gita sastram idam punyam yah pathet prayatah puman
visnoh padam avapnoti bhaya sokadi varjitah
"The conclusion is that Bhagavad-gita is a transcendental literature which one should read very carefully. If one properly follows the instructions of Bhagavad-gita, one can be freed from all the miseries and anxieties of life. One will be freed from all fears in this life, and in one's next life one will attain the spiritual world."
gitadhyayana-silasya pranayama-parasya ca
naiva santi hi papani purva-janma-krtani ca
``If one reads Bhagavad-gita very sincerely and with all seriousness, then by the grace of the Lord the reactions of his past misdeeds will not act upon him.'' (Gita-mahatmya 2)
bhagavad-bhakti-hinasya
jatih sastram japas tapah
apranasyaiva dehasya
mandanam loka-rañjanam
jatih sastram japas tapah
apranasyaiva dehasya
mandanam loka-rañjanam
Without devotion to the Lord, good birth, knowledge of scripture, chanting mantras, and doing austerities are like decorating a dead body to please the common people.
Hari-bhakti-vilasa
prathaman tu gurum pujya
tatas caiva mamarcanam
kurvan siddhim avapnoti
hy anyatha nisphalam bhavet
tatas caiva mamarcanam
kurvan siddhim avapnoti
hy anyatha nisphalam bhavet
Sri Krsna says: "A devoteee who worships the guru first and then worships Me attains perfection. It is fruitless to worship Me alone."
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Bhagavad-gita As It Is: Chapter Ten, Text 35
brhat-sama tatha samnam
gayatri chandasam aham
masanam marga-sirso 'ham
rtunam kusumakarah
TRANSLATION
Of the hymns in the Sama Veda I am the Brhat-sama, and of poetry I am the Gayatri. Of months I am Margasirsa [November-December], and of seasons I am flower-bearing spring.
brhat-sama tatha samnam
gayatri chandasam aham
masanam marga-sirso 'ham
rtunam kusumakarah
TRANSLATION
Of the hymns in the Sama Veda I am the Brhat-sama, and of poetry I am the Gayatri. Of months I am Margasirsa [November-December], and of seasons I am flower-bearing spring.
Features Margazhi-The Sacred Month: Margazhi Thingal (Dhanur month): Based on a recording by Sri Sriram Bharathi.
We complete a day in 24 hours, when earth revolves around its own axis, whereas it is one day for the Devas, when Earth goes around the Sun in twelve months. In the 24 hours of the day early morning 4 to 6hours, is called Bramha Muhurtham. At this time when the Sun is rising in the horizon, there is no angular movement and there is stillness. At this hour our mind will be in Satva gunam (Calmness) and it is in Rajoguna in the day and Tamoguna in the night. The brain will be sharp and there will be full clarity of perception. Similarly, for the Sun, who transits from Dakshinayana when he is Rajoguna, to Utarayana in Tamoguna, the month of Margazhi, is the transit month and there is stillness. This is the Bramha Muhurta for the Devas. Therefore early morning hours of 4 to 6, in Margazhi, is Bramha Muhurtam in Bramha Muhurtam. This time is therefore prefered to wake Him up and pray. For this purpose Sri Andal has composed Tiruppavai, at the rate of one hymn for everyday of the month.
We complete a day in 24 hours, when earth revolves around its own axis, whereas it is one day for the Devas, when Earth goes around the Sun in twelve months. In the 24 hours of the day early morning 4 to 6hours, is called Bramha Muhurtham. At this time when the Sun is rising in the horizon, there is no angular movement and there is stillness. At this hour our mind will be in Satva gunam (Calmness) and it is in Rajoguna in the day and Tamoguna in the night. The brain will be sharp and there will be full clarity of perception. Similarly, for the Sun, who transits from Dakshinayana when he is Rajoguna, to Utarayana in Tamoguna, the month of Margazhi, is the transit month and there is stillness. This is the Bramha Muhurta for the Devas. Therefore early morning hours of 4 to 6, in Margazhi, is Bramha Muhurtam in Bramha Muhurtam. This time is therefore prefered to wake Him up and pray. For this purpose Sri Andal has composed Tiruppavai, at the rate of one hymn for everyday of the month.
Devotees consider Margazhi as a very sacred month and go to Vishnu temple everyday, in Brahma Muhurtham, for reciting Tiruppavai (devotional songs by Sri Andal) and offer prayers
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