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प्रातः 4 बजे से 5 :30 तक का समय ब्रह्म मुहूर्त होता है ,यह समय वेदाध्ययन ,योगाभ्यास और ध्यान आदि आध्यात्मिक क्रियाओं के लिए विशेष माना जाता है। वेदों में कहा गया है कि ऐसे समय जगने बाले ब्यक्ति के पास शारीरिक और मानसिक रोग नहीं आते। ऐसा ब्यक्ति तेजयुक्त होता है।

 ब्रह्म मुहूर्त।

आयुर्वेदे के अनुसार ,इस समय बहने वाली वायु चंद्रमा से प्राप्त अमृत बूंदो से युक्त होने होने के कारण स्वास्थ्य के लिए अमृततुल्य होती है। इसीलिए इसे (अमृत बेला) भी कहते है। इस वायु में 41 प्रतिशत ऑक्सीजन ,55 प्रतिशत नाइट्रोजन और 4 प्रतिशत कार्बन डाइऑक्साइड होती है।
सुर्योदय के साथ ही सारे वायुमंडल में परिबर्तन हो जाता है। 

Gayatri Mantra

ॐ भूर्भुव: स्व: तत्सवितुर्वरेन्यं । भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि, धीयो यो न: 

प्रचोदयात् ।।

Gayatri Mantra (the mother of the vedas), the 

foremost mantra in hinduism and hindu beliefs,

 inspires wisdom. Its meaning is that "May the Almighty God illuminate our intellect to lead us along the righteous path". The mantra is also a prayer to the "giver of light and life" - the sun (savitur).

Oh God! Thou art the Giver of Life,
Remover of pain and sorrow,
The Bestower of happiness,
Oh! Creator of the Universe,
May we receive thy supreme sin-destroying light,
May Thou guide our intellect in the right direction.

Gayatri, the five-faced Goddess, is said to have domain over the five senses or pranas, and protects these five life-forces of those who chant the Gayatri Mantra. In her role as the protector, Gayatri is referred to as Savitri.

Origin of the Gayatri Mantra

The Vedas are widely considered to be the source of all true knowledge, the word "Veda" itself meaning "Knowledge". Gayatri Devi also gave to mankind the "Gayatri Mantra", also known as the "Guru Mantra" or the "Savitri Mantra". It is one of the oldest mantras, and generally thought of as being amongst the highest and most powerful mantras of all. This mantra is therefore often referred to as "the Mother of the Vedas". In the Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna had proclaimed to Arjuna - "Among all the mantras, I am the Gayatri".

Chanting of the Gayatri Mantra

The ideal times for chanting the mantra are three times a day - at dawn, mid-day, and at dusk. These times are known as the threesandhyas - morning, mid-day and evening. The maximum benefit of chanting the mantra is said to be obtained by chanting it 108 times. However, one may chant it for 3, 9, or 18 times when pressed for time.

Rishis selected the words of the Gayatri Mantra and arranged them so that they not only convey meaning but also create specific power of righteous wisdom through their utterance. Chanting of Gayatri Mantra removes all obstacles in our path to increased wisdom and spiritual growth and development. The teachings and powers incorporated in the Gayatri Mantra fulfill this purpose. Righteous wisdom starts emerging soon after Jap(recitation) of the Gayatri Mantra is performed.

The syllables of the mantra are said to positively affect all the chakras or energy centres in the human body - hence, proper pronunciation and enunciation are very important. Sathya Sai Babateaches that the Gayatri Mantra "will protect you from harm wherever you are, make your intellect shine, improve your power of speech, and dispel the darkness of ignorance (Dhiyoyonah prachodayaath)".

Surya Namaskar..

Generally, people understand Surya Namaskar as an exercise: it strengthens your back, your muscles, etc. Yes, it definitely does do all that and more. It is quite a complete workout for the physical system – a comprehensive exercise form without any need for equipment. But above all, it is an important tool that empowers human beings to break free from the compulsive cycles and patterns of their lives.

