praying to planetary gods throw away all bad effects...

 Most important aspect of Lal Kitab is the identification of malefic planets and easy, inexpensive and extremely effective remedial measures for their ill effects.

Propitiating Planets


1) For afflicted Jupiter or Jupiter not giving desired results, Fasting on Thursdays can help. Reciting of Garuda Purana , watering of Peepal Tree or planting of yellow-flower plants may also help.
2) To propitiate Sun, Reciting or listening to Harivansha Purana is recommended. It is important to have a good moral character as well. Throwing of copper coin in flowing water may also be useful. In case of building a house, keeping the main entrance from East would also propitiate Sun.
3) In case of an afflicted Moon , one should fast on Mondays and worship Lord Shiva. One can also donate Milk, rice or silver to propitiate Moon. Keeping Silver nails in the feet of the bed is also recommended in the Lal Kitab for the same purpose.
4) Lal Kitab recommends a remedy as simple as wearing clean & ironed clothes to get Venus give the desired results. Even perfuming the clothes and using cream, face powder etc. also will help get good results related to Venus. Besides this, one can also fast on Fridays and give Curd, Desi Ghee and Camphor to places of worship
5) Mars , if giving bad results , needs to be propitiated well. It is one of those planets that give very visible positive or negative results. Lal Kitab recommends fasting on Tuesdays and donating sindoor to Lord Hanuman. Throwing of pulse of Masoor or honey or sindoor in running water will also help.
6) In case of a weak or afflicted Mercury , it may help to drop green things or a copper coin with a hole in running water. Fasting on Wednesdays is also recommended. Giving bangles and clothes of green colour to eunuchs is also said to propitiate Mercury.
7) Saturn calls for fasting on Saturdays, worshipping Bhairon & giving wine to him in the temple of Bhairon. Distributing oil on Saturdays is also recommended as also giving loafs of bread with mustard oil on it to dogs & crows.
8) When Rahu gives bad results , try giving red masoor to the sweeper or help him in other ways. In case Rahu is responsible for some illnesses , barley or wheat equal in wieght of the sick person should be dropped in the running water. Lal Kitab also recommends 'Saraswati Poojan' for afflicted Rahu.
9) Fasting on Ganesh Chaturthi or Ganesh Poojan helps in alleviating negative effects of Ketu . Keeping a white and black pet dog in house or feeding such a dog may also help.

SHRAVANA - The AUSPICIOUS MONTH

The most auspicious month of the Chaturmas and is considered the holiest month of the year. 
Each monday of this month, known as Shravana Somvar, is a special day in Shiva temples where the dharanatra hangs over the linga .
The nandadeep (24 hour lamp) burns steadily in the temples.

The calender of festivals that one should observe in " SHRAVANA" month, with faith & fervor :
In this month of shravana, the rains raise their tempo and the nature in the form of crops blossoms with rich greenery and the farmers are busy with their crop schedules and women folk used to prepare the houses with "rangavalli s and toranas "  as the part of sanatana traditional customs.

• first tuesday of this shravana month 2-8-2011 : married ladies observe and enrich their confidence on hindu marriage concept by devoting their mind to " MANGALA GOURI" and perform the vrata.

• 3-8-2011-chaviti -naga chaviti : & 4-8-11,panchami- garuda panchami :

Budhi is represented by garuda and sensuous mind is represented by nagas. after prolonged conflict between these two units, at last on this garuda panchami day ,budhi and mind compromised to live in harmonious state. so,on these two days we have to observe pure devotion and surrender of self towards naga god and garuda, the conveyor of atma .

•   5-8-11,    on shashti - devotion towards "SIVA".

• 6-8-11 , ON SAPTAMI OTHER WISE CALLED AS BHANU SAPTAMI - a ritual in honour of the god ADITYA, performed either at home or in the mandir (temple) .

• 10-8-11,EKAADASI -  Observe ekaadasi vrata.

• 11-8-11,  damodar dwaadasi - devotion towards "sri maha vishnu" .

• 12-8-11, Friday, trayodasi, varaha jayanti - to protect the  EARTH, Vishnu in the form of varaha killed Hiranyaaksha.

• Another auspicios event -friday before shravana poornami,  12-8-11 ,shravana lakshmi vrata-  

What is pooja? A puja may be performed for a specific purpose or simply as an act of devotion.
any act with complete surrender of mind with out any iota of doubt will be  fruitful in physical or meta-physical ways.



During this month people practice many rules and regulations while praying and also fast.

• Each day in the month of Shravan has a special significance and has its own ritual.
  Monday: is the day of Lord Shiva worship.
  Tuesday: Gauri is worshipped in every home, by women for the good health of their family.
  Wednesday: are dedicated to Vithala, a form of Vishnu or Krishna.
  Thursday: are also days for worshipping Buddh and Guru.
  Friday: every home worships Lakshmi and Tulsi.
  Saturday: are for Saturn (Shani). It is also known as Shravan Saturdays, with the object of object of obtaining wealth. These days are known as Sampat Sanivara (wealth Saturdays).
  Sundays: are meant worshipping the Sun god. Sun worship was general in the Vedic period and even now it is so. Especially in Shravan, every Sunday the Sun is worshipped without fail.
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• Things to do during Shravan month
  
  • Wear Rudraksh, and also use a Rudraksh mala for Japa.
  • Offer Lord Shiva Bhibhuti and place some on your forehead.
  • Make offerings of Bel leaves, Panchamrut (milk, yoghurt, clarified butter, honey and jaggery) on Shiva Ling.
  • Recite Shiv Chalisa and Aarti.
  • Chant Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra.
  • Fasting on Mondays. Girls who fast on all Mondays of Shravan get a good husband. 

