Understanding Dharma

Today is Gopashtami According to Narad Purana, the one who worships the Gau Mata on this day and feeds them grass and then does their Parikrama then,contains all kinds of wealth in this life.

🌺 श्रीमन्नारायण 🌺 All Ignorance is an outcome of Dvaita bhava only, because for a yogi who is Immersed in Advaita bhava, no differences exist. 🌷Gandharva Tantra, chapter 37🌷 ----------------------------------------------- 🌿 @tantramargashastra 🌿 -----------------------------------------------

Heartiest greetings on the auspicious occasion of Chhath Puja. May blessings of the Bhagwan Aditya Narayan and Maa Chhathi bring peace, prosperity & happiness to all आदित्य नमः।। 🔆 Join @understandingdharma 🔆

स्वानुभूतेश्च शास्त्रस्य गुरोश्चैवैकवाक्यता। यस्याभ्यासेन तेनात्मा सन्ततेनावलोक्यते॥११॥ It is the concordance of one's belief with the precepts of the Sastra and his instructor, joined with his constant meditation, that can give him a full view of the Supreme spirit. अवहेलितशास्त्रार्थैरवज्ञातमहाजनैः। कष्टामप्यापदं प्राप्तो न मूढैः समतामियात् ॥१२॥ The fool slighting the Sastra and its instructions, and disregarding the counsels of great men, are exposed to difficulties and dangers from which they can have no release. ~ Yoga Vasishtha 2.13.11-12 ---------------------------------------------🔆join @understandingdharma 🔆---------------------------------------------

SIGNIFICANCE OF WORSHIPPING AN ATMA-GYANI 🌿यं यं लोकं मनसा संविभाति विशुद्धसत्त्वः कामयते यांश्च कामान् । तं तं लोकं जयते तांश्च कामांस्तस्मादात्मज्ञं ह्यर्चयेत्भूतिकामः ॥ Whatever worlds [realms] he covets by his mind, and whatever objects he, the man of pure mind wishes, he gains those worlds and those objects. Therefore, let him who longs for such desires worship him [the realised one] who knows the atman. [The above verse indicates that worshipping the realised being, with certain desires in mind, fulfills those desires] 🌿स वेदैतत्परमं ब्रह्म धाम यत्र विश्वं निहितं भाति शुभ्रम् । उपासते पुरुषं ये ह्यकामास्ते शुक्रमेतदतिवर्तन्ति धीराः ॥ He [the realised one] knows the highest Brahman, the place where all this universe rests, and which shines with clear brightness. The intelligent, who, free from all [worldly] desire, worship this [realised] man, go beyond this seed [of samsara]. [The above verse indicates that worshipping the realised being, with no desires in mind, makes one liberated from samsara] ~Mundakopanishad, 3.1.10 and 3.2.1 ---------------------------------- 🔆join @understandingdharma 🔆 ----------------------------------

Bhagvatam - 1.2.2

•न दृष्टेर्द्रष्टारं पश्येः, न श्रुतेः श्रोतारं शृणुयात्, न मतेर्मन्तारं मन्वीथाः, न विज्ञातेर्विज्ञातारं विजानीयाः । एष त आत्मा सर्वान्तरः, अतोऽन्यदार्तं ॥  You cannot see That which is the Seer of seeing; you cannot hear That which is the Hearer of hearing; you cannot think of That which is the Thinker of thought; you cannot know That which is the Knower of knowledge. This is your Self, that is within all; everything else but This is perishable. ~ Brihadaranyaka Upanishad - 3.4.2 ---------------------------------- 🔆join @understandingdharma 🔆 ----------------------------------