Surya Namaskar: Making the body a stepping-stone

Surya Namaskar means to bow down to the sun in the morning. The sun is the life source for this planet. In everything that you eat, drink and breathe, there is an element of the sun. Only if you learn how to better “digest” the sun, internalize it, and make it a part of your system, do you truly benefit from this process.

The physical body is a fantastic stepping-stone for higher possibilities, but for most people it functions like a road block. The compulsions of the body do not allow them to go forward. Being in sync with the solar cycle is an important part of balance and receptivity, a means of taking the body to the point where it is no longer a hurdle.

Jai Ho Ganga Maia Ki

In Hindu culture, there are many famous rivers that we hold dear because of their spiritual significance. Ganga is one of them. Let's take a closer look at where this great river starts from.

It all begins at the Gangotri Glacier, a huge area of ice (five by fifteen miles), at the foothills of the Himalayas (13,000 ft) in northern Uttar Pradesh. This glacier is the source of the river Bhagirathi, which joins with the river Alaknanda to form the might river Ganga at the rocky canyon-carved town of Devprayag.

The Ganges basin is India's widest and most heavily populated region. In the western part of the Gangetic Plain, the river provides water for crops through a wide canal system whose major branches are the Upper Ganges Canal and the Lower Ganges Canal. Some of the foods items grown here include rice, sugarcane, lentils, potatoes, wheat, etc.

The Ganga has an important position in Hindu culture. It is mentioned in the Vedas, the Purans, the Ramayan and the Mahabharata. Ganga is the daughter of the mountain god Himavan or Himalaya.

We also believe that bathing in the river is said to wash away one's sins, and water from the river is used extensively in rituals. It is auspicious to drink from the Ganga in the hour before death, and many Hindus ask to be cremated along the Ganga and to have their ashes immersed in the river. As we have seen, this river holds a special significance in the hearts of Hindus.

For fun, why not try finding the river Ganga on a map and note all the cities it passes through?

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Water from the Ganga has the unusual property that any water mixed with even the smallest quantity of Ganga water becomes Ganga water, and inherits its healing and other holy properties !

In her youth, Lord Indra had asked for Ganga to be given to heaven to soothe the Gods with her cool waters.

Hamari Gau Mata

The Gau Mata is the most respected and worshipped animal in India and our Hindu Dharm.

The holy cow is kind like the mother, since she gives us milk, and her dung is useful for us in many ways. That is why the cow is called ‘gau mata’– mother cow.

From cow’s milk, yogurt and then butter is made. From butter, ghee is made. Milk, yogurt and ghee are three of the five important ingredients of panchamrut, used in puja rituals for bathing God. Ghee is also used for lighting divas in puja. Cowdung is used as fuel in the rural areas even today. The dung is made into fuel cakes and used in fires to cook food. Cowdung is also used in plastering walls and floors. It has antiseptic properties. This is what modern science has discovered.

Now let us consider the place of this wonderful animal in Hindu Dharm sacred shastras. It is the general belief that devas live in the body of the cow. That is why it is declared that nobody should kill a cow.
The Vedas are also associated with the cow. The back of the cow is believed to be the Rig Veda, her mouth the Sam Veda and the body the Yajur Veda.
Giving a cow as donation to a Brahmin is considered a highly meritorious act.

JAI HO SHANIDEV KI

In our Hindu Dharm, there is a great importance of the kindness and the power of God Shani. Shani occupies the seventh place among the nine planets which govern the world. This is viewed as unlucky in conventional astrology. As per 'Kaagol Shastra', the distance of Shani from the earth is 9 crore miles. Its radius is about one billion and 82 crore and 60 lakh kilometers. And its gravitational force is 95 times higher than that of the earth. Planet Shani takes 19 years to complete one revolution around the Sun. The astronauts have viewed the Shani's colours as beautiful, strong, influencing and eye-catching. It has twenty two satellites in its ring.

