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Bhaktamar Stotra

Bhaktamar Stotra



Bhaktamara Stotra is a famous Jain Sanskrit prayer. It was composed by Acharya Manatunga (seventh century CE) The name Bhaktamara comes from a combination of two sanskrit names, "Bhakta" (Devotee) and "Amar" (Immortal).
The prayer praises Rishabhanatha(adinath) , the first Tirthankara of Jainism. There are forty-eight verses in total. The last verse gives the name of the author Manatunga.

Ketu Dev

Ketu Dev



Birth Myth: During the giving out of the ambrosia to the gods, one of the Asuras (demons) disguised himself as a god and sat among them. Just as he took a mouthful of ambrosia, Surya and Chandra realized the fraud, and Vishnu quickly cut him in two, thereby giving us Rahu and Ketu. However the power of the ambrosia caused the two pieces to continue to be alive, and so Brahma changed them into planets and sent them to the heavens. Rahu continues to be the enemy of Surya and Chandra. Eclipses are when Rahu tries to devour them.

Maa Evrat, Jivrat, Jaya and Vijaya Maa



Evrat, Jivrat, Jaya & Vijaya Maa

The story comes from the legend of a new bride whose husband died on the wedding day and she sought the help of 4 Devis- Evrat Ma, Jivrat Ma, Jaya Ma and Dasha Ma to enliven him. In return she had to promise her children which the Matajis took but this caused her mother in law to brand her a witch. Eventually she had a daughter and all was revealed with her sons returned to her.
that this is done for your husband's long life and well being.

Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra


Introduction Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra

The great mantra dedicated to Shiva as Mrityunjaya is found in the Rig Veda. It is called the Maha Mrityunjaya mantra, the Great Death-Conquering mantra. It is a mantra that has many names and forms. It is called the Rudra mantra, referring to the furious aspect of Shiva; the Tryambakam mantra, alluding to Shiva's three eyes; and its is sometimes known as the Mrita-Sanjivini mantra because it is a component of the "life-restoring" practice given to the primordial sage Shukra after he had completed an exhausting period of austerity. The Maha Mrityunjaya mantra is hailed by the sages as the heart of the Veda. Along with the Gayatri mantra it holds the highest place among the many mantras used for contemplation and meditation.
 

Shukra Dev

Shukra Dev



Lord Shukra is also known as Shukracharya. Sukra is described variously mounted on a camel, horse or crocodile. He holds a stick, beads and a lotus and sometimes a bow and arrow. The planets Mercury and Saturn are considered friendly to Shukra, the Sun and Moon are hostile and Jupiter and the rest are considered neutral. In astrology Shukra represents artistic talents, the quality of the body and material life, wealth, the opposite sex, pleasure and reproduction, feminine qualities and music and dance. In Vedic astrology, there is a dasha or planetary period known as Shukra Dasha which remains active in a person's horoscope for 20 years, this is the longest dasha among all planets. His color is white, metal is silver and gemstone is diamond. His direction is south-east, season is spring and element is water.