​​​​Say NO to Pornography‼️ What do the Hindu Scriptures says on watching Pornographic content ? -------------------------------- Pitamaha Bhishma while mentioning qualities of a wise person to Yudhishthir , says : न नग्नामीक्षते नारीं न नग्नान् पुरुषानपि। One should never cast one's eyes on a naked woman, nor a naked man. ~ Mahabharata , Anushasan Parva, Adhyaya 162 , Shloka 46 -------------------------------- One should never look at a naked woman (other than wife) or man (other than husband). ~ नग्नां नेक्षेत च स्त्रियम् [Manusmriti 4.53] नेक्षेतार्क न नग्नां स्त्रीम् [Yajnavalkya Smriti 1.135] न स्त्रियं नग्नाम्। [Vishnu Smriti - 71] न नग्नां परयोषितमीक्षेत। [Gautam Dharmsutra 1.9.48] न नग्नां स्त्रियमीक्षेत पुरुषं वा कदाचन । [Kurma Purana , Uttara Bhaga 16.47] [Padma Purana , Svarga Khanda , 55.45] नेक्षेतादित्यमुद्यन्तं न च नग्नां परस्त्रियम्। [Mahabharata, Shanti Parva , 193.17] नग्नां परस्त्रियं चैव [Vishnu Purana 3.12.12] नग्नां परस्त्रियं नेक्षेत्र पश्येदात्मनः शकृत् । [Markandeya Purana 34.23] [Brahma Purana 221.23] न नग्नां स्त्रियमीक्षेत [Skanda Purana, Brahma - Dharmaranya, 6.52] -------------------------------- मनसा तु प्रदुष्टेन नग्नां पश्यन्ति ये स्त्रियम्। रोगार्तास्ते भवन्तीह नरा दुष्कृतकर्मिणः॥ Those who look at a naked woman with a tainted heart, they suffer from terrible diseases. ~ Mahabharata, Anushasan Parva, 145.51 -------------------------------- Shree Vinayak says To Parshuram :- कामतोऽकामतो वापि पश्येद्यः सुरतोन्मुखम्। स्त्रीविच्छेदो भवेत्तस्य ध्रुवं सप्तसु जन्मसु।। Whether out of carnal desire or otherwise, if a person sees another person inclined to sexual intercourse, he shall have to suffer certainly separation from his wife in the course of seven births. श्रोणिं वक्षःस्थलं वक्त्रं यः पश्यति परस्त्रियः। मातुर्वापि भगिन्या वा दुहितुः स नराधमः।। He is a degenerate man—he who looks at the buttocks, breasts and face of another man’s wife, his mother, sister or daughter. ~ Brahmanda Purana , Upodghata Pada , Chapter 41, Verse 45-46 -------------------------------- To all those misguided Young boys and girls who are indulged in such degenerative acts : Take the ultimate vow that you'll never watch any such content from now onwards. Make your ancestors proud. Reject those things that makes you weak physically, intellectually and spiritually. BE STRONG 💪 Jai Bajrangbali 🔱 ---------------------------------- 🌷@Dharma_Sanidhya🌷 ----------------------------------

When Bhishma pitamah offered a working definition of a cruel man - defames others - publicises their secret faults - destroys their living - doubts everyone - is tricky like a crow - praises only his own community - enjoys tasty food alone - is ungrateful 🔆 join @understandingdharma 🔆

Ram [ The Supreme Personality Of Godhead ] Says - मयैव पूर्यते विश्वं मय्येव प्रलयं व्रजेत् । अहं हि भगवानीशः स्वयं ज्योतिः सनातनः ॥ ४७ ॥ भवार्थ :- मुझसे ही इस संसारका भरण-पोषण होता है और मुझमें ही इसका लय होता है। मैं ही स्वयंप्रकाश, सनातन, सर्वेश्वर प्रभु हूँ ॥ ४७ ॥ परमात्मा परं ब्रह्म मत्तो ह्यन्यन्न विद्यते । इत्येतत्परमं ज्ञानं भवते कथितं मया ॥ ४८ ॥ भावार्थ :- मैं ही परमात्मा, परब्रह्म हूँ मुझसे अतिरिक्त कुछ नहीं है। यह परम ज्ञान मैंने तुम्हारे लिये बता दिया ॥ ४८ ॥ ~ Ram Geeta 4.47-48

दीपावली से सम्बन्धित अनेकानेक भ्रांतियों का निवारण

आपको और आपके परिवार को दीपावली की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएँ! माता लक्ष्मी और श्री गणेश आपके जीवन में धन, समृद्धि, शांति, और सफलता लेकर आएं।

Maha SadaShiva : Bhagwan Shiva with 25 Heads, 75 eyes & 50 hands. This is one of the 64 forms (Maheshwara Murtams) of Bhagwan Shiva.This magnificent Murti is at Suchindram Temple Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu. @vedictemples.