Shani's gravitational power is more than that of the Earth's. Therefore, when we think good or bad thoughts and make plans, they reach Shani by the strength of his power. In astrological terms, the bad influence is considered as unlucky. But the result of good deeds will be good. Therefore, we must understand God Shani as a friend and not as foe. And for bad deeds, he is Sade Saathi, disaster and an enemy.

As regards the birth of Shani, there are different stories. Foremost and accepted is the one in the ancient 'Scanda Poorana' of Kasi Khanda which is as follows.

God Soorya was married to Daksha Kanya Sadnya. Sadnya could not tolerate the radiance of God Surya. She used to feel that by doing penance she could increase her brilliance. Or, by the power of her penance, she could diminish the glare of God Surya. But for God Surya, she was a spouse worshipping wife. From God Surya, she had three children. One was Vaivastahva Manu. The second was Yama Raj. And the third was Yamuna. Sadnya loved her children very much. But, she was very upset with the radiance of God Surya. One day, she thought that she would separate from God Surya, go to her parents' home and undertake great penance. And if there was opposition, she would go far away to a lonely and undertake great penance.

By strength of her penance, Sadnya created a 'Chaya' (shadow) of herself and named her Suvarna. And, and then the shadow of herself became Suvarna. After handing over the children to Chaya, Sadnya told her that Chaya would thereafter play the role of womanhood and nurse her three children. She told her if any problem arose, she should call her and she would come rushing to her. But she cautioned her that she must remember that she was Chaya, not Sadnya, and nobody should know this difference.

Sadnya hander over her responsibilities to Chaya and went away to her parents' place. She went home and told her father that she could not stand the radiance of God Surya. And therefore, without telling her husband she had come away. Listening to this, her father scolded her very much and told her that without being called, if the daughter returns home, both her and her father would be cursed. He told her to go back to her home immediately. Then, Saudnya began to worry that if she went back, what would happen to the responsibilities which she had given to Chaya. Where would Chaya go? And their secret would be exposed. So, Sadnya went to the dense jungles in Uttar Kurukshetra and took repose there.

She was fearful of her safety in the jungle because of her youthfulness and beauty. And she changed her form into that of a mare so that none could recognize her and started her penance. Elsewhere, the union of God Surya and Chaya begot three children. God Surya and Chaya were happy with each other. Surya never doubted anything. The children of Chaya were Manu, God Shani and Putri Bhadra (Tapti).

As per the second story, the creation of God Shani was the result of Maharishi Kashyap's great 'yagna'. When God Shani was in the womb of Chaya, Shiv Bhaktini Chaya was so engrossed in penance of God Shiva that she did not care for her food even. She prayed so intensely during her penance that the prayers had a profound influence on the child in her womb. As a result of such a great penance of Chaya, without food and shade in the blazing sun, the complexion of God Shani became black. When God Shani was born, Surya was surprised to see his dark complexion. He began to doubt Chaya. He insulted Chaya by saying that this was not his son.

From birth itself, God Shani had inherited the great powers of his mother's penance. He saw that his father was insulting his mother. He saw his father with a cruel gaze. As a result his father's body was charred black. The horses of God Surya's chariot stopped. The chariot would not move. Worried, God Surya called out to God Shiva. God Shiva advised God Surya and explained to him about what had happened. That is, because of him the respect of mother and child had been tarnished and insulted. God Surya accepted his fault and apologized. And regained his earlier glorious looks and the power of his chariot's horses. Since then, God Shani became a good son to his father and mother and an ardent disciple of God Shiva.

