One of the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines of the God Shiva in India
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Chandradev chanted Mrityunjaya Mantra 1 crore times in Japa and pleased Bhagawan Shiva at Somnath. We explore the meaning of Mrityunjaya Mantra and meditate upon it.Please support this podcast by pressing the follow button and support Chinmaya Mission Mumbai projects taken up by Swami Swatmananda, through generous donations. Contribution by Indians in INR can be made online using this link: https://bit.ly/gdswatmanDonors outside India who would like to offer any Gurudakshina/donation can send an email to enquiry@chinmayamissionmumbai.com with a cc to sswatmananda@gmail.com to get further details.These podcasts @ChinmayaShivam are also available on Spotify, Apple iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Podomatic, Amazon music and Google PodcastFB page: https://www.facebook.com/ChinmayaShivampageInsta: https://instagram.com/chinmayashivam?igshid=1twbki0v3vomtTwitter: https://twitter.com/chinmayashivamBlog: https://notesnmusings.blogspot.comLinkedIN: www.linkedin.com/in/swatmananda
Chandradev chanted Mrityunjaya Mantra 1 crore times in Japa and pleased Bhagawan Shiva at Somnath. We explore the meaning of Mrityunjaya Mantra and meditate upon it.Please support this podcast by pressing the follow button and support Chinmaya Mission Mumbai projects taken up by Swami Swatmananda, through generous donations. Contribution by Indians in INR can be made online using this link: https://bit.ly/gdswatmanDonors outside India who would like to offer any Gurudakshina/donation can send an email to enquiry@chinmayamissionmumbai.com with a cc to sswatmananda@gmail.com to get further details.These podcasts @ChinmayaShivam are also available on Spotify, Apple iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Podomatic, Amazon music and Google PodcastFB page: https://www.facebook.com/ChinmayaShivampageInsta: https://instagram.com/chinmayashivam?igshid=1twbki0v3vomtTwitter: https://twitter.com/chinmayashivamBlog: https://notesnmusings.blogspot.comLinkedIN: www.linkedin.com/in/swatmananda
Each day we will know the significance and worship one Jyotirlinga. Today is Somnath.Please support this podcast by pressing the follow button and support Chinmaya Mission Mumbai projects taken up by Swami Swatmananda, through generous donations. Contribution by Indians in INR can be made online using this link: https://bit.ly/gdswatmanDonors outside India who would like to offer any Gurudakshina/donation can send an email to enquiry@chinmayamissionmumbai.com with a cc to sswatmananda@gmail.com to get further details.These podcasts @ChinmayaShivam are also available on Spotify, Apple iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Podomatic, Amazon music and Google PodcastFB page: https://www.facebook.com/ChinmayaShivampageInsta: https://instagram.com/chinmayashivam?igshid=1twbki0v3vomtTwitter: https://twitter.com/chinmayashivamBlog: https://notesnmusings.blogspot.comLinkedIN: www.linkedin.com/in/swatmananda
Each day we will know the significance and worship one Jyotirlinga. Today is Somnath.Please support this podcast by pressing the follow button and support Chinmaya Mission Mumbai projects taken up by Swami Swatmananda, through generous donations. Contribution by Indians in INR can be made online using this link: https://bit.ly/gdswatmanDonors outside India who would like to offer any Gurudakshina/donation can send an email to enquiry@chinmayamissionmumbai.com with a cc to sswatmananda@gmail.com to get further details.These podcasts @ChinmayaShivam are also available on Spotify, Apple iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Podomatic, Amazon music and Google PodcastFB page: https://www.facebook.com/ChinmayaShivampageInsta: https://instagram.com/chinmayashivam?igshid=1twbki0v3vomtTwitter: https://twitter.com/chinmayashivamBlog: https://notesnmusings.blogspot.comLinkedIN: www.linkedin.com/in/swatmananda
A brief history of the Somnath temple and its restoration that was accomplished in-spite of Nehru's anti Hindu stance. If it wasn't for the hard work of KM Munshi this restoration would've never been possible. Follow me: Twitter: https://twitter.com/indologia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/indologiaa/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@indologia Whatsapp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va55D2lBPzjRND3rPC0A Telegram: https://t.me/indologia
Today, we're delving into the exciting world of AI product creation with a true industry veteran. Joining us isa renowned digital & AI products expert and serial entrepreneur. We'll be exploring the unique challenges and opportunities presented by AI products, along with invaluable management tips for navigating this dynamic landscape. Get ready for actionable insights and expert advice from a true AI pioneer! Somnath Biswas, AI Products & Entrepreneur Sign up for our online program today and learn how to develop and launch a successful Gen AI product! - https://genai.thinkific.com/courses/AI-Leader We will discuss: What are the key differences between managing traditional digital products and AI-powered products? How can product teams effectively identify and prioritize AI product opportunities with the highest potential for impact? What are some of the biggest challenges that product managers face when developing and launching AI products? More about Somnath at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/somnathbiswas/ CHECK OUT MY NEW EXECUTIVE PROGRAM: UNLOCKING THE POWER OF GEN AI: https://genai.thinkific.com/courses/AI-LeaderGen AI for Executives: https://youtu.be/LaHMyhxGzuQ Thanks for watching Invincible innovation LIVE A Show About The Future Of People With Tech I'm Adi Mazor Kario, #1 Product, Design and AI Expert. https://www.invincibleinnovation.com/ Invincible Innovation podcast: https://spoti.fi/3wzdBT1 Invincible Innovation on Facebook: https://bit.ly/3xtwPt9 Innovating Through Chaos Book: https://amzn.to/3gAVLbu Adi's LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3vuAplA #AI #AIBusiness #AIfuture #AIProduct #genAI #valuecreation #startup #Innovation #distruptiveInnovation #entreprenuer #business #leadership #innovation #innovationecosystem #startup #management #invincibleinnovation #openinnovation #cocreation #opportunities #valuecreation
They're back! After a brief hiatus, Kiran Manral and Shunali Shroff are back with Season 2 of #NotYourAunty. On this episode, they're catching up and also sharing details from their recent travels that took them to #Kaziranga, #Gujarat, #Somnath and some amazing insights they gathered. So don't miss this episode and remember to like, share and comment. Oh, and do subscribe on your favourite app and on YouTube.
Get my free mushroom trip checklist at mushroomchecklist.com ❤️ Join my free Telegram channel, The James Xander Tribe! • Listen to The James Xander Trip podcast• Book a 1:1 Psychedelic Guidance Call• Join the Unlock God Mode Experience SPONSOR:• MagicMush.ca – Use the code JAMES for 25% off your next orderYOUTUBE:• YouTube channel @emperorjames• YouTube channel @jamesxandertrip Episode 7 of The James Xander Trip – Ebrahim Turner is an entrepreneur, mindset wizard, and spiritual seeker. His mission is to raise the consciousness of a million entrepreneurs.[Watch this episode on YouTube]Ebrahim is one of the most special souls I've met, and I'm delighted to be able to share our 3-hour conversation with you. We go deep down the rabbit hole in this podcast.In our conversation, we dive into: • Ebrahim's spiritual beginnings• Ebrahim's first mushroom trip• What is the 5D? Going from 3D to 5D.• How business is a spiritual game• Lessons in surrender• Masculine vs feminine• Internal State = External Reality• Ebrahim's opinion of The Secret by Rhonda Byrne• Ebrahim's manifestation formula• Self-worth and Ayahuasca• What is the root cause of trauma• How do we release trauma• Going from victimhood to creator• Lessons from Ayahuasca• Destiny and parallel timelines• The true nature of reality• What is vulnerability?• Ebrahim's journey with self-love• Unconditional love vs attached love• Navigating heartbreak and break-ups• What Ebrahim learned from Peter Crone• What Ebrahim learned from his solo silent retreat• Who are we underneath our stories?• How do we open our heart to love?Listen to the podcast on Spotify and Apple: https://jamesxander.fm/subscribe
Hear about travel to Gujarat, India as the Amateur Traveler talks again to James Schomburgk about festivals, temples, and Asiatic lions. https://amateurtraveler.com/travel-gujarat/ James says, "Gujarat is in the far western central of northern India. Pakistan is its western border. And the southern border is the Arabian Sea. It's actually close to some of the big-hitting states in terms of tourism, but it's a very different geographically. It's very different feel to the rest of India. If you're looking for something that's remote. If you're looking for something that is you'll be, you'll be certainly be treated like royalty, because everybody will be looking at you bizarrely because they rarely see any tourists. The beauty of it is I think, for me, the wildlife, the wildlife is was quite mind blowing. And I know I've spoken to so many people in India, a lot of people associate India with tigers, but what they have in Gujarat is lions, leopards, hyena, and wolf, animals that people would be a bit surprised that are in India. It was the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi so it's also got a lot of history." James starts us in the city of Bhavnagar. He stayed in the Nilambag Palace with the current Maharaja. Half the palace has been turned into a hotel. He takes us then to one of the most holy sites in Jainism at Shatrunjaya. You can climb the 3,300 steps past a number of temples to a set of ornate temples at the top that are 900 years old. The view from the top of the mountain is also spectacular. If you don't have the fitness to climb the steps you can get carried up on a litter. From there James directs us to Sasan Gir National Park where you can see the last remaining Asiatic Lions in India. The Asiatic Lion is a close cousin of the African Lion. In addition to lions, they saw the nilgai which are the largest Asian antelope, and the dangerous mugger crocodile. Gir National Park is closed from 16 June to 15 October every year. The next stop is Junagadh which is known for its old fort (the name literally translates to "Old Fort"). There are also some spectacular mausoleums in Junagadh which were built in the late 1800s in an Indo-Islamic style. They have elaborate carvings and minarets with exterior spiral staircases. But the most memorable part of James' visit to Junagadh was the festival of Bhavnath Mela where throngs of people would climb the nearby holy hill of Girnar wearing their best sari... or in the case of some Naga (holy men) wearing nothing at all. Somnath temple is a sacred Hindu site that has been built and rebuilt over the centuries after it fell victim to invading Muslim armies from the West. Gujarat cuisine is vegetarian and you won't find alcohol either for religious regions so James and his traveling companion enjoyed a visit to the tiny state of Diu which used to be a Portuguese possession. Here you could see the blending of the Indian and Portuguese cultures... and get a cheap beer. They enjoyed a visit to a fishing village and a pick-up game of cricket with locals. The last stop on our itinerary is Blackbuck National Park for more wildlife viewing including the eponymous Blackbuck antelope, striped hyena, and Indian wolf. James highly recommends a stay in the luxurious Blackbuck Safari Lodge. After you have seen the well-known sites of India, explore some of its hidden gems like Gujarat.
