Is it misfortune if the mirror is broken ?

First of all we should not see our reflection in the

broken mirrors.

 And  those mirrors should be kept   in the houses.

 The mirrors which are having spots and also dirty mirrors

should not also  be used. 

The Mirror is symbolic for the Goddess Sree Maha Lakshmi.

 It is also the place of the Goddess.

In the mirror, the only one vision can not be appeared.

Means it is unstable.

 Like wise the Goddess Sree Lakshmi is also the same. 

The Goddess can not stay permanently at one place.

If the mirror is broken, it symbolically indicates the money loss.

If the glass is broken, all the pices of it will be scattered

 all around.

Though the pieces are picked out carefully

and cleaned the place, even then somewhere the

minute pieces can hastily pierce and wounded.

So, then very carefully and patiently picked out

 with broom and brush and through away outside.

Why should we eat our food on the leaves 

which is auspicious and healthy ?

In the Marriage ceremonies and other religious  functions,

in olden days compulsorily the dinner (food)

was used to be served on the Banana (Plantain) tree leaves. 

( The  Plaintain is called as Kadali in Sanskrit language.)

And the people used to eat their food on those leaves only.  

Actually the greenary leaves are always so good for us in

every aspect. Mostly the Plantain tree leaves are suggested

for that purpose. 

The  natural greenary colour also gives

the positive results to the health point of view that too for the eyes.

The Medical science like Ayurvedic and the Sastras suggested

to take  food on the leaves of Banana tree.

The  greenary leaves have the medical qualities. 

They make the body so healthy. 

If we take the food on the leaves of Pipal tree ,

 the genital organs’ ( Jananendriyas) diseases will be cured . 

And the kids can speak the words quickly.

If we take the food on the leaves of  Butea frondosa

 tree (Palasa in Sanskrit language) the Ophamolic diseases  (Netra Doshas)

will be cured. 

If we eat our food on the leaves of  Banyan tree

 ( Vatah tree in Sanskrit language) we can have complete health.

By eating the food on the Greenary leaves, because of

 its Chlorofil all the diseases will be removed.

Hence even those days itself  such a great suggestions

were given for the benefit of mankind.

How to take food ?

Taittireeya Brahmanam tells, two time meals is required

 for the human being and if any  any food is not taken in

between that which it could be a Upavasa Phalam (result of fasting) .

When eating food one must face towards the East. 

If we do like that one will have the longvity. 

If we take food facing towards the South we can get the fame.

  If we take the food by facing towards the North, 

the desires will be fulfilled.

But one should not eat food facing towards the South and

 the West what the Vishnu Puranam and Vamana Puranam say.

Hence all the Sastras accept  with one accord that everyone

 should eat the food by facing towards the East.

One should not sit on the leaves or on the iron planks

 (low stools) and eat the food.

Who wants to earn or get money , he must eat the

 food on  the leaves of either Banyan , or Calotropis gigantea

(Arkah in Sanskrit Language) or Pipal (holy fig tree)

(Aswatha Vrukshah in Sanskrit language) or Leucas aspera or

Pungam tree called  Pongamia giabra.

The Renounced Sanyasis( Religious Mendicates) must

 take their food on the leaves of tree called flame of the forest or

Butea frondosa ( Palasah in Sanskrit language).

Before eating and finishing the food one should do the

Achamanam (sipping water in driblets as part of religious oblation).

Before eating our food we must have to 

do the salutation with joined hands.

Man should not do these things.

What are they ? 

In Hindu Sastras (ancient sacred scripts) say so many

Dharmas (Alms) for the mankind.  Among them, the man

should do certain things and should not do other things. 

Bad always must be eleminated from us. First if we know

 about the bad, naturally the good comes out of it. 

 What is the Light, when there is no darkness, every where there is light.

Here man mut not do these things under any circumstances. 

One  should not do Namaste (join palms as a mark of respect )

 to the running person, who is yawning and also 

who is taking  head bath.

One should not take the bath in the rivers, or sea when his

wife is pregnant. Like that he should not have the hair cutting

and also mountaineering.

One should not see the lady at the time of adorning her eyes . 

with collyrium (eye salve of black colour) (Anjanam in Sanskrit language)

and also when  the lady is bathing.

One should not watch the reflection ( pratibimbam) of the

Sun when it rises and setting time and also

should not see the Sun in the mirror.

One should not see his  own reflection in the water, should not

pluck the leaves of any tree at night and also at night one should not

 draw water from the well.

One should not have ejection of impurities and urinate 

at the time of applying oil on his head and the body.

One should not see his wife at the time when she is taking food,

 yawning and also sneezing. If it happens to see,

then better to see other side.

On every Chaturdasi day (fourteenth day of Sukla paksha and

 also Krishna paksha) (means twice in a month) one must

not drink the milk.

. And also he should sleep separately from

 his wife on the Amavasya Day.

One should not be without waist band (gridle)

(Kati Sutram in sanksrit language) at any time. 

So he should wear that gridle.

The woman  should not break the pumpking.

The man should not blown out the oil lamp.

 One must not admonish (reprimand) any animal which

drinks water and also the calf which drinks milk

from its mother. If it is done that  would be  a great  sin

Why a Hindu  should put a cosmetic mark or

 Kumkuma on the forehead ?

The Human Body consists of many organs. For each organ

it has its  own Deity.

The Lalatah (the forehead) is the  place for

Lord Brahma Deva. Means the Lalatah is the sacred place

 for Brahmadeva.. 

The colour for Brahma Deva is red.  

Hence the Brahma Sthana of Lalatah (forehead) should be

adorned with the mark of cosmetic which is Kumkuma. 

The forehead should  not be exposed to the Sun Rays. 

The Jeeva which is also called Prana resides in the

Human body at the place of Bhru Madhya (flown) and  in the

 form of Jyothih that too in tbe Agna Chakra. And also

it resides in the Tranquility state in the place

 of Heart in Anahata Chakra.

If the Kumkuma mark is adorned in the forehead with

 the ring finger, one attains the divine peace. 

If the middle finger  is usedone can have the longvity.

If the thumb is used one canget the energy. 

If the point finger is used we can get

the devotion and  emancipation.

The Kumkuma is always better than the plastic blotch. 

The kumkuma is good for insecticidal (Krimisamharakam).

So every one must wear the well-being Kumkuma

on their foreheads. 

When the Kumkuma is blotted on theforehead, then 

it says we are worshipping the Jnaja Chakram.

Where was the  Bilva tree born ?

The Bilva tree is of  the species of Fig. The leaves,

of which are sacred and pleasing to the God.  

In the Mythology, when Lord Sree Maha Vishnu was doing

 penance  with Goddess Sri Lakshmi Devi  for the God Siva,

the tree Bilva was born from the right hand of Sree Lakshmi Devi.

Then the Lord Siva was appeared infront of them and entrusted

to  Sree Narayana the duty of  protecting the world .

The Bilva tree is also being called as Sree Vruksham which is

sacred. This sacred Bilva tree was planted in the celestial world

(Indra loka), on the Mountain of Mandara and also in the

Vaikuntha loka. 

This Bilva Tree which is  beloved to Lord Siva can

be treated as so sacred and with their leaves we can  worship

lord Siva any day. If we pick or pluck the leaves on Monday,

then we should worship on the same day. 

We should not worship  with the dried leaves and also 

the leaves are not useful whichare two or three days 

before picked up  from the tree. 

If we circumambulate round the Bilva Tree, all the

 evil offences will be removed.

Those who are not having the progeny will beget children.

The Bilva Leave is itself more valuable than a lakh of golden flowers.

Why the sandal paste is applied to the ladies’ neck

on the Auspicious occasions ?

In Hindu Customs after marriage, the woman in the husband’s

 parental house, should  behave  and talk so affectionally

 with all family members and relatives and others.  

When she behaves and talks with her in-laws  and other

elders and on the occasions , she has to talk so gently and

simply and amicably.

The Sandal paste has the quality of cool,  clear and voiced

 consonant. If  the paste is applied to the neck, slowly the

 tone modulation gets the  clarity of flexibility. 

  So, havingaffection in her heart the lady starts talking with elders and

others moderatly and cordially. Then she will be regarded. 

Even though if the lady has the affection and respects on

 others, if her voice is rough and loud certainly she will be

degraded and blamed. While speaking with others

straightness, modesty, and affecton should be presented to others. 

More over the Sandal wood is one of the auspicious thing

in Eight Gandhas.     

 It is also used for the purpose of worshipping God and

also religious things.

According to the beauty of the lady, the sandal paste is

applied. The Sandal wood is the symbol for Auspiciousness.