IMPORTANCE OF PADMAPURAN AND ITS BENEFITS.

Next Brahmaji describes Padmapuraan. Just as five senses adorn our body similarly this Puraan is divided into five parts. This Puraan has fifty five thousand shlokas. In this book Rishi Pulastya describes the principles of nature

in chronological order and discusses dharma with Bhishma. The subjects include the importance of Pushkar tirth, the Brahmyagya, types of vrat, marriage of Parvati, death of Tarkasur, importance of cow and Kalkeya vadh. It also mentions grah puja and types of daan.

This is the part of Shrishtikhand.

The Bhumikhand part discusses about the story of Shivsharma based on respect to parents, stories about Suvrat, Ven, Pruthu, Sunitha, Dharma, Nahush, Yayati, Guritirth, Jaimini, Ashok Sundari,

Demon Huund, Kamoda, demon Vihuund, dialogue between Rishi Chyavan and Kunjal.

The next part is Swarg khand which starts with a dialogue between Muni Sauti and other Maharishi's about the evolution of earth and also refers to the placing of different loks and tirtha's.

It also describes the origin of river Narmada and its tirtha's, story of Kalindi, Kashi, Gaya and Prayag, dialogue between rishi Vyas and Jaimini, Samudra manthan and Bhishma Panchak.

Pataal khand is about Shri Ram, Pulastya vansh, glory of Jagannath, Vrindavan, Shri Hari leela,

In Genesis 15, right after God sealed his covenant with Abraham, God told him his descendants will spend 400 years in Egypt
God also promised that he would bring the descendants of Abraham out of Egypt with a mighty hand
Abraham didn't argue with God, he accepted God's verdict as

law
But he was smart
He told Isaac to keep far away from Egypt
As a young man, Abraham and Sarah had gone to Egypt in Genesis 12:8-13:2 to avoid the devastating effect of a famine
When they were about to get to Egypt, Abraham pleaded with Sarah to introduce herself as his sister

and not as his wife because of her beauty
(This was a half-truth but the intention was self-preservation and not faith)
When Pharaoh was told of Sarah's beauty, he immediately sent his servants to go and bring Sarah to his palace

(Collecting beauty is an obligation of royalty)

Abraham had no say in the matter
Pharaoh paid him Sarah's dowry and he collected it
Pharaoh became the legal husband of Sarah
Abraham prayed that God would somehow step into the matter
God did.
Pharaoh and his household were afflicted by a strange disease
Pharaoh called for his

diviners
His diviners told him Sarah had to go
Pharaoh sent for Abraham
Why did you lie?
Abraham claimed he was afraid for his life
Pharaoh wanted to be rid of the affliction
Pharaoh paid Abraham and Sarah appeasement/compensation offering
Abraham practically came out of Egypt

The Great Pyramids have always captured our imagination. For medieval Muslims, they were a relic of a ancient age of knowledge; an edifice of magic, astrology, and the jinn.

A thread-

By the 9th century there were several theories for who actually built the pyramids.

One stated they were built by the last jinn king, ibn Jann who ruled in the age before humanity.

In this narration, the jinn were the original inhabitants of the world. They filled the earth with wonder and corruption in equal measure.

Eventually a great jinn war broke out in which the angels sided with the goodly jinn and drove out the wicked ones.

Though the jinn king died in the war, mighty ifrits and ghuls guard the pyramids still.

The ifits arrive as mighty zawbaa, or whirlwinds of sand while the ghul lead unwary humans into the desert so they may eat them.

The jinn use phantom fires, sights, and sounds to drive the visitors mad.

#Thread. Hindus are the real enemies of fellow Hindus.

As BJP and Sanghis projecting Muslims and Christians aren't the enemies of Hindus, the Hindus are the enemies of Hindus and Hinduism.

Christians and Muslims have not barred us from education. Christians and Muslims have not banned us from entering temples.

Christians and Muslims are not made us untouchables. Neither of them made our women joginis, devadasis.

Christians and Muslims hadn't poured molten lead in our ears for reading or hearing Vedas. Christians and Muslims have not been fighting against our reservations.

Christians and Muslims are not demanding against SC-ST preventions of atrocities act.

None of them looted our lands in the name of caste.

Message 12/4/2020: Driving to the ocean I tuned into the angels & immediately saw an image of a bright white light from the heavens and snow falling all around me. We are being bombarded with high frequency consciousness assisting us with our ascension. The next image I am shown

BASIS OF VEDAS COMPILATION.

The deeds or kriyas mentioned in the Vedas is indestructible, but the tradition of Yagya's should not be discontinued. Vedas are the writings of the observations made by the ancient sages.