"Babaji's Kriya Yoga"

1. What is "kriya yoga" - Kriya Yoga is “Action with Awareness.” It is a means of self-knowledge, of knowing the truth of our being.

It was revived by a great Master of India, Babaji Nagaraj, as a synthesis of ancient teachings of the 18 Siddha tradition. It includes a series of techniques or "Kriyas" grouped into five phases .

HOW THESE TECHNIQUES USEFUL FOR MANKIND ?

• Hatha YOGA- is for deep physical and mental relaxation. 
• kundalini pranayama - to purify the nervous system and to circulate life energy through all the nerves and subtle energy channels without obstruction .
• Kriya Yoga Dhyana - to learn the scientific art of mastering the mind - to cleanse the subconscious, to develop concentration, mental clarity and vision, to awaken the intellectual, intuitive and creative faculties.
• Kriya Mantra Yoga -  to awaken the intuition, the intellect and the chakras; the mantra becomes a substitute for the "I" - centered mental chatter and facilitates the accumulation of great amounts of energy. The mantra also cleanses habitual subconscious tendencies. 
• Kriya Bhakti Yoga - to  cultivate the soul’s aspiration for the Divine. 

Through the practice of Babaji's Kriya Yoga , one clears  of negative habits, desires, fears and other forms of disturbances. One gradually establishes  full of peace and joy.
 old egoistic perspective will be wiped out and  one’s personality is transformed, and one begins to experience  as an instrument of love and as a superior creative intelligence, engaged in bringing joy to others and making the world a better place.

Know your mother.... "TELUNGU"

 It is impossible to confirm the origin of a culture and the date of its origin. Different tribes, classes, and societies gradually combined over a period of time and a transformed society had evolved. This is the evolution of a society.

Andhras were nomads for several centuries. Earlier periods,theu used to habitate on the banks of yamuna river.Some of those Andhras who came to the south settled on the west side of Vindhya mountains (present Northern regions of Hyderabad). Another tribe crossed the Eastern Ghats over Orissa and reached the Kalinga Desam.  Jataka tale explains that Andhras built the "ANDHAKAPURAM" on the banks of "Tel" (tEl) river.Tel river is a subriver of Mahanadi in Orissa. The people in this tribe are Kalingas (ka'Limgulu). Thus the Andhras and Kalingas as two different branches of a single tribe. Sometimes these two words (Andhras and Kalingas) are used as synonyms interchangeably.

Andhra tribes established relationships with Naga, Yaksha, and Dravida tribes of Vindhya mountains who already were living there then. Tenugu (tenugu) is the meaning for those who travel towards south. In Tamil and Kannada "ten" means south side (dakshina dikku).

Andhra society is one of the ancient societies of India. One can encounter several tales about Andhras in epics like Mahabharatam and Ramayanam, in great puranas, and Budhdhist Jataka Tales. This confirms the ancient nature of Andhra society.

Once upon a time Andhra province was described as the territory between Kalahasthi in the South, Srisailam in the West and DRAKSHARAMA  or Kotilinga Kshethram in the North.

The Telugu language gives prominence to 'Shiva' and unlike in other parts of India, the Telugu children start their Vidyabhiyasam, by reciting the 'Shivapanchaksharam ' which is an invocation to Lord Shiva.

Another peculiarity of the Andhra lipi, is unlike the Tamil lipi, the curvatures of the letters are towards the Vamabhagam or the left. And since Parasakthi is on the left side of Parameshwara, the letters used in the Srichakram for Parasakthi is always in Telugu.

Telugu (తెలుగు telugu, ) is a Dravidian language  with the third largest number of native speakers in India (10crore ) and thirteenth in the Ethnologue list of most-spoken languages worldwide.

Telu means white and unga means plural in Gondi. So, telunga means people who are white in complexion.

Telugu was more influenced by Sanskrit and Prakrit during the period  of 6th. A.D.,which corresponded to the advent of Telugu literature .

Onamaalu, or the Telugu alphabet consist of 60 symbols - 16 vowels, 3 vowel modifiers, and 41 consonants. Sanskrit and Telugu alphabets are similar and exhibit one-one correspondence. Telugu has complete set of letters which follows scientific system to express sounds. It is highly conducive for Phonetics. It has more letters than any Indian language. Some of them are introduced to express fine shades of difference in sounds.

Telugu has full-Zero or anusvāra( ం ), half-zero or arthanusvāra or Chandrabindu (ఁ) and Visarga to convey various shades of nasal sounds. la and La, ra and Ra are differentiated. Telugu has .CH and .JH which are not represented in Sanskrit, and S, SH, and KSH which are not found in Tamil.

Telugu script can reproduce the full range of Sanskrit phonetics without losing any of the text's originality.

Telugu, a language ending with vowels, giving it a mellifluous quality, was also considered suitable for musical expression. Of the trinity of Carnatic music composers, compositions of Tyagaraja and Syama Sastri compositions were largely in Telugu.

In writing, the sentence ends with either a single bar | (“purna viramam”) or a double bar || (“deergha viramam”).
There is a set of symbols for numerals, though Arabic numbers are typically used.

The first treatise on Telugu grammar, the "Andhra Sabda Chintamani" was written in Sanskrit by Nannayya and he  divided his work into five chapters, covering samjnā, sandhi, ajanta, halanta and kriya.  Every telugu grammatical rule is derived from Pāṇinian concepts.

