What are the most sacred

 worshipping functions or deeds ?

We know in Hindu Almanac the month

has thirty days with two fortnight.

Each fortnight has fifteen days.

The  two fortnights are known as Sukla Paksha

and Krishna Paksha respectively. 

Each Paksha has  the thidhis of Padhyami, Vidiya Tadiya like this.

On the Padhyami thidhi  (the first day of the every fortnight) 

if the lord Sree Maha Vishnu is worshipped

 with the abhishekam of Go Ghrutam

 ( annlointment with the cow’s ghee),

the twenty one generation of that family

 will be sanctified and abode the Vishnulokam.

Those who worship the Brahma Deva with the

  abhishekam of  Go Ksheerama and Go Ghrutam,

they will reach the Brahmalokam (Satyalokam) in a Golden Chariot.

Those who worship with the abhishekam of Sugar cane juice),

 they attain the divine glowing of Suryalokam.

Those who worship the Rudrah, with the

abhishekam of Sandal paste and sandal  water,

 they will reach the Rudralokam with the divine glow.

Those who enchant the Gayatri Maha Mantra

 (Japa) more than hundren times 

with the holy water of Ganges,

and worship the Brahma deva with the

abhishekam , they will attain the Satyalokam.

  Which progeny (son) is eiligble  for offering

 with compassion (to donate, for adoption) ?

In the Adikavi Valmiki Ramayanam, it is said,

 the son can be offered the religious piety to others.

Means the son can be donated to some

one who wants to accept him as alms.

But, in that sacred script of epic, it is said,

 the eldest son is the first progeny.

He is the divine progeny.

He is deserved for all the religious observances

and customs to follow in the family in future

when his father leaves the mortal body.

 So the eldest is not  eligble for the

offering with compassion to be donated others.

The youngest son is the  pampered and caress progeny.

 He is known as  Jnana Santanam (progeny for wisdom).

So the youngest also  is not  eligble for

 offering with compassion to donate.

The  son who is middle of the progeny is

 the symbol for the lustful desire.

Means he is known as Kaama Santanam,

the progeny of passionate.

Therefore this son is deserved tobe  for adoption.

Which bath (Snanam) is called

as Daiva Snanam ?

It is rare the sunlight and rain both come at one  time.

Naturally when it rains, the sunlight will be covered

because the sun is hidden behind the clouds.

But some times this may be happened when  the Sun

shines with the light then the rain also shower.

Means  when the Sunlight and Rain both occur at the

 same time, then that is auscpicious  situation . 

In the middle of the shower when the Sun shines

 if the bath is directly taken is called Daiva Snanam.

 Before the shower changes into the

rain the bath should be taken. 

 But not in the rain and the sunlight.  

Which is the best either the green gram

or the husk of the Green gram ?

As per the Ayurveda the grains are good for our health.

The green gram  (Mudgaa in sanksrit language)

 has also got the protiens including the fibre.

naturally the  green gram  has the

effect of coolness to the body.

But for the protiens wise, the husk of that

grain is more powerful than the green gram.

The husk of Green gram  is equal to

the some eggs (more than forty) in strength.

But the Green gram should be taken

(eaten) by only soaking of it. 

Because of all the qualities, the Green gram

is being used in the Temples as Daiva Prasadam

(divine naivedyam) and also used in every Pooja kaaryakramas.

 

Why do the saints, swamy jis and other

 devotees smear (rub or wear) the

Vibhooti on their bodies after bathing ?

In Hindu Dharma Sastras and also the

 ancient scripts  it says  every one must

wake up early in the Brahmee muhurta time

and do the morning chores (Kaalakrutyas).

So, one has to take their bath early in the morning only.

In the morning at 4.00 ,  in the cold if we take b

ath that would be a good for the health also.

 When we take bath in the cold, the nature

provides us the health including the cold also.

 After bath if the Vibhooti is smeared to the body,

at least there would be some exclusion from the cold.

More over, the Vibhooti is the symbol  of

the Iswarya which is in the form of

  Bhakti, Jnana, and Vairagya which is  real meaning for that.

 What kind of a lady  has the 

characterstics of evil spirit ?

