श्री सूर्य देव चालीसा (God Sun)

श्री सूर्य देव चालीसा

॥दोहा॥

कनक बदन कुण्डल मकर, मुक्ता माला अङ्ग।

पद्मासन स्थित ध्याइए, शंख चक्र के सङ्ग॥

॥चौपाई॥

जय सविता जय जयति दिवाकर!। सहस्त्रांशु! सप्ताश्व तिमिरहर॥

भानु! पतंग! मरीची! भास्कर!। सविता हंस! सुनूर विभाकर॥

विवस्वान! आदित्य! विकर्तन। मार्तण्ड हरिरूप विरोचन॥

अम्बरमणि! खग! रवि कहलाते। वेद हिरण्यगर्भ कह गाते॥

सहस्त्रांशु प्रद्योतन, कहिकहि। मुनिगन होत प्रसन्न मोदलहि॥

अरुण सदृश सारथी मनोहर। हांकत हय साता चढ़ि रथ पर॥

मंडल की महिमा अति न्यारी। तेज रूप केरी बलिहारी॥

उच्चैःश्रवा सदृश हय जोते। देखि पुरन्दर लज्जित होते॥

मित्र मरीचि भानु अरुण भास्कर। सविता सूर्य अर्क खग कलिकर॥

पूषा रवि आदित्य नाम लै। हिरण्यगर्भाय नमः कहिकै॥

द्वादस नाम प्रेम सों गावैं। मस्तक बारह बार नवावैं॥

चार पदारथ जन सो पावै। दुःख दारिद्र अघ पुंज नसावै॥

नमस्कार को चमत्कार यह। विधि हरिहर को कृपासार यह॥

सेवै भानु तुमहिं मन लाई। अष्टसिद्धि नवनिधि तेहिं पाई॥

बारह नाम उच्चारन करते। सहस जनम के पातक टरते॥

उपाख्यान जो करते तवजन। रिपु सों जमलहते सोतेहि छन॥

धन सुत जुत परिवार बढ़तु है। प्रबल मोह को फंद कटतु है॥

अर्क शीश को रक्षा करते। रवि ललाट पर नित्य बिहरते॥

सूर्य नेत्र पर नित्य विराजत। कर्ण देस पर दिनकर छाजत॥

भानु नासिका वासकरहुनित। भास्कर करत सदा मुखको हित॥

ओंठ रहैं पर्जन्य हमारे। रसना बीच तीक्ष्ण बस प्यारे॥

कंठ सुवर्ण रेत की शोभा। तिग्म तेजसः कांधे लोभा॥

पूषां बाहू मित्र पीठहिं पर। त्वष्टा वरुण रहत सुउष्णकर॥

युगल हाथ पर रक्षा कारन। भानुमान उरसर्म सुउदरचन॥

बसत नाभि आदित्य मनोहर। कटिमंह, रहत मन मुदभर॥

जंघा गोपति सविता बासा। गुप्त दिवाकर करत हुलासा॥

विवस्वान पद की रखवारी। बाहर बसते नित तम हारी॥

सहस्त्रांशु सर्वांग सम्हारै। रक्षा कवच विचित्र विचारे॥

अस जोजन अपने मन माहीं। भय जगबीच करहुं तेहि नाहीं ॥

दद्रु कुष्ठ तेहिं कबहु न व्यापै। जोजन याको मन मंह जापै॥

अंधकार जग का जो हरता। नव प्रकाश से आनन्द भरता॥

ग्रह गन ग्रसि न मिटावत जाही। कोटि बार मैं प्रनवौं ताही॥

मंद सदृश सुत जग में जाके। धर्मराज सम अद्भुत बांके॥

धन्य-धन्य तुम दिनमनि देवा। किया करत सुरमुनि नर सेवा॥

भक्ति भावयुत पूर्ण नियम सों। दूर हटतसो भवके भ्रम सों॥

परम धन्य सों नर तनधारी। हैं प्रसन्न जेहि पर तम हारी॥

अरुण माघ महं सूर्य फाल्गुन। मधु वेदांग नाम रवि उदयन॥

भानु उदय बैसाख गिनावै। ज्येष्ठ इन्द्र आषाढ़ रवि गावै॥

यम भादों आश्विन हिमरेता। कातिक होत दिवाकर नेता॥

अगहन भिन्न विष्णु हैं पूसहिं। पुरुष नाम रविहैं मलमासहिं॥

॥दोहा॥

भानु चालीसा प्रेम युत, गावहिं जे नर नित्य।

सुख सम्पत्ति लहि बिबिध, होंहिं सदा कृतकृत्य॥

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Surkanda Devi – Temple at altitude of 2,750 m

Surkanda Devi is a Hindu temple situated close to the Dhanaulti in Tehri District.the temple of the Surkanda Devi is 40 km from Mussoorie and 24 km from Chamba. Surkanda Devi Temple is dedicated to Goddess Parvati.The Surkanda peak lying at an altitude of 2,750 m. in the western part of tahsil Tehri.According to the legend, Sati gave up her life in the argument with her father, as Prajapati Daksha was not ready to accept Shiv as her daughter’s husband. It is said that Lord Shiv brought Sati’s dead body, on his trishul to this place from Haridwar. Because Lord Shiv was dancing furiously with the dead body of his wife, Lord Vishnu started cutting the body parts of Sati with his Sudarshan Chakra. The head of Sati fell at this place and hence the place got the name Surkanda.

