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Read Or Listen Ramayana Free In 11 Indian Languages Along With English Translation

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Ramayana has inspired millions of people around the world. Each individual finds new meaning and inspiration from the epic. Gitasupersite is now offering an exclusive website dedicated to Ramana. You can listen and read Ramayana online in 11 Indian languages. There is also English and Sanskrit Translation.
The 11 languages are Assamese, Bengali, Hindi, Gujarati, Gurumukhi, Kannada, Malayalam, Odia, Tamil, Telugu and English.
You can read the Ramayana Sloka wise or Sarga (chapter) wise
Link – You can read or listen to the Ramayana Sarga wise here.
Link – You can read or listen to the Ramayana Shloka wise here.
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Panguni Uthiram 2020 Date – Importance Of Panguni Uthiram In Tamil Nadu Temples

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Panguni Uthiