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Monday, 12 September 2022
Munis
Dhruva declared to the sages, "I am not interested in wealth or kingdom. I want to attain a goal which has never been attained by anybody else before. I want to reach the pinnacle of dignity that no one has ever reached. Tell me the ways and means of obtaining this objective. Having heard such a statement from a child, Narada Muni put his purifying hand on Dhruva's head. Other sages discouraged him from taking a difficult path at this tender age. Dhruva insisted on taking guidance from the Munis.
- Speaking for the sages and sensing the intent of the youngster, Marichi said to him, "O Dhruva, No one has ever reached the highest summit without propitiating and receiving Grace from Govinda. O Prince, you ought to worship Acyuta (Not fallen, Permanent, Imperishable, Solid, Firm).
- Atri said to the young prince, "Janardana is the giver of eternal dignity." Angiras, Kratu, Pulastya, Pulaha, Vasistha expressed similar sentiments.
Dhruva, being a child and novice in meditation and Mantras asked for the exact details on the art of meditation and the Mantra. Narada Muni representing all the Munis came forward with the details of meditation and the specific mantra as depicted below. " You should eliminate all thoughts from your mind and concentrate on the Being, who contains the universe in Him. The mantra should be recited sotto voce. Manu, your grandfather chanted the same mantra and obtained prosperity. You should worship Vishnu with articles, such as pure water, sylvan flowers, wild roots, fruits, sprouts of plants, bark of trees, Tulsi (Sacred Basil) leaves. Worship a stone image or any other material through the medium of five Great Elements. You should live on fruits, roots and leaves. Your mind and speech should be controlled and always absorbed in contemplation. As the Lord occupies your mind, speech and acts through your worship, he augments your devotion to Him and confers boons of your liking and final beatitude." Dhruva, thanking Narada Muni, circumambulated him with bowed head as mark of respect and
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Dhruva meditated on Brahma, his great grandfather, Maha-Tattva, and the Ruler of Pradhana (matter) and Purusa (the Spirit).
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Mantrajapa
DvAdasAksa MahaMantra: The Mantra has 12 petals or syllables,
OmnamobhagavatevAsudevAya. DvAdasAksa = DvAdasa pattraka = (10+2)12 petals = OmnamobhagavatevAsudevAya = 12- syllable mantra.
om1-na2-mo3-bha4-ga5-va6-te7-vA8-su9-de10-vA11-ya12 = Om, glory to Bhagavan Vasudeva, whose essence is divine wisdom, whose rupa (form) is incomprehensible and who manifests as Brahma, Vishnu, and Siva.
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Wednesday, 31 August 2022
Vishvanatha
Although the polestar existed before its occupation by Dhruva Mahārāja, it had no predominating deity. Dhruvaloka, our polestar, is the center for all other stars and solar systems, for all of them circle around Dhruvaloka just as a bull crushes grains by walking around and around a central pole. Dhruva wanted the best of all planets, and although it was a childish prayer, the Lord satisfied his demand. A small child may demand something from his father which his father has never given to anyone else, yet out of affection the father offers it to the child; similarly, this unique planet, Dhruvaloka, was offered to Mahārāja Dhruva. The specific significance of this planet is that until the entire universe is annihilated this planet will remain, even during the devastation which takes place during the night of Lord Brahmā. There are two kinds of dissolutions, one during the night of Lord Brahmā and one at the end of Lord Brahmā's life. At the end of Brahmā's life, selected personalities go back home, back to Godhead. Dhruva Mahārāja is one of them. The Lord assured Dhruva that he would exist beyond the partial dissolution of this universe. Thus at the end of the complete dissolution, Dhruva Mahārāja would go directly to Vaikuṇṭhaloka, to a spiritual planet in the spiritual sky.
Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura comments in this connection that Dhruvaloka is one of the lokas like Śvetadvīpa, Mathurā and Dvārakā.
They are all eternal places in the kingdom of Godhead, which is described in the Bhagavad-gītā ((BG 15.6) tad dhāma paramam) and in the Vedas (oṁ tad viṣṇoḥ paramaṁ padaṁ sadā paśyanti sūrayaḥ). The words parastāt kalpa-vāsinām, "transcendental to the planets inhabited after the dissolution," refer to the Vaikuṇṭha planets. In other words, Dhruva Mahārāja's promotion to the Vaikuṇṭhalokas was guaranteed by the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Tuesday, 30 August 2022
Human
- One human month is one day and one night for Pitrs. The dark half is said to be the day and the bright half the night (of Pitrs).
- The human year is said to be one day of Devas. The Northern transit is the day and the Southern transit is the night (of Devas).
- The year of the Devas is considered to be a day of the Seven Sages (Ursa Major).
- A year of the Seven Sages is said to be one day of Dhruva.