Murtis' embellishment for winter 2015

I have renovated my Murtis's embellishment for this winter. The idea was borne once I saw the shawl in white-and-dark-red. 

Then out of the blue the mini-Murti of Shree Jagannatha had been obtained by me (just see how beautiful this mini-Murti looks in contrast with my usual Murtis). 

This year I also obtained white Conch (Shree Krishna has been asking for the Conch very much) as well as Shree Tulasi KanthiMala (not on the photo unfortunately, but now Shree Tulasi KanthiMala is lying in the Embrace of Bhagavan Shree Vishnu near the White Conch). 

Actually Shree Tulasi KanthiMala had been obtained for me personally, but Krishna has "taken away" from me 2 Shree Tulasi KanthiMalas this year (Krishna likes to sleep, coiling and wrapping in Shree Tulasi beads).  

This year I have also purchased very interesting pearl Shree Tulasi KanthiMala (Shree Tulasi, pearl and silver), wearing It all the time now! 

Мои Муртёныши!

Да, девчонки, полностью новое оформление моих Муртёнышей на эту зиму. 

Концепт был рожден, когда я увидела бордово-белую шаль в магазине. 

Мини-Мурти Шри Джаганнатха идеально вписались в дизайн (все это совпало с тем, что я в этом году изучила ту часть "Шри Брахма-Пураны" и "Шри Сканда-Пураны", которая рассказывает именно о Шри Джаганнатхе). 

Я также купила несколько Шри Туласи-КантхиМал в ноябре. 

Моя персональная гордость - Шри Туласи-КантхиМала в серебре и жемчуге, уникальное сочетание, очень, очень женственное и девчачье, именно в Настроении Шримати Радхики-Деви (в тех Шри Кришна-Тантрах, которым мы следуем, Шримати Радхарани-Деви и Золотого Цвета, и Лунного - как "цветок Чампака"). 

Кришна тут же отнял у меня сразу 2 Шри Туласи-КантхиМалы. В одну Шри Туласи КантхиМалу я укутала Его Деревянное Мурти.

Другая Шри Туласи-КантхиМала тоже мгновенно стала моей Любимицей - дизайн с медными цветочками на каждой бусине, но Кришна жутко просил Её для Своего Айшварья-Мурти (лежащий Бхагаван Шри Нараяна, но я доложила Её позже и на фото Её нет, к сожалению). 

Ракушка для купания (Кришну просто так не помоешь, Он обожает мыться только из Ракушки) изначально была куплена просто для общего дизайна, но теперь я мою из неё МахаЛакшмёныша и Кришну. 

Больные дживы

Да, девчонки действительно очень хорошая тика про больных джив в сансаре и их "голод по плоти". 

То им мясо подавай, то сиси с писями - http://vishnudut1926.blogspot.com/2015/11/modification-of-flesh-and-fat-brilliant.html

Если вдуматься, то дживы в сансаре действительно просто одержимы плотью в различных

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Question: "Amongst 6 Goswamis of Vrindavan - who stayed in Vrindavan more than all?"

Answer: "OM VishnuPad Jiva Goswami stayed more than Others - He has been residing in Shree Vrindavana-Dhama for 65 years! See graph - http://vishnudut1926.blogspot.ru/2015/11/6-goswamis-of-vrindavana-time-graph.html"

6 Goswamis of Vrindavana - time graph

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"BHAJA GOVINDAM" by Bhagwan SHRI SHANKARACHARYA, Tika by Swami Chinmayananda, Sanskrit-eng, Madras, 1975

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English annotation by Vishnudut1926: Very good English translation and magnificent Tikas by Swami Chinmayananda. 

The unique feature of the Book is that each Verse of "ChaturDashaManjarika Stotra" is associated with the Disciple of Shankara Maha Acharya!

For example, Verse 14 is ascribed to Padmapada Acharya. 

Kaivalya Ashtakam

KALYANA SUNDARI

Биса-Янтра Кришны

Synopsis in English: Boasting about new self-made Beesa-Yantra of Krishna in blue-violet notes with airy silver chain. 