​​GREATNESS OF BHARATA-VARSHA 🚩 उत्तरं यत्समुद्रस्य हिमाद्रेश्चैव दक्षिणम् । वर्षं तद्भारतं नाम भारती यत्र सन्ततिः ॥ १ ॥ Shri Parasharji said – The country that lies north of the ocean, and south of the snowy mountains, is called Bhārata, for there dwelt the descendants of Bharata. नवयोजनसाहस्रो विस्तारो ऽस्य महामुने । कर्मभूमिरियं स्वर्गमपवर्गं च गच्छताम् ॥ २ ॥ It is nine thousand leagues in extent, and is the land of works, in consequence of which men go to heaven, or obtain emancipation. अतः सम्प्राप्यते स्वर्गो मुक्तिमस्मात्प्रयान्ति वै । तिर्यक्त्वं नरकं चापि यान्त्यतः पुरुषा मुने ॥ ४ ॥ From this region heaven is obtained, or even, in some cases, liberation from existence; or men pass from hence into the condition of brutes, or fall into hell. इतः स्वर्गश्च मोक्षश्च मध्यं चान्तश्च गम्यते । न खल्वन्यत्र मर्त्यानां कर्म भूमौ विधीयते ॥ ५ ॥ Heaven, emancipation, a state in mid-air, or in the subterraneous realms, succeeds to existence here, and the 'Land of actions (karma bhoomi)' is not the title of any other portion of the universe. चत्वारि भारते वर्षे युगान्यत्र महामुने । कृतं त्रेता द्वापरञ्च कलिश्चान्यत्र न क्वचित् ।। १९ ।। तपस्तप्यन्ति मुनयो जुह्वते चात्र यज्विनः । दानानि चात्र दीयन्ते परलोकार्थमादरात् ॥ २० ॥ In the Bhārata-varṣa it is that the succession of four Yugas, or ages, the Krita, the Treta, the Dvāpara, and Kali, takes place; that pious ascetics engage in rigorous penance; that devout men offer sacrifices; and that gifts are distributed; all for the sake of another world. पुरुषैर्यज्ञपुरुषो जम्बूद्वीपे सदेज्यते । यज्ञैर्यज्ञमयो विष्णुरन्यद्वीपेषु चान्यथा ॥ २१॥ In Jambu-dvīpa, Viṣṇu, consisting of sacrifice, is worshipped, as the male of sacrificial rites, with sacrificial ceremonies: he is adored under other forms elsewhere. अत्रापि भारतं श्रेष्ठं जम्बूद्वीपे महामुने । यतो हि कर्मभूरेषा ह्यतोऽन्या भोगभूमयः ॥ २२ ॥ Bhārata is therefore the best of the divisions of Jambu-dvīpa, because it is the land of works: the others are places of enjoyment alone. अत्र जन्मसहस्राणां सहस्रैरपि सत्तम । कदाचिल्लभते जन्तुर्मानुष्यं पुण्यसञ्चयात् ॥ २३ ॥ It is only after many thousand births, and the aggregation of much merit, that living beings are sometimes born in Bhārata as men. गायन्ति देवाः किल गीतकानि धन्यास्तु ते भारत भूमिभागे । स्वर्गापवर्गास्पदमार्गभूते भवन्ति भूयः पुरुषाः सुरत्वात् ॥ २४ ॥ The gods themselves exclaim, “Happy are those who are born, even from the condition of gods, as men in Bhārata-varṣa, as that is the way to the pleasures of Paradise, or the greater blessing of final liberation. कर्माण्यसङ्कल्पिततत्फलानि संन्यस्य विष्णौ परमात्मभूते। अवाप्य तां कर्ममहीमनन्ते तस्मिँल्लयं ये त्वमलाः प्रयान्ति ॥ २५ ॥ Happy are they who, consigning all the unheeded rewards of their acts to the supreme and eternal Viṣṇu, obtain existence in that land of works, as their path to him. जानीम नैतत् क्व वयं विलीने स्वर्गप्रदे कर्मणि देहबन्धम् । प्राप्स्याम धन्याः खलु ते मनुष्या ते ये भारते नेन्द्रियविप्रहीनाः ॥ २६ ॥ We know not, when the acts that have obtained us heaven shall have been fully recompensed, where we shall get our next birth; but we know that those men are fortunate who are born with perfect faculties in Bhārata-varṣa. नववर्षं तु मैत्रेय जम्बूद्वीपमिदं मया लक्षयोजनविस्तारं सङ्क्षेपात्कथितं तव ॥ २७ ॥ I have thus briefly described to you, Maitreya, the nine divisions of Jambu-dvīpa, and which is a hundred thousand Yojanas in extent. ~ Vishnu Purana 2:3

