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Sweet)Memories, 18 June Father's day Celebration The modern version of Father's Day was first observed with the efforts of an American woman Sonora Smart Dodd on June 19, 1910. Her father was an American Civil War When we see Father’s day in India, veteran and widower who raised Nanda Baba is the most vivid figure which Six children as a single parent. comes to the mind. Nanda Baba who was the foster father of Lord Krishna is known to provide lave, care and affection to Lord Krishna, and Balarama along with his wife Yashoda. Father's Day celebration is observed to honour fathers, father-like figures and paternal bonds around the world. The day is in accordance with Mother's Day and is observed in the similar fashion. Children and individuals showcase their love and affection to their fathers and present them with gifts and cards. 1 The whole idea behind dedicating a particular day for celebrating and honouring Fathers \ and paternal bond is to showcase love and value and acknowledge contribution one's father in life. Small kids to adults, everyone buys or make something for their fathers to make the day memorable. The world is living in a digital age, thus mobile phones, computers, the internet and social media have a profound effect on the way we cele- brate our festivals and special days. Children update beautiful status messages, childhood pictures reminiscing about the beautiful time they spent with their father and so on. @IDEA FOR THE MONTH Have you ever thought about why some people are more intelligent than others? Why do they have greater brilliance in their thoughts and ideas? The only expla- nation for this can be; since all that exists is a manifestation of God's energy. The splendid qualities visible in such outstand- ing people can only be due to God's grace. As Shree Krishna has mentioned in this verse, He is the subtle force behind the intelligent and the glorious. He makes their minds more analytic and thoughts scin- tillating. Legend of modern history, such as William Shakespeare, displayed unmatched brilliance in the field of literature. That could have only been possible by God's grace. His works have nourished English literature, and English has now become the most used language of the world Swami Vivekananda once said: the British Empire has united the world in one language. Another such genius is Bill Gates, who changed the course of information tech- nology with his Windows Operating System. With more than ninety percent of market share, Windows has become the most popular Oper- ating System in the world. 3 Such inspiration to have one major operating system to unify the information tech- nology industry and ensure proper interac- tion could only be through Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will. 99 -Mahatma GandhiGod's plan. God enhances one such person's intellect when he wants to save us from chaos. Of course, the saints have always acknowledged that the brilliance and beauty of their works are due to God's special grace. Sage Tulsidas said: karata karavata aap hail, tulasi tulasi Shor “Neither did | write the Ramayan, nor do | have the ability to write it. The Lord is my Doer. He directs my actions and acts through me, but the world thinks that Tulsidas is doing them.” Therefore, Lord Shree Krishna is indeed the ultimate source of all the brilliance and intelligence that manifests around us.e na maif kiya na kari sakaun, sahiba karta mor jr PH Nearly all animals sleep. Sleepis very | WA. Dee BU PA eye ae eee eT motionless for along time. We may be less aware of ee ee eta ee Le ered cea ed Cr ea emcee seed Creer at ae Fish don't have eyelids — they don’t need them under- water because dust can’t get in their eyes. But fish still sleep. Some sleep during the day and only wake up at night, while others sleep at night and are awake through the day (just like you and I). ee ae ean a a a It’s pretty easy to tell when fish are sleeping: they lie motionless, often at the bottom or near the surface of the water. They are slow to respond to things going on around them, or may not respond at all (see some sleeping catfish here). If you watch their gills, Mamet aac pe ee ee ee A eee ee become far less active. If you turn a light on in the middle of the night you'll see how Poe es ey eee ate ee ere ee ea ee Ed eat. So even if you accidentally leave the lights on at night, the fish may settle down and go to sleep anyway. eae etal eed Or ee a ean ns ees ee ee that question but recent video footage of a sleeping octopus showed it changing colours, which suggests it may have been dreaming about hiding from a predator or sneaking up on its own prey (which is why octopuses change colour when they're awake).Sof the EZmonth GRACE... FAITH.! EFFORT..!! Some people have faith but do not put in any effort. Some put in the effort but