Meaning Of Hanuman Chalisa

1. Jaya Hanumana - Hail Hanumana 

gyaana – wisdom
guna - virtue
saagara – ocean
jaya -hail
Kapeesha - Lord of the Monkeys
tihun - three
loka – world
ujaagara – enlighten/awaken

1. Victory to Hanuman, ocean of wisdom and virtue,
Hail Monkey Lord, illuminator of the three worlds.

2. Raama
doota – messenger
atulita - incomparible
bala - strength
dhaamaa - abode
Anjani putra - Anjani’s son
Pavana –wind
suta -son (off spring)
naamaa - the name

2. Ram's emissary, abode of matchless power,
Anjani's son, named "Son of the Wind."

3. Maha - very
beera – brave
vikrama - valiant
bajarangee –lightening body
kumati - ignorance
nivaara - purify
sumati wise/good
ke (possesssive post position lit: of the wise)
sangee – companion

3. Great hero, mighty as a thunderbolt,
remover of evil thoughts and companion to the good.

4. kanchana - golden
barana - color
biraaja – beautifully
subesaa – clothed
kaanana – ears
kundala - rings
kunchita - long/curly
kesaa – hair

4. Golden-hued and splendidly adorned,
with heavy earrings and curly locks.

5. haatha - hand
vajra - mace (thunderbolt)
aura – and
dvajaa - banner
biraajai - bearing
kaandhe - shoulder
moonja – grass
janayu – sacred thread
saajai - adorn
5. In your hands shine mace and banner,
a sacred thread of munja grass adorns your shoulder.

6. Shankara - Shiva’s
suvana – incarnation
Kesaree - Keseri’s
nandana - son
teja – power
prataapa – glory
mahaa jaga - whole universe
bandana - praised
6. You are Shiva's son and Kesari's joy,
your glory is revered throughout the world.

7. Vidyaa vaana -full of wisdom
gunee - virtuous
ati – very
chaatura - clever
Raama –Ram’s
kaaja - work
karibe – doing
(ko-like/as)
aatura – eager
7. Supremely wise, virtuous, and clever,
you are ever intent on Ram's work.

8. Prabhu - Lord
charitra – story
sunibe - hearing
(ko-like/as)
rasiyaa - nectar
Raama - Ram
Lakhana - Lakshman
Seetaa - Sita
mana - heart
basiyaa -residing
8. You delight in hearing of the Lord's deeds,
Ram, Lakshman, and Sita dwell in your heart.

9. Sookshma - tiny
roopa - form
dhari - assume
Siyahin Sita (to Sita)
Dikhaavaa – to show
Bikata – terrigying
roopa – form
dhari - assume
Lanka - Lanka
Jaraawaa - burn
9. Assuming tiny form you appeared to Sita,
and in awesome guise you burned Lanka.

10. Bheema -mighty warrior
roopa – form
dhari - assume
asura - demons
sanghaare -destroy
Raamachandra - Ram’s
ke kaaja – work
sanvaare – carried out
10. Taking dreadful form you slaughtered demons
and completed Lord Ram's mission.

11. Laaya - brought
sajeevana life-gving herb
Lakhana - Lakshman
Jiyaaye - revived
Shree - lord
Raghubeera - Ram
harashi - joyful
ura - heart
laaye - clasped
11. Bringing the magic herb, you revived Lakshman,
and Ram embraced you with delight.

12. Raghupati - Ram
keenhee – did
bahuta - very
baraai - praise
Tuma - you
Mama- me
priya - dear
Bharatahi – Bharat (Ram’s brother)
Sama - like
Bhaai - brother
12. Greatly did the Raghu Lord praise you -
"Brother, you're as dear to me as Bharat!"

13. Sahasa – 1,000
badana - mouths
tumharo - your
jasa - fame
gaavai - sing
Asa - this
kahi – saying
Shreepati - Ram
kantha - neck
lagaavai - clasped
13. "May the thousand-mouthed serpent sing your fame!"
So saying, Shri's Lord drew you to Himself.