Сделала сегодня себе новую Биса-Янтру Кришны. 

Обожаю их. В данном случае - это Янтра с разнесенной по

SHE Herself removes the veil.............

The excerpt from V.V. Kaskhedikar article, very inspiring for Shakti-Sadhana. By the way, the same idea is in Shaiva-Siddhanta - only constant Shiva-Bhakti-Sadhana can destroy 3 malas (anava, karma, mala). 

"The Divine Mother is The Absolute Reality Who appears as all. 

She has deluded the world. 

But when propitiated SHE Herself removes the veil. Hence says Rishi, surrender to Her for She is your real nature. 

By ignorance you are attached to your kith and kin. 

Divine Mother is your own Real nature. She is all pervading Reality. 

Your ignorance is also Her Divine play. She is the cause of bondage and also of liberation. 

In other words, She Herself is manifesting as the contradictions of life. 

Hence Realise Her".

published in SaptaGiri Magazine, January 1995

Notes about Shree Rama-Nama by Ganesh Vasudeva Tagore

Great article by Ganesh Vasudeva Tagore (the famous translator of "Shree Skanda-Purana" in English). 

GANESH VASUDEVA TAGORE "GLORIFICATION OF RAMA NAMA IN THE SKANDA PURANA"

The Skanda Purana is considered to be

Divya-Prasada and The Symbology of Alwars

Excerpt from "Sathakopa's Conception of Bhakti" 

by Dr K.C. Aravinda RajaGopal

The AcharyaHridayakara explains certain points regarding the psychology of Bhakti in Sathakopa. 

Firstly, the Alwar lays great emphasis on the point that mind abandons the individual and clings to God from the first moment of the dawn of Divine Grace. 

This is the Divine sankalpa whose dawn is heralded by the stirrings of the heart towards God-devotion. 

Secondly, Bhakti has 3 prajna-avasthas. Prajna means

Sundara Purusha

I liked very much the following excerpt from "Sathakopa's Conception of Bhakti" by Dr K.C. Aravinda RajaGopal. 

Dr K.C. Aravinda RajaGopal writes about Alwars and Their Bhakti Rasas. 

Shreemati Andal-Devi revealed to us not only Shringara-Bhakti, but

Multiverse

"Infinite crores of macrocosms shine forth on the palm of Bhagavan Shree MahaVishnu Hand, like a large number of amalaka-fruits on the palm of a magician, engrossed in demonstrating his tricks. 

Infinite crores of macrocosms, along with their veils, swirl round and round, like a continuous chain of pots attached to a water-wheel (used for baling water), in each interspace between the hair-follicles of Bhagavan Shree MahaVishnu". 

Cited from 

"Shree TripadVibhutiMahaNarayana Upanishad"

Winter

Winter has conquered Moscow in 1 day, because yesterday it was autumn weather without snow. Now it is -3 Celsius and everything is under snow blanket.  

Bulgur

I have boiled up bulgur for the first time yesterday. 

It is a very good alternative to rice, as the nutrition value of bulgur is

Shree Saubhagya Sampradaya - The Tradition of Sweet Happiness

Reading "Hindu Tantric and Shakta Literature" these days. 

The book written by Sanjukta Gupta (yes, the translator of "Shree Lakshmi-Tantra" in English). The Chapter III is brilliant, I will scan later.

True Devotion

I have finally found "Shree Vaishnava Upanishads" in Adyar edition in English (had only Sanskrit and Hindi versions before). I will upload tomorrow. 

The excerpt from "Shree Krishnopanishad":

Archive of "Saptagiri" Magazine (from 1970 to 1998)

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I loved this Vaishnava Magazine very much! This upload includes 179 Issues from 1970 to 1998 (some issues are missing), found at http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/discover

I liked the issues of 90s: very profound articles and interesting art. 

