We celebrate Krishna’s Daan leela for 20 days beginning from Daan Ekadashi which falls on the 11th day of the Shukla Paksha of Bhadrapad.
The word “Daan” in Krishna’s Daan leela does NOT mean donation or charity. “Daan” means … Read more...
Category: God’s Corner
Samagri in Pushti Marg : Significance
We, Pushti Margiya Vaishnavs refrain from offering samagri made out carrots, cabbage, radish, beetroot, onions, garlic, masoor dal, mushrooms etc to our Nidhi swaroops. Also, we do not offer fruits like water melon, plums, litchi etc and beverages like tea … Read more...
Dev Shayani Ekadashi: Significance
We call the Ekadashi that falls on the Shukla Paksha of Ashadh as Dev Shayani Ekadashi. From this day on, lord Vishnu sleeps on the Kshirasagar for four months. We wake Him up on Prabodhini Ekadashi. And call the period … Read more...
Different Rath Yatras for Different Gods
Rath Yatra: origin
Centuries ago, our thinking was pretty narrow. We wanted to protect our sacred idols from any kind of impurity. And since we considered the lower classes to be impure, we did not allow them to enter our … Read more...
Jyesthabhishek and Snaan Yatra
We celebrate Jyesthabhishek and Snaan Yatra on the Poornima which coincides with the Jyestha Nakshatra in the month of Jyestha in Tirupati, Puri and Pushti Marg too. The essence is the same everywhere but the rituals are very interesting and … Read more...
Blessings in disguise
“Has your husband come back yet, Chetna?” asked the tailor’s wife. “I think Sundar left her for a very valid reason. Such a handsome man he was. I still can’t understand why he married a dumb and ordinary woman like … Read more...
Tara and Priya Argue About God
Tara and Priya had lost their parents when they were mere children. And Shanta Mausi had taken care of them after that. She was unmarried and had no family of her own. So she treated Tara and Priya like her … Read more...