do not have the proper faith. A boat had two oars. On one oar was written “Faith."On the other was written “Effort.” One man who entered the boat tried ‘to row the boat using the “Faith” oar alone. The boat went round and round and did not move forward. Another man got into the boat and tried to row it with just the "Effort" oar. Needless to say, he also was not successful. A third man entered the boat and began rowing with both the oars — Effort and Faith. ‘The boat went steadily forward. Similarly, we need both these oars — the oar of effort as well as thatipf faith. ith in a doctor will not cure our patient — say a diabetes patient e the medicine as well as follow id diet. Ito a ditch. The driver got out lis meditation cushion, ran to learby hill, sat in the lotus ease, God, let my. had risen. Seeing it had not, he intensified his prayers. A voice resounded from the skies, “Son, try pushing the vehicle as you pray." So, plain faith is not enough; faith should be coupled with effort. Without putting in the necessary effort, people often say, ‘| have faith. | go to the temple and pray.” What they do is when all their other work is done, they briefly visit the temple, tell God all their complaints, donate Rs110 for a traditional temple-ritual and come back home. It isllike saying, “God, since you are blind, here i10-worth of oil to light the lamp for light.” Or, "God, since you are deaf, here is my Rs. 10-worth of fireworks to help you hear so that you will grant my wishes.” Amma is not asking you to stop this. Such contributions are good, as you may be enabling a person's livelihood with the amount you donate. But it is in fact your good actions that are needed. You should pray, “God, please give me a mind that does not harm anyone by thought, look or deed.” This is real prayer. We should awaken to that. God's grace flows into an effort that is free of ego. A selfless effort is our only true asset. Aseed lying in the desert or upon a rock will not sprout. When the water of compassion comes into our heart, the seed within us breaks open and sprouts. We should cultivate compas- sion coupled with the attitude of surrender. The universe itself exists upon the foundation of compassion. Learn to see God in everything, as is exemplified in the scriptural story of the self-sacrificing King Shibi, whose left eye cried tears in sadness that only the right part of the body was allowed to give flesh to feed a hungry eagle. The story illustrates the highest principle that there are not two, just the one Self. Seeing others as oneself, love and serve them. Arise, awake, to that worldview! This is the principle that the gurus live and exemplify. Seeing all as part of the same body, when one person grieves, Mayilpeclythe other should console him. Just as when the right hand is hurt, the left hand automatically caresses it... Just as when the finger pokes the eye, we do not cut off the finger... We should Mayil have such an attitude so that we will be able to forgive, forget and accommodate others and their shortcomings. This attitude will take us forward.Arun and Kumar were doing combined study with their classmates. ‘Kumar, you Eh! Sorry submitted maths \| Arun, | really assignment and didn’t } got! even bother to tell me. You did it purposely. | will talk to ~ I'll never trust him once he gets calm. Now he won't listen to me. ! 1 can't concentrate.“Arun has come. He looks Good morning Arun! Are you still angry at me? at you for no reason, and you aren’t annoyed you, it spoils my mind.. When | am nice to you, | feel proud of myself and realize the confidence in me that | can get over anything. You are right Kumar, | felt really bad yesterday. You've given me a good tip buddy. Thanks.KUSUS Devotion Sivaswami is a great devotee of Lord Siva. There is a small temple of Siva in his village. He visits the temple twice a day. He offers a pot of milk every morning to Siva. His little daughter Kusu too was a devotee of Siva like him. She is fond of listening to Siva’s stories and sing his prayer songs. She knows quite a few stories songs about her God. Therefore, Sivaswami usually makes her recite those songs and stories. Thus, one day, Sivaswami had to go on a journey to a distant village. ‘Dear... | have to go to a distant place tomorrow. So, you should carry the milk pot to the temple so that you can offer it to the Lord,’ he said. She was only happy to obey. Thus, Sivaswami started on his journey early the next morning. Soon, Kusu took a bath in the nearby pond, and left for the temple carrying fresh milk in her pot. The temple was a little away from her home. as the tin she feared the temple, the sun had risen. It was ‘sweat, when she reached the come there wandering. He %But he was too tired to walk a step further, and collapsed there. It was then Kusu turned up with the milk to be offered to the God. On seeing the monk lying in front of the Siva Linga, she came running. ‘0, Lord... Look... | have brought you pure milk. Are you so tired now? Please get up and drink this milk’ Thus saying, she wiped his face and helped his to get up and sit there. ‘Here it is. The whole milk is yours. Drink it. You will no longer be tired.’ She gave the milk pot to him. But she was so weak that he could not even hold the pot in his hands. So, Kusu poured the milk into his mouth. Having drunk the milk, the monk felt great relief. He lay down on the floor and fell asleep. Happy to have given the whole milk to God, she returned home. On her way back, she ran into her father who was also returning home. She reported the entire incident to him. ‘Father. Siva drank the whole milk. Poor Siva..! He was so thirsty. Now he is sleeping right there having drunk the milk’ Sivaswami could not understand what his daughter told him. But he was sure that his daughter would never utter a lie. Nevertheless, he could not believe her completely this time. There was something suspicious. He decided to follow his daughter the next day. So, Sivaswami told her, ‘Perhaps, the Lord might prefer you serving him milk. | have never been fortunate enough to serve the Lord with my hand. Therefore, you may go to the temple . again tomorrow to offer the milk” Kusu was extremely happy to hear that. So, she got up early ‘the next day again, and left for the temple carrying the pot of fresh milk. Sivaswami too was following her this time without *< being noticed. 2 When — shereached near the temple, an exhausted dog approached her wagging its tail. It looked at the milk pot and continued to wag its tail. Seeing this, Kusu asked, Why Siva? Are you so thirsty? | have brought you a pot of milk. You may drink it all’ Thus, she gave the milk to the dog. The grateful animal drank the milk fully and started running around her wagging its tail. Sivaswami's eyes were filled with tears on seeing what his daughter did. He used to see the idol of Lord Siva inside the temple. He used to worship only the idol. But his daughter found the presence of God in His creation. This means she is a greater devotee than her father. He came running towards his daughter and embraced her. ‘My daughter... You are the dearest to Lord Siva. You are the great- est devotee too...’ She stared at him in surprise, unable to figure out what happened to him. Brahma In The Puranas We all know Lord Brahma as the creator of the Universe. Vishnu as the preserver and Shiva as the destroyer for bringing the new life on earth. But according to Puranas, It was Lord Vishnu who was alone and when he thought of creation, A lotus came out of his naval with Lord Brahma. However, the birth of Lord Brahma is still a disputed matter and many also believe that he created the Universe and was not born out of Vishnu.Two rats are coming. =) | shall hide here. Rats... doesn’t Hmm! Let me matter. It is better than see how you are nothing. going to catch em.afisr sometime. | if get some fish, that would suffice. a, me from the rocodile! Coward! It is me! | just put a coconut.better than this? Hi! hi! You deserve it,Friend, you saved at you, but he me! How did you aim got trapped ! im so correctly ?Sri Rama Bkakta Talasidas During the time of the Moguls, when Akbar was emperor, he had a very good Hindu minister called Atmarama. His son was called Tulsiram and he was extremely fond of the child. When the boy came of age, he had him married to a very pious girl called Mamta Devi. He then left his wife in the care of his son and taking the emperor's permis- sion, he went to Kashi (Varanasi), in order to mediate on God, Due to his love for Atmarama, Akbar appointed Tulsiram in his father’s post. Unfortunately, the young man got into some. wild company and his whole character changed. He was always seen drinking and gambling. Hearing this, Atmarama came back and tried his best to advise his son, who turned a deaf ear to his father's exhortations. Atmarama then shifted his whole family %4 from the Mogul capital at Delhi to a small village on the banks of the river Yamuna near the town of Mathura. Tulsir- am now turned his passion toward his own wife and spent his whole time in her compa- ny, totally neglecting his work as well as his spiritual duties. Few weeks later, Akbar sent word asking him to return to the capital as he had some work for him. Tulsiram refused to see the officers who had come to get him. At Mam- ta's insistence, he decided to go. When he reached . Delhi, he was in a fever of impatience to get back since he was craving for his wife. At last, he asked the emperor to give him leave since he had not bid farewell to his mother and wife Mayilpectyleft. He promised to return very soon. As soon as je got permission, he took a one-horse buggy and started off with all speed to his village even though it was already evening. Very