The Somnath Jyotirlinga is not only one of the 12 sacred Jyotirlingas dedicated to Lord Shiva but also a place of great historical and cultural significance in India. Here are some interesting facts about the Somnath Jyotirlinga: --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nilnia/support
The Somnath Jyotirlinga is one of the 12 sacred shrines dedicated to Lord Shiva, known as Jyotirlingas. It is located in Prabhas Patan near Veraval in Saurashtra, Gujarat, India. The Somnath Jyotirlinga is deeply connected to Lord Shiva through a rich and ancient legend. Legend of Somnath Jyotirlinga: According to Hindu mythology, the legend of Somnath Jyotirlinga is associated with the Moon God, Chandra (Soma). Chandra, the Moon God, had married 27 daughters of Daksha Prajapati, but he favored one wife, Rohini, over the others. This partiality angered Daksha, and he cursed Chandra to gradually wane and lose his brightness. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nilnia/support
Matthew Garvey of Spirit Filled Hearts Ministry works with the ministry's Dunamis group, with a special focus on young adult ministry. The Journey is a show that focuses on the world Young Adult Catholic's face and the powerful testimonies young adults have living a faithful life following Jesus. In this episode, Matthew continues his conversation with Somnath about his faith story.The Journey airs on Spirit Filled Radio 1:30AM Weekdays, Pacific Time.Listen to the live airing here or the podcast episode at https://www.spiritfilledevents.com/the-journeyDownload the free App for you phone or table click below. Access all podcast and live radio shows here.APPLE LINK FOR APPGOOGLE PLAY LINK FOR APP
Matthew Garvey of Spirit Filled Hearts Ministry works with the ministry's Dunamis group, with a special focus on young adult ministry. The Journey is a show that focuses on the world Young Adult Catholic's face and the powerful testimonies young adults have living a faithful life following Jesus. In this episode, he speaks with Somnath, a physician resident, about his faith story. The Journey airs on Spirit Filled Radio 1:30AM Weekdays, Pacific Time.Listen to the live airing here or the podcast episode at https://www.spiritfilledevents.com/the-journeyDownload the free App for you phone or table click below. Access all podcast and live radio shows here.APPLE LINK FOR APPGOOGLE PLAY LINK FOR APP
In the Adhik Maas from 18th July to 18th August we did “Shiva Mantra Meditation” for 30 days. Each day there was a talk and a guided meditation session. Each of these are being uploaded here One by one on this YouTube channel as well as on the Podcast - swatmananda.Podomatic.com. Please listen to the talk and then follow it up with Guided Meditation. If you feel inspired by these sessions, do offer whatever best you can, as the gurudakshina. It will be used for sharing this knowledge with maximum people and support the activities of Chinmaya Mission, especially the youth. The link is - https://rzp.io/l/aichykgdPlease support this podcast by pressing the follow button and support Chinmaya Mission Mumbai projects taken up by Swami Swatmananda, through generous donations. Contribution by Indians in INR can be made online using this link: https://bit.ly/gdswatmanDonors outside India who would like to offer any Gurudakshina/donation can send an email to enquiry@chinmayamissionmumbai.com with a cc to sswatmananda@gmail.com to get further details.These podcasts @ChinmayaShivam are also available on Spotify, Apple iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Podomatic, Amazon music and Google PodcastFB page: https://www.facebook.com/ChinmayaShivampageInsta: https://instagram.com/chinmayashivam?igshid=1twbki0v3vomtTwitter: https://twitter.com/chinmayashivamBlog: https://notesnmusings.blogspot.comLinkedIN: www.linkedin.com/in/swatmananda
Get my free mushroom trip checklist here: jamesxander.com/checklist ❤️ » 1:1 Integration Support & Psychedelic Guidance «» Unlock God Mode – A Course for Upgrading Your Hologram «YOUTUBE:• YouTube channel @emperorjames• YouTube channel @jamesxandertrip [From the vault - Episode 3 of The James Xander Trip] - Paul Scott is an energy healing facilitator, spiritual seeker, plant medicine explorer, and transpersonal counsellor. Paul joins me to talk about his experiences with Ayahuasca, mushrooms, Bufo, DMT, his journey from addiction to the spiritual path, and so much more.[Watch this episode on YouTube]Join the the Psychedelic Tribe - jamesxander.com ❤️ Resources for your psychedelic trip:• YouTube channel• 4 Essential Touchstones for Your Mushroom Trip• The Mushroom Trip Guide: A Psychedelic Checklist• 1:1 Cosmic Guidance Call with James Paul joins me today to dive into:• his journeys with LSD, Ayahuasca, and Bufo• how psychedelics brought him closer to God• why do so many people feel disconnected• how he overcame a life-threatening illness• his journey with addiction and sobriety• how Alcoholics Anonymous helped him• how to keep going in the face of adversity• what keeps people stuck in life• his study of A Course in Miracles• his vision quest with the Indigenous people• the planet's current evolution• how to trust and surrender to the Divine• his Ayahuasca experience• his Bufo experience (5-MeO-DMT)• his wild mushroom trip• the difference between LSD and mushrooms• how he met the love of his life, Kathie• his advice and wisdom on love & relationships• the importance of forgiveness & making amends• his thoughts on aging and growing older• the #1 lesson he would impart to his younger selfSupport the podcast:• Watch this episode on YouTube.• Share this episode: jx.fm/episode3• Join the Psychedelic Tribe - jamesxander.com/tribe ❤️Connect with James Xander:• Newsletter• Instagram• Twitter• PatreonTimestamps:• (0:00) - Preview• (02:15) - Introduction• (03:06) - First mystical experience• (05:58) - First awakening experience• (07:48) - How LSD changed Paul's life• (10:20) - Unity consciousness state• (16:25) - Paul's journey with addiction• (18:42) - Dark night of the soul• (26:44) - Surrendering to life• (36:02) - Sobriety & Alcoholics Anonymous• (41:39) - The key to transformation• (44:18) - A Course in Miracles• (50:27) - Paul's Vision Quest• (54:56) - The planet's current evolution• (57:14) - Trusting in the Divine Plan• (01:03:58) - Psychedelics & Ayahuasca• (01:07:20) - Bufo, Sonoran toad (5-MeO-DMT)• (01:17:17) - The importance of integration• (01:18:46) - Remembering past lives• (01:21:52) - Paul's wild mushroom trip• (01:26:02) - LSD vs mushrooms• (01:30:06) - Jaguar / 5-MeO-DMT• (01:34:17) - MDMA & mushrooms• (01:35:13) - The Celestine Prophecy• (01:36:22) - How Paul met Kathie• (01:41:00) - Lessons from love & marriage• (01:45:05) - Advice on love & relationships• (01:49:37) - Forgiveness & making amends• (01:56:51) - Thoughts on aging• (02:00:54) - Lessons to his younger self• (02:05:34) - Just be you• (02:08:50) - Enjoy the ride• (02:10:14) - ConclusionBooks mentioned:• Eating Alive by Jonn Matsen• You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay• A Course in Miracles by Helen Schucman• The Celestine Prophecy by James RedfieldSupport the podcast:• Share this episode: jx.fm/episode3• Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube• Support the podcast via PatreonConnect with Paul at:• quantumlife.caConnect with James• Newsletter• Instagram• Twitter• PatreonYou've been listening to The James Xander Trip, episode 3.Special thanks to Paul, Kathie, Sayde, Sasha, Jerry, Lucas, Alejandro, Manny, Azmat, Monty, Ajrina, Fikky, Raka, Mamet, Somnath, Khizer, Artemis, Vlad, and Karim for your contributions and encouragement.Stay tuned for more episodes!Join the Psychedelic Tribe - jamesxander.com/tribe ❤️ Thanks to our monthly supporters Jacquelyn Guiliano Izbel Mark Snow Brent Knight Buy me a coffee ❤️ »Become a Patreon supporter » 1:1 Integration Support & Psychedelic GuidanceVisit MagicMush.ca for mushrooms and chocolates – use the promo code JAMES to get 25% off.The Mushroom Trip Checklist (ebook) Support the podcast on Patreon ❤️ Subscribe to the YouTube channel ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
1:1 Integration Support & Psychedelic Guidance » Join Unlock God Mode, a 30-day audio course for upgrading your relationship with reality. « The Mushroom Trip Checklist (ebook) Check out The James Xander Trip podcast ❤️ Subscribe to my personal YouTube channel [From the vault - Episode 7 of The James Xander Trip] – Ebrahim Turner is an entrepreneur, mindset wizard, and spiritual seeker. His mission is to raise the consciousness of a million entrepreneurs. In this episode, we dive into his experiences with mushrooms, Ayahuasca, vulnerability, self-love, self-worth, and so much more.Join the the Psychedelic Tribe - jamesxander.com ❤️ [Watch this episode on YouTube]In our conversation, we dive into: • Ebrahim's spiritual beginnings• Ebrahim's first mushroom trip• What is the 5D? Going from 3D to 5D.• How business is a spiritual game• Lessons in surrender• Masculine vs feminine• Internal State = External Reality• Ebrahim's opinion of The Secret by Rhonda Byrne• Ebrahim's manifestation formula• Self-worth and Ayahuasca• What is the root cause of trauma• How do we release trauma• Going from victimhood to creator• Lessons from Ayahuasca• Destiny and parallel timelines• The true nature of reality• What is vulnerability?• Ebrahim's journey with self-love• Unconditional love vs attached love• Navigating heartbreak and break-ups• What Ebrahim learned from Peter Crone• What Ebrahim learned from his solo silent retreat• Who are we underneath our stories?• How do we open our heart to love?Listen to the podcast on Spotify and Apple: https://jamesxander.fm/subscribe
Get my free mushroom trip checklist here: jamesxander.com/checklist ❤️ » 1:1 Integration Support & Psychedelic Guidance «» Unlock God Mode – A Course for Upgrading Your Hologram « YOUTUBE:• YouTube channel @emperorjames• YouTube channel @jamesxandertrip [From the vault - Episode 7 of The James Xander Trip] – I am so excited to share my interview with Ebrahim Turner. Ebrahim is an entrepreneur, mindset wizard, and spiritual seeker. His mission is to raise the consciousness of a million entrepreneurs.[Watch this episode on YouTube]In our conversation, we dive into: • Ebrahim's spiritual beginnings• Ebrahim's first mushroom trip• What is the 5D? Going from 3D to 5D.• How business is a spiritual game• Lessons in surrender• Masculine vs feminine• Internal State = External Reality• Ebrahim's opinion of The Secret by Rhonda Byrne• Ebrahim's manifestation formula• Self-worth and Ayahuasca• What is the root cause of trauma• How do we release trauma• Going from victimhood to creator• Lessons from Ayahuasca• Destiny and parallel timelines• The true nature of reality• What is vulnerability?• Ebrahim's journey with self-love• Unconditional love vs attached love• Navigating heartbreak and break-ups• What Ebrahim learned from Peter Crone• What Ebrahim learned from his solo silent retreat• Who are we underneath our stories?• How do we open our heart to love?Listen to the podcast on Spotify and Apple: https://jamesxander.fm/subscribe
Get my free mushroom trip checklist here: jamesxander.com/checklist ❤️ » 1:1 Integration Support & Psychedelic Guidance «» Unlock God Mode – A Course for Upgrading Your Hologram « YOUTUBE:• YouTube channel @emperorjames• YouTube channel @jamesxandertrip [From the vault] - This is a re-share of one of my favorite episodes from The James Xander Trip podcast. Enjoy :)Episode 3 – Paul Scott is an energy healing facilitator, spiritual seeker, plant medicine explorer, and transpersonal counsellor.[Watch this episode on YouTube] Paul joins me today to dive into:• his journeys with LSD, Ayahuasca, and Bufo• how psychedelics brought him closer to God• why do so many people feel disconnected• how he overcame a life-threatening illness• his journey with addiction and sobriety• how Alcoholics Anonymous helped him• how to keep going in the face of adversity• what keeps people stuck in life• his study of A Course in Miracles• his vision quest with the Indigenous people• the planet's current evolution• how to trust and surrender to the Divine• his Ayahuasca experience• his Bufo experience (5-MeO-DMT)• his wild mushroom trip• the difference between LSD and mushrooms• how he met the love of his life, Kathie• his advice and wisdom on love & relationships• the importance of forgiveness & making amends• his thoughts on aging and growing older• the #1 lesson he would impart to his younger selfSupport the podcast:• Watch this episode on YouTube.• Share this episode: jx.fm/episode3• Join the Psychedelic Tribe - jamesxander.com/tribe ❤️Connect with James Xander:• Newsletter• Instagram• Twitter• PatreonTimestamps:• (0:00) - Preview• (02:15) - Introduction• (03:06) - First mystical experience• (05:58) - First awakening experience• (07:48) - How LSD changed Paul's life• (10:20) - Unity consciousness state• (16:25) - Paul's journey with addiction• (18:42) - Dark night of the soul• (26:44) - Surrendering to life• (36:02) - Sobriety & Alcoholics Anonymous• (41:39) - The key to transformation• (44:18) - A Course in Miracles• (50:27) - Paul's Vision Quest• (54:56) - The planet's current evolution• (57:14) - Trusting in the Divine Plan• (01:03:58) - Psychedelics & Ayahuasca• (01:07:20) - Bufo, Sonoran toad (5-MeO-DMT)• (01:17:17) - The importance of integration• (01:18:46) - Remembering past lives• (01:21:52) - Paul's wild mushroom trip• (01:26:02) - LSD vs mushrooms• (01:30:06) - Jaguar / 5-MeO-DMT• (01:34:17) - MDMA & mushrooms• (01:35:13) - The Celestine Prophecy• (01:36:22) - How Paul met Kathie• (01:41:00) - Lessons from love & marriage• (01:45:05) - Advice on love & relationships• (01:49:37) - Forgiveness & making amends• (01:56:51) - Thoughts on aging• (02:00:54) - Lessons to his younger self• (02:05:34) - Just be you• (02:08:50) - Enjoy the ride• (02:10:14) - ConclusionBooks mentioned:• Eating Alive by Jonn Matsen• You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay• A Course in Miracles by Helen Schucman• The Celestine Prophecy by James RedfieldSupport the podcast:• Share this episode: jx.fm/episode3• Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube• Support the podcast via PatreonConnect with Paul at:• quantumlife.caConnect with James• Newsletter• Instagram• Twitter• PatreonYou've been listening to The James Xander Trip, episode 3.Special thanks to Paul, Kathie, Sayde, Sasha, Jerry, Lucas, Alejandro, Manny, Azmat, Monty, Ajrina, Fikky, Raka, Mamet, Somnath, Khizer, Artemis, Vlad, and Karim for your contributions and encouragement.Stay tuned for more episodes!Join the Psychedelic Tribe - jamesxander.com ❤️ Resources for your psychedelic trip:• YouTube channel• 4 Essential Touchstones for Your Mushroom Trip• The Mushroom Trip Guide: A Psychedelic Checklist• 1:1 Cosmic Guidance Call with James Thanks to our monthly supporters Jacquelyn Guiliano Izbel Mark Snow Brent Knight Buy me a coffee ❤️ » Become a Patreon supporter » » Join Unlock God Mode, a 30-day audio course for upgrading your relationship with reality. « The Mushroom Trip Checklist (ebook) Check out The James Xander Trip podcast ❤️ Subscribe to my personal YouTube channel ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