In 19th century, Chinnaya Suri wrote a simplified work on Telugu grammar called "Bāla Vyākaranam" by borrowing concepts and ideas from Nannayya's grammar.

"The primary word order of Telugu is SOV (Subject-Object-Verb) "

Telugu incorporates a high percentage of Sanskrit and English words. It also contains, to a lesser extent, Arabic and Persian words.


Telugu is assigned Unicode codepoints: 0C00-0C7F (3072–3199).[25]

kshatriya Kings Done it again....

Gold treasure at India temple could be the largest in the world - its possible only with sincere devotion and unflinched  commitment towards the god and the religious traditions of india by royal family of travancore.

The kings of Travancore   built The Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple   in the 16th century and   The descendents of the royal family who have formed a trust are maintaining this temple and protecting the royal treasure vaults since 400years.

Sree Anantha Padmanabhaswamy Temple is one of the 108 Divya Desams of Lord Vishnu and is also one of the seven Parasurama kshetras in Kerala.
The idol of Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple is made up of 12008 salagramams that compose the reclining lord.

what is meant by Svayambhu Lingam? where are jyotirlingas ?

The Svayambhu Linga temples contain representations of Shiva that are believed to have risen up by themselves in the primordial past. in some sacred books sixty-eight Svayambhu Lingas are listed.
 1. Natural (Kailash, Amarnath, Mt. Shivling)
2.Ravana's swayambhu lingam@ Koneswarar Temple - It was originally found on a Tibetan mountain and later brought to Sri Lanka reportedly by King Ravana."
3.RAMALINGESWARA TEMPLE - A temple dedicated to lord Siva and His consorts Bhavani and Sivadurga at keesaragutta, about 33 km from the city of Hyderabad. That the hillock where the lingam was installed would bear ANJANEYA's  name kesarigiri i.e, Hanuman, the son of Kesari.
4.Kalahastiswara Temple -  It is on the right bank of the Suvarnamukhi River, 27km northeast of Tirupati, between the two hills, Sripuram and Mummudicholapuram, which form part of the Sesha Sailam Hills.
5. Shankar Mandir, Mahabaleshwar - The Mahalinga of the lord Shiva is of Rudraksha shape & believed to be 'self-bodied' (swayambhoo) It is called Trigunatmaka meaning Brahma-Vishnu-Mahesh are on it for ever. This Mahalinga is considered to be superior to the twelve jyotirlingas

Jyotirlinga                                       Site
1. Somnath Prabhasapattan, near Veraval, Sourashtra ,Gujarath
2. Mallikarjun Shrishailya, Andhra Pradesh
3. Mahankal Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
4. Omkar / Amleshvar Omkar, Mandhata, Madhya Pradesh
5. Kedarnath Himalay
6. Bhimashankar Dakini region, taluka Khed, district Pune, Maharashtra
7. Vishveshvar Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
8. Tryambakeshvar Near Nashik, Maharashtra
9. Vaidyanath (Vaijnath) Parli, District Bid, Maharashtra or Vaidyanathdham, Bangal.
10. Nagesh (Nagnath) Darukavan, Oundha, district Parbhani, Maharashtra or Almoda, Uttar Pradesh
11. Rameshvar Setubandha, near Kanyakumari, Tamilnadu.
12. Ghrushneshvar(Ghrushnesh) Verul, district Aurangabad, Maharashtra.

"THREE step ladder to reach the state of bliss" & SEVEN STAGES OF PRACTISE TO ATTAIN THE BLISS

 Spiritual practice consists mainly of three processes:
 1.  brahma-abhyasa - fixing one's own consciousness, thinking , speaking , discussing , doing  and depending on That- brahman alone.
2.  mano-nigraha: by eliminating  the EGO  and its variant virtues and arishad vargas.
 3. prana nirodha  - The restraint of the prana by the well-known method of pranayama. 

one who want to experience permanent bliss , must pass seven  stages  progressively. 
 1good intention to pursue the right path of knowledge and virtue.
 2 investigation into the ways and means of acquiring true knowledge.
 3 attenuation of the mind due to the subtlety attained by it in the practice of deep concentration.
 4 realisation of spiritual equilibrium where in the light of Brahman splashes forth like lightening in one's experience.
 5 non-attachment to anything that is external on account of attaining the vision of universality.
 6 non-perception of materiality and the perception of radiance filling the whole universe, as if the entire existence is lit up with endless light.
7 experience of identity with the Absolute.

ANCIENT INDIA ... CIVILIZATIONS & DYNASTIES

HOMO ERECTUS -MAN LIKE   -5LAC YEARS AGO
HOMOSAPIENS:                           1 LAC YEARS AGO

• The Indus Valley Civilization--------- c. 3300 to 1300 BCE, was the first major civilization in India..
• The Mature Harappan period(  This Bronze Age civilization )-- from 2600 to 1900 BCE. 
•  Iron Age Vedic Civilization,( the Mahajanapadas) -------  In one of these kingdoms, Magadha, Mahavira and Gautama Buddha were born in the 6th or 5th century BCE and propagated their śramanic philosophies.
•  The Maurya Empire --------------------- the 4th and 3rd centuries BCE.  
•  Middle kingdoms (   classical period )----------------------for the next 1,500 years.  {the largest economy of the ancient and medieval world, controlling between one third and one fourth of the world's wealth up to the 18th century}.
• the Gupta Empire.   ( the "Golden Age of India )-------------- 320 to 550 AD.(  northern and central India).  southern India, under the rule of the Chalukyas, Cholas, Pallavas, and Pandyas, experienced its own golden age.    the Golden Age of India and was marked by extensive achievements in science, technology, engineering, art, dialectic, literature, logic, mathematics, astronomy, religion, and philosophy that crystallized the elements of what is generally known as Hindu culture. The decimal numeral system, including the concept of zero, was invented in India during this period. The peace and prosperity created under leadership of Guptas enabled the pursuit of scientific and artistic endeavors in India.
  