14. Sanakaadika – Sanikka, etc
Brahmaadi – Brahma, etc.
Muneesaa - sages
Naarada - Narad
Saarada - Sarad
sahita - with
Aheesaa – Shesha (king of serpents)
14. Sanak and the sages, Brahma, gods, and great saints,
Narada, Sarasvati, and the king of serpents,

15. Yama – Yasma (god of underworld/death)
Kubera – Kubera (god of wealth)
Digapaala - the rulers of 8 directions
Jahaante - wherever
Kabi - poets
kobida - scholars
kahi - tell
sake - can
kahaante - how
15. Yama, Kubera, and the rulers of the eight directions,
poets and scholars - none can express your glory.

16. Tuma - you
upakaara - service
Sugreevahin - Sugriva
Keenhaa - did
Raama - Ram
milaaya - introduced
raaja pada - kingdom
deenhaa - gave
16. You rendered great service to Sugriva,
presenting him to Ram, you gave him kingship.

17. Tumharo - your
mantra – word/advice
Vibheeshana
Maanaa - accepted
Lankeshvara - Lord of Lanka
bhaye - became
saba - all
jaga - world
jaanaa - knows
17. Vibhishana heeded your counsel
and became Lord of Lanka, as all the world knows.

18. Yuga – distant (?)
sahasra – 1,000
yojana - leagues
toward - para
bhaanu - sun
Leelyo - swallowed
taahi - it
madhura -sweet
phala - fruit
jaanu - thinking
18. Though the sun is thousands of miles away,
you swallowed it, thinking it a sweet fruit.

19. Prabhu – Lord’s
mudrikaa - ring
meli - took
mukha - mouth
maahin -in
Jaladhi - ocean
laanghi - leaped
gaye - went
acharaja - surprised
naaheen -not
19. Holding the Lord's ring in your mouth,
it's no surprise you leapt the ocean.

20. Durgama - difficult
kaaja - work
jagata - world
ke jete - any
Sugama - easy
Anugraha - grace
Tumhare - your
Tete - that
20. Every arduous task in this world becomes easy by your grace.

21. Raama – Ram’s
duaare - door
tuma – you
rakhavaare - keeper
Hota - having
Na - not
aagyaa - Permission
binu - without
paisaare - enter
21. You are the guardian of Ram's door,
none enters without your leave.

22. Saba - all
sukha - happiness
lahai - take
tumhaaree - your
sharanaa - shelter
Tuma - you
rakshaka - protect
kaahu -any
(ko) dara –far
naa - not
22. Taking refuge in you one finds all delight,
those you protect know no fear.

23. Aapana - yours
teja -power
samhaarau - bear
aapai - you
Teenon - three
loka - worlds
haanka - roar
(ten) kaanpai - tremble
23. You alone can withstand your own splendor,
the three worlds tremble at your roar.

24. Bhoota - ghosts
pishaacha - demons
nikata - near
nahin - not
aavai - come
Mahaabeera – great brave
jaba - when
naama - name
sunaavai - called
24. Ghosts and goblins cannot come near,
Great Hero, when your name is uttered.

25. Naasai - cured
roga - disease
hare - removed
saba - all
peeraa -suffering
Japata - repeated
nirantara - unceasing
Hanumata – Hanuman
Beeraa - brave
25. All disease and pain is eradicated,
brave Hanuman, by constant repetition of your name.

26. Sankata - dificulties
ten - from
Hanumaana - Hanuman
Churaavai - free
Mana - thought
Krama - deed
vachana - word
dhyaana - meditate
jo laavai – who keep
26. Hanuman releases from affliction
those who remember him in thought, word, and deed.

27. Saba - all
para – above
Raama - Ram
tapasvee - ascetic
raajaa - king
Tina - his
(ke) kaaja - work
sakala - all
tuma - you
saajaa –do
27. Ram the renunciant reigns over all -
you carry out his every task.

28. Aura -other
manoratha - desires
jo - those
koee - any
laave - bring
Soee - that
Amita - nectar
Jeevana - life
phala - fruit
pave - obtaions
28. One who brings any yearning to you
obtains the fruit of abundant life.