Kalpeshwar – Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva

Kalpeshwar is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located at an elevation of 2,200 m in the picturesque Urgam valley in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand state in India.Thistree is believed to fulfill all the wishes of a person. There is a cave temple situated at height of 2134 mtr and Shiva is worshiped here in his matted hair form. Kalpeshwar is surrounded by dense woods and also terraced fields that lie in the Urgam valley.

It is the fifth temple of the Panch Kedars (five temples of Lord Shiva) and is the only temple out of five that is accessible throughout the year.At Kalpeshwarm, the matted hair or Jata of lord Shiva are the object of worship and because of this, Lord Shiva, is also called Jatadhari and Jateshwar.

The Ambubachi Mela – A fertility festival in the Hindu religion

The Ambubachi Mela in Guwahati is celebrated every year during the monsoon season, the month of June. The Ambubachi Mela is celebrated in Guwahati, Assam, India. The Ambubachi Mela is the most important festival of the Kamakhya Temple of Guwahati. The Ambubachi is a ritual of accesses observed with “Tantrik means”.



The Ambubachi Puja marks the yearly menstruation course of mother Kamakhya. It is believed that during the monsoon rains the creative and nurturing power of the ‘menses’ of Mother Earth becomes accessible to devotees at this site during the mela. The four day period is very auspicious for tantrik cults, who observe tough penance to gain Siddhis at this time. During the Ambubachi Mela in Guwahati, the doors of the Kamakhya Temple remain closed for three days. It is believed that the Mother Earth becomes unclean for three days. During this time any kind of farming work is not taken on. Daily worships and other religious performances are also stopped during the Ambubachi Mela of Guwahati in Assam.

People in large numbers wait outside the temple on the fourth day, when the temple will be opened. Sanyasins and Pandas from around the country assemble at the Kamakhya temple during this period. Large number of devotees make a mad rush when the temple reopens to receive the unique ‘prasad’ which is small bits of cloth, which is supposedly moist with the menstrual fluid of Goddess Kamakhya. It is considered highly auspicious and powerful.

In 2015, the beginning date of Ambubachi Mela is June 22 and the festival ends on June 26.

“Om Hrim Sum Suryaya Namah”

“Om Hrim Sum Suryaya Namah”

The mantras are chanted on japa beads of 108 beads per string.

In Vedic astrology, the Sun is the principal of light, life and love

A mermaid – JalPari

JalPari is a Hindi word formed by two Hindi words ‘jal’ means water and ‘pari’ means fairy. Jalpari is also known as Mermaid in English. A mermaid (Jalpari) is a legendary aquatic creature with the upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish. The word mermaid-Jalpari is a compound of the Old English sea, and a girl or young woman.