   cultural creativity  Architecture, sculpture, and painting. The Gupta period produced scholars such as Kalidasa, Aryabhata, Varahamihira, Vishnu Sharma, and Vatsyayana who made great advancements in many academic fields.
• Northwestern hybrid cultures -
   The founder of the Indo-Greek Kingdom, Demetrius I "the Invincible" (205–171 BCE).{  ruled afghanistan and Pakistan. }
• Indo-Greek kingdom, Indo-Scythians, Indo-Parthian Kingdom, and Indo-Sassanids
   The Indo-Scythians were a branch of the Indo-European Sakas (Scythians) who migrated from southern Siberia.. (200 BC to 100 BC )
• the Indo-Parthians (also known as the Pahlavas),  (RULED  over Afghanistan and northern Pakistan). 

• The Sassanid empire of Persia,  (contemporaneous with the Gupta Empire), ruled  Balochistan, .

 Kushan Empire -from 50 BC to 225AD.
 From Afghanistan - Kadphises,  Kanishka,  conquered most of northern India,  important role in the establishment of Buddhism in India and its spread to Central Asia and China. 

HOW MANY KSHATRIYA VAMSAS RULED OUR COUNTRY ?

For better or worse,indian continent was ruled by self proclaimed leaders who are other wise called as kings.
Initially number of "janapadhas"  in our country called as "gana tantra rajyas" having the democratic administration.

in later days, especially after 500 B.C., autocracy,anarchism,feudalism,male domination,  Religious fanatism, caste discrimination  , frequent wars between small kingdoms  caused common men to suffer .
fine arts,temple construction,  traditional moral values, made some solace to common people amidst chaos of innumerable idiosyncrasies of kings.

VEDAS,UPANISHADS,BHAGAVADGITA and OTHER VEDANTIC PHILOSOPHIES are twisted in a wrong interpretation and made karma sidhamta in to an oblivion of escapism and unnecessary criminal patience was injected in to common man's psyche, made them gullible to unnecessary suffering.

 the following are dynasties from  600 B.C.  to 500 A.D.: this period is called as puranic period and india's civilization is at its zenith.

• Haryanka/ (684-424 BC) : Notable kings were- 
  Bimbisara (544-491 BC), founder of the first Magadhan empire & Ajatashatru .

• Shishunaga Dynasty-Shishunaga (412-344 BC), established the kingdom of Magadha
  Mahanandin (until 424 BC), his empire is inherited by his illegitimate son Mahapadma Nanda.
• Shakya Dynasty (c. 650-500 BC)
  Suddhodana Gautama (c. 600-500 BC), king of the Shakyas, father of Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)

• Nanda Dynasty (424-321 BC)-Mahapadma Nanda (from 424 BC), illegitimate son of Mahanandin, founded the Nanda Empire after inheriting Mahanandin's empire
  Dhana nanda  (until 321 BC), lost his empire to Chandragupta Maurya after being defeated by him
  
  Maurya Dynasty (324-184 BC)
  Chandragupta Maurya (Sandrakottos) (324-301 BC), founded the Mauryan Empire after defeating both the Nanda Empire and the Macedonian Seleucid Empire, claimed descent from Shakya dynasty
  Bindusara  (301-273 BC)
  Ashoka Vardhana (Ashoka the Great) (273-232 BC), considered the greatest ancient Indian emperor, first emperor to unify India (after conquering most of South Asia and Afghanistan), adopt Buddhism, grant animal rights and promote non-violence
  Brhadratha (187-184 BC), assassinated by Pusyamitra Shunga
  
  Shunga Dynasty (185-73 BC)
  Pusyamitra Shunga (185-149 BC), founded the dynasty after assassinating Brhadratha
  Agnimitra (149-141 BC), son and successor of Pusyamitra
  
  Kanva Dynasty (73-26 BC)

• Western Kshatrapas
• Gupta Dynasty (c. 240-550 AD)
   
  

How & why to do puja ?

 we do puja out of curiosity ,out of tradition , out of fear ,out of fulfillment of desires  and lastly out of devotion.

what is devotion ? 
 DEVOTION is an attribute of  mind and an attitude of personality . ( dependency on exterior superior force or one's self to strengthen and control the mind )
 when ever there is stress or low confidence on one's self ,man tries to depend on others -it may be god or another person or any object or on one's self.
this dependency fathoms faith which leads to devotion.

How  best one can do puja?
PUJA is exterior symbolic ritual. it is primitive and is the initial step in the path of self realization.
what  the man need to do is inner puja,  other wise called as inner engineering or jnaana yoga .

one of the method of doing  puja is thinking our body as the embodiment of sriyantra consisting of various gods,elements, sacred words, forces  along with supreme mother.

we have to offer the following items  in inner puja - to inner god- ATMAN -

• body - by making it pure,healthy and fit

• senses of perception and action. - stop outward movement of senses. start to analyse and control the senses&actions.
• pranic energy - control the prana by breathing exercises. 

• Mind -MANASA ,CHITTA & BUDHI. - filling the heart with love and sacrifice extending towards the society & nature . Reducing the thoughts, Analyse the sins done, sincere prayachchitta.
• EGO &   ARISHAD VARGAS.  - poornaahuti . vanquish the self. complete surrender.   

let all be in health.  let all be in bliss. let all be in peace.  let all be prosperous. 