29. Chaaron - four
yuga - ages
parataapa - glory
tumhaaraa - your
Hai (“to be” verb) is
parasidha - fame
jagata - universe
ujiyaaraa – enlightens (awakens)
29. Your splendor fills the four ages,
Your glory is famed throughout the world.

30. Saadhu - renunciates
santa - saints
(ke) tuma - of you
rakhavaare - protect
Asura - demons
nikandana - destroy
Raama - Ram
Dulaare - beloved
30. You are the guardian of saints and sages,
the destroyer of demons, the darling of Ram.

31. Ashta - eight
sidhi - powers
nau - nine
nidhi - treasures
(ke) daataa – giver of
Asa - this
Bara - boon
Deena - given
Jaanakee - Janaki
Maataa - mother
31. You grant the eight powers and nine treasures
by the boon you received from Mother Janaki.

32. Raama - Ram
rasaayana - nectar
toomhare - you
paasaa – posses
Sadaa - always
raho – live/remain
Raghupati ke – Ram’s
Daasaa - servent
32. You hold the elixir of Ram's name
and remain eternally His servant.

33. Tumhare - your
bhajana - devotion
Raama - Ram
(ko) paavai - obtained
Janama janama ke – birth (of birth after birth)
dukha - pain
bisaravai – left behind
33. Singing your praise, one finds Ram
and escapes the sorrows of countless lives.

34. Anta - end
kaala - time
Raghubara – Ram’s
pura – place/city
jaaee - go
Jahaan - where
janma - birth
Hari - Ram
bhakta - devotee
kahaaee – called
34. At death, one goes to Ram's own city
or is born on earth as God's devotee.

35. Aura - other
devataa - gods
chita - mind
na - not
dharaee – keep
Hanumata - Hanuman
Sayi - with
sarva - all
sukha - happiness
karaee - do
35. Give no thought to any other deity -
worshipping Hanuman, one gains all delight.

36. Sankata - difficulty
katai - end
mite - remove
saba - all
peeraa - suffering
Jo - who
sumire - remember
Hanumata - Hanuman
bala - strong
beeraa - brave
36. All affliction ceases, all pain is removed,
by remembering the mighty hero, Hanuman.

37. Jai Jai Jai Hanumaana
Gosaaee - Lord
Kripaa -grace
karahu - do
guru – guru
deva - god
kee naaee – as/like
37. Victory, victory, victory to Lord Hanuman!
Be merciful even as is the Divine Master.

38. Jo - who
sata - 100
baara - times
paata - recites
kara - does
koee - anyone
Chootahi - freed
bandi - bondage
mahaa- great
sukha -happiness
hoee – be/is
38. Whoever recites this a hundred times
is released from bondage and gains bliss.

39. Jo - who
yaha - this
parai - reads
Hanumaana chaaleesaa – Hanuman Chalisa
Ho ya - be
sidhi – power/perfect
saakhee - witness
Gaureesaa – Shiva
39. One who reads this Hanuman Chalisa
gains success - Gauri's Lord bears witness.

40. Tulaseedaasa – Tulsidas
sadaa - always
Hari - Ram
Cheraa - servant
Kee jai - do
naata - lord
hridaya - heart
mahan - my
deraa - home
40. Says Tulsidas, Hari's constant servant,
"Lord, make your encampment in my heart."

Pavana tanaya - Son of the Wind
sankata - sorrow
harana - banish
Mangala – blessing/joy
moorati - embodiment
roopa - form
Rama Lakhshmana Sita
Sahita - with
Hridaya - heart
basahu – dwell/live
sura - devata
bhoopa - ruler/king
Siyaa vara – Sita’s bridegroom
Raamachandra pada – Rama’s feet
jai – hail
sharanam - refuge
Son of the Wind, banisher of sorrow and embodiment of blessing, dwell in my heart, King of Gods, together with Ram, Lakshman, and Sita.
Hail the refuge of the feet of Sita's bridegroom, Ramachandra.