As this oral tradition developed things started to get disorganized. As per Brahmand Puraan,in Dwapar yug Maharishi Vyas organized them and distributed them amongst his disciples for further clarification. The divisions were compiled from a single Yajurved & divided into 4 parts.

The work of compilation was distributed amongst Jaimini, Sumantu Vaishampayan and Paeel rishis.They came to be known as Rigved, Yajurved, Samved and Atharvaved. The fifth disciple was given the task of of explaining and interpreting the Puraan and their history.

His name was Lomharshan, Whom we commonly know as Sutji.

1. In Rig Ved we mostly find the mantras pertaining to Yagya which can be sung for the worldly good and benefit. Also the importance of Priest emerged from here.

2. In Atharvaved, we find mantras pertaining to Brahmatatva or the spiritual and essential Truth. Here the karmakaand for the Kings was described in detail.

A #Thread
The Prediction of Islam
[From the third part of the Pratisarga Parva.]
Shri Suta Gosvami said: In the dynasty of king Shalivahana, there were ten kings who went to the heavenly planets after ruling for over 500 years. Then gradually the morality declined on the earth.

When he saw that the moral law of conduct was declining he went to conquer all the directions of his country with ten-thousand soldiers commanded by Kalidasa. He crossed the river Sindhu and conquered over the gandharas, mlecchas, shakas, kasmiris, naravas and sathas.
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He crossed the river Sindhu and conquered over the gandharas, mlecchas, shakas, kasmiris, naravas and sathas. He punished them and collected a large ammount of wealth.
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Then the king went along with Mahamada (Mohammad), the preceptor of mleccha-dharma, and his followers to the great god, Lord Shiva, situated in the desert. He bathed Lord Shiva with Ganges water and worshipped him in his mind with pancagavya (milk, ghee, yoghurt, cow dung, and
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cow urine) and sandalwood paste, etc. After he offered some prayers and pleased him.

Suta Goswami said: After hearing the king’s prayers, Lord Shiva said: O king Bhojaraja, you should go to the place called Mahakakshvara, that land is called Vahika

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A THREAD detailing the daily routine of Hindu emperors of the past during peace time. Once we are done through with the thread, one will realize what a contrast the present day secular state is to the Hindu Samrajyas of the past. As to how far we've moved away from tradition (1)

As an example we'll have a look at the life of Vijayanagara samrat Vira Narasimharaya. He was the elder brother of the great Shri Krishnadevaraya. Each aspect of Narasimharaya's life has been chronicled in detail in the Raayavacakam (2)

The day of Narasimharaya started with him waking up during the auspicious Brahma muhurta time (between 4:30 am to 6 am). First thing in the morning he'd listen to reading of books both on Dharma & statecraft. He'd then proceed to look at his own reflection in the mirror (3)

He'd then proceed to the gau-shala & touch a cow to seek her blessings. This is followed by performing of daily ablutions. He'd then put the the urdhva pundra (tilak) on his forehead. Before proceeding to the audience hall, he'd have a darshan of learned Brahmanas. (4)

While seated on the throne in the audience hall, the very first thing Narasimharaya would receive is the tirtha and the prasada of 108 Vishnu temples (divya desams), the sacred vibhuti, sandal paste and prasada of the 72 Shiva temples of the empire. (5)

There were five prominent dominions of the Kalinga Ganga family in initial days: Kalinganagara (Srikakulam), Svetaka Mandala (Ganjam), Giri Kalinga (Simhapur), Ambabadi Mandala (Gunupur, Rayagada) and Vartanni Mandala (Hinjilikatu, Ganjam).
Eastern Ganga Dynasty

ThenTriKalinga defination was different.
In the he heartland of the Eastern Ganga Dynasty had3 parts of Kalinga namely, Daksina Kalinga (Pithapura), Madhya Kalinga (Yellamanchili Kalinga or Visakhapatnam), Uttara Kalinga (districts of Srikakulam, Ganjam, Gajapati and Rayagada).

During the rule of Vajrahasta V from 1038-1070 A.D the Gangas started playing a prominent role from the southern horizon of the already weakening later Somavanshi kingdom.
Eastern Ganga Dynasty

He introduced the Anka year of calculation system for the regnal years of the kings and this continued as a standard norm for future kings of ancient Odisha.
Eastern Ganga Dynasty

One of his predecessors had tried to unite the Ganga dominions in the Kalinga Dandapat area unsuccessfully. Vajrahasta V had not only united the Ganga domain but also had defeated the Somavanshis in his northern frontiers.
Eastern Ganga Dynasty

I say this without a shred of hyperbole: nearly all the problems of contemporary Christendom can be traced back to a defective view of worship.

Even most of the best churches, that otherwise seriously believe the Bible, don't pay attention to what it says about worship.