1:1 Integration Support & Psychedelic Guidance » Join Unlock God Mode, a 30-day audio course for upgrading your relationship with reality. « The Mushroom Trip Checklist (ebook) Check out The James Xander Trip podcast ❤️ Subscribe to my personal YouTube channel [From the vault] - Paul Scott joins me to dive into his journeys with LSD, Ayahuasca, and Bufo, and how psychedelics brought him closer to God. Paul is an energy healing facilitator, spiritual seeker, plant medicine explorer, and transpersonal counsellor. This is a re-share of one of my favorite episodes from The James Xander Trip podcast. Enjoy! Join the the Psychedelic Tribe - jamesxander.com ❤️ Resources for your psychedelic trip:• YouTube channel• 4 Essential Touchstones for Your Mushroom Trip• The Mushroom Trip Guide: A Psychedelic Checklist• 1:1 Cosmic Guidance Call with James [Watch this episode on YouTube]Paul joins me today to dive into:• his journeys with LSD, Ayahuasca, and Bufo• how psychedelics brought him closer to God• why do so many people feel disconnected• how he overcame a life-threatening illness• his journey with addiction and sobriety• how Alcoholics Anonymous helped him• how to keep going in the face of adversity• what keeps people stuck in life• his study of A Course in Miracles• his vision quest with the Indigenous people• the planet's current evolution• how to trust and surrender to the Divine• his Ayahuasca experience• his Bufo experience (5-MeO-DMT)• his wild mushroom trip• the difference between LSD and mushrooms• how he met the love of his life, Kathie• his advice and wisdom on love & relationships• the importance of forgiveness & making amends• his thoughts on aging and growing older• the #1 lesson he would impart to his younger selfSupport the podcast:• Watch this episode on YouTube.• Share this episode: jx.fm/episode3• Join the Psychedelic Tribe - jamesxander.com/tribe ❤️Connect with James Xander:• Newsletter• Instagram• Twitter• PatreonTimestamps:• (0:00) - Preview• (02:15) - Introduction• (03:06) - First mystical experience• (05:58) - First awakening experience• (07:48) - How LSD changed Paul's life• (10:20) - Unity consciousness state• (16:25) - Paul's journey with addiction• (18:42) - Dark night of the soul• (26:44) - Surrendering to life• (36:02) - Sobriety & Alcoholics Anonymous• (41:39) - The key to transformation• (44:18) - A Course in Miracles• (50:27) - Paul's Vision Quest• (54:56) - The planet's current evolution• (57:14) - Trusting in the Divine Plan• (01:03:58) - Psychedelics & Ayahuasca• (01:07:20) - Bufo, Sonoran toad (5-MeO-DMT)• (01:17:17) - The importance of integration• (01:18:46) - Remembering past lives• (01:21:52) - Paul's wild mushroom trip• (01:26:02) - LSD vs mushrooms• (01:30:06) - Jaguar / 5-MeO-DMT• (01:34:17) - MDMA & mushrooms• (01:35:13) - The Celestine Prophecy• (01:36:22) - How Paul met Kathie• (01:41:00) - Lessons from love & marriage• (01:45:05) - Advice on love & relationships• (01:49:37) - Forgiveness & making amends• (01:56:51) - Thoughts on aging• (02:00:54) - Lessons to his younger self• (02:05:34) - Just be you• (02:08:50) - Enjoy the ride• (02:10:14) - ConclusionBooks mentioned:• Eating Alive by Jonn Matsen• You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay• A Course in Miracles by Helen Schucman• The Celestine Prophecy by James RedfieldSupport the podcast:• Share this episode: jx.fm/episode3• Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube• Support the podcast via PatreonConnect with Paul at:• quantumlife.caConnect with James• Newsletter• Instagram• Twitter• PatreonYou've been listening to The James Xander Trip, episode 3.Special thanks to Paul, Kathie, Sayde, Sasha, Jerry, Lucas, Alejandro, Manny, Azmat, Monty, Ajrina, Fikky, Raka, Mamet, Somnath, Khizer, Artemis, Vlad, and Karim for your contributions and encouragement.Stay tuned for more episodes!Join the Psychedelic Tribe - jamesxander.com/tribe ❤️ Thanks to our monthly supporters Mindy Thomas Mark Snow Brent Knight Johan Benjaminsson ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
We embark on a spiritual journey to one of the holiest places for devotees of Lord Shiva—Somnath Jyotirlinga. Located in Prabhas Patan, Gujarat, India, this ancient temple carries profound historical and spiritual significance. Join me as we unravel the mysteries and legends surrounding this divine abode. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nilnia/support
Somnath Pal draws, makes animation, and even works on movies. However, he didn't always know he would be able to pursue all of his creative endeavors. He had to throw all his ideas at the wall and work overtime to get where he is today. So join me while we hear the story of Somnath and how he got some of those ideas to stick. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/myartisrealSomnath Pal: https://www.instagram.com/old_qfwfq/Music Credit: Cue Shop - Clip Art, Xylo-Ziko - Osmosis, Ian Alex Mac - The Loss of Blood, Cue Shop - Pride's Cloke (Slow), Daniel Birch - The Big Bang pt.2, Cue Shop - Today's News Tomorrow, Cue Shop - Pride's Cloke (Slow), Cue Shop - 5 a.m. (Only Sparrows), Cue Shop - Beady Eyes & Tall Grasses
"The priest walked away, saying, "The fool! Some people don't seem to know when death is at hand." This startled Wang, who at first thought of the girl; but then he reflected that a pretty young thing as she was couldn't well be a witch." Story: "The Painted Skin" by Pu Songling _____________________________________ Original story illustration by Rahul - https://www.instagram.com/snuffa_luffa_gus/ Music production and background score by Sid Ramalingam - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfBYKKIokA3yzb5DGbL8m8w https://www.instagram.com/sidramling/ Mix by: Somnath - https://www.instagram.com/sagunteddy1/?hl=en Video editing by Srinath Ramalingam https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVpOp6n09SvIe5wnnZRzGzQ https://www.instagram.com/srinath_n_r/ Voices: Nishta Jeeva ______ Channel links: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2JCtbkgPg8Vs0zvUhUyYNk Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/karan-ki-khaufnaak-kahaaniyaan/id1636781196 Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2ltvbhTCqFfd6f5xzPMRWg ______ 00:00 - Commentary 01:00 - Story: The Painted Skin #podcast #horrorstories #nishtajeeva #nishta #jeeva #englishhorror #horrorpodcast #horrorpodcaster #lovecraft #hplovecraft #horrorgaming #rakshasa #rakshasi #creepypasta #nosleep #johncarpenter #chinesedrama #chinesecreepypasta #ghoststories #hindighoststories #paranormal #creepy #supernatural #bollywood #redditstories #psychological #ritual #demon #demonslayer #exorcism #exorcist #chilling #dark #bhoot #pisacha #occult #occultist #horrorstory #synthwave #80shorror #india #indianhorror #tumbbad #stephenking #ariaster #junjiito #satoshikon #midsommar #corpsehusband #cosmichorror
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In this episode, we talk about the festival of Mahashivarathri.We converse with Sheela, a Shiva bhakta and a working mother and have a freewheeling discussion on not just Maha Shivarathri but a lot more.General InformationSubscribers are requested to look for The Hindu Parenting notification emails for new podcasts/posts in their email promotions/spam tab and personally move these into the main inbox. Thereafter all posts will be delivered to their main inbox. Thank you!For questions that you'd like us to address, please use the form below:Hindu Parenting QuestionsFor comments and suggestions, please use the comments tab or write to us at contact@hinduparenting.orgPlease note that questions will not be answered on email.Do subscribe to our substack and follow us on our social media handlesTwitter: hinduparentingInstagram: hinduparentingTelegram: t.me/hinduparentingFacebook: facebook.com/groups/hinduparentingTranscriptRekhaNamaste!Welcome to the Hindu Parenting podcast. As we pointed out in the previous episode, ours is a celebratory culture. Almost every day in our calendar is filled with a celebration of nature or episodes from our rich itihasas and puranas. Our ways of celebration are equally rich and diverse. Today, we will be talking about the festival of Maha Shivaratri. So, when does Shivaratri occur according to the Indian calendar, traditionally known as the Panchangam? The 14th day or chaturdashi of Krishna paksha just before the new moon marks Shivaratri every month, making it 12 Shivaratris in all, but the Shivaratri that falls on Krishna paksha chaturdashi in the month of Magha, or Phalgun, depending on the specific panchang is called the Maha Shivratri. To discuss this festival, we have Sheela, a Shivabhakta, and a working mother. Shalini and I will be talking to her about the festival and how she celebrates it as a person from the Lingayat community. Namaskara and welcome, Sheela.Sheela: Namaskara Rekha, Shalini. Thank you so much for having me on your podcast.Rekha: It's a pleasure to have you on our podcast. Shall we dive right in? First, can you help us understand the significance of the festival? And what are the stories behind Shivaratri?Sheela: Sure. As we all know, the Shivaratri is celebrated every month or there is a Shivaratri every month, or day before the amavasya is considered Shivaratri every month. But in the Magha maasa, we celebrate Maha Shivratri. It is believed that when the samudra manthana happened, there was amrita and visha that came out of the samudra manthan, after the churning of the sea. So when the poison had generated, it caused a lot of problems even to the God. So Shiva offered to consume this haalahala is what they call it. So it so happened that when he consumed it…Shalini: Sorry, what is called haalahala?Sheela: The poison or visha, what we say. Vish, that is called haalahala. Okay, so amrita and haalahala, is what it's called. Shiva is the Lord of the world, is what we call Jagaddodharaka. So for the uddhara of pruthvi or this sampoorna loka, he came forward and said that he would consume that and dissolve that so it doesn't affect the whole world. So when he consumes this haalahala, when it's flowing down his throat, Parvati comes and holds his throat so it doesn't enter his body system. So that's how his throat has turned blue. So if you if you see the picture of Lord Shiva, it is always shown that his neck is blue in color, that's the reason he's also got the name Neelakantha. We can relate this to a story like how in the villages, if a person is bitten by a poisonous snake, he is kept awake for 24 hours. So that is what happened when Shiva consumed the haalahala, all the devas and devatas and the devis kept him awake by singing and dancing and performing different activities. This kept Lord Shiva awake. So that is a reason that we perform pujas on Shivaratri. So in the same way they did not eat anything. It's it's also…you can think this way; like if the head of the family, okay is unwell, can we eat anything? We won't be in a mood to eat because he's unwell. So that was one of the reasons they did upavaasa. Upavaasa also has an explanation for the word. “Upa” was, it said that, “at the threshold of God”. Vaasa means “living”, right. So at the footsteps or at the threshold of God's presence is what is upavaasa, they say. So, that was one of the reasons why they do upavaasa. And why they do jaagarane. They stay awake with the Lord, to help him overcome this, this reaction of the poison, okay by keeping him awake, because once a person sleeps, it may damage the whole system. And that was one of the reason why they keep the person who consumes or who has been bit by sneak awake for 24 hours.Shalini: I think you should come again on that upavaasa bit. Because vaasa, as you said, That's understood that you're talking about the abode of somebody, or where somebody stays, what does upa mean?Sheela: Upa means near and vaasa means to stay.Shalini: Okay, you're staying near the God who has consumed this haalahala. And you're keeping vigil for that person, with him. Right?Sheela: Along with him. Yeah, any fasting is called upavaasa. So you're close to God, it means that you're close to God.Rekha: Okay, so the purpose of fasting is to be close to God, not just to simply abstain from food. The whole purpose behind any kind of fasting upavaasa that we observed for many of our rituals and festivals is to not eat and thereby stay close to God think thinking of our devi or devata? Whichever occasion.Shalini: Right. This is very interesting, what we use the term upavaasa is to denote fasting, but the word itself does not have that meaning at all. Actually, I think it's an interesting word. It just occurred to me when you said it.Rekha: Yeah, I'm thinking it may have something to do with the proliferation of two meanings. You know, Sanskrit is a language that, that has different meanings for every word. So when you say, yeah, so in some way, I think what we are referring to by using the word upavaasa must be its underlying meaning, not the on the surface meaning of just staying away from food, but the underlying reason for it. So that has become coming into usage.Sheela: I would like to add something to this is when you're doing something that you want to achieve, or something that you like to do, or enjoy doing it, you're focused on it. When you're focused on something; imagine a child that likes to play, okay, doesn't think of food or anything, who's enjoying doing the whole act of playing, will not think of food or anything to drink. The game. Shalini: Very interesting point that you know, because when all focus is on some activity, you really are not concerned about food, drink anything. You're concerned only about what you're doing. So I think that's a great point.Rekha: Especially all of us definitely know how hard it is to drag a screaming child away from play to eat.Shalini: That's, that's absolutely true. Yeah. Sheela: So all of us become children when it is the creator that the supreme energy, soShalini: That's very, very nice way to put it. Yeah. So, Sheela, Shiva is worshipped in many forms, okay. I mean, you see a picture of Shiva on on his vaahana which is Nandi. Sometimes you just see a picture of Shiva with Parvati and their children, but the most common one is the form in which he is worshipped as a linga. So, why do you think that Shiva is represented as a linga?Sheela: Okay. Like, we all know energy does not have a shape. So, Shiva himself has no shape is what they say.Shalini: Yeah, I mean, Linga also actually means just a representation no in Sanskrit? Linga is the sign,Rekha: Yeah, the representation of Shiva linga. Linga is the word in Sanskrit word for a sign. So Shiva is represented as a linga and a linga is column of light with no beginning and no end. And when you worship Shiva as a linga, it just means you worship him as this unending, infinite source of light and fire. It's supposed to be a column of fire with no beginning and end. And interestingly the Jyotirlingas are well known to all practitioners of Hinduism. So the Jyotirlingas are supposed to be manifestations of this column or pillar of light, it's also called as sthambh. So the manifestation of the stambh in 12 different locations across India is the story behind Jyotirlingas. And some of the Jyotirlingas, where Bhagwan is represented as a column of light is places like Kedarnath, Mahakal temple in Ujjain.Shalini: There is Trimbakeshwar in Maharashtra, also Bhimashankar in Maharashtra too, I think, yeah, then I think Somnath is also one of the Jyotirlingas right?Rekha: They say that these are all swayambhu forms of Bhagwan because the Jyotirlingas are swayambhus which means that they have manifested by themselves without installing. So that is the significance of the 12 Jyotirlingas.Shalini: So Sheela, Rekha has been saying that, you know, a column of light, fire. Actually, Shiva is always represented in this fiery form. There's always a kind of very intense energy associated with him, you know, why is that?Sheela: Yes, as I mentioned, in the beginning, Jagaddhodharaka. So, he is believed to take away all the