T H I S   S C A N   B E L O N G S   T O   T H E   F A M I L Y   O F   M Y   C O M P A C T  

 V A I S H N A V A   E - L I B R A R I E S ,   T H E Y   C A N   B E   F O U N D   O N :  

Wordpress (a catalogue with pictures and cloud links to PDF-scans) - #Wordpress

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Rare Image of Shreemati Andal-Devi

The Images of Shreemati Goda-Devi are always rather hard to find. This is very rare Image from "Saptagiri" Shree Vaishnava Magazine:

Shri VenkatEshwara ParaBrahmane Namah

Marvelous poster from Sapthagiri Journal (poster backup on minus, box, dropbox):

"ISHAVASYOPANISHAD BHASHYA" by SHRI VEDANTA DESIKA, sanskrit-eng by Dr K C Varadachari, 1975

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English annotation by Vishnudut1926: I was mad with emotions, when found this edition. 

The 1st part is Sanskrit Khanda, the 2nd - English translation (English translation is more than flawless by Dr K. C. Varadachari and Panditharaja D.T. Thathacharya, Shiromani, MOL). 

For me the Tikas of OM VishnuPad Vedanta Deshika Maha Acharya have resolved long-standing contradiction about "jiva in deep slumber returning to Brahman" (as you know this is one the statements of "Shree Vedanta-Sutra"). 

I did not understand this Siddhanta for quite a long time, but OM VishnuPad Vedanta Deshika Maha Acharya cites "Shree Chandogya-Upanishad", 8.3.2 and the English translation is so superb, that now I have totally imbibed this Siddhanta, cite from this Grantha:

T H I S   S C A N   B E L O N G S   T O   T H E   F A M I L Y   O F   M Y   C O M P A C T  

 V A I S H N A V A   E - L I B R A R I E S ,   T H E Y   C A N   B E   F O U N D   O N :  

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Об английском переводе "Шри Бхакти-Ратнавали" 1912 года и притворщиках Кали-Юги

Наверное, только в Кали-Югу процветает идиотизм высшей категории: полезть переводить Вайшнайвский Текст, не будучи при этом вайшнавом, обосрать весь текст своей тупостью и

"SHREE BHAKTI-RATNAVALI" by OM Vishnupad VishnuPuri Swami, English-Sanskrit, 1912

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English annotation by Vishnudut1926: I have written mixed positive-negative review for this English translation (reasons below), it is up to you whether to read or ignore the Book (I would rather ignore awful English translation of this edition, turning instead to original Sanskrit of OM Vishnupad VishnuPuri Swami). 

The idea of this Grantha is

Charming Places

If you ever read "Shree Saubhagya-Lakshmi-Tantram" (I have a copy in Hindi) you should know that in one of the Chapters the favourite dwelling places of Shreemati Lakshmi-Devi are listed (and, by the way, afterwards - the favourite habitations of Alakshmi enumerated too). 

As for Krishna, most of all He loves to

"SHREE NARADA PANCARATRAM", English translation by Swami Vijnanananda, Parimal Sanskrit Series 36

UPDATE FROM 01-FEB-2018: I have added new enhanced scan of this Grantha (much better quality), you can find download links below and in the following post - http://vishnudut1926.blogspot.ru/2018/02/enhanced-scan-narada-pancharatram.html 

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English annotation by Vishnudut1926: I fell in love with this Agama, as Tantra it is very simple, but very impressive! The Bhakti and Sadhana Khandas are truly fascinating!

The parlance of "Shree Narada-PanchaRatra" is rather simple and the appeal is definitely to common Bhakti folk (apart from more intellectual and highbrow Orthodox "Shree PanchaRatra", for example, "Shree Lakshmi-Tantra").

Sometimes "Shree Narada-PanchaRatra" is confused with "Shree Narada-Purana", because from one point "Shree Narada-Purana" gets very Tantric twist and becomes fully fledged Vaishnava-Shakti-Tantra.