"Degraded Kshatriyas"

 who are degraded kshatriyas ? why they are so called ?
The Manusmriti ,   Anushasanaparva of the Mahabharata ,  Vartika of the Katyayana,  the Kishkindha Kanda of the Ramayana    written elaborately  about 200 nomadic groups - the Shakas, Yavanas, Kambojas, Paradas, Pahlavas, Kiratas ,  Tusharas, Sabaras, Barbaras, and the Daradas, etc., and addresses them all as "degraded warriors" or Kshatriyas"   and addresses them all as the Barbaric tribes of Uttarapatha.(   extreme north-west beyond the Himavat (i.e. Hindukush) ) .    Patanjali in his Mahabhashya regards the Shakas and Yavanas as pure Shudras .

The Vanaparva of the Mahabharata contains verses in the form of prophecy that the kings of the Sakas, Yavanas, Kambojas, Bahlikas and etc. shall rule unrighteously in Kaliyuga (MBH 3/188/34-36).

according to The Brihat-Katha-Manjari of the Kshemendra , that around 400 CE, the Gupta king Vikramaditya (Chandragupta II) vanquished  the Shakas, Mlecchas, Kambojas, Yavanas, Tusharas, Parasikas, Hunas, etc..

KSHATRIYA VIDYAS. . .

What are the kshatriya vidyas ?
The combative arts (Kshatriya Vidya) practiced in ancient INDIA -

• Mallayuddha (Mallavidya) 
• Bandesh 
• Vajra-Mushti
• BIinot 
• Mushtiyuddha 
• Gatka 
• Kalaripayat 
• VarmaAti 
• Silambam  

how to know your real true self ?

who am i ? thats the basic primordial question lingering in the minds of philosophers since ages.
you are not organs ,
you are not body,
you are not mind,
you are not what you perceive through your mind.
so, who are you  ? 
i am thy one that bodily senses couldn't perceive.
i am thy one that couldn't destroy by any thing.

i am  called as thy "ATMAN"  -a projected consciousness of "cosmic consciousness" which acting as scaffold to hold the material consisting of  5 elements with pranic energy as binding force.

ATMA ---- PRANA - -MIND --- SENSES- - - BODY.

ELEMENTS----- COMPLEX ORGANIC MOLECULES----  LIVING MOLECULES---- CELLS---TISSUES----ORGANS-------BODY.

 CELLULAR MONOAMINES ------- CELL IONS & CHEMICALS------CELL ENERGY ---- PRANIC ENERGY---- BIOMAGNETISM ----- COSMIC ENERGY - --- COSMIC MAGNETISM.

How can you come to conclusion that you are Atman ?

By devotion(bhakti) , by vichaara( analytical logical thinking) , by meditation ( focused introspection ) 

remember ,don't believe other's experiances and conclusions.
feel and experience your self.
Its a  revelation for us to experiance the beingness with  super conscious being.

can we believe in mantras?

WHAT  is  MANTRA ?
A mantra is a harmonious combination of some potentially powerful sounds. 

 The rhythmically formulated words, with its tendency towards rhyme, its alliteration, resonance, assonance and other types of repetition make that sound as mantra.    

Mantra is an arrangement of words which can produce  vibratory resonant  force that can   profoundly affects physical and metaphysical substance in the body of man.

How the MANTRA works?
consciousness and sound are the two sides of the same coin (living things) .
Each sound (Sabda) has a corresponding form (Rupa).
Recitation of a mantra in prescribed way is bound to produce that form.

Every cell in human body has innate intelligence or consciousness. By chanting of assuring words of confidence and  thought power, that innate cellular intelligence is tapped and it releases increased life force into the mind & body of man.

 The sound of such words is often of greater importance than their meaning. The mantras are the expressive sound form of the luminous inner truth.Concentration is not necessary for Mantra  japa. Please understand this.what is important is faith and belief. 

Seers  of all ages have discovered the relationship between the repetition of sound- (mantra-) and an inner fire, and these take the mind to profound depths and eventually spiritual illumination.

The inner truth (?), which does not reveal to the busy mind but which can be unfolded through the meditation and chanting of mantras.

so, mantra with absolute faith and  action- tantra (not rituals) can do wonders.
There are two forces  in the mantra. One is the power of consciousness, Shiva or purusha. The other is the force of nature, matter or prakriti. Through sadhana, these two forces are awakened, and when awakened, they continue to help you throughout your life.
Mantra can change the perspective of our consciousness, our attitude  and our expression. thus it potentiates  our action- reactions complexities.
Is MANTRA works for knowing our "real self "?
In its early stages the repetition of the name of God or any mantra is only an exercise in concentration and meditation, but with continued practice a stage is reached in which the repetition proceeds effortlessly, automatically and continuously. Remember, this stage is not reached by concentration alone but only by completely surrendering to the deity whose name is being repeated or to your " I "(self) .

What is yajna or yaaga or homa?

• Yajna or homa or  yaaga means nothing but sharing with others (sacrifice)– god, ancestors,nature and living beings, with love and compassion but with out ego.{"The term YAJNA (Yagna) is derived from the root YAJ, meaning sacrifice or worship." - Panini 6-40, 120}

So long as man identifies himself with his body, he is always trying to take, to absorb, because the body continues only by such taking and absorbing. 

When he identifies himself as the Self (Atman) he is always trying to give, to pour out, because the joy of the Self  is in the forth pouring. 