soon the sky darkened ‘and it started to rain. The driver begged him to stop somewhere for the night, but Tulsiram refused to listen to reason and urged him to whip the horse and make it go faster. The storm did not abate and the poor horse carried on in the face of the bitter wind and rain. At last it just could not go any more and collapsed at the outskirts of the village. Tulsiram cursed the drivergate locked, The walls were quite high and it was impossible for him to get a foothold to jump over it. He shouted and shouted to her to come and open the gate, but the noise of the thunder and the storm drowned his sures. Repeat the name of Rama and attain liberation!" Tulsiram was stunned when he heard this. Her words made a deep impression on him. It was as if she had given him a blow on hishead and something had burst inside. As the dawn appeared in the sky, a light flamed in his head. Without another word, he left the house and went to the city of Kashi to start intense austerities. As much as he had yearned for the sight of his wife, now he yearned to have a sight of his beloved deity Rama. He could not eat or sleep. He went around as one possessed, inquiring for Rama, At last he met someone who told him, that the only one who could fulfill his desire was Hanuman. "Where can | meet Hanu- man?" he asked. "He is always present wher- ever the story of Rama is told. The Ramaya- nais being sung at a certain place right now. You will surely find him there. But remember he will not be in his own form. | have often noticed that a Brah- min dressed in tatters is always present at the discourse. He is the first to come and the last to leave. No one knows who he is or where he lives. | suspect that he is indeed Hanuman. Catch hold of him. Never leave him and he will be able to give you the vision of the Lord.” Tulsiram went daily to the discourse and observed the old Brahmin carefully. Howev- er, every time he tried to follow him, he found that the old man disappeared instant- ly. However, nothing could deter his urgency to meet Rama. The same determination that compelled him to risk his life in order to reach the side of his beloved on that stormy night was now directed to meeting the divine beloved! One day he jumped and caught hold of the Brahmin’s dhoti (cloth worn by men] that was around his waist and tied his hand to it. The old man ran very fast into the dense forest and very soon Tulsiram could not keep up with his speed. But he hung on to the cloth and was dragged over the rough ground until he was torn and bleeding. All the while he kept repeating the mantra of Rama. He was determined never to let him go until his wish was fulfilled. At last the Brahmin stopped. Tulsiram grabbed hold of his feet and said. “My Lord, | know who you are. | will not let you go until you give me a vision of Rama!" Anjaneya now Mayilpeclytook his own form and raised him up and said, ‘Indeed, | am pleased with your devo- tion. You shall have a vision of the Lord tomorrow!" Thus saying, he vanished. Tulsiram returned to his abode and spent the night in ecstasy thinking of the joy in store for him in the morning. The next day he cleaned his whole hut and compound and waited anxiously for his Lord to come. However, the only ones who came were two. hunters dressed in green and mounted on horseback. That evening he went to the Brahmin and cried loud and long, for he had not got the vision that had been prom- ised. Hanuman replied, “He did come, but you did not recognize him, for he was dressed as a common hunter! But fear not, tomorrow evening he will give you the darshan you are longing for." The local people heard about this and many were present in Tulsiram’s courtyard. The shades. of night were falling, and the yard was filled with people all chanting, ‘Rama! Ramal" Suddenly all of them were thrilled to see Rama approaching with Lakshmana and Sita on either side. Tulsiram fell at Rama's feet and was unable to get up. Rama lifted him up tenderly and told him,’ My son, your love alone has brought me here. You are truly blessed. From now on you shall be known as. Tulsidas. It is your duty to write the story of the Ramayana in simple language that the common people can understand.” Tulsidas was astounded, “My Lord!" he said. “| am totally incapable of writing on such a great subject. All | know is to chant your name. How can | fulfill your command?” Rama looked lovingly at him and said, “Fear not. You will be given guidance by Hanuman, who is not only erudite but also filled with devo- tion. He has been a living witness to the story of my life. He is the best person to guide you.” Thus it happened that Tulsidas started writing the Ramayana in the common man’s language, Awadhi, which was a dialect of Hindi. It was written in the year AD 1575. When Valmiki wrote his Ramayana, India was at the peak of its cultural refinement, while Tulsidas