negatives from the creatures of his own creation, right. So he has created this world is what we believe. So in this world, whatever negatives that are there and that's the reason we go to any temple, okay? To gain energy from them, we don't go there to ask for something, we just try to, it's like, we are recharging our energies, okay. So, every time when we talk, we always say, think positive be positive, okay. So, it is believed that Eeshwara or Jagadeeshwara or Jagadoddharaka draws all the negatives. So, when he is taking all of the negatives, like how he consumed the haalahala, he is considered to be you know, his system is they say that he's very hot. So, any shaivaite if you ask them… He is believed to be abhisheka priya is what they say. If you go to any Shiva temple, you will see that there are drops of water falling on the Shivalinga that is there in the sanctum. It is said that the Shivalinga always needs to be cooled down like, you said Agni or fire that he's holding in his system has to always… you have to cool it so, that's one of the reasons why these water drops keep falling on the Shivalinga. And even if you can connect that to your family as such, it is believed that eeshanya moole in vaastu is what they say, in a house where the north and east coincide is called the eeshanya corner Okay. So, in that corner, even now in certain houses, they follow this ritual of or custom of keeping a vessel of copper or any vessel that has water and so, it is believed that when you keep this water which has to be changed every day, and the vessel has to be clean, and you refill the water, this signifies that like every house has an owner, so to keep them calm or the whole setup of the house to be calm, it is believed that when you keep water there it keeps the whole house in a positive energy or positive environment.Shalini: So that vessel is supposed to absorb all the negativities that arise in that space and imparts the positivity. Sheela: Yes, because that corner is believed that is where Shiva is residing and that is one of the reasons they especially that corner if any house as that corner of it is good to make use of the space to keep at least a small vessel of water.Shalini: So what are what are the abhishekams that Shiva basically likes?SheelaShiva is as I mentioned is abhisheka priya and like how they say Vishnu is alankaara priya. So Shiva is abhisheka priya and you can just do abhisheka with water, nothing else. The least could be water otherwise, just panchamruta abhisheka is what they do normally. Or as we all know, he puts vibhuti, the ashes. So, since he's fond of vibhuti, so vibhuti is another thing but otherwise just by water. Me being a Lingayat, there were times when I used to not get flowers when I used to live in certain places. Even now when I do puja, since we have to do puja to our linga that we wear, every day it is said that we have to do thrice a day but with all the lifestyle that we have, I ensure that at least once in the morning, soon after my bath, I do the puja. I just apply vibhuti and the sandal paste and I just pour little bit of water and that is what is sufficient to keep him happy.Shalini: It's very interesting. All the things that you mentioned, they're all coolants also. Water is a coolant, vibhuti is a coolant, sandalwood paste is a coolant, panchamruta is a coolant. So, I mean it's very consistent. Okay, if they say that he absorbs all the negative energies and so gets heated up and needs to be cooled. All the things that you're using to do abhisheka with for him are also coolants you know, so there is really no inconsistency in our practices. It's really beautiful to see this.Rekha: Just as Sheela pointed out, abhisheka priya and alankaara priya! What are these two? You know, Bhagwan Shiva is known as abhisheka priya and Vishnu, any Avatar of Vishnu is supposed to like decoration, flowers, all the beautiful and aesthetic things. Whereas Shiva is more from an ascetic tradition. So Shalini, do you remember the discussion we were having when we discussed what it means to be a Hindu? And choosing one's ishtadevata?Shalini: Yes, absolutely.Rekha: What Sheela has just said, ties into our devis and devatas having different personalities, you know, one liking the decoration aspect, one being more ascetically inclined, and how beautiful, how naturally diverse the tradition is and how we can choose an ishtadevata, depending on what resonates with our personality..just wanted to point that out.Shalini: Exactly, exactly. That's what I'm saying. It's very consistent, you know, the theories, the practice, everything is consistent. It's for us to discover and appreciate it. It's really, every conversation that we have makes me more and more appreciative of the depth and profundity of our traditions. It's simply amazing. Okay, Sheela, while you were growing up, what was a typical festival day like? How did you celebrate the occasion of Maha Shivaratri?Sheela: Alright. And as a child, what I can remember is, we wouldn't get to eat anything that's made with rice or we wouldn't eat any cooked form of the rice. And my parents used to fast without having any grain. Okay, if we felt hungry, the food that we used to get would be fruits or anything that is made with wheat, and we would try our best to cooperate with our parents by not asking for any food because they are fasting themselves. So it wouldn't be right asking, demanding for something but then it was always a treat to have chapati because that was that is I'm sure even now, like my children, they like to eat chapati. It's not rice. And the whole day from morning till evening, they wouldn't eat anything. And again, they would have bath in the evening and all of us would have bath. And then they would do the abhisheka at home by chanting Rudra or simple Om Namah Shivaya is what we could chant. And then once the puja is done in the evening, around 6:30 or seven o'clock, I'm sure they used to even check for the right time when they will do the puja. And then once that is done, followed by phalahaara is what it's called. Any upavaasa they say phalahaara, it's phala, ahaara; you can have fruits if you want to break your fast or you can have a snack which is made of wheat. Normally in our house, my mom used to always make something with wheat, that would be upma. That was the common thing that would be made. And then we used to get to eat dry fruits and all with which we could eat any fruit if we feel hungry after we break the past. But there are some people who will not have anything at all. They may just have juice sometime, tender coconut is considered to be cooling. So they consumed a coconut and there are certain temples, like there's a temple near our house where I live. There on Shivaratri they have the tender coconut abhisheka. Elaneeru abhisheka is what they call it. So, they will be there they perform this on Shivaratri. And on that day, any temple that you go, a Shiva temple, they will serve you with prasada which will either be dates or it will be some snack which is made of wheat, like upma, is what they give in that temple also. So, there are a lot of devotees who contribute, they volunteer to sponsor the prasada on that day. So it is from morning till the next day morning that they keep, like, you know, puja keeps happening. But this elaneeru abhisheka happens till the evening, then there is another puja again, then there is a different alankaara of vibhuti that they do. And then it is followed by the bhajan and all that that they do.Shalini: Yeah, so you you stay up all night? Or that was the practice, maybe it's not so anymore, but people would stay up all night, right? Yes. And what what would you do? I think you mentioned why we stay up. Because we are also keeping vigil along with the Lord so that, you know, he doesn't fall asleep and swallow that poison, which could affect him. So I think that's why we stay awake. But what would you do staying awake?Sheela: So once you break the fast at home, when we used to break our fast, the next custom was to take us to the temple. So in those days, we had to walk a lot to go to a particular temple that my parents used to visit. So they used to be two, three Shiva temples that they used to take us to. So we used to walk after this, go visit… the farthest temple would be the first place that we would visit. So on our way back, we would go to another temple and then a temple that is much closer to where we used to stay then. Once we visit the temple, the next thing that would happen is to keep us awake for some time, they used to play a movie. So it was a standard movie. I remember two, three years, it would be the same movie. It used to be Shiva Purana story where, like Parvati is dreaming of being married to Lord Shiva, like all of us know the story, right? So the parvata raja story. And this was a movie that used to be played there. And that would go on for probably till midnight, till one o'clock, we used to stay in the temple. And then we used to walk back home. And you will see people all around that community moving around, so it wouldn't be like it is night. So we would come back and we would sleep. I really don't remember if my parents used to stay awake, but when we get up, they're awake again. So in the morning, that's how it used to be.Rekha: This also shows the importance of community right? But for having a community it would be much harder to motivate children to stay awake or to take part in these festivities. But having a connectivity makes it so easy.Shalini: Yeah, and you're right because there are plenty of families also who are taking advantage of big community celebrations in places like Sadguru's Isha plus, I think there is Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Art of Living, they also have a whole night program for Shivaratri. So, I think there are opportunities to do things as a community. And then of course, there are the temples also, which always I think do full night programs on Shivaratri, yeah,Rekha: Yeah, there are so many temples that have all night programs. So, you know, even the littlest ones can be taken to these programs, there are cultural events. And I have noticed the very little ones who come to see, like a music performance or a dance performance done by the older children and they get fascinated and they they beg to they ask their parents, can I also start learning so you know, these kinds of things are facilitated when you start having them participate. In India it is actually quite easy to find a local Shiva temple that has all night programs.Sheela: In villages, normally they follow this jaagarane ritual very devotedly. There are plenty of temples which will have singing, there'll be some people who will be telling stories and be narrating stories. So they ensure that they are awake and there will be small children, they are the ones who will be the most energetic because it is believed on this day. They say that you can gain a lot of energy, especially for saadhaks who are looking forward to achieve something or to do some saadhana. They say that this is an ideal day to do your upavaasa and your jaagarane. So small children definitely enjoy the celebration, especially the jaagarane because it's, it's something unusual, they let them stay awake the whole night.Rekha: Speaking of all night activities, and jaagarane, we can see how the performing arts play a major role in the life of a practicing Hindu. Shiva in his form of Nataraja, the king of natya is just so relatable for kids, don't you think? It is just such an active beautiful, aesthetic image and that's one easy way for kids to connect this whole thing of performing arts and Shivaratri. And then performing in a festival, staying awake at night and performing in a festival..Shalini: dancing the night away with some rules and we cannot have any sort of dancing. ButRekha: That's true. Terminology is so important. Coming back to terminology which we touched in the very first or second podcast. So, dance is not simply dance for us. It is natya. Music is not simply music. It is sangeeta. Practitioners of classical dance, the gurus who make it a point to mention this. I remember meeting one of the renowned gurus and he had specifically said what is dance? Don't use the term dance. It is natya.Shalini: yeah, I think that's that's something that we have to consciously do every day, you know, shed a little bit of the English, start using our own words, then the associated meanings also will come to us. And I think we'll all be better for that.Rekha: Maybe we can also stop saying gods and goddesses and say devatas and devis, and..Shalini: yeah, devatas and devisSheela: I would like to add something to this devi and devatas, devatas and devis. When you're referring to a couple they will always say Srimati and Shri, they will never say Shri and Srimathi. Unlike in English, they'll say Mr. and Mrs, no?Shalini: Wow! That is something that's a very, very interesting point that you brought up.Sheela: Even if you see, when you see an invitation, a wedding invitation, it will always be Srimati and Shri. So, the importance of a woman or the respect that is given for a woman is shown from not now, but from the ancient days. So they always give a lot of respect for a woman in Indian culture. Everywhere.Shalini: Little things no, that we have not actually paid attention to but it makes a world of difference. You always write Srimathi and Shri. You will never write Shri and Srimathi. It even sounds wrong, you know.Rekha: That's because we've grown up hearing it said - Shrimathi and Shri, Devi and Devatha, it just flows so well. You notice that Shri itself means Lakshmi, right? Shalini: Correct. Correct. I was going to raise that too! Good, you raised that Rekha.Rekha: Can this word ‘Mr.' ever mean “Goddess"? Think of how preposterous that sounds!Shalini: ‘Mr.' can never have a feminine element in it, no? Rekha: Just like how Eve was fashioned out of a rib of Adam!Shalini: Correct! Very very interesting point. Things that we generally tend to not notice. Ok Sheela, as a Shiva Bhakta or a family of Shiva Bhaktas, how do you initiate a child into the practice?Sheela: In our community, we have a custom that we follow. Its a part of community rituals, when a child is born, we do a ritual called Linga dharna, which we do on the 11th day after he or she is born. And we call the pandit of our community to come and perform this ritual, where a child is tied a linga. In our house, my daughter also got this linga dharana done when she was born. As a child she used to always ask - you know children are curious, they like to always do and be a part of every ritual and later on it fades off.. but my daughter just a couple of years ago also used to ask, whenever she saw us doing puja. She used to ask, “even I want to do linga puja”. Even we as children were supposed to wear it every day, but because of our lifestyles and we move out and go to different places, we aren't allowed to wear this as there is a ritual that you need to follow and do puja everyday to the shiva linga. Shalini: Meaning that if you wear the linga you have to do the puja everyday. So if you are not able to do it, you should not even wear it - that's what you are saying, right?Sheela: I wouldn't say to not even wear it but you need two do justice right? It's called atma linga, it's close to your heart, so it's almost like the god within you. You are worshipping the god within you in the form of linga so you keep it close to your heart and that's how you wear it in the Lingayat community also. Not everybody wears it, but if you do, you should keep it close to your chest, and you have to perform the puja thrice a day - morning, afternoon and evening also. We used to get an opportunity to do the puja for this linga whenever we used to do rudrabhisheka for Shiva on Shivarathri day, so we used to also get to do the puja, apply the bhasma and the gandha and all that. So we tried the same thing with my daughter when she wanted to do the puja. We got her to hold her linga and we taught het to do the puja and she used to like do it even after Shivaratri for some days. Since she used to ho to school, I used to give her an option that she could do it on her holidays, so she would consciously ask for the Shivalinga to do the puja. That is what we do over here. Normally on Shivaratri as we keep chanting Om Namah Shivaya as we are reading the shloka or the Rudra or the different Stotrams that they read for Shiva. Each house follows each way of doing puja. We make her sit with us and put the bilva patra on the Ishwara. All the lingas are kept in a plate after the abhisheka is done and we start chanting Om Namah Shivaya and we get her also to put the bilva patra on the linga.Shalini: Bilva patra is the leaves of the bilva tree no? which is also something that Shiva likes very much.Sheela: Yes yes. Its called bilva patra or bilpatre or bel in Hindi so that's how we get to be a part of the puja. Somewhere even when they say, “I don't believe in all this”, slowly as they grow up, as the transformation happens, children will get drawn to it when it is inculcated in them as young, small children or even as teenagers. Children need to be told why this is done so once you get a justifying explanation you start believing.Rekha: Sheela, so if a child cannot do the ashtotram by himself or herself, they can chant Om Namah Shivaya 108 times right? As a way of worshipping the linga, isn't it?Sheela: Right, right. If you can chant 108 times, good. If you can't, you can keep telling how many ever times you can chant. So there's nothing that you have to count for 108 times. If you can chant when you are doing the shiv puja every day for how many ever times, good for you, because all of us have time constraints, right?Rekha: And this mantra is incidentally called the Shiva panchakshari mantra, right?Sheela: Yes.Shalini: I think we've had a very, very enlightening, interesting, enjoyable conversation and we have talked about more than just Shivaratri. I think our listeners would enjoy this podcast as much as we enjoyed putting it together, so with this we come to the end of this episode. Thank you Sheela. Thank you for joining us and sharing so many experiences, and thank you Rekha, and we will meet our listeners once again in a fortnight's time. It's going to be yet another festival, the festival of Holi and we will be speaking to another guest about Holi. Until then namaste. Keep well. 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In this episode, we talk about celebrating Indic birthdays so that children feel the joy and excitement of personalised connection with Hindu history and culture. We converse with the founder of Janmatithi.com (also indicbirthday.com) to explore the differences between the Gregorian calendar and the Indic calendar. We also touch on the ways in which celebrating birthdays according to the Indic calendar will help us connect to Hindu dharma.Show Notes0:06 Why celebrate Indic birthdays2:00: Vasco da Gama and the Indic calendar5:00: The European calendar vs. the Indian calendar11:30: How to use the website and find your Janmatithi19:00: What is a tithi?23:11: The Indic lunisolar calendar, the male and female energies of Shiva and Shakti, eco-feminism as a movement.29:00: Indic calendar celebrations - the benefits and joy32:00: Midnight celebration - how did it start? GMT vs the ancient Ujjain Meridian34:24: What can a parent do everyday to enhance connection with the Indic calendar?39:50: Listener questionGeneral InformationSubscribers are requested to look for The Hindu Parenting notification emails for new podcasts/posts in their email promotions/spam tab and personally move these into the main inbox. Thereafter all posts will be delivered to their main inbox. Thank you!For questions that you'd like us to address, please use the form below:Hindu Parenting QuestionsFor comments and suggestions, please use the comments tab or write to us at contact@hinduparenting.orgPlease note that questions will not be answered on email.Do subscribe to our substack and follow us on our social media handlesTwitter: hinduparentingInstagram: hinduparentingTelegram: t.me/hinduparentingFacebook: facebook.com/groups/hinduparentingTranscript[0:06] Rekha: Namaste. Welcome to the Hindu Parenting Podcast. Today's topic is of particular interest to young parents and children. We are going to be talking of birthdays. Today we celebrate birthdays that sound like 21st December, or 3rd March. But as followers of Sanatana Dharma, we celebrate our gods and festivals on days that sound like Krishnaashtami, Ramanavami, Buddha Poornima, or Mahaveer Jayanti. So how do we reconcile these ways of arriving at birthdays and festivals? Was there a time when we used to calculate and refer to our birthdays differently? The question for us - do we know our Indic birthdays? Can we find our child's Janmatithi? To help us understand the difference and tell us some interesting anecdotes along the way, Shalini and I will be talking to Suraj-ji, founder of Janmatithi.in or Indicbirthday.in. Namaste and welcome, Suraj-ji.[1:11] Suraj: Namaste Rekha-ji. Namaste Shalini-ji, thank you for having me here. And thanks for hosting such a wonderful platform, especially for parents who are looking for a cultural connect for their kids.Rekha: It's a pleasure to have you. Let's start with - why should we bother knowing our Indic birthdays? What is in it for us and our children?[1:29] Suraj: Indeed. So, today if you go and ask any kid when is the birthday of Jesus Christ, he knows it immediately. He'll say it is December 25 from the top of his head, but ask the same kid, what is the birthday of Shri Rama or Shri Krishna? Do you know when they were born? They would not be sure about it, they will start scratching the head and wondering... they would not have an answer like...Sri Rama was born on Chaitra Navami and Krishna was born on Shravana Ashtami. These things are really a question mark for us. Why do kids not know this? One of the reasons is because we have lost our connect with the Indic calendar and the Indic calendar connects us with our culture. If we look back, even the ancient Indians, they excelled in astronomy, they devised astronomical calendar which is based on science and has undergone minimal change since millennia. If you look at the English calendar though, it is rather arbitrary, you know, it was not even standardized till 17th century. Only after 17th century they borrowed some techniques from India and synchronized their calendar. So what was the need for our ancestors to devise such a advanced calendar at such an early age? It was primarily for navigation. Those days, Indians navigated across the world. And the complex calculations and accurate calculations were needed for this. In fact, there's a story that goes that, you know, Vasco de Gama discovered India as per our books, but the story goes that he couldn't have reached India but for the help he received from an Indian called Kanha! Vasco de Gama, when he came, he actually came only through the shores, he did not venture into deep sea. He came to Africa and then from there on, an Indian called Kanha actually navigated him along with his boats to India. So Vasco de Gama documents this, he says that he could see boats which are much larger than his boats. And also, he incidentally says that the person there was navigating us through his teeth. So this was very weird.Shalini: What! [4:00] Suraj: Yeah, so the story is very interesting. So the teeth actually represents - it's represented by a word called kau. A kau is what Kanha was referring to. And his reference was a polestar, this local dialect, he was using a device and he was measuring the altitude of the pole star from the horizon using a wooden board, and the thread was held by his teeth. So when Vasco de Gama saw this, he also heard the word kau and he had a memory of kau being used for teeth, the word kau being used for teeth as well. So he presumed there is some relation between teeth and navigation. Shalini: How ridiculous![4:36] Suraj: While Kanha was going very advanced, he was looking at the pole star and he was measuring. So this kind of highlights the difference of understanding of the Indian perspective of astronomy and navigation, compared to that of a western mind. You know, the navigation and understanding of astronomy was defined by the calendar, the calculations of the calendar. That's why calendar is very important for for us in that context.[5:00] Suraj: And if you go back from the English perspective, as I said they had like no well-defined calendar before the 17th Century. They had a lot of errors, while Indians had this continuous calendar since millennia. And that's why going back into history, we can look at these lessons.[5:25] Shalini: So when was this calendar standardized? And why? And what was there before, before this calendar was standardized?Suraj: So if you really go back to ancient times in the European continent, they had a very harsh winter. So they actually did not count the days during the winter. They did not care about what happened outside, they were indoors, only the first 10 months were important for them after that they really did not calculate time.[5:55] Rekha: So timekeeping took a break for two months?! Is that possible? Suraj: That's right. And it was causing a lot of issues for them. They could not predict festivals correctly, they had trouble getting the winter solstice date correct. And they had nobody to tell them.[6:14] Suraj: So then, in those days, a lot of information came in from the Indian subcontinent, especially through the Arabs. So that's how they evolved their calendar over time, while India was already having all this knowledge. Indians were working off advanced trignometrics, right? This was the situation in India, while in the West it was much different. Now the calendars were then driven by the Emperors and the church. So like, Julius Caesar was dominating the Julian calendar. And Augustus also came in so Augustus kind of said, “Okay, August month should be mine!” That's how July and August have, you know, 31 days, because they are named after Emperors while February is deprived of two days, 28 days, because that there was nobody to..(laughs)[7:00] Shalini: So it was the whim and fancy of some Emperors that they decided to name months after them and use it, you know, in any which way they wanted - 31 days for each of them, and depriving poor February of two days. Suraj: Correct. Once in four years, he turns his head up. But that was much later. And then came in Pope Gregory. So Pope Gregory was the one who defined the Gregorian calendar in the 17th century, the kind we use these days.Shalini: This is what we use today, right? [7:37] Suraj: That's right, that came into practice in the West, in the western continent, around the 17th century, 15th to 17th century. So those days, if you announced the calendar, it doesn't happen immediately. It takes years and centuries to implement it across, for the knowledge to spread. So yeah, that was when the Gregorian calendar came in. And also a point to highlight here is that in Indian calendar, we have the concept of tithis, and the tithis are like the 30 tithis in a month. So the tithis are like days. And it's always 30. So it is consistent across months, it is not like some Emperor told I want something which is better, and it doesn't change. It is much more secular in that sense. While this is more religious, right? Even decisions are driven by the church, Pope Gregory announcing something. And also..[8:26] Shalini: So what adjustments did Pope Gregory make exactly? What did he do? Suraj: So initially, there were.. let me go back one step back as well, if you see, I told about the 10 months, right, so the 10th month was supposed to be December. That's why the year ends at December. And there is Nava. November is nine, Nava. And December is dasha - ten. So that's, that's where they ended the year. But much later on. when they did much more connections, and around the 15th - 16th century, Pope Gregory and with him it was basically some scientists and people who came together and then Pope Gregory announced that we should skip 10 days for the correct date to come in. So around 5th October to 15th October. So we've talked about 5th being one day, and the next day was 15th October! They skipped 10 days in between. [9:24] Shalini: Really?! This is so random and ridiculous and arbitrary. They just skipped 10 days? you know, those 10 days came and went came and went, but they never got recorded. The date changed from..what.. October 5 to 15th?[9:42] Suraj: That's right. That's it - 5th to 15th around that time. So after 5th, the next date was 15th, that's right. So they didn't have October 6, or 7th or 13th.[10:03] Rekha: you know what I find very interesting here? So we have the “secular” calendar that follows the planetary positions, the sun and the moon, you know, the heavenly bodies and everything. But what we are following thinking that it is secular is actually the Christian religious calendar. Is that correct? Suraj: That's absolutely correct. Yes. So we base in fact, the start of the calendar itself as AD/BC, that was based on the birth of Jesus, and every year starts around Jesus birthday. So you know our birthday i.e English birthdays today, are religious birthdays as it is based on Jesus Christ and his birthday.