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October 17, 2014

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Shubham karoti kalyanam: Prayer to the Lamp - traditional tune

Diya, deep, deepak, jyoti, jyoth, valakku - The traditional pooja lamp has many names. It is a symbol of auspiciousness and hence lighting of the lamp is a very important part of any pooja or inauguration of an event. Today's shloka is dedicated to the lamp. shubham karoti kalyaanam aarogyam dhana sampadaa shatru buddhi vinaashaaya deepa jyothir namostute शुभम् करोति कल्याणम् आरोग्यं धन सम्पदः शत्रुबुद्धि विनाशाय दीपज्योतिर् नमोस्तुते Meaning : May the lamp usher in all that is auspicious, and bless us with good health and prosperity. shatru buddhi vinaashaaya: This line maybe interpreted in two ways - 1.M ay the light from this lamp remove the darkness of ignorance which is the enemy of knowledge. 2. May this light destroy the maleficent intellect of enemies. To this light, the harbinger of all things good and auspicious, I offer my salutations. An extended version of this shloka with the word 'sandhya' in it, meaning 'evening', is r

Kara Charana Kritam - Hindu shloka/ Forgiveness Prayer

करचरण कृतं वाक्कायजं कर्मजं वा । श्रवणनयनजं वा मानसं वापराधं । विहितमविहितं वा सर्वमेतत्क्षमस्व । जय जय करुणाब्धे श्रीमहादेव शम्भो ॥ Kara-Charana Krtam Vaak-Kaaya-Jam Karma-Jam Vaa | Shravanna-Nayana-Jam Vaa Maanasam Va-Aparaadham | Vihitam-Avihitam Vaa Sarvam-Etat-Kshamasva | Jaya Jaya Karunna-Abdhe Shree-Mahaadeva Shambho || This is a prayer seeking forgiveness. By reciting this we are saying: "If I have done any wrong, with my hands or my feet, by my words or my deeds, through my hearing or through my sight, or just even in my thoughts; if I have erred in any way in the performance of my duties, I beseech you to forgive me Lord Shiva, for you are the embodiment of mercy." This is a wonderful night-time prayer to say, and to teach to children.We can use this as an opportunity to reflect upon our day, our deeds and our words, and to talk to our children about how we (they) may have, knowingly or unknowingly, hurt someone's feeli

Brahma Muraari-Morning Prayer

(Good) Morning Prayer / सुप्रभात प्रार्थना ब्रह्म मुरारी त्रिपुरान्तकारी भानु शशि भूमिसुतो बुधश्च गुरुश्च शुक्र शनि राहु केतु कुर्वन्तु सर्वे मम सुप्रभातम ll Brahma, Muraari, Tripuraantakaari, Bhaanu, Shashi, Bhoomisuto Buddhascha, Guruscha Shukra, Shani, Rahu, Ketu, kurvantu sarve mama suprabhaatam Meaning : Brahma (The Creator), Muraari ( Krishna/Vishnu,The Preserver),Tripuraantakaari (Shiva -The destroyer of evil and the slayer of the demon Tripura), Bhaanu (Sun), Shashi (Moon), Bhoomisuto (the son of the Earth-Mars), Buddhascha (Mercury) Guruscha (Jupiter), Shukra (Venus), Shani (Saturn), Rahu (North), Ketu (South) kurvantu sarve mama suprabhaatam (all together please make my morning auspicious) This is a beautiful prayer that can be recited upon waking up in the morning. If you recollect, we learnt another Morning Prayer ( Karagre Vasate Lakshmi) in an earlier post. This (सुप्रभात प्रार्थना ) can be recited right after Karagre Vasate Lakshmi as part

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