produced his work at a time when there was a wide- spread degradation in moral values. There was rivalry between different faiths and sects. Through the story of Rama, Tulsidas sought to acquaint the masses with all that was best in the Hindu scriptures and to bring about synthesis and concordance among the various schools of religious thought. In North India, it gained instant Se settctotattat ey Mayilpeclypopularity among laborers, peasants, and householders alike. It came to be known as the Ramacharitamanas. Many miracles were attributed to Tulsidas. Hearing about these, the Mogul emperor Akbar sent for him and asked him to perform a miracle for him. Tulsidas replied, ‘| am only a humble servant of Rama. He alone is the worker of miracles." “Show me your Rama, then,’ said the emperor. Tulsidas remained silent. The emperor became angry at his silence and ordered him to be put in Jail. It is said that Tulsidas composed the Hanu- man Chalisa when he was in prison at Fate- pur Sikri, which was Akbar's fortress at the time. During those forty days when he was composing the verses, he prayed to Hanu- man to save him from this predicament. At the end of the forty days, the whole of the emperor's fort was swarming with monkeys. They clawed people, tore their clothes, entered houses, and destroyed gardens. At last the emperor realized that this must be ‘the work of the man he had thrown in jail. He ran to him and fell at his feet, begging him to order the monkeys to go away. Tulsidas prayed to Hanuman and immedi- ately the monkeys vanished, but he told the emperor, “You should leave this spot and take up your residence at some other place, for this is Rama's abode and no one should stay here except the monkeys." Hearing this, the emperor is said to have changed the location of his fortress. Fe ar ee name as Goswami Tulsidas. He was the een cra Sanskrit. He lived in Varanasi till his death. The name of Tulsi ghat has been kept after oan CR mee era ee nea ee Tulsidas died in the year 1624. Two copies Se (eT Ce a Ra) CR Ne Se a Ree CeO eam ea an Te constructed at Kashi. The fact remains that DT ae ar eee ae ed Oe ee Ae Danae eae a ae Cae ee a Soars MayilpeelWHY WE DISAGREE (15 Sep 1893, Chicago ) | will tell you a little story. You have heard the eloquent speak- aah : er who has just finished say, “Let us cease from abusing each ay other,” and he was very sorry that there should be always so much variance. But | think | should tell you a story which would illustrate the cause of this variance. A frog lived in a well. It had lived there for a long time. It was born there and brought up there, and yet was a little, small frog. Of course the evolutionists were not there then to tell us whether the frog lost its eyes or not, but, for our story's sake, we must take it for granted that it had its eyes, and that it every day cleansed the water of all the worms and bacilli > that lived in it with an energy that would do \ A credit to our modern bacteriologists. In this » way it went on and became a little sleek \ and fat. Well, one day another frog that e lived in the sea came and fell into the well “Where are you from?" “lam from the sea.” “The sea! How big is that? Is it as big as my well?" and he took a leap from one side of the well to the other. "My friend,’ said the frog of the sea, “howdo you compare the sea with your: little well?" Then the frog took another leap and asked, ‘Is your sea so big?” “What nonsense you speak, to compare the sea with your welll” “Well, then," said the frog of the well, “nothing can be bigger than my well; there can be nothing bigger than this; this fellow is a liar, so turn him out” That has been the difficulty all the while. | am a Hindu. | am sitting in my own little well and thinking that the whole world is my little well. The Christian sits in his little well and thinks the whole world is his well The Mohammedan sits in his little well and thinks that is the whole world. | have to thank you of Ameri- ca for the great attempt you are making to break down the barriers of this little world of ours, and hope that, in the future, the Lord will help you to accomplish your purpose. @ RRS Cle ACMI MUIR eC instances where the introductory words spoken EM ESOC Me ae MUR RLU ee) as much as Swami Vivekananda's groundbreak- ing speech to the 1893 World's Parliament of Religions. Beginning with the words “Sisters and USE MeMCcmces ee meuet eck eliminate the difference between Swamiji's status as a person belonging to a different RETOUR Ale oa The Chicago speech is a glimpse of what Swamiji truly stood for and the onus is on all of us to ensure that we benefit from the teachings of COO Mem UCR a EN SM Le NCHS ER Rm CRC R Les CMU RTOS MOA ER CMD PORN eC) the world towards universal brotherhood and truly become a ‘Vishwa Guru; in its true sense.0; > HER SCREAMS ECHOED IN THE VALLEY. / THERE IS SOME DANGER. A IFTCOULDFLYTOHER..THE NEXT MOMENT SHE WAS AMAZED, yeh J MY FORM HAS | CHANGED! THE MOMENT SHE RAISED HER HANDS SHE FLEW UP LIKE A BIRD. b You sHaLL HAVE |. MANY SUPERHUMAN POWERS. JYOTHE WAS FALLING [i FURTHER DOWN INTO ff THE RAVINE,4 JEEP -ANNOT GO FURTHER. WELLL HAVE TO WALK.