We, Pushti Margiya Vaishnavs, often come across terms like “Maan Bhog” and “Grahan” while performing seva of our Nidhi Swaroop. Let us understand the bhaav of Maan Bhog first.
Maan Bhog: Bhaav in Pushti Marg
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Category: God’s Corner
Yali, Navagunjara, GajaSimha and Makara
Many composite creatures like NaraSimha, Kirti Mukha, Yali, NavaGunjara, Gaja Simha and Makara exist only in mythology and our imagination. When we reflect on their significance and read their stories, we can glean several insights..
Yali or Vyala
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Vasavi Kanyaka Parameshwari
We have all heard of several aspects of Prakriti like Kali, Durga, Parvati, Yamuna, Ganga, Sakambhari et al. Each goddesses conveys a profound message through her swaroop and story. Through her incarnation as Sri Vasavi Kanyaka Parameshwari, this goddess forces … Read more...
Kojagiri Poornima and Sharad Poornima
We celebrate Kojagiri Poornima on the full moon day of Ashwin. Some people worship lord Lakshmi Narayan while others worship Shiva and Parvati or Radha and Krishna on this day.
Farmers celebrate Kojagiri Poornima as a harvest festival because it … Read more...
Krishna And the Sodasha Kala Purusha
‘Sodasha Kala Purusha’ is a concept we find in the sixth chapter of the Prashna Upanishad. Rishi Pippalada tells his disciple, Sukesa, how the Purusha manifests in sixteen stages. And says, “When we understand these sixteen aspects of the Purusha, … Read more...
Aditi, Vaman and Vaman Dwadashi
Aditi
Aditi is a Hindu goddess of fertility, motherhood, consciousness, unconsciousness, the past and the future too. She symbolises vastness and infinity. And we manavas associate her with the sky, space and mystic speech, Vak.
Aditi holds a Trishul and … Read more...
Radhashtami And Krishna
In Vaikunta, Lord Vishnu is in deep contemplation. Lakshmi sits serenely at His feet. Vishnu tells her that the time is right for Her to be born as Radha in Bhuloka. However, Lakshmi hesitates. When Vishnu asks her for the … Read more...