But please don't confuse. Let's compare in brief, please see the following graph (backup on box, dropbox, minus, skydrive):

Shree Hamsa-Vidya, Aishwarya of Bhagavan Shree Krishna, balabuddhi

Back to selected Verses of "Shree Bhagavata-Purana", Song 11, now Chapter 04. 

Verse 11.4.2 - Numerous Gunas of Bhagavan Shree Krishna

Very classic Pramana about the impossibility to count Numerous Gunas of Bhagavan Shree Krishna! This Pramana is repeated in all The Puranas. 

The "balabuddhi" phrase ("infantile mind") is

मुकुट

मुकुट (mukuTa) - very Beautiful Sanskrit word, meaning not only crown, but "diadem and tiara"

I loved the following article about Shree Sapta-Matrikas - https://meerahrt3m.wikispaces.com/The+Sapta+Matrikas

The Images of Shreemati Vaishnavi-Devi (Shreemati Lakshmi-Devi) and Shreemati MahEshwari-Devi are in rather graphic style, but very adorable. 

And Shreemati MahEshwari-Devi in a very Shani-influenced style: Violet Dress (The Colour of Shani and Shani connected with Bhagavan Shree Shiva, of course), Skulls and Damaru. Very Beautiful!

2) Vaishnavi: represents the power of the Preserver God Vishnu, She is described as sitting on the Garuda. She is also depicted as having Four or Six Arms. She holds a Conch, a Discus (Chakra), a Mace, and Lotus and Bow and Sword, or Two Arms are in Varada Mudra. She is known for Her Crown which is cylindrical and known as Kirita Mukuta.

3) Maheshvari: represents The Power of God of destruction Shiva. She is seen sitting on the bull Nandhi. She has Four or Six Arms. She has a white complexion, She has Three Eyes and holds a Trident, a Damaru, a Garland of beads, a Drinking Vessel, and Axe, and Antelope, or a Skull Bow, or a Serpent. Rather than a crown She wears a Silver Crescent Moon on a headdress of piled matted hair this is known as Jata Mukuta.

A very rare print from Calcutta Art Studio, c. 1890

Found today on Pinterest, non-standard retro-card  indeed- https://www.pinterest.com/pin/339388521889346550/

Кришне не нужны слуги (концепция разрушения Дасья-Расы и Шешатвы в Шри Рамануджа-Сампрадае)

Synopsis in English: My new article in Russian, explaining NavaVidha-Sambandha and "destruction of sheshatva" from OM VishnuPad Pillai Lokacharya's "Shree Mumukshuppadi" (based on OM VishnuPad Manavala Mamunigal Vyakhyas, of course!)

###Данная статья тематически 

относится к циклу статей о 

Шри МахаЛакшми-Сампрадае, 

смотрите рубрикатор - 

http://goo.gl/j8yMrG###

Ох, девчонки, я не поклонница длинных статей (блог обычно предполагает короткие посты, так как не книга, хахаха), но стала писать и получилось много! Тем не менее, я очень рекомендую ознакомиться с данной статьей, так как она о Самом Главном для нас - Сапфировом Муже, Любви и Супружестве!

Джива всё-таки Служанка или Супруга Кришны?

Cначала напишу причину по которой пишу эту статью. Шри Рамануджа-Сампрадая и Шри Гаудия-Сампрадая очень масштабно завязаны именно на Дасья-Расу, но,

Грамотность

Да, после сегодняшних слов Ганешича понимаешь, что от людей Кали-Юги действительно трудно ждать грамотности и т.п., но Ганеша прав и действительно его слова повторяют Лилу Чайтаньи-МахаПрабху с неграмотным брахманом. 

Напомню, Шри Чайтанья МахаПрабху как-то

Shree Ganesha-Ji about the literacy in Worship of Bhagavan Shree Hari

Rather marvellous Excerpt from "Shree Narada-PanchaRatra". Shree Ganesha-Ji (The Devata of Vidya, as we know) tells that Krishna Worship does not depend too much upon literacy. 

The passage itself reminds very much the