\ Tanne / The Battle of Bana And: Krishna Bana, an asura king who had received a boon from Lord Shiva, was confident that no warrior could defeat him on a battlefield. His illusion shattered when he was unable to match Krishna's powers, even with Shiva by his side. Read on to know why Krishna and Shiva fought on opposite sides for an asura king. Bana was an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva. With his thousand arms, he played various musical instruments for Shiva, as he danced the Tandava. Pleased with his devotion, Shiva assured him of his protection in any battle. After gaining Shiva's favour, Bana became vain and arrogant. One day, he complained to Shiva that even without his thousand arms, there was no warrior equal to him, except the Lord himself. Shiva was livid upon hearing these arrogant words. To put an end to Bana’s pride, Shiva cursed him. He declared that a warrior equal to him would humiliate Bana in the future. This curse did not shock or ATEN DIC Rae upset Bana much to Sika Tan Shiva's surprise. Instead, the asura king said that he would gladly accept this curse and would be waiting to a Mayilpectyhis peer in a battle. A few days after this incident, Usha, Bana’s daughter, confided to her close companion, Chitralekha, that a dark-blue-skinned prince wearing yellow garments often visited her in her dreams but disappeared quickly. Intrigued, Usha wanted to find out the identity of this prince and expressed her wish to meet him. Chitralekha was gifted with yogic powers and great artistic skills. To help the princess, she started painting portraits of all the gods, gandhar- vas and yakshas. When she showed Usha the portraits of Krishna and his son, Pradyumna, the princess said that the man in her dreams closely resembled the two of them. Chitralekha then painted the portrait of Aniruddha, son of Pradyum- na and grandson of Krishna. Much to her delight, Usha immediately recognised Aniruddha as the prince from her dreams. Chitralekha promised Usha that she would bring Aniruddha to her as soon as possible. Then with her yogic powers, she conveyed herself to Dwaraka and found Aniruddha sleeping in his chambers. Chitralekha feared that the prince would resist coming with her if he was awake, In- stead, she transported the sleeping 2 Aniruddha to Usha's chambers in Bana's palace. Usha was delighted to see Aniruddha and thanked Chitralekha for her help. As soon as Chitralekha left, Aniruddha woke up from his sleep and was shocked to find a beautiful maiden in front of him. Usha greeted Aniruddha with a smile. She explained her dream to the perplexed prince and added that he had been brought to her chambers as her honoured guest due to her love for him. Usha also told him that since he had been brought to her king- dom in secrecy, he was free to leave her if he wanted to return to Dwaraka. However, Aniruddha was impressed by Usha's beauty and grace. He reciprocated Mayilpeely Er]her love and decided to marry her and a secret wedding soon took place. After their wedding, Usha and Aniruddha spent their days happily in the princess’ chamber. The guards outside Usha's chambers became suspicious as they noticed that the princess hardly ever stepped out of her chamber. Upon investigating, they found out about Aniruddha and his secret marriage to Usha and immediately rushed to Bana. The asura king was furious when he heard about his daughter's secret marriage. Burning with anger, he immediately rushed towards her chamber with a few guards. He ordered his guards to arrest Aniruddha and a fight ensued. The asura guards were no match for the prince and he soon slew them all with a mace. However, before Aniruddha could escape, Bana grabbed hold of him with his thousand arms. He then imprisoned Aniruddha by tying him up with serpents from head to toe. Meanwhile, back in Dwarka, Aniruddha's family had become worried over his four-month-long disappearance. To relieve them from their worry, Sage Narada visited Krishna's palace and told him about the whereabouts of Aniruddha. Krishna immediately set out towards Bana's kingdom, with Pradyumna, Satyaki and hun- dreds of warriors, to rescue Aniruddha. Upon finding out that Krishna meant to attack him, Bana too began his preparations for war. When Krishna reached, Bana greeted him with an equally huge army and soon a fierce battle ensued between them. As Shiva had promised his protection to Bana, he too arrived on the battle- field with his son, Kartikeya, to aid the asura. All the celestials, the sages, the gandharvas, yakshas and apsaras came in their chariots to