In general a normal lady is called as a evil spirit

 means, there might be some kind of

excessive adverse qualities that she has .

The woman who has the desire of taking

the meat and the wine excessively and

 without  any proper plan and  consideration

who  spends money too much of her parents and  husband,

and whenever the opportunity arises,  

the woman who fulfil her lustful aberration

(kaamavikaram) immediately,

that it can be known that she is having

the characterstics of evil spirit (Pisalachatwa lakshnas).

Why  should we wash our feet completely

 without any spot ( trace ) on them ?

It is said  that even for before  visiting the temple, 

the feet should be washed completely

without any apperance (spot ) on them.

In the Mythologies there are many stories

 which cause  so much difficulties  due to

 the spot on the feet while wahing them.

In the Nala Damayanti story also as per

 the Devatas’ wishes , the king Nala

faced many troubles, he got  lost wife,

 his kingdom everything and went  to the forest.

And  also on  one occasion he was bitten by a snake and

transformed into a awkward dwarf called as Bahuka.

Because of once  in a hurry, he did not  wash his feet

completely and left the feet with some spot.

Then the Saturn (Saneeswarah)  who was awaiting for this

opprtunity to put him  into  so many troubles (Ashta kasthas).

 And automately the King Nala had undergone hardships.

In the Mythologies, the  Goddess Sri Lakshmi’s

siter Sri Jyeshta Devi  who also like a Saturn

who make others to experience difficulties.

She is also known as Daridradevata.

Because of a small spot on the feet is left

while washing the feet, one can be

made  experience the troubles.

The evil forces  (dushta sakti) always

await to overwhelm the human bodies

in so many ways and when once the opportunity

 comes naturally the evil force play a powerful role

 on us in the form of sufferings and calamities.

In our olden days our elders in the families used to

say these dictums and things and make us to live happily.

Hence there is a hidden summum bonum (paramaardham) 

while washing our feet , they should be washed

completely without any spots left on them.

Whom should we  have  to have the  

 first darshanof Navagrahas or

the Lord Siva  in the Siva Temple ?

If there  will be any doubt, in  the temple of

Lord Siva (Eswaraalayam) certainly there will be Navagrahas.

Most of the devotees who visit the temple,

do not have any idea to whom they should

 have the darshan  first (either first they pray the Navagrahas

or the Lord Parameswara)  and  they will have  ambiguous state.

The Lord, Siva is Adideva who governs this universe .

He preaches and instructs the authorship.

Hence first and first we have to have

 the darshan of Lord Siva.

If not, suppose, if we have the darshan

 of the Navagrahas,  one will not have any trouble or

grievance from the lord Siva and

moe over we will have   His Gracefulness.

Like wise, if we have the darshan and offe

r our namaskaram or salutation with devotion

 to the Lord Siva, even then also  the

Navagrahas will bestow their Anugraham or grace on us.

Which gives the Mukti (Salvation ) ?

In Hindu Philosophy, all the sacred scripts

say ephatically, the birth of this life is

for the embancipation which is liberation

 from the cycle of births and deaths.

Hence, they say many ways to obtain the embancipation.

Lord, Sree Mahavishnu, Ganga, Cows, Guru,

 the Ekadasi vratam, the Tulasi (basil tree)

, the the Brahmin (priest) who does the

Vedaadi Poojas, and what the scripts

preaches to apply in life to attain the God Realization.

What is meant by Uttarayanam ?

When the  Sun God enters the sign of

 Capricorn ( in the sign of Makara ) and

till He enters the zodiac of Cancer (Karkataka rasi) ,

 that six months period is called the Uttarayanam.

 In this period the Sun travels towards

 the north from the Equator (Bhumadhya rekha).

On this day it is most popularly known as

the Makara Sankramanam which is

 the harvest festival of Sankranti or Pongal.

In general the Sun stays thirty days in

 one sign of the zodiac like Aries, Tarus, Gemini etc.,

What is meant by Dakshinayanam ?

When the Sun God enters the house of

 (sign of) the zodiac of  the Caner (Karkataka Rasi)

and till  he enters the sign of Capricorn,

 that six months period is called the Dakshinayanam.

In this period the Sun travels towards the South from the Equator.