[10:45] Shalini: But today I think they have changed that no? Now, it's called the Common Era. But yes, you're right. While we were growing up, we called it AD and BC, which was, you know, after Christ and before, so, yeah, absolutely. But it's taken, this change probably happened in the latter half of the 20th century, perhaps, right, this movement from AD to CE common era. [11:14] Suraj: Yeah, they have tried to correct a lot of things. But I can come to that, at some point where many concepts of India were very, very advanced. And now the West is trying to catch up on that. So they are copying us still, but not giving the due credit. [11:30] Shalini: Okay, great. So we will, we will discover those by and by, you know, yeah, sure, sure. Maybe, maybe not in this podcast, but maybe in a future one. Because, you know, what we are diving into is a very vast subject. I don't think it will end with one podcast. Anyway, so now that we know how scientific and culturally important it is knowing our Indic birthdays, how can we find our Indic birthdays? You have your website, right? Maybe you can tell us a little bit about how to navigate your website and how to find our Janmatithi using your website. Suraj: Sure, so my website name is indicbirthday.com or indicbirthday.in . The other domain also which points the same website is Janmatithi.com or Janmatithi.in. You can go to any of these and it will bring you to the same website. So on the main page, you can enter your English birthdate, that is your current, whatever birth date, the year of your birth, and then you need to put in the time of your birth then you can if you are born in India, the default timezone is the Indian timezone. You can choose a different timezone if you are born somewhere else, but remember, it's a place of your timezone of your birth, not the timezone of your current place. So, if you're born in India, it should be and currently in US you have to put the timezone as India, because it refers to the birth time and year.Shalini: And suppose one doesn't know the exact time of birth, how important is that?Suraj: It is okay to have an error of about a couple of hours, the reason being we are calculating janmatithi which has a range of around 24 hours - 20 to 24 hours. So it is okay to have that error. So, once you have put this in three inputs, you just say get janmatithi and it will throw you the detailed timings of your birthday for the current year. So it will tell you when to celebrate it in the current year based on the English date reference. And it will also tell you the Indian calendar Indic month and Indic tithi, Indic day that is - and the paksha. So these details will also come up so it can then be saved. And it will go into database in your login. You can log in and then save that birthday and you can share it to your family. They click on the link and it will reopen for them. So it is quite elaborate. We have done a lot of features there to be able to save and share the Indic birthdays.Shalini: I see. So how long have you been working on this website? [14:28] Suraj: It has been a few years now. It's been four or five years, and I have a regular job. So we have been evolving it over time. And with the help of some freelancers. And amazingly, I've got a lot of help from very cooperative freelancers, friends, my family and also there was this help I got from a German collaborator. He was working in a university in Germany. In fact, he was also connected with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi at some point. That's where he was knowledgeable as well. And he can give me a lot of knowledge on the Swiss ephemeral data library, the software library, which gives the planetary positions used for calculating the Janmatithi and Nakshatra, Rashi all those things.[15:23] Shalini: Okay. So you have put in a lot of effort into building this website. So, I think we should encourage our listeners to definitely visit this website janmatithi.in or janmatithi.com or the same thing as Indic birthday.in or Indicbirthday.com. So I think we should, you know, support really hardworking people like this who are putting in time and effort apart from a steady job otherwise to make things like this. Rekha: Wonderful. Thank you so much. Suraj ji![15:57] Suraj: I would like to also add that you know, this tradition is, it is I'm sure this is meant to happen. That's why I'm just the means it's happening. It it is a very living tradition of Janmatithi in many cultures - if you go to Gujarat, they celebrate, they call it tithi anusaar birthday. If you go to Kashmir, it is call koshur - they have a name for this. They call it koshur birthday. In ISKCON, they have this tradition very actively followed. Art of living has their Ayush Homas. Ramakrishna Mission celebrates Vivekanandji's and a list of saints birthdays (janmatithis) published and so it is a very living tradition, even today, and just that we did not have this information out there. So I was really searching for it and decided to develop it myself.[16:42] Shalini: Very nice to hear this. Yeah, really. Okay, so how did you first develop an interest in this concept of Indic birthdays? [16:52] Suraj: Yeah, that's a very interesting story for me. It is a very personal story as well. My father, his name is Krishna. And he was born on September 2, that is his birthday. And that particular year, apparently, it was Janmashtami when he was born. Now, we didn't know this for a long time. But recently, just before we started on this exploration of the website, we had a few years before that, we had this discussion that you know, that will celebrate your birthday, it was a special some anniversary, and he told that okay, but let us do it on on Janmastami because that is very special for me. So we asked why, you know, why is Janmastami special? So then he said that Okay, I was born on Janmastami. And we had this celebration at home, when I was a kid that I ended up, you know, asking him then that “oh, your name is Krishna and you're born and Janmashtami that is a very nice coincidence!”. [17:45] Suraj: But actually, the story is that he since he was born on Janmashtami he was named Krishna, I didn't realize it because of I myself was so disconnected from this concept of Indic dates and months that it didn't strike to me. So then the second question came in “Oh you were Krishna”. So, my grandmother's name is actually Sita and since he was born on Krishnaashtami, she felt it relevant that we should keep his name as Krishna and that was her basis for naming him Krishna. Now, subsequently, the first part was answered that his name is Krishna for that, but what is ashtami? Krishna Ashtami is as it is commonly known. So delving into that we got that it is the name of the tithi on which it is celebrated. So Ashtami stands for ashta, which is eight in Sanskrit. So this was also a revelation for me because all the birthdays if you see Rama navami is based on a name-tithi combination. I found it very beautiful. And I extended the same to my website also. So if you actually add your name in the website along with that birthday, it will give you your personalized birthday name, which says- For example, my name would come up as Suraj Shasti, that kind of thing. [19:06] Rekha: That's a beautiful way to attract children to make them feel special, I would say. Shalini: Yeah, absolutely. Absolutely. Yeah. Yeah. So Suraj ji you've been talking about tithi, tithi so many times and in the English calendar, I think the equivalent is a date, date versus tithi. Now, can you help us understand the difference between the two? [20:00] Suraj: Sure. So, when we say a date in an English calendar context, it is a Civil day. So it starts at around midnight of the Greenwich Meridian time, but whichever whatever we've studied. Now, in the Indian context, we start the day at sunrise - that is point one. And the other thing is, when we say tithi, what do you mean by tithi? Tithi is actually the 12 degree movement of the relative angle between the moon and the sun when you see it from the earth. Okay I hope you understood what I'm saying.Shalini: Maybe you should make it simpler for all of us.Suraj: Sure, a simple way to represent it would be a lunar phase, you know, when you say there is a full moon and then the moon slightly goes on waning and then when it goes waning, there is a shift of some amount and that shift is what is measured. So, that shift is due to the relative position of the moon and the sun. When we put it into when we put it into degrees, it is a 12 degree movement, which is called as one tithi. So, a New Moon is a tithi, then it is pratipada, which is the first tithi, then dvitiya, tritiya, chaturthi, panchami, sashti, sapthami, ashtami, navami, dashami, and so on till the next event, which is the new moon and then again the count starts - pratipada and so on. Shalini: full moon? you started with new moon. So, I think you mean full moon and then again..Suraj: Either way works. So, but an important thing to consider here is that in the month can be started with the new moon. And if you start the month with the new moon, you will have first the waxing phase, which is the Shukla paksha. So, it is becoming brighter, that's when the full moon comes in. And once the full moon is crossed, it is the waning phase which is the Krishna paksha till the new moon occurs again. From the first new moon to the second new moon is one Indic month and between this whole cycle from one new moon to other new moon, you have two pakshas, which is Shukla paksha and Krishna paksha, each paksha is divided into 15 tithis. So, these tithis is what we are representing by numbers, and that is the 12 degree movement Shalini: Does a tithi correspond to a 24 hour day? Suraj: Correct. Tithi is similar to a day in duration, it is about 20 to 24 hours. And as I explained, it is the 12 degree movement. So when you measure it, it will come more or less in the duration of a day, but not exactly. It's a complicated calculation. That's why we have the website, you can go there and you can check it out, but I don't want to put too much concepts right now. Shalini: Sure sure. Interested listeners are free to explore Janmatithi.in for more information. Okay. So, going by whatever you have spoken of before, it looks like our calendar is rather complex, takes into account the Sun, the Moon and the Earth's position with respect to that.[23:11] Shalini: Is there a name for this calendar and are there different calendars across the world? Can you throw some light on this? Suraj: Yeah, this the Indian calendar is called the lunisolar calendar. So, this not just belongs to India, it is the whole Indian subcontinent, which is based on lunisolar calendar, which lunar when we say it has like the moon and the sun combined energy, while the West, so I'm putting it into two cultural aspects here - the West and the East. So, the West has even culturally, if you see they have a dominance of the male god, there is only one God, which is a male god, there is no female God there in their cultures right? While the Eastern cultures have a concept of female divinity as well, this is very representative of the culture, we have the female energy also considered in all aspects, including the calendar. So the male is generally represented by the sun. So there is the Sun which is Shiva and the moon which is Shakti. Now even Dr. Sanjay Rath, who is a famous astrologer has spoken about this. He says, if you are following the body as per only the sun then you're a fool. Your real birthday is when[24:30] Shalini: Why? Suraj: (laughs).. He says the real birthday is only when the male and the female energies come together. Otherwise you cannot be born. So on the day of your birth, the sun and the moon formed the relationship so there is the male and the female Shiva and Shakti which came together to form the relationship and you are born. Now every year when you have the same relationship of the sun and the moon, only then you can celebrate your birthday. So, that is your real birthday. That is when you're cosmically aligned and anything you do - any poojas you do or any auspicious any, you know, blessings which come to you are more connected to you through the cosmos only on your real birthday, your lunisolar birthday. So, this is a very beautifully put by him. [25:20] Shalini: Oh, it makes it makes eminent sense. You know, you cannot, you cannot take birth with just one energy. Right? You need both. So, are you saying that Western calendar follows only the path of the sun and not the moon at all? [25:42] Suraj: Exactly. And it's just the solar reference, which is considered there. And as we discussed, just lots of discrepancies in terms of how the days are aligned, but also this aspect of and also is referring to the way the Western culture has adopted a lot of Indian concepts, right, we were talking about now, they are talking about, you know, correcting the mistakes. So, they are talking a lot about feminism now, while India was already a lot feministic in their outlook. We gave voting rights much before the west gave, right? [26:21] Shalini: That is true. I think after your explanation, I think Indian parents would really want to take a serious re-look at how they're celebrating their own as well as their child's birthday. No? you can't be celebrating just one energy, you need both. So, if if your birthday according to the English calendar is taking into account only one energy, you are not born, you know. So, I think Indian parents after this very enlightening point that you've made, I think would really take a look at celebrating Janmatithi, you know instead of birthday.[27:10] Rekha: Something that I had read before regarding the Somnath temple in the Dvaraka and how it brings together the male and the female energies. Suraj ji, would you know anything about that - it has something to do with the same Shiva Shakti that you talked about. Correct?[27:30] Suraj: Correct. So, in fact, Krishna, Bhagwan Krishna was a very early feminist. And he built this Somnath temple at Dvaraka. So Soma, when you say Soma, right, it means the moon, and it's a Shiva temple. So, it brings together both the energy of the moon and the sun, the Shiva and Shakti both together there. And it serves as a reminder for us not to forget this concept. In fact, only now in the West, there is this movement of eco-feminism which is coming up and they are lately adopting, co adopting these things and ecofeminism places a lot of importance on the moon also. And they would actually agree with what we are putting how we are putting the calendar and they would say yes, we should be more towards the moon giving also importance to moon equally since they are very patriarchally driven, and as well give importance to nature, which is again, something which we bring a lot from the from the east. So ecology and feminism comes together. And it's a developing concept there while we have been having it so why not we celebrate and cherish that right?Shalini: Absolutely, without a doubt. [28:52] Rekha: So Suraj ji, you're a parent, a father yourself. Do you think it's possible to incorporate this way of thinking in the daily life of young family? What has been your experience trying to incorporate Janmatithi into your you know, birthdays and daily routine?[29:16] Suraj: Yeah, absolutely. It is.It is very much possible and we have experienced a lot of evolution. I am a father of two daughters and my elder daughter was actually born on Vara MahaLakshmi and it was a dwadashi. So, we make it a point to celebrate both these days, it we celebrate it on Dwadashi as well as on Vara Mahalakshmi and apart from this my - after developing and studying about this concept, I realised my wife was born on Mahavir Jayanti. So Mahavir Jayanti has also become special and we started - my wife started reading up about Mahavir, about his teachings. And my mother in law we realised was born on Vasant Panchami. That is a festival which we usually overlooked, but we started celebrating it. It's become a special day for us as well, now. Shalini: Lovely, lovely.