watch the battle between Shiva and Krishna. The battle raged on. Krishna fought with Shiva, while Pradyumna and Satyaki fought with Kartikeya and Bana respectively. Krishna destroyed Shiva's hordes with ease and Pradyumna defeated Kartikeya after a tough battle. Sensing defeat, Bana left Satyaki to battle directly with Krishna himself. He aimed thousands of arrows at Krishna but Krishna destroyed them with his disc. Krishna then cut off all of Bana’s arms except four, to humble him. Before he could kill the asura, however, Shiva intervened and asked Krishna to spare Bana. Not only did Krishna spare Bana, but Mayilpectyhe also granted the asura immortality and everlasting youth. Accepting his defeat, Bana released Aniruddha and accepted his marriage to Usha. In the end, Krishna, Pradyumna and Satyaki returned to Dwaraka with the happy couple. DID you Creation at Rest KNOW Which person in your family is hardest to wake in the morning? A teenaged sister or brother? Mom? Dad? The baby? You? God blesses His creatures with sleep. He even blesses the Earth with sleep. Land rests from cultivation in winter months. In the Old Testament, God made rules that the Israelites should sometimes let land go unplanted for a whole year! After rest periods, it comes back ready to bear more fruit than before. Sometimes we feel that we should always stay busy, busy, busy. But God reminds us: We can rest too. He's staying up and controlling the world. You can sleep! Even animals seem to know they can rest. Take a cue from the world’s great sleepers: + Koalas sleep up to 22 hours each day! Pythons snooze for 19. Owl monkeys clock 17. All these sleep more than human babies, who need about 16 hours per day. + Many migrating birds can sleep while flying! Like dolphins and whales, half the brain stays awake to navigate. + Even fruit flies need their zzzzzs. Scientists have found that some fruit flies sleep 10 hours per night. + Snakes are serious sleepers in winter or after a big feast. They'll doze for 20 hours at a time. It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for He gives to His beloved sleep. Mayileelyrome Considered one of the most important and sacred temples in the whole of India, Vaishno Devi temple is also an important Shaktipeeth with strong beliefs and connection to the people. In fact, Mata Vaishno Devi darshan is such a big affair among the people of India that month-long delays and overpopulated hotels are a common sight. It takes a 13 Km trek from Katra to reach the Bhawan, which diverges into two different pathways. The first path goes via the Adhkuwari Temple, which denotes that the pilgrims are halfway through the Bhawan. Its old construction is revealed through the step and narrow passageways. The newer second route goes via Himkoti and is wide enough with.an ascend- able gradient.Mata Vaishno Devi temple has rich history and heritage attached to it. The cave's importance is depicted in folktales which tell that here was Goddess Satis skull had fallen and that the goddess resides here in the form of a five and a half feet tall rock which has three heads or the Pindies. a thas not been possible to pinpoint the exact date or the “ul iu year of the beginning of the worship of the Goddess in these caves, but it is believed to have connec- tions with Mahabharata which hint towards the holy goddess of Jamboo Mountains, pres- ent-day Jammu. The Pandavas are believed to be the original worshipers of the Goddess in the holy cave. The holy cave at Vaishno Devi temple is said to have been first discovered by Pandit Sridhar, a Hindu priest, who witnessed the Goddess in his dreams and was instructed to find the temple. When the priest found the holy cave, Mata Vaishno Devi appeared to him and blessed him with four sons. He was given the boon of being the custodian of the cave, a commitment locals believe his descendants follow to this day. Also located near the Vaishno Devi temple is the Bhairon Nath temple Te Bh holds great importance and is situated just 2 Km away from the Vaishno Devi cave is located. Dedicated to Bhairon Nath, let temple's spot when the Goddess beheaded him.Bring your bowl. Stuff it with Concords, Sultanas, Niagaras, Moon Drops, and Sweet Jubilees. Mmm, That's grape. (Get it?) It's also berries. Grapes are berries. If you follow the rules of botany, a berry has seeds and pulp. It also comes from a single ovary in a flower Pumpkins, bananas, grapes, avocados, and cucumbers all count as berries. (Weird!) What's NOT a berry? Life from the Vine Grapes can be used to make: sjam «raisins jelly + vinegar sjuice oil wine {from the spie seeds) ‘Some grapes have seeds, Others don't. Some, called table grapes, havea thin skin pleasant to eat. Others, called wine grapes, have a thick skin. Most people spit out these skins but swallow the gooey middle. 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