What the contemporary church believes worship is for:

Evangelism
Outreach
Marketing
Entertainment
TEDtalks w/Bible verses
Theology lectures
Impressive rock concerts

What the Bible says worship is for:

God's people gathering before His presence
God renewing His covenant relationship with His people
God's people receiving grace from Him
God's people responding with praise
God's people returning a portion of the grace He has given

If you want a simple, one-sentence definition of what the Bible says worship is it is this:

GOD'S PEOPLE DRAWING NEAR TO HIM.

Read that again, and again, and again. THAT is what worship according to the Bible is.

God gave His people a pattern of how He is to be approached.

He CALLS us into his presence (Lev. 9:3-5).

He speaks, and we respond by gathering before His face.

Historically, this is where the "call to worship" is derived.

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Vaikunta Ekadasi good wishes to all Hindus who are observing the Vrata today. The significance & benefits of keeping a fast today is explained in the Uttara Khanda of the Padma Purana. Today the mind must be firmly fixated on Narayana only.

Puja at our place today 🕉️ (1)

Before narrating the origins of Ekadasi, Shri Krishna explains to Yudhisthira the benefits to be had by keeping a fast on Ekadasi. Krishna says the one who keeps a fast on Ekadasi accrues more punya than performing the Ashvamedha. (2)

Krishna says keeping a fast on Ekadasi is 100 times more meritorious than giving Gau-dhana to a Brahmana who has mastered the Vedas. Krishna says those who fast on the Ekadasi day are equal to those in whose bodies live the three deities Brahma, Vishnu & Shiva. (3)

Krishna says to Yudhisthira that even the performance of a thousand Yajnas is not equal to keeping the Ekadasi Vrata. such is the power of keeping a fast today. (4)

To Yudhisthira's query on the origins of Ekadasi, Shri Krishna goes on to narrate the story of the extremely powerful asura Murasura, in whose slaying lies the origins of Ekadasi. Mura who lived during the Satya yuga had taken away by force Indra's abode. (5)

Story of Mahaperiya -
We also need to restore the name of River Purna - which is called in the name of stooge 'Periyar" now

One day a very reputed Geologist happened to visit Kanchipuram to have darshan of Mahaswamigal.
After enquiring about his family
#SaturdayMotivation

Swamigal asked him if he would do Him a favour. The geologist was overwhelmed he wondered what it was that he, a mere mortal could help the Saakshaat Deivam with. He immediately agreed. Mahaperiya asked him if he knew about Kaladi.
He replied even as a young child

he knew that it was the birth place of Adi Shankaracharyar
Periyava then told him that the river Purna ran through that place and that Shankarar's mother used to bathe in it every day. He then requested him to arrange for a diver

to dive and take out sand from two different locations of the River Purna (presently called River Periyar).

One location, He said, should be where the River Purna enters Kerala before it diverts into entering Kaladi and the other location should be at Kaladi, where the river

makes a small U-turn and reaches Shankarar's home itself. Swamigal asked him to use the technique of carbon dating to ascertain the age of the sand at these two locations. The geologist promised to return with the results at the earliest overjoyed that he could actually

@love_lonewolf Ok. Dvija means twice born. Dvijas are Brahmins, Kshatriyas and Vaishyas. Ezhavas and Thiyars are outside varna system but were not regarded as Dalits bcoz they were free unlike Dalits who were slaves. They had to endure caste discrimination but a lesser degree compared to Dalits

Official denotation for Dalit castes in Kerala were “agricultural slaves attached to the property.” As per the evidence given to House of Lords in 1830, the slaves were generally sold for 5 Rupees to 20 rupees in the Shudra Hindu Kingdom of Travancore

Abolition of Slavery in 1843 was an important milestone in the History of Dalits, Adivasis, and OBC Shudras who lived inside the British Indian Government territories.

However, the purchase and sales of slaves continued till 1870s in many of the Hindu Kingdoms like Travancore despite repeated requests of the British Raj and the Christian missionaries to eradicate slavery.