[10:05] Suraj: Similarly, like even the concept, you know, these names of days that we have given.. my friend called Pragya, she is celebrating her birthday on Pragya Dashami, she was born on dashami. She never knew about this Indian calendar concept, but she has been celebrating it, looking forward to double celebrations. So (laughs)..we make it a point to meet together and celebrate. This has been across my family and my friends. And they have been beginning to understand also. My wife was not so much aware of the Indian calendar now understands when the month changes, when that's how similarly, the seasons, the rutus, how they are calculated, we are all beginning to start to look forward to Indian festivals and celebrate our birthdays with that. And we are more aware of…[30:57] Rekha: Great point! Being aware of Indic calendar makes you really well connected to nature and the cycles of nature. So that's another important reason to keep in touch with the Indic calendar. Suraj: That's right, that's right. Yeah, I would like to bring one more point here this not just the calendar dates, it is also how we celebrate has changed. As you said now, we have more festivals, we are more aware of it. So we started doing on the Indic birthday, we do not blow out the candles like - mostly what you see kids today at midnight, they are blowing out candles and they are causing darkness. So an Indic birthday can be celebrated by lighting lamps, you know, or doing an aarti, for the birthday girl or boy, we can do even daanam you know, donation for the underprivileged. So these aspects also can be brought in into the Indic birthday. And we don't, you know, kind of blow out candles, we celebrate in our own way, which is auspicious to the Indian culture. [32:12] Shalini: Yeah, this this business about the midnight celebration. I think I read somewhere about you know, why this midnight celebration started. But I'm not able to recollect completely. Can you tell us a little bit about that? Do you have any idea of that? Suraj: Yeah. So the midnight celebration is actually a borrowed concept, if you see the Midnight is based off the Greenwich Meridian right, the Greenwich meridian, which is around near to UK, that is about five and a half hours behind the Indian meridian, the original reference of our ancient India was the meridian which goes through Ujjain, which is the center of India. And that is where the Mahakaal Temple is. So this was actually the original reference of the whole world. And the concept was then borrowed. And they back-calculated, okay, five and a half hours before Ujjain is Greenwich, so it's about know, some sometime before sunrise, so many hours before sunrise. So when it's midnight at UK or Greenwich, it is actually sunrise time in India. So it's 5:30-6:00 ish in India, which makes more sense that the start of the day for Indic cultures, we always say sunrise is a time when the day starts. So it's a colonized way of looking at things when you if you see only midnight as a start of the day. [33:46] Shalini: So actually, a person celebrating their birthday in in London is actually celebrating the Indic way, right? If we reconsider Ujjain Meridian as our primary meridian, then the person celebrating at midnight is actually celebrating according to Ujjain meridian, and it's the break of day. So that's that's an Indic way of celebration for a Londoner, but I don't think it's correct for Indians to do that way. Right? We have been adopting their style of celebrating at midnight.Suraj: We should do it in the morning. So then it's correct as per our timezone. Shalini: That is correct. Yeah. Yeah. This is very interesting.[34:24] Rekha: I was thinking it would be very helpful if we started thinking about the tithi every day of the week rather than just on birthdays. So do you have products like maybe a desk calendar or a wall calendar that parents can use to keep track of time so that it becomes a habit in the family?[35:00] Suraj: Thanks for bringing this point. So one of the problem which we face today is although we are interested in this information, most parents may be interested but the kids do not get this knowledge visible and clearly available to them in a physical way, we don't want them to go online all the time right? So, we actually wanted to we are putting together a view of the calendar, which is from Indic months perspective, and that is also available on our website, if you go to the monthly calendar and that would provide a much clearer understanding of the Indian months and the Indic days, this can be put, we will come up with our printed calendars and that can be put we also coming up with an app for the same for a website, it is under development and there can be many concepts whether it can be toys, so this the thing is that if we bring it into the physical world and we celebrate on a daily basis, then it makes more sense. For example, recently there was this birthday of a famous Emperor Krishna Devaraya, it was on Pausha Krishna dvadashi so nobody noticed it because it is on the Indian calendar, but not on the English calendar. So we are losing that connect to what's happening. But if somebody goes and realizes that Oh, I was born on Sri Krishnadevaraya birthday, I was also born on the same Indic birthday it'll create a connect! Kids you know, they will always pay attention when you say it's a birthday. Ask them “is your birthday important or is Diwali important”, they'll say “My birthday is more important, it is more special.” And if you are born on a historic day, then you would want to know more about it. So the kid will go and read up about the cultural aspect - who was Shri Krishnadevaraya, what is his history, it completely connects us to ancient times..say even from Ramayana, Mahabharata, which is getting disconnected, and it makes the day even more special. [37:00] Rekha: I would also like to see Indic birthday cards that maybe children can share, you know, if you have things - like you just mentioned Suraj Shashti for example. And just imagine how it would be if a child receives a special birthday card on that day connecting her to the culture and to the special day. There are so many possibilities, let's hope that this becomes a movement and we inspire all the parents to go ahead and celebrate two birthdays. We can continue to do the calendar birthday, but let's also celebrate the Indic birthday and let's remember to make that an extra special birthday for the child so that it stays in his mind for a long time. And it connects him to his culture in a very deep way. So another idea you know - I'd like to have your input on this - is to have a game of quiz with kids to make a list or to have them make a list of tithis. So much is in common, I mean, we commonly know all these things already. Like we know Vinayaka Chaturthi, we know Basant Panchami, we know Ratha Sapthami, Ramanavami, Vijayadashami..so any tithi that you can name like right from Ekadasi to different tithis, we have some festival or the birthday of a god associated with it already. So this can become an exercise for kids to play some kind of a quiz game or for parents to help children collect this kind of information and make it really interesting for them so that maybe in a few years, we can see a lot of knowledge about these aspects in Indian children. That's my hope. Suraj: Yeah, as Rekha ji said, every tithi has a festival associated to it. So there is you know, Vivaha Panchami in fact which is the wedding anniversary of Rama and Sita. It is celebrated. We have Vivaha Panchami, so anniversaries also can be added! Shalini: That is so nice! Suraj: There is Skanda Sashti (six) for Lord Skanda, Ganesh Chaturthi is four so you can have this quiz. Till Dashami Ekadashi trayodashi and Naraka chaturdashi is Deepavali.Rekha: That's beautiful! Suraj ji, we have a question from a listener, Shreya. She's asking us, “Is Sankranthi celebrated according to Hindu calendar? If it is, then why does it fall on the same dates in the English calendar -like the 14th or 15th of January - every year?”[40:00] Suraj: Yes. So, the concept of Sankranti is based on the solar cycle. So we have 12 Rashis covering 360 degrees of the movement of the Sun in relation to the earth and this 360 degrees is divided into 12 rashis. When the sun moves from one rashi to another it is called a Sankranti. Since we complete one whole solar cycle in a year, it is somewhat similar in terms of the calculations of the modern Western calendars, I say again emphasize ‘modern' because Indian calculations go much more back from ancient times. But the modern calculations have come closer to the same accuracy. That's why Sankranti dates kind of match with the English calendar dates. [40:25] Rekha: Okay, so Sankranti is calculated according to the solar movement. And that's why it coincides with the English calendar dates every year. Suraj: That's right. Rekha: Thank you. That was great information. Shalini: So I think we've had a wonderful time. And this is definitely not going to be the last of our conversations. I'm sure we will be getting in a lot of questions from listeners also, because I think we've spoken enough for our listeners to be excited and curious about this subject. And I'm sure many have a lot of questions. So we will definitely have you another time on the podcast Suraj ji. But for now, I think we must come to the end of this episode. Suraj: I would like to add one final quote, which I read somewhere in Singapore in a zoo, it makes sense here. Well, it says that, in the end, we will preserve only what we love. And we will love only what we understand, and we will understand only what we are taught. So when we teach our kids these concepts only then can we take this and inculcate it in our daily life.[41:39] Shalini: That's a fantastic quote. And I think we will end with that. Thank you. Thank you, Suraj ji, and Rekha, thank you so much as always for being a wonderful host and we will look forward to meeting our listeners in another fortnight from now. It is once again the turn of a festival in the coming fortnight and we will be discussing Shivaratri with a parent. So until then, namaste and be well.Namaste. Get full access to Hindu Parenting at hinduparenting.substack.com/subscribe
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Concretamente, hay que remontarse hasta principios del siglo XI, al año 1025. Fue entonces cuando Mahmud de Gazni, un líder musulmán de los pueblos túrquicos establecidos en Afganistán, entró a sangre y fuego en el templo sagrado de Somnath, al oeste de la India. Allí no solo robó un tesoro de dos millones de dinares y toda clase de joyas, sino que destruyó el monumento de la jyotirlinga, la representación fálica del dios Shiva, que era una de las doce imágenes más veneradas de toda la India. La ofensa nunca sería olvidada: Mahmud de Gazni es, todavía hoy, una figura muy impopular en la India. La agresión no acabaría ahí. Sus sucesores continuarían buscando riquezas en cíclicas incursiones en el norte de la India desde Afganistán, aunque, al estar divididos ellos mismos en diferentes reinos, no se adentrarían de manera permanente hasta unificarse antes. Suscríbete a nuestra revista MUY HISTORIA con un descuento del 50% accediendo a este link y usando el código descuento especial para podcast - PODCAST1936https://suscripciones.zinetmedia.es/mz/divulgacion/muy-historia?a=1Comparte nuestro podcast en tus redes sociales, puedes realizar una valoración de 5 estrellas en Apple Podcast o Spotify.Gracias por escuchar nuestros 'Grandes Reportajes de Muy Historia'Dirección, locución y producción: Iván Patxi Gómez Gallego
Concretamente, hay que remontarse hasta principios del siglo XI, al año 1025. Fue entonces cuando Mahmud de Gazni, un líder musulmán de los pueblos túrquicos establecidos en Afganistán, entró a sangre y fuego en el templo sagrado de Somnath, al oeste de la India. Allí no solo robó un tesoro de dos millones de dinares y toda clase de joyas, sino que destruyó el monumento de la jyotirlinga, la representación fálica del dios Shiva, que era una de las doce imágenes más veneradas de toda la India. La ofensa nunca sería olvidada: Mahmud de Gazni es, todavía hoy, una figura muy impopular en la India. La agresión no acabaría ahí. Sus sucesores continuarían buscando riquezas en cíclicas incursiones en el norte de la India desde Afganistán, aunque, al estar divididos ellos mismos en diferentes reinos, no se adentrarían de manera permanente hasta unificarse antes. Suscríbete a nuestra revista MUY HISTORIA con un descuento del 50% accediendo a este link y usando el código descuento especial para podcast - PODCAST1936https://suscripciones.zinetmedia.es/mz/divulgacion/muy-historia?a=1Comparte nuestro podcast en tus redes sociales, puedes realizar una valoración de 5 estrellas en Apple Podcast o Spotify.Gracias por escuchar nuestros 'Grandes Reportajes de Muy Historia'Dirección, locución y producción: Iván Patxi Gómez Gallego
All major places of Hindu pilgrimage owe something to Ahilyabai. Her piety became her power in a world of men. ----more---- https://theprint.in/past-forward/somnath-and-gyanvapi-temples-were-rebuilt-long-ago-by-maratha-queen-ahilyabai-holkar/1009037/
बारह ज्योतिर्लिंगों में सोमनाथ का अग्रणी स्थान है। अन्य विदेशी आक्रमणकारियों के अलावा महमूद गजनवी ने इस आदि-मंदिर के वैभव को 16 बार लूटा। पर सूर्यवंशी राजाओं के पराक्रम से वह भय भी खाता था। फिर भी लूट का यह सिलसिला सदियों तक चला। यह सब इस उपन्यास की पृष्ठभूमि है। 'सोमनाथ' का दूसरा पक्ष भी है जो उपन्यास में जीवंत हुआ है। मंदिर के विशाल प्रांगण में गूंजती घुंघरुओं की झनकार इस जीवन की लय को ताल देती है। जीवन का यह संगीत भारत के जनमानस का संगीत है। आततायियों के नगाड़ों का शोर इसे दबा नहीं पाता। एक अजब सी शक्ति से वह फिर-फिर उठता है और करता है-एक और पुनर्निर्माण। निर्माण और विध्वंस की यही शृंखला इस कथा का आधार है। उपन्यास - सोमनाथ Novel - Somnath लेखक - आचार्य चतुरसेन शास्त्री Writer - Acharya Chatursen Shastri स्वर - समीर गोस्वामी Narration - Sameer Goswami https://kahanisuno.com/ http://instagram.com/sameergoswami_kahanisuno https://www.facebook.com/kahanisuno/ http://twitter.com/goswamisameer/ https://sameergoswami.com
बारह ज्योतिर्लिंगों में सोमनाथ का अग्रणी स्थान है। अन्य विदेशी आक्रमणकारियों के अलावा महमूद गजनवी ने इस आदि-मंदिर के वैभव को 16 बार लूटा। पर सूर्यवंशी राजाओं के पराक्रम से वह भय भी खाता था। फिर भी लूट का यह सिलसिला सदियों तक चला। यह सब इस उपन्यास की पृष्ठभूमि है। 'सोमनाथ' का दूसरा पक्ष भी है जो उपन्यास में जीवंत हुआ है। मंदिर के विशाल प्रांगण में गूंजती घुंघरुओं की झनकार इस जीवन की लय को ताल देती है। जीवन का यह संगीत भारत के जनमानस का संगीत है। आततायियों के नगाड़ों का शोर इसे दबा नहीं पाता। एक अजब सी शक्ति से वह फिर-फिर उठता है और करता है-एक और पुनर्निर्माण। निर्माण और विध्वंस की यही शृंखला इस कथा का आधार है। उपन्यास - सोमनाथ Novel - Somnath लेखक - आचार्य चतुरसेन शास्त्री Writer - Acharya Chatursen Shastri स्वर - समीर गोस्वामी Narration - Sameer Goswami https://kahanisuno.com/ http://instagram.com/sameergoswami_kahanisuno https://www.facebook.com/kahanisuno/ http://twitter.com/goswamisameer/ https://sameergoswami.com
बारह ज्योतिर्लिंगों में सोमनाथ का अग्रणी स्थान है। अन्य विदेशी आक्रमणकारियों के अलावा महमूद गजनवी ने इस आदि-मंदिर के वैभव को 16 बार लूटा। पर सूर्यवंशी राजाओं के पराक्रम से वह भय भी खाता था। फिर भी लूट का यह सिलसिला सदियों तक चला। यह सब इस उपन्यास की पृष्ठभूमि है। 'सोमनाथ' का दूसरा पक्ष भी है जो उपन्यास में जीवंत हुआ है। मंदिर के विशाल प्रांगण में गूंजती घुंघरुओं की झनकार इस जीवन की लय को ताल देती है। जीवन का यह संगीत भारत के जनमानस का संगीत है। आततायियों के नगाड़ों का शोर इसे दबा नहीं पाता। एक अजब सी शक्ति से वह फिर-फिर उठता है और करता है-एक और पुनर्निर्माण। निर्माण और विध्वंस की यही शृंखला इस कथा का आधार है। उपन्यास - सोमनाथ Novel - Somnath लेखक - आचार्य चतुरसेन शास्त्री Writer - Acharya Chatursen Shastri स्वर - समीर गोस्वामी Narration - Sameer Goswami https://kahanisuno.com/ http://instagram.com/sameergoswami_kahanisuno https://www.facebook.com/kahanisuno/ http://twitter.com/goswamisameer/ https://sameergoswami.com
बारह ज्योतिर्लिंगों में सोमनाथ का अग्रणी स्थान है। अन्य विदेशी आक्रमणकारियों के अलावा महमूद गजनवी ने इस आदि-मंदिर के वैभव को 16 बार लूटा। पर सूर्यवंशी राजाओं के पराक्रम से वह भय भी खाता था। फिर भी लूट का यह सिलसिला सदियों तक चला। यह सब इस उपन्यास की पृष्ठभूमि है। 'सोमनाथ' का दूसरा पक्ष भी है जो उपन्यास में जीवंत हुआ है। मंदिर के विशाल प्रांगण में गूंजती घुंघरुओं की झनकार इस जीवन की लय को ताल देती है। जीवन का यह संगीत भारत के जनमानस का संगीत है। आततायियों के नगाड़ों का शोर इसे दबा नहीं पाता। एक अजब सी शक्ति से वह फिर-फिर उठता है और करता है-एक और पुनर्निर्माण। निर्माण और विध्वंस की यही शृंखला इस कथा का आधार है। उपन्यास - सोमनाथ Novel - Somnath लेखक - आचार्य चतुरसेन शास्त्री Writer - Acharya Chatursen Shastri स्वर - समीर गोस्वामी Narration - Sameer Goswami https://kahanisuno.com/ http://instagram.com/sameergoswami_kahanisuno https://www.facebook.com/kahanisuno/ http://twitter.com/goswamisameer/ https://sameergoswami.com