On the Pravritti marg he takes;   on the Nivrtti marg he gives.

Is it right to sacrifice animals in yajna?

No. its wrong and is a great sin. The destruction of creatures can never be said to be an act of righteousness.

What are five great daily sacrifices one should observe?

 There are five great daily sacrifices that are to be performed by every householder. 

 1. Brahma Yajna or Veda Yajna -Teaching and studying scriptures is Brahma Yajna

2. Deva Yajna- Sacrifice to the celestials. (Homa or oblations into the sacred fire is Deva Yajna)

3. Pitri Yajna- Sacrifice to the manes.(Tarpan or offering of water to the ancestors,and Sraddha.)

4. Bhuta Yajna - Sacrifice to all the creatures. (Offering of food to all creatures is Bhuta Yajna)

5. Manushya Yajna -  Sacrifice to man. (Hospitality to guests is Manushya Yajna or Atithi Yajna)

what is DHARMA ?

Dharma  is "That which leads to the attainment of Abhyudaya (prosperity in this world) and
Nihsreyasa (total cessation of pain)  and attainment of eternal bliss".

• Dharma is the binding force and sustainer of social life. - JUSTICE
• Dharma is that which leads you to the path of perfection . -MORALITY
• Dharma means Achara or the regulation of our daily life .   - SAMPRADAYA.

సాంప్రదాయాన్ని ,నీతి  ,న్యాయాన్ని త్రికరణ శు ద్దిగా  ఆచరించ డమే ధర్మం .

 what is Sthuula dharma or macro dharma ? 

Just as a doctor prescribes different medicines for different people according to their constitution and the nature of their disease, so also Hinduism prescribes different duties for different people. Rules for women are different from the rules for men. The rules for different Varnas (castes) and Ashramas (the four stages of life) vary.
  what is Sukshma or micro  dharma ?
In what ever circumstances, place,time - non-violence, truth, non-stealing, cleanliness and control of the senses, are the duties common to all men.

 Dharma can be classified under two heads:

A.Samanya or the general, universal Dharma
 B.Visesha or the specific, personal Dharma.

1.Contentment, 2.forgiveness, 3.self-restraint, 4.non-stealing, 5.purity, 6.control of senses, 7.discrimination between right and wrong, as also between the real and the unreal, 8. spiritual knowledge, 9.truthfulness and 10.absence of anger come under the general or universal Dharma.

The rules of the castes and orders of life are specific Dharmas. These are the tenfold characteristics of Dharma according to Manu.

Dharma assumes various kinds: Sanatana Dharma (Eternal Law), Samanya Dharma (general duty), Visesha Dharma (special duty), Varnashrama Dharma (duties of caste and Order), Svadharma (one’s own duty), Yuga Dharma (duty of the age or period in history), Kula Dharma ((duty of family), Manava Dharma (duty of man), Purusha Dharma (duty of male), Stri Dharma (duty of female), Raja Dharma (duty of king), Praja Dharma (duty of subjects), Pravritti Dharma (duty in worldly life) and Nivritti Dharma (duty in spiritual life)

WHAT IS SPIRIRUALITY ? IS IT NECESSARY FOR US ?
spiritual health is the most important parameter of any nation's  or civilization's  equilibrium .
Individual's Morality , emotional intelligence leads to spiritual progress results in society's well being. 
The spiritual human thought process in our country evoluted from 1.The Sramana traditions, 2.Idol worship and 3. Vedic rituals  which can be identified with the Jnana marga, Bhakti marga and the Karma marga respectively.

Many schools originated over the centuries that had common philosophical  roots derived from the early Indus Valley period.
Samkhya, Yoga, Vedanta, Jainism and Buddhism can all be seen as having a common origin in the Shramana traditions because of which they share common ideals and methodologies   -i.e. DHARMA , for individual liberation .
So,   yoga philosophy came out  of "shramana  school of thought".
saankhya is the theory and the 'yoga sutras' are practical code.

we can discuss "Yoga sutras " in our next post

How long one can live?

In Indian Astrology, Purnayu or a complete life is considered to be 120 years old.

The man can live 120 years, if he / she keep their  health by following moderation in thought,action, food and drink.

• fitness of the body -through yama & niyama - exercises, flexing the body (asana), regulating the food&drink by taking only fresh hygenic natural vegetable food and clean water.

• fitness of the prana- to control the pranic energy( its present in every cell  and its different from mitochondrial ATP) -through "pranayama" -"breathing exercises" - controlling the breath voluntarily.(from autonomous control to voluntary control) 

• fitness of the mind - through meditation & service - doing daily one can reach the state of calmness of mind and through service with love one can reduce the ego. 

• fitness of the  attitude, perception, frame of the mind , consciousness - expanding consciousness from self orientation to society orientation and then gradually  to universal and then towards abstractness. 
• why and for what purpose we have to lead the lives?
   in sanskrit its called as purushardha.
  Purusharthas – The Human Goals - are Dharma ,  Artha  Karma ,Moksha .
  
  The ardha we have attained and the  desires we have satiated should be only through the path of  dharma and then only the man reaches the final goal -MOKSHA .
  
  Your thought, your deed ,your perception, your attitude and your consciousness- all should follow the DHARMA.
                             WHAT IS DHARMA ?
  DHARMA TELLS US HOW TO LIVE? ,WHY TO LIVE? and FOR WHAT WE LIVE? -i will post the evolution of human thought and  intricacies of dharma in my next post.
  

past, present & future of kshatriyas...

what is the history and  present status of Andhra kshatriya community?
Historically  they are connected with older kingdoms like Vishnukundin, Eastern Chalukya,  orissa Ganga, Gajapati, kingdoms. but not so much associated with the more recent kingdoms of the Reddis, Vijayanagar, Sultans etc. Their rulership limited way  back to 600 AD .