Sanjeevani Booti – The only magical Plant (Booti) curing any woe

Sanjeevi is the name of the mountain with auspicious and medicinal plants on it. In Hinduism this mountain is said to be very sacred. Lord Hanuman brought this mountain with the medicinal plants from Dronagiri to cure Lakshman who had fainted in the war. It is mentioned in Ramayana that during the war between Rama and Ravana, Inderjit sent a powerful weapon towards Lakshmana. He was badly wounded and fell unconscious. Ayurvedic Physicians found that the wound had done deep enough to kill him. Hanuman was called to fetch Sanjeevani Booti from the Mount Sumeru in the Himalayas. Upon reaching the mountain, Hanuman failed to identify the magical herb and carried the entire mountain to the battlefield. Within a few minutes of smelling this life saving medicinal herb , Lakshmana gained consciousness and vigor to fight in the war. According to Hindu mythology, the herb called Sanjeevani Booti is capable of curing any woe irrespective of its type and origin.

The KYE MONASTERY

Ki Monastery, also known as Kee, Kye or Key Monastery is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery located in the Spiti Valley of Himachal Pradesh.The spectacular monastery is located at an height of 4116m and 7 km from Kaza. It is the largest monastery in Spiti Valley.The gompa is an irregular heap of low rooms and narrow corridors on a monolithic conical hill. Established in the 11th century has ancient Buddhist scrolls and paintings. It also houses large number of Buddhist monks and nuns and a cafeteria.It is the biggest monastery of Spiti Valley and a religious training centre for Lamas.

The Champavati Temple

The Champavati Temple, located in the heart of the city of Chamba, is a pilgrim destination for many Hindus. It is named after Champavati, the daughter of King Sahil Varman, the founder of the temple. The temple holds great historical and religious relevance for many Hindus. Champavati Temple enshrines an idol of Goddess Mahisasuramardini, the avatar of Goddess Durga. According to the legend, the daughter of King Sahil Varman Champavati was a religious person and used to visit temples and sadhu’s ashrams regularly.

The Samadhi

The world and ourselves are co-related and bound together, until we set ourselves free from all relativity in the world of unique reality – the eternal illimitable Samadhi

Aghori – The Epic Souls

      
To be really aware you must be able to know simultaneously what is going on thousands of miles away today, what may have happened centuries ago, what will happen anywhere in the world decades from now, and what is occurring, has occurred, or will occur on other planes of existence. And you must still act as if you know nothing. You must just sit and talk with other people and play the part which Nature has assigned to you.

The Sanyasi

            
The renowned Vedic scholar, Rajbali Pandey, in his outstanding work, Socio-Religious Study of the Hindu Sacraments”, while discussing the funeral Samskaras of the ascetics, makes a significant remark, “But after the transition of Hinduism from Vedism or Brahmanism to Puranism and Tantraism, Sanyasa came to be regarded as Kalivarjya. Though Shankaracharya broke this prohibition by his example, Sanyasa never became popular in Hinduism again. The modern Sadhus belong to different sects, following Jnaanamaarga or Bhaktimaarga, and they cannot be properly called Sanyasins.”

The Bhoot – supernatural creature

        
A bhoot is a supernatural creature, usually the ghost of a deceased person, in the popular culture, literature and some ancient texts of the Indian subcontinent. Interpretations of how bhoots come into existence vary by region and community, but they are usually considered to be perturbed and restless due to some factor that prevents them from moving on to transmigration, non-being, nirvana, or heaven or hell, depending on tradition. This could be a violent death, unsettled matters in their lives, or simply the failure of their survivors to perform proper funerals.Bhoots are able to alter and assume forms of various animals at will, but are usually seen in human form. However, their feet often reveal them to be ghosts, as they are backwards facing. As the earth is regarded as sacred or semi-sacred in many traditions of the Indian subcontinent, bhoots go to lengths to avoid contact with it, often floating above it, either imperceptibly or up to a foot above. Bhoots cast no shadows, and speak with a nasal twang.