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The calendar of festival in February 2016

Mauni Amavas: Monday, 08-02-2016 Vasant Panchami / Saraswati Puja: Friday, 12-02-2016 Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti: Sunday, 14-02-2016 Ratha Saptami: Sunday, 14-02-2016  Shivaji Jayanti: Friday, 19-02-2016 Magha Purnima: Monday, 22-02-2016

THE BEAUTY OF KRISHNA

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            Lord Krishna’s beauty is described in numerous prayers, poems, and portions of the Vedic literature. So we could provide many verses that describe this aspect of Krishna. An example of this is found when Lord Brahma relates Lord Krishna’s form in the many verses of his Brahma-samhita . He also explains the beauty of Lord Krishna in his prayers that he directly offered to the Lord in the Bhagavatam . He says that Lord Krishna’s body is dark blue like a new cloud. His garments are like brilliant lightning, and the beauty of Krishna’s face is enhanced by His earrings and the peacock feather He wears on His head. He stands beautifully while wearing garlands made from the forest flowers, carrying a herding stick, a buffalo horn, and a flute. ( Bhag .10.14.1) His personal form is so attractive that it is considered the reservoir of all beauty. In fact, all beautiful things emanate from Him. His form is...

WHO IS SRI KRISHNA?

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  It is the Vedic literature that most clearly reveals the nature and identity of the Absolute Truth or Supreme Personality. As with many of the Vedic texts, they begin to reveal this identity with hints that show how the Absolute is a person from which everything else originates. One such reference is the first and second verses of the Vedanta Sutras . The first verse states simply that “Now one should enquire into the Brahman.” This means that now that you have attained a human body, you should use your intelligence to discover what is really spiritual and what is the Absolute Truth. Then the second verse begins to explain what is this Absolute Truth: “He from whom everything originates is the Absolute.” Thus, as it refers to “He”, the source of all that exists, the ultimate point of creation, is a person.  The Katha Upanishad (2.2.9) relates in likemanner: “As with fire--the one original flame expands itself throughout the world by producing many more ...

HOW LORD KRISHNA TOOK BIRTH IN THE MATERIAL WORLD

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      The Supreme Being in His form as Sri Krishna appeared in Yadu Vamsha (Yadav of Kshatriya Chandra or Som Vamsha lineage) on this planet 5,000 years ago and performed His pastimes for 125 years before returning to His spiritual abode. The Vishnu Purana (Book Four, Chapter Twenty-four) establishes that the age of Kali-yuga began when Lord Krishna left this world in 3102 BC. There are many stories in the Vedic literature which narrate how Krishna engages in loving activities with His friends and relatives when He appears in this world, and how He performs amazing feats which thrill and astonish everyone, both while on this planet and in His spiritual abode. However, He brings His spiritual domain and His numerous pure devotees with Him when He descends into this world. Descriptions of the many activities and pastimes which go on in the spiritual world are found in such texts as Srimad-Bhagavatam , Vishnu Purana, Mahabharata, Caitanya-caritamrta , and Sa...

The calendar of festival in January 2016

Kalashtami – 5nd January, 2016 (Saturday) Saphala Ekadashi – 5th January, 2016 (Tuesday) Makar Sankranti  – 15th January, 2016 (Friday) Pongal  – 15th January, 2016 (Friday) ( Pongal Wishes ) Sankranti – 15th January, 2016 (Friday) Pausha Putrada Ekadashi – 20th January, 2016 (Wednesday) Paush Purnima – 24th January, 2016 (Sunday) Thai Pusam – 24th January, 2016 (Sunday)

Sree Kishna

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Add caption Krishna is a name of the original, unique Supreme Person, the source of all that exists. God has many names, and each describes a different aspect of His personality. Allah, Vishnu, Jehovah, and God refer to His greatness and His role as creator, maintainer of the universe, and Lord of all. The name Krishna—"the all-attractive one"—indicates the unequaled charm and beauty of the Supreme Person, as He appears to His most dear devotees. Krishna appears as other forms of God—avatars—to create and maintain the universe, while He simultaneously enjoys loving relationships with His countless associates in the spiritual world. He visits this material world from time to time to free His devotees from material existence and to vanquish the wicked. He performs superhuman pastimes—lifting mountains, swallowing forest fires, and killing numerous extraordinarily powerful demons—as easily as a child playing with toys.