After repeated British interventions, the Kingdom of Travancore finally banned slavery except for d sale of children in 1853 AD & it took, British Indian Penal code which came effective on the 1862 to put an official ban on the sale of children in the Shudra Kingdom of Travancore

Yet one more reason to reject those anti Hindu/anti Sanatani/anti Vedic so called (trad/tradcells/pseudo trad) Pandits & guardian of Dharma, who believe women don’t have right to study Vedas 👇:-
#Vedas #RigVeda #Hinduism #Hindu #SanatanDharma #Women

Rig Veda 1.164.41 (1st Mandal, 164th Sukta, 41st Mantra) says :-

गौ॒रीर्मि॑माय सलि॒लानि॒ तक्ष॒त्येक॑पदी द्वि॒पदी॒ सा चतु॑ष्पदी।
अ॒ष्टाप॑दी॒ नव॑पदी बभू॒वुषी॑ स॒हस्रा॑क्षरा पर॒मे व्यो॑मन् ॥

Word-Meaning: -
हे स्त्री-पुरुषो ! जो (एकपदी) एक वेद का अभ्यास करनेवाली वा (द्विपदी) दो वेद जिसने अभ्यास किये वा (चतुष्पदी) चार वेदों की पढ़ानेवाली वा (अष्टापदी) चार वेद और चार उपवेदों की विद्या से युक्ता वा (नवपदी) चार वेद, चार उपवेद और व्याकरणादि शिक्षायुक्त..

.. (बभूवुषी) अतिशय करके विद्याओं में प्रसिद्ध होती और (सहस्राक्षरा) असंख्यात अक्षरोंवाली होती हुई (परमे) सबसे उत्तम (व्योमन्) आकाश के समान व्याप्त निश्चल परमात्मा के निमित्त प्रयत्न करती है और (गौरीः) गौरवर्णयुक्त विदुषी स्त्रियों को (मिमाय) शब्द कराती अर्थात्..

.. (सलिलानि) जल के समान निर्मल वचनों को (तक्षती) छाँटती अर्थात् अविद्यादि दोषों से अलग करती हुई (सा) वह संसार के लिये अत्यन्त सुख करनेवाली होती है ॥ ४१ ॥

Navigation through the Zodiac (signs) in the Quran..

A thread about Zodiac Signs in the Quran, Part 1 (from Aries to Virgo):

Pattinatar part 2

Chendanar his clerk
pattinathar went to Kashi Himalaya and many pilgrimage as when he returned he saw his clerk chendanar harassed by king and jailed. King wants to cease pattinatar property and add them to his treasury. pattinathar argued and released him.

chendanar went chidambaram with his wife and taken wood cutters job and lived meager life. then too he never left bhakti of Shiva. and served Shiva devotees with food. one day he couldn't find Shiva devotees and was very sad. that night sanyasi came and asked for food.

he doesn't have proper off meals so he prepared kazhi with mashedraagi.Sanyasi ate and went .Sanyasi taken leftover kazhi in his cloth bag .when next day priest opened chidambaram Temple they found Kali all over nataraja.
Divine voice Said about chendanar life incident all amazed

From that day during arudra every year kazhi offered to nataraja.Once chidambaram chariot didn't move chendanar sang thirupallandu and it moved.chendanar lived his life as Shiva devotee.his songs are contain in shaiva thirumurai

Pattinatar life and bhadragiri dog

He retrieved dead boy to life in temple.during his mother's last moment he came and he cremated her. One dog became friend with bhadragiri when pattinathar ask the food he told to ask food from samsari indicating bhadragiri attachment with dog.

The greatest modern Urdu poet and scholar Allama Iqbal called Sri Ram 'Imam-e-Hind’. Imam-e-Hind means religious head of India.   #RamMandirNidhiSamarpan Shri Ram JanamBhumi

Kabir who founded the Nirguna School of Bhakti conceived Rama as a formless God whereas Tulsidas and his followers worshipped Rama as Saguna God taking into account His divine qualities and achievements.   #RamMandirNidhiSamarpan  Donate 4 Ram

To Ramananda it was irrelevant whether the devotee was a Nirguna or Saguna Bhakta so long as he followed Ramananda’s preaching and had religious fervour. 
 #RamMandirNidhiSamarpan  Donate 4 Ram

Tulsidas was the most important poet of the Rama Bhakti school. The wave of the Bhakti movement spear-headed in the North by Ramananda may have influenced Tulsidas.    #RamMandirNidhiSamarpan Donate 4 Ram

The name “Ram” was used by Guru Kabir and other classic or early Sants such as Namdev. “Satya-Ram” is the sacred name used by the followers of Sant Dadu Dayal of Rajasthan.   #RamMandirNidhiSamarpan  Donate 4 Ram

🌿Some rare oil, litho and oleograph paintings of the Pre-Bengal School from 19th century. Painted by various unknown artists 🌿
1. 🌺Devi Durga with little shri Krishna🌺

2. 🌺Maa Saraswati🌺

3. 🌺Young shri Chaitanya with guru🌺

4. 🌺Nadiabihari gour hari( Gourango of Nadia)🌺

5. 🌺Maa Baglamukhi🌺

What we have been waiting for is here and I want to explain what tomorrow will bring to the world. First of all remember that the earth (physical plane) stays the same. It doesn't change so tomorrow the world is not going to be any different than it is now except the fact that