​​GREATNESS OF BHARATA-VARSHA 🚩 उत्तरं यत्समुद्रस्य हिमाद्रेश्चैव दक्षिणम् । वर्षं तद्भारतं नाम भारती यत्र सन्ततिः ॥ १ ॥ Shri Parasharji said – The country that lies north of the ocean, and south of the snowy mountains, is called Bhārata, for there dwelt the descendants of Bharata. नवयोजनसाहस्रो विस्तारो ऽस्य महामुने । कर्मभूमिरियं स्वर्गमपवर्गं च गच्छताम् ॥ २ ॥ It is nine thousand leagues in extent, and is the land of works, in consequence of which men go to heaven, or obtain emancipation. अतः सम्प्राप्यते स्वर्गो मुक्तिमस्मात्प्रयान्ति वै । तिर्यक्त्वं नरकं चापि यान्त्यतः पुरुषा मुने ॥ ४ ॥ From this region heaven is obtained, or even, in some cases, liberation from existence; or men pass from hence into the condition of brutes, or fall into hell. इतः स्वर्गश्च मोक्षश्च मध्यं चान्तश्च गम्यते । न खल्वन्यत्र मर्त्यानां कर्म भूमौ विधीयते ॥ ५ ॥ Heaven, emancipation, a state in mid-air, or in the subterraneous realms, succeeds to existence here, and the 'Land of actions (karma bhoomi)' is not the title of any other portion of the universe. चत्वारि भारते वर्षे युगान्यत्र महामुने । कृतं त्रेता द्वापरञ्च कलिश्चान्यत्र न क्वचित् ।। १९ ।। तपस्तप्यन्ति मुनयो जुह्वते चात्र यज्विनः । दानानि चात्र दीयन्ते परलोकार्थमादरात् ॥ २० ॥ In the Bhārata-varṣa it is that the succession of four Yugas, or ages, the Krita, the Treta, the Dvāpara, and Kali, takes place; that pious ascetics engage in rigorous penance; that devout men offer sacrifices; and that gifts are distributed; all for the sake of another world. पुरुषैर्यज्ञपुरुषो जम्बूद्वीपे सदेज्यते । यज्ञैर्यज्ञमयो विष्णुरन्यद्वीपेषु चान्यथा ॥ २१॥ In Jambu-dvīpa, Viṣṇu, consisting of sacrifice, is worshipped, as the male of sacrificial rites, with sacrificial ceremonies: he is adored under other forms elsewhere. अत्रापि भारतं श्रेष्ठं जम्बूद्वीपे महामुने । यतो हि कर्मभूरेषा ह्यतोऽन्या भोगभूमयः ॥ २२ ॥ Bhārata is therefore the best of the divisions of Jambu-dvīpa, because it is the land of works: the others are places of enjoyment alone. अत्र जन्मसहस्राणां सहस्रैरपि सत्तम । कदाचिल्लभते जन्तुर्मानुष्यं पुण्यसञ्चयात् ॥ २३ ॥ It is only after many thousand births, and the aggregation of much merit, that living beings are sometimes born in Bhārata as men. गायन्ति देवाः किल गीतकानि धन्यास्तु ते भारत भूमिभागे । स्वर्गापवर्गास्पदमार्गभूते भवन्ति भूयः पुरुषाः सुरत्वात् ॥ २४ ॥ The gods themselves exclaim, “Happy are those who are born, even from the condition of gods, as men in Bhārata-varṣa, as that is the way to the pleasures of Paradise, or the greater blessing of final liberation. कर्माण्यसङ्कल्पिततत्फलानि संन्यस्य विष्णौ परमात्मभूते। अवाप्य तां कर्ममहीमनन्ते तस्मिँल्लयं ये त्वमलाः प्रयान्ति ॥ २५ ॥ Happy are they who, consigning all the unheeded rewards of their acts to the supreme and eternal Viṣṇu, obtain existence in that land of works, as their path to him. जानीम नैतत् क्व वयं विलीने स्वर्गप्रदे कर्मणि देहबन्धम् । प्राप्स्याम धन्याः खलु ते मनुष्या ते ये भारते नेन्द्रियविप्रहीनाः ॥ २६ ॥ We know not, when the acts that have obtained us heaven shall have been fully recompensed, where we shall get our next birth; but we know that those men are fortunate who are born with perfect faculties in Bhārata-varṣa. नववर्षं तु मैत्रेय जम्बूद्वीपमिदं मया लक्षयोजनविस्तारं सङ्क्षेपात्कथितं तव ॥ २७ ॥ I have thus briefly described to you, Maitreya, the nine divisions of Jambu-dvīpa, and which is a hundred thousand Yojanas in extent. ~ Vishnu Purana 2:3

आकृष्येन॒ रज॑सा वर्तमाना .........दे॒वो या॑ति॒ भुव॑नानि॒ पय॑न् ॥ (Yajurved 33.43) मन्त्रार्थ - भगवान सूर्य नारायण अपने ज्योतिमय मण्डल रथ के द्वारा सुमेरु पर्वत की परिक्रमा करते रहते हैं । अन्धकार और प्रकाश के देवताओं को तथा मनुष्य आदि प्राणियों को अपने अपने व्यापार में स्थापित करते रहते हैं। सारे भुवनों को देखते हुए, अर्थात् प्राणियों के भले-बुरे कर्मों पर विचार करते हुए विचरण करते हैं । ॐ सूर्याय नमः 🙏🙏