बारह ज्योतिर्लिंगों में सोमनाथ का अग्रणी स्थान है। अन्य विदेशी आक्रमणकारियों के अलावा महमूद गजनवी ने इस आदि-मंदिर के वैभव को 16 बार लूटा। पर सूर्यवंशी राजाओं के पराक्रम से वह भय भी खाता था। फिर भी लूट का यह सिलसिला सदियों तक चला। यह सब इस उपन्यास की पृष्ठभूमि है। 'सोमनाथ' का दूसरा पक्ष भी है जो उपन्यास में जीवंत हुआ है। मंदिर के विशाल प्रांगण में गूंजती घुंघरुओं की झनकार इस जीवन की लय को ताल देती है। जीवन का यह संगीत भारत के जनमानस का संगीत है। आततायियों के नगाड़ों का शोर इसे दबा नहीं पाता। एक अजब सी शक्ति से वह फिर-फिर उठता है और करता है-एक और पुनर्निर्माण। निर्माण और विध्वंस की यही शृंखला इस कथा का आधार है। उपन्यास - सोमनाथ Novel - Somnath लेखक - आचार्य चतुरसेन शास्त्री Writer - Acharya Chatursen Shastri स्वर - समीर गोस्वामी Narration - Sameer Goswami https://kahanisuno.com/ http://instagram.com/sameergoswami_kahanisuno https://www.facebook.com/kahanisuno/ http://twitter.com/goswamisameer/ https://sameergoswami.com
बारह ज्योतिर्लिंगों में सोमनाथ का अग्रणी स्थान है। अन्य विदेशी आक्रमणकारियों के अलावा महमूद गजनवी ने इस आदि-मंदिर के वैभव को 16 बार लूटा। पर सूर्यवंशी राजाओं के पराक्रम से वह भय भी खाता था। फिर भी लूट का यह सिलसिला सदियों तक चला। यह सब इस उपन्यास की पृष्ठभूमि है। 'सोमनाथ' का दूसरा पक्ष भी है जो उपन्यास में जीवंत हुआ है। मंदिर के विशाल प्रांगण में गूंजती घुंघरुओं की झनकार इस जीवन की लय को ताल देती है। जीवन का यह संगीत भारत के जनमानस का संगीत है। आततायियों के नगाड़ों का शोर इसे दबा नहीं पाता। एक अजब सी शक्ति से वह फिर-फिर उठता है और करता है-एक और पुनर्निर्माण। निर्माण और विध्वंस की यही शृंखला इस कथा का आधार है। उपन्यास - सोमनाथ Novel - Somnath लेखक - आचार्य चतुरसेन शास्त्री Writer - Acharya Chatursen Shastri स्वर - समीर गोस्वामी Narration - Sameer Goswami https://kahanisuno.com/ http://instagram.com/sameergoswami_kahanisuno https://www.facebook.com/kahanisuno/ http://twitter.com/goswamisameer/ https://sameergoswami.com
बारह ज्योतिर्लिंगों में सोमनाथ का अग्रणी स्थान है। अन्य विदेशी आक्रमणकारियों के अलावा महमूद गजनवी ने इस आदि-मंदिर के वैभव को 16 बार लूटा। पर सूर्यवंशी राजाओं के पराक्रम से वह भय भी खाता था। फिर भी लूट का यह सिलसिला सदियों तक चला। यह सब इस उपन्यास की पृष्ठभूमि है। 'सोमनाथ' का दूसरा पक्ष भी है जो उपन्यास में जीवंत हुआ है। मंदिर के विशाल प्रांगण में गूंजती घुंघरुओं की झनकार इस जीवन की लय को ताल देती है। जीवन का यह संगीत भारत के जनमानस का संगीत है। आततायियों के नगाड़ों का शोर इसे दबा नहीं पाता। एक अजब सी शक्ति से वह फिर-फिर उठता है और करता है-एक और पुनर्निर्माण। निर्माण और विध्वंस की यही शृंखला इस कथा का आधार है। उपन्यास - सोमनाथ Novel - Somnath लेखक - आचार्य चतुरसेन शास्त्री Writer - Acharya Chatursen Shastri स्वर - समीर गोस्वामी Narration - Sameer Goswami https://kahanisuno.com/ http://instagram.com/sameergoswami_kahanisuno https://www.facebook.com/kahanisuno/ http://twitter.com/goswamisameer/ https://sameergoswami.com
बारह ज्योतिर्लिंगों में सोमनाथ का अग्रणी स्थान है। अन्य विदेशी आक्रमणकारियों के अलावा महमूद गजनवी ने इस आदि-मंदिर के वैभव को 16 बार लूटा। पर सूर्यवंशी राजाओं के पराक्रम से वह भय भी खाता था। फिर भी लूट का यह सिलसिला सदियों तक चला। यह सब इस उपन्यास की पृष्ठभूमि है। 'सोमनाथ' का दूसरा पक्ष भी है जो उपन्यास में जीवंत हुआ है। मंदिर के विशाल प्रांगण में गूंजती घुंघरुओं की झनकार इस जीवन की लय को ताल देती है। जीवन का यह संगीत भारत के जनमानस का संगीत है। आततायियों के नगाड़ों का शोर इसे दबा नहीं पाता। एक अजब सी शक्ति से वह फिर-फिर उठता है और करता है-एक और पुनर्निर्माण। निर्माण और विध्वंस की यही शृंखला इस कथा का आधार है। उपन्यास - सोमनाथ Novel - Somnath लेखक - आचार्य चतुरसेन शास्त्री Writer - Acharya Chatursen Shastri स्वर - समीर गोस्वामी Narration - Sameer Goswami https://kahanisuno.com/ http://instagram.com/sameergoswami_kahanisuno https://www.facebook.com/kahanisuno/ http://twitter.com/goswamisameer/ https://sameergoswami.com
बारह ज्योतिर्लिंगों में सोमनाथ का अग्रणी स्थान है। अन्य विदेशी आक्रमणकारियों के अलावा महमूद गजनवी ने इस आदि-मंदिर के वैभव को 16 बार लूटा। पर सूर्यवंशी राजाओं के पराक्रम से वह भय भी खाता था। फिर भी लूट का यह सिलसिला सदियों तक चला। यह सब इस उपन्यास की पृष्ठभूमि है। 'सोमनाथ' का दूसरा पक्ष भी है जो उपन्यास में जीवंत हुआ है। मंदिर के विशाल प्रांगण में गूंजती घुंघरुओं की झनकार इस जीवन की लय को ताल देती है। जीवन का यह संगीत भारत के जनमानस का संगीत है। आततायियों के नगाड़ों का शोर इसे दबा नहीं पाता। एक अजब सी शक्ति से वह फिर-फिर उठता है और करता है-एक और पुनर्निर्माण। निर्माण और विध्वंस की यही शृंखला इस कथा का आधार है। उपन्यास - सोमनाथ Novel - Somnath लेखक - आचार्य चतुरसेन शास्त्री Writer - Acharya Chatursen Shastri स्वर - समीर गोस्वामी Narration - Sameer Goswami https://kahanisuno.com/ http://instagram.com/sameergoswami_kahanisuno https://www.facebook.com/kahanisuno/ http://twitter.com/goswamisameer/ https://sameergoswami.com
बारह ज्योतिर्लिंगों में सोमनाथ का अग्रणी स्थान है। अन्य विदेशी आक्रमणकारियों के अलावा महमूद गजनवी ने इस आदि-मंदिर के वैभव को 16 बार लूटा। पर सूर्यवंशी राजाओं के पराक्रम से वह भय भी खाता था। फिर भी लूट का यह सिलसिला सदियों तक चला। यह सब इस उपन्यास की पृष्ठभूमि है। 'सोमनाथ' का दूसरा पक्ष भी है जो उपन्यास में जीवंत हुआ है। मंदिर के विशाल प्रांगण में गूंजती घुंघरुओं की झनकार इस जीवन की लय को ताल देती है। जीवन का यह संगीत भारत के जनमानस का संगीत है। आततायियों के नगाड़ों का शोर इसे दबा नहीं पाता। एक अजब सी शक्ति से वह फिर-फिर उठता है और करता है-एक और पुनर्निर्माण। निर्माण और विध्वंस की यही शृंखला इस कथा का आधार है। उपन्यास - सोमनाथ Novel - Somnath लेखक - आचार्य चतुरसेन शास्त्री Writer - Acharya Chatursen Shastri स्वर - समीर गोस्वामी Narration - Sameer Goswami https://kahanisuno.com/ http://instagram.com/sameergoswami_kahanisuno https://www.facebook.com/kahanisuno/ http://twitter.com/goswamisameer/ https://sameergoswami.com
बारह ज्योतिर्लिंगों में सोमनाथ का अग्रणी स्थान है। अन्य विदेशी आक्रमणकारियों के अलावा महमूद गजनवी ने इस आदि-मंदिर के वैभव को 16 बार लूटा। पर सूर्यवंशी राजाओं के पराक्रम से वह भय भी खाता था। फिर भी लूट का यह सिलसिला सदियों तक चला। यह सब इस उपन्यास की पृष्ठभूमि है। 'सोमनाथ' का दूसरा पक्ष भी है जो उपन्यास में जीवंत हुआ है। मंदिर के विशाल प्रांगण में गूंजती घुंघरुओं की झनकार इस जीवन की लय को ताल देती है। जीवन का यह संगीत भारत के जनमानस का संगीत है। आततायियों के नगाड़ों का शोर इसे दबा नहीं पाता। एक अजब सी शक्ति से वह फिर-फिर उठता है और करता है-एक और पुनर्निर्माण। निर्माण और विध्वंस की यही शृंखला इस कथा का आधार है। उपन्यास - सोमनाथ Novel - Somnath लेखक - आचार्य चतुरसेन शास्त्री Writer - Acharya Chatursen Shastri स्वर - समीर गोस्वामी Narration - Sameer Goswami https://kahanisuno.com/ http://instagram.com/sameergoswami_kahanisuno https://www.facebook.com/kahanisuno/ http://twitter.com/goswamisameer/ https://sameergoswami.com
बारह ज्योतिर्लिंगों में सोमनाथ का अग्रणी स्थान है। अन्य विदेशी आक्रमणकारियों के अलावा महमूद गजनवी ने इस आदि-मंदिर के वैभव को 16 बार लूटा। पर सूर्यवंशी राजाओं के पराक्रम से वह भय भी खाता था। फिर भी लूट का यह सिलसिला सदियों तक चला। यह सब इस उपन्यास की पृष्ठभूमि है। 'सोमनाथ' का दूसरा पक्ष भी है जो उपन्यास में जीवंत हुआ है। मंदिर के विशाल प्रांगण में गूंजती घुंघरुओं की झनकार इस जीवन की लय को ताल देती है। जीवन का यह संगीत भारत के जनमानस का संगीत है। आततायियों के नगाड़ों का शोर इसे दबा नहीं पाता। एक अजब सी शक्ति से वह फिर-फिर उठता है और करता है-एक और पुनर्निर्माण। निर्माण और विध्वंस की यही शृंखला इस कथा का आधार है। उपन्यास - सोमनाथ Novel - Somnath लेखक - आचार्य चतुरसेन शास्त्री Writer - Acharya Chatursen Shastri स्वर - समीर गोस्वामी Narration - Sameer Goswami https://kahanisuno.com/ http://instagram.com/sameergoswami_kahanisuno https://www.facebook.com/kahanisuno/ http://twitter.com/goswamisameer/ https://sameergoswami.com
बारह ज्योतिर्लिंगों में सोमनाथ का अग्रणी स्थान है। अन्य विदेशी आक्रमणकारियों के अलावा महमूद गजनवी ने इस आदि-मंदिर के वैभव को 16 बार लूटा। पर सूर्यवंशी राजाओं के पराक्रम से वह भय भी खाता था। फिर भी लूट का यह सिलसिला सदियों तक चला। यह सब इस उपन्यास की पृष्ठभूमि है। 'सोमनाथ' का दूसरा पक्ष भी है जो उपन्यास में जीवंत हुआ है। मंदिर के विशाल प्रांगण में गूंजती घुंघरुओं की झनकार इस जीवन की लय को ताल देती है। जीवन का यह संगीत भारत के जनमानस का संगीत है। आततायियों के नगाड़ों का शोर इसे दबा नहीं पाता। एक अजब सी शक्ति से वह फिर-फिर उठता है और करता है-एक और पुनर्निर्माण। निर्माण और विध्वंस की यही शृंखला इस कथा का आधार है। उपन्यास - सोमनाथ Novel - Somnath लेखक - आचार्य चतुरसेन शास्त्री Writer - Acharya Chatursen Shastri स्वर - समीर गोस्वामी Narration - Sameer Goswami https://kahanisuno.com/ http://instagram.com/sameergoswami_kahanisuno https://www.facebook.com/kahanisuno/ http://twitter.com/goswamisameer/ https://sameergoswami.com
बारह ज्योतिर्लिंगों में सोमनाथ का अग्रणी स्थान है। अन्य विदेशी आक्रमणकारियों के अलावा महमूद गजनवी ने इस आदि-मंदिर के वैभव को 16 बार लूटा। पर सूर्यवंशी राजाओं के पराक्रम से वह भय भी खाता था। फिर भी लूट का यह सिलसिला सदियों तक चला। यह सब इस उपन्यास की पृष्ठभूमि है। 'सोमनाथ' का दूसरा पक्ष भी है जो उपन्यास में जीवंत हुआ है। मंदिर के विशाल प्रांगण में गूंजती घुंघरुओं की झनकार इस जीवन की लय को ताल देती है। जीवन का यह संगीत भारत के जनमानस का संगीत है। आततायियों के नगाड़ों का शोर इसे दबा नहीं पाता। एक अजब सी शक्ति से वह फिर-फिर उठता है और करता है-एक और पुनर्निर्माण। निर्माण और विध्वंस की यही शृंखला इस कथा का आधार है। उपन्यास - सोमनाथ Novel - Somnath लेखक - आचार्य चतुरसेन शास्त्री Writer - Acharya Chatursen Shastri स्वर - समीर गोस्वामी Narration - Sameer Goswami https://kahanisuno.com/ http://instagram.com/sameergoswami_kahanisuno https://www.facebook.com/kahanisuno/ http://twitter.com/goswamisameer/ https://sameergoswami.com
बारह ज्योतिर्लिंगों में सोमनाथ का अग्रणी स्थान है। अन्य विदेशी आक्रमणकारियों के अलावा महमूद गजनवी ने इस आदि-मंदिर के वैभव को 16 बार लूटा। पर सूर्यवंशी राजाओं के पराक्रम से वह भय भी खाता था। फिर भी लूट का यह सिलसिला सदियों तक चला। यह सब इस उपन्यास की पृष्ठभूमि है। 'सोमनाथ' का दूसरा पक्ष भी है जो उपन्यास में जीवंत हुआ है। मंदिर के विशाल प्रांगण में गूंजती घुंघरुओं की झनकार इस जीवन की लय को ताल देती है। जीवन का यह संगीत भारत के जनमानस का संगीत है। आततायियों के नगाड़ों का शोर इसे दबा नहीं पाता। एक अजब सी शक्ति से वह फिर-फिर उठता है और करता है-एक और पुनर्निर्माण। निर्माण और विध्वंस की यही शृंखला इस कथा का आधार है। उपन्यास - सोमनाथ Novel - Somnath लेखक - आचार्य चतुरसेन शास्त्री Writer - Acharya Chatursen Shastri स्वर - समीर गोस्वामी Narration - Sameer Goswami https://kahanisuno.com/ http://instagram.com/sameergoswami_kahanisuno https://www.facebook.com/kahanisuno/ http://twitter.com/goswamisameer/ https://sameergoswami.com
बारह ज्योतिर्लिंगों में सोमनाथ का अग्रणी स्थान है। अन्य विदेशी आक्रमणकारियों के अलावा महमूद गजनवी ने इस आदि-मंदिर के वैभव को 16 बार लूटा। पर सूर्यवंशी राजाओं के पराक्रम से वह भय भी खाता था। फिर भी लूट का यह सिलसिला सदियों तक चला। यह सब इस उपन्यास की पृष्ठभूमि है। 'सोमनाथ' का दूसरा पक्ष भी है जो उपन्यास में जीवंत हुआ है। मंदिर के विशाल प्रांगण में गूंजती घुंघरुओं की झनकार इस जीवन की लय को ताल देती है। जीवन का यह संगीत भारत के जनमानस का संगीत है। आततायियों के नगाड़ों का शोर इसे दबा नहीं पाता। एक अजब सी शक्ति से वह फिर-फिर उठता है और करता है-एक और पुनर्निर्माण। निर्माण और विध्वंस की यही शृंखला इस कथा का आधार है। उपन्यास - सोमनाथ Novel - Somnath लेखक - आचार्य चतुरसेन शास्त्री Writer - Acharya Chatursen Shastri स्वर - समीर गोस्वामी Narration - Sameer Goswami https://kahanisuno.com/ http://instagram.com/sameergoswami_kahanisuno https://www.facebook.com/kahanisuno/ http://twitter.com/goswamisameer/ https://sameergoswami.com
बारह ज्योतिर्लिंगों में सोमनाथ का अग्रणी स्थान है। अन्य विदेशी आक्रमणकारियों के अलावा महमूद गजनवी ने इस आदि-मंदिर के वैभव को 16 बार लूटा। पर सूर्यवंशी राजाओं के पराक्रम से वह भय भी खाता था। फिर भी लूट का यह सिलसिला सदियों तक चला। यह सब इस उपन्यास की पृष्ठभूमि है। 'सोमनाथ' का दूसरा पक्ष भी है जो उपन्यास में जीवंत हुआ है। मंदिर के विशाल प्रांगण में गूंजती घुंघरुओं की झनकार इस जीवन की लय को ताल देती है। जीवन का यह संगीत भारत के जनमानस का संगीत है। आततायियों के नगाड़ों का शोर इसे दबा नहीं पाता। एक अजब सी शक्ति से वह फिर-फिर उठता है और करता है-एक और पुनर्निर्माण। निर्माण और विध्वंस की यही शृंखला इस कथा का आधार है। उपन्यास - सोमनाथ Novel - Somnath लेखक - आचार्य चतुरसेन शास्त्री Writer - Acharya Chatursen Shastri स्वर - समीर गोस्वामी Narration - Sameer Goswami https://kahanisuno.com/ http://instagram.com/sameergoswami_kahanisuno https://www.facebook.com/kahanisuno/ http://twitter.com/goswamisameer/ https://sameergoswami.com
बारह ज्योतिर्लिंगों में सोमनाथ का अग्रणी स्थान है। अन्य विदेशी आक्रमणकारियों के अलावा महमूद गजनवी ने इस आदि-मंदिर के वैभव को 16 बार लूटा। पर सूर्यवंशी राजाओं के पराक्रम से वह भय भी खाता था। फिर भी लूट का यह सिलसिला सदियों तक चला। यह सब इस उपन्यास की पृष्ठभूमि है। 'सोमनाथ' का दूसरा पक्ष भी है जो उपन्यास में जीवंत हुआ है। मंदिर के विशाल प्रांगण में गूंजती घुंघरुओं की झनकार इस जीवन की लय को ताल देती है। जीवन का यह संगीत भारत के जनमानस का संगीत है। आततायियों के नगाड़ों का शोर इसे दबा नहीं पाता। एक अजब सी शक्ति से वह फिर-फिर उठता है और करता है-एक और पुनर्निर्माण। निर्माण और विध्वंस की यही शृंखला इस कथा का आधार है। उपन्यास - सोमनाथ Novel - Somnath लेखक - आचार्य चतुरसेन शास्त्री Writer - Acharya Chatursen Shastri स्वर - समीर गोस्वामी Narration - Sameer Goswami https://kahanisuno.com/ http://instagram.com/sameergoswami_kahanisuno https://www.facebook.com/kahanisuno/ http://twitter.com/goswamisameer/ https://sameergoswami.com
बारह ज्योतिर्लिंगों में सोमनाथ का अग्रणी स्थान है। अन्य विदेशी आक्रमणकारियों के अलावा महमूद गजनवी ने इस आदि-मंदिर के वैभव को 16 बार लूटा। पर सूर्यवंशी राजाओं के पराक्रम से वह भय भी खाता था। फिर भी लूट का यह सिलसिला सदियों तक चला। यह सब इस उपन्यास की पृष्ठभूमि है। 'सोमनाथ' का दूसरा पक्ष भी है जो उपन्यास में जीवंत हुआ है। मंदिर के विशाल प्रांगण में गूंजती घुंघरुओं की झनकार इस जीवन की लय को ताल देती है। जीवन का यह संगीत भारत के जनमानस का संगीत है। आततायियों के नगाड़ों का शोर इसे दबा नहीं पाता। एक अजब सी शक्ति से वह फिर-फिर उठता है और करता है-एक और पुनर्निर्माण। निर्माण और विध्वंस की यही शृंखला इस कथा का आधार है। उपन्यास - सोमनाथ Novel - Somnath लेखक - आचार्य चतुरसेन शास्त्री Writer - Acharya Chatursen Shastri स्वर - समीर गोस्वामी Narration - Sameer Goswami https://kahanisuno.com/ http://instagram.com/sameergoswami_kahanisuno https://www.facebook.com/kahanisuno/ http://twitter.com/goswamisameer/ https://sameergoswami.com
बारह ज्योतिर्लिंगों में सोमनाथ का अग्रणी स्थान है। अन्य विदेशी आक्रमणकारियों के अलावा महमूद गजनवी ने इस आदि-मंदिर के वैभव को 16 बार लूटा। पर सूर्यवंशी राजाओं के पराक्रम से वह भय भी खाता था। फिर भी लूट का यह सिलसिला सदियों तक चला। यह सब इस उपन्यास की पृष्ठभूमि है। 'सोमनाथ' का दूसरा पक्ष भी है जो उपन्यास में जीवंत हुआ है। मंदिर के विशाल प्रांगण में गूंजती घुंघरुओं की झनकार इस जीवन की लय को ताल देती है। जीवन का यह संगीत भारत के जनमानस का संगीत है। आततायियों के नगाड़ों का शोर इसे दबा नहीं पाता। एक अजब सी शक्ति से वह फिर-फिर उठता है और करता है-एक और पुनर्निर्माण। निर्माण और विध्वंस की यही शृंखला इस कथा का आधार है। उपन्यास - सोमनाथ Novel - Somnath लेखक - आचार्य चतुरसेन शास्त्री Writer - Acharya Chatursen Shastri स्वर - समीर गोस्वामी Narration - Sameer Goswami https://kahanisuno.com/ http://instagram.com/sameergoswami_kahanisuno https://www.facebook.com/kahanisuno/ http://twitter.com/goswamisameer/ https://sameergoswami.com
बारह ज्योतिर्लिंगों में सोमनाथ का अग्रणी स्थान है। अन्य विदेशी आक्रमणकारियों के अलावा महमूद गजनवी ने इस आदि-मंदिर के वैभव को 16 बार लूटा। पर सूर्यवंशी राजाओं के पराक्रम से वह भय भी खाता था। फिर भी लूट का यह सिलसिला सदियों तक चला। यह सब इस उपन्यास की पृष्ठभूमि है। 'सोमनाथ' का दूसरा पक्ष भी है जो उपन्यास में जीवंत हुआ है। मंदिर के विशाल प्रांगण में गूंजती घुंघरुओं की झनकार इस जीवन की लय को ताल देती है। जीवन का यह संगीत भारत के जनमानस का संगीत है। आततायियों के नगाड़ों का शोर इसे दबा नहीं पाता। एक अजब सी शक्ति से वह फिर-फिर उठता है और करता है-एक और पुनर्निर्माण। निर्माण और विध्वंस की यही शृंखला इस कथा का आधार है। उपन्यास - सोमनाथ Novel - Somnath लेखक - आचार्य चतुरसेन शास्त्री Writer - Acharya Chatursen Shastri स्वर - समीर गोस्वामी Narration - Sameer Goswami https://kahanisuno.com/ http://instagram.com/sameergoswami_kahanisuno https://www.facebook.com/kahanisuno/ http://twitter.com/goswamisameer/ https://sameergoswami.com
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