Today they are mostly peaceful business men and professionals. Many of them  are also tradtionally expert horticulturists, since they live in lush river land areas.
They are prominent in the fields of pharma, medical, horticulture, Information Technology , real estate and construction, etc. They are likely to do very well in the emerging field of higher education (setting up colleges and universities) and Bio Technology too.
                      "what ever  and when ever,the real kshatriya never  out cross his dharma"
what is kshatriya dharma 

•  to fight against injustice & to protect the weak and their subjects. 
•  marry  the same class.
• follow the joint family system .
• to follow 4 stages of life -`brahmacharya`, `grihastha`, `vanaprastha` and `sannyasi.` 

Today is World Blood Donor Day

          The theme for World Blood Donor Day 2011 is "More blood. More life."

Hearty  APPEAL to all kshatriyas -
                                      please donate blood...
 
Donation of blood is a sign of kindness and care for the fellow human beings. There is no gift more valuable than a Gift of Blood, as it is actually a Gift of Life for the person who receives it. Indiabloodbank.com is an online edge for bringing mutually giving blood donors and patients who needs blood in India.

You can go to the nearest government approved blood centre, which is based on voluntary non/remunerated blood donation and make your significant contribution to saving life of a patient by donating blood. Your contribution is extremely valuable to us.
  to  register visit   INDIABLOODBANK.COM  -

KOSURU KSHATRIYAS ... A CLAN FORGOTTEN ...

The following is  excerpts of  the interview with well known sri vaishnava  religious cult -"Ramanujapeetam" spokes person in context with andhra kshatriyas especially kosuru kshatriyas. 

what is meant by kshatriya? is it a varna / caste  or profession ?

  Nowadays,There is confusion between Varna, Jati and Caste. While the term varna refers to the four broad different classes in society, the term jati refers to the different specific endogamous sections of the Hindu Society which are known as castes.

 Varna means  " TRAITS" the  human beings express inherently and it  actually represents the distinct qualities (guna) that the four functional classes possess in their hearts and minds. The four different qualities of human beings:  satvic,rajasic, commercial and tamasic attitudes.    

We know that the caste is decided by birth in our country.

initially only four "VARNAS" were present named as  -brahmin ,kshatriya, vaishya and sudra .

 in turn the sudra varnna were categorised as different castes depending on their daily profession or vocation . so ,the kshatriyas of INDIA belonged to    KSHATRIYA VARNA.

What are the main branches of KSHATRIYA VARNA.

The major branches of Kshatriya varna are Suryavanshi (solar line), claiming direct descent from Ramachandra and descent from Surya, Chandravanshi (lunar line), claiming descent from Chandra, Agnivanshi, claiming descent from Agni, and the Nagavanshi, claiming descent from the Nāgas.

Actually the descend ency is based on whom they are worshiping, some times the symbols of those deities adorned on their respective flags.

How the  kshatriyas formed and established themselves as kings or rulers of the kingdoms in our country ?

Persons  who have taken initiation in leadership of the group of people or habitats or  regions developed in and as kings. The descendents of those kings are called as kshatriyas , the ruling class.  Thus leaders and their heirs who have ruled the people evolved  gradually as kshatriya varna. .

At present, Kshatriya regiments make up a large portion of the Indian Armed forces . Martial Races made up more than 10% of the population of British India as per 1891 census.. This percentage might have decreased over the years.

why there are differences in kshatriyas in andhrapradesh? 

Andhra kshatriyas established themselves in almost entire seemandhra and hyderabad  region of A.P.

Brahmins divided as niyogi and vaidika basing on their role in the society.

But andhra kshatriyas loosing their role as rulers in our democratic governence, are remained as multi professional class- agro,business,enterpreneurship,etc... . so they have no professional division.

రాచరికాలు పోయినాక వారికి ఏం చేయాలో అర్ధంకాని స్థితిలో , ఎవరికేది అనువుగా వుందో ఆ పనిని చేస్తూ వర్ణ సంభంధమైన వ్రుత్తి ని   , తరతరాల సంస్కృతిని పూర్తిగా మరచి రాజులంద రూ ఒక విధంగా నిస్తెజులయ్యారు .

only regional feelings and affluency played as the divising factor in andhra kshatriyas. The naked truth is that only money and power are  acting as discriminating factors.

          some authors   with out any valid authentication ,published their own research and concluded that andhra kshatriyas have only 115 surnames ,which is absolutely  half truth and deficit of proper information.

 Number of surnames were forgotten to include in the list of andhra kshatriyas. ( readers and authors please note ).

what are those house or surnames not included ?

chinda ,chinnamraju,dalapati, jagatap, mahali, borakat ,butte ,saandra ,gundrati.  People with these surnames are surya vamsa kshatriyas and belonged to forward caste category and are residing in kosuru  in divi taluk, movva mandal of KRISHNA dt. Like all andhra kshatriyas ,the kosuru kshatriyas migrated from north india along the river krishna and settled in krishna coastal region.

we can find few more surnames if the govt or any social organization  do some research.

some kshatriyas are enrolled as backward caste (BC-D )category.  how can it be possible for kshatriyas once ruling class enrolled under BC-D? 

 In our country the reservation system directing the communities with minority population and economical backwardness enrolling themselves under BC category.  Being categorised under BC category doesn't mean that they are not kshatriyas. For that matter ,kshatriyas of tamilnadu, karnataka (varnata) and some regions of north india are enrolled under BC category.   there are also  few kshatriyas in rayalaseema region under BC category.

How the andhra kshatriyas evolved ? 

Vayu Purana, Buddhist and Jain literatures mention about migration of Ikshvakus Kshatriyas to southern India.

"Raju's traditional accounts claim descent from Ikshvaku, Vishnukundina, Chalukya, Paricchedi and Kota Vamsa.

2000 స. పూర్వం , చాలా మంది  క్షత్రియులు ఉత్తర భారతదేశం నుండి దక్కన్ పీట  భూమి ప్రాంతాలైన పూర్వపు హైదరాబాద్ రాష్ట్రం ,గుల్బర్గా  , అక్కడనుండి కృష్ణా గోదావరి నదీ తీర ప్రాంతాలకు వలస వచ్చి రాజ్యాలు స్థాపించి తూర్పు చాలుక్యులుగా ,పరిచేడి  మరియు కోట వంశ క్షత్రియులుగా ఖ్యాతి పొందారు .
కోసూరు రాజులు ఇక్ష్వాకు , పరిచేది , రాజేంద్ర  చోళ వంశ  క్షత్రియులు .
వీరు సూర్యారాధన , శ్రీరామ చంద్ర ఆరాధన , తులసి వృక్ష  ప్రవర్ధనం , దేవాలయ ఉద్దరణ  మొదలగు వైష్ణవ మత  నియమాలు  పాటిస్తారు .
 యుద్ద విద్యలైన ఖడ్గ   చాలనం , కర్ర సాము తదితర విద్యలు ఇప్పుడు పెద్దగా లేవు . కానీ 50 ఏళ్ళ క్రితం వరకు మగవారు  అం దరూ  విధిగా నేర్చుకొనే వారు .

Basically the kshatriyas migrated to south india from north india before christ and some people after christ. They came from different regions of north india like, madhya pradesh, rajasthan ,uttarpradesh and maharashtra. Before 14th century A.D , andhra kshatriyas have   no  surnames or house names but  identified endogamously by the gotra names only. According to some manuscripts available in tanjore saraswati libriory ,Andhra kshatriyas  have only 5 gotras named as- vashista , koundinya , dhananjaya , kasyapa and bharadwaaja.  So ,basing on these 5 gotras, andhra kshatriyas identified themselves and maintaining the  relationship between these 5 gotras only.

The Rajus of Karnataka and the neighbouring rayalaseema  also have three additional gotras:

Pasupati , Vishwamitra , Atreya.

some of the kshatriyas settled in ongole,nellore having gotra like "kasi' which is twisted form of kashyapa gotra.

Each Gotra is again sub-divided into hundreds of endogamous sects based on surnames that are named after villages of origin, a famous member of the clan, personality etc.

Rajus of Andhra are designated as forward caste . Despite sizeable population of Rajus being economically backward, Andhra Kshatriya Rajus never asked for Reservation.

Where is kosuru?

in divi taluk, movva mandal of KRISHNA dt.

{Krishna Delta (Longitude: 80degree24' - 81degree13'E, Latitude: 15degree42' -16 degree35'N) is formed by the holy river Krishna, close to the Bay of Bengal in the east coast of India. kosuru Coordinates: 16°12'24"N 80°58'8"E}

Are the kshatriyas of kosuru having relationship with godavari kshatriyas?

yes.

What is the surname having more number of kshatriya population in kosuru?

CHINDA.

What is the gotra of people with  surname "chinda" ?

koundinya.

what is the rushi pravara of   people with  surname "chinda" ? 

"Srimadvashista maitravarana koundinyasa trayee rushi"

శ్రీమద్ వసిష్ట మైత్రావరుణ కౌండిన్య త్రయీ ఋషీయ

what is the raja pravara of   people with  surname "chinda" ? 

ikshvaaka sibi muchikumda aadityachola varnaata raajendrachola maharaaja vamsam.

ఇక్ష్వాకు శిబి ముచికుంద ఆదిత్యచోళ   వర్నాట  రాజెంద్రచోళ  మహారాజ వంశం

what is the guhya sutra of   people with  surname "chinda" ?

aapasthambha.( ఆపస్తంభ )

what is the pramaanik veda  of   people with  surname "chinda" ?

krishna yajurvedam.

who is the  "kulaguruvu (religious teacher/ preacher )"  and which "peetam (school )" directing the religious customs of kosuru kshatriyas?

Late narasimhacharyulu and Ramanuja peetam of srivaishnava cult. 

"చిందా " అనే  పేరుతొ ఉన్న క్షత్రియుల ప్రవర ఈ   విధం గా ఉంటుంది ' అని గురు వాక్యం  . 

శ్రీమద్ వసిష్ట మైత్రావరుణ కౌండిన్య త్రయీ ఋషీయ

ఇక్ష్వాకు శిబి ముచికుంద ఆదిత్యచోళ   వర్నాట  రాజెంద్రచోళ  మహారాజ వంశం

 కృష్ణ యజుర్వేద  వేద ప్రమాణ ,  ఆపస్తంభ గుహ్య సూత్ర పాలక ,

గాయత్రీమంత్ర నిష్టా గరిష్ట , తుల్జా భవానీ మహా దేవ సూర్యాది శ్రీ రామ పూజిత 

శ్రీ వైష్ణవ సాంప్రదాయ  సూర్య వంశం . 

      శుభం భూయాత్ . 

                                                                  స్వస్తి .