The light of the earthen lamps placed before...

Mahabharata starts with the following verse:

🌺नारायणम नमसकृत्य
नरम चैव नरोत्तमम,
देविम सरस्वतिम चैव
ततो जयमुदिरायत।।🌺

“‘Jaya’ must be recited after having bowed in obeisance before Narayana and also Nara, the supreme human being, and also the goddess Sarasvati.”

Narayan, the supreme lord and Nara, the exalted human being, are together worshipped along with goddess Saraswati, before reciting the Epic. The Mahabharata identifies Krishna with Narayana and Arjuna with Nara in the divine pair.

The legend of Nara-Narayana is also told in the scripture Bhagavata Purana. Nara and Narayana were both considered as Gods and Rishis, who took birth as sons of Dharma through his wife Murti who was a daughter of Daksha.

Nara and Narayana travelled to the hermitage of Badri in their golden wagons and engaged in fierce austerities there.

Badrinath Mandir's sanctorium, to the far right side of the stone image of Badri-Vishala
(or Badri-Narayana), are the images of Nara and Narayana.

Also, the Nara and Narayana peaks tower over Badrinath.

The Swaminarayan sect worships Nara-Narayana Deva and they are believed to reside at Badrikashram and to be the prime controllers of the destiny of all beings, depending on their karma.