Spiritual significance of cobras and Nagpanchami
On this day at home on a wooden stool (pat) draw a cobra with five hoods using a mixture of sandalwood paste, turmeric and vermilion (kunku) or using raktachandan draw pictures of nine cobras.
The spiritual importance of Deep Poojan on the day of Ashadha Deep Amavasya !
The flame of an ignited lamp (oil/ghee lamp) signifies the sacred Fire principle. Deep Poojan is done on Ashadha Amavasya to express gratitude unto the Agni.
The Ashunyashayan vrat (vowed religious observance)
The ashunyashayan vowed religious observance is performed on Aashadh krushna (vadya) paksha 2. This year that date as per Hindu lunar calendar falls on 18.7.2019. It should be performed every month from Aashadh to Margashirsha on vadya 2.
Paratpar Guru (Dr.) Athavale’s message for Gurupurnima 2019
Getting prepared to face the adverse-times amounts to obeying the orders of the Guru as per the significance of times !
Experiencing spiritual emotion and devotion from the palanquin procession
The procession to Pandharpur is the spiritual event making one forget the personal problems as well as one’s body consciousness while chanting the Name of The God.
Pola
This festival is of great significance amongst the farmers. After sowing of seeds, the bullocks are freed from their work in the fields; they are scrubbed and bathed.
O Youth, how will you well plan your day ?
Nothing is more precious in human life than time. An English saying goes, ‘Time is money’. Money lost can be recovered with efforts but time lost is lost forever.
Message on the occasion of Gurupurnima
It is most appropriate for seekers not to expect favourable outcome of any karma; because, outcome of virtuous karma is good and that of non-virtuous karma is bad.
Annaprashan (ritual of feeding the first morsel of food to the baby)
For a baby boy the sixth or eighth month and for a baby girl the fifth or any other odd numbered month is appropriate to perform the rite of Annaprashan.
Let us make a resolve (sankalp) to establish Ramrajya (Rama’s rule of righteousness) on the occasion of Ramnavami
Ramrajya was a state of affairs in which the life of subjects was full of contentment, there was no crime, corruption, etc. Let us be determined to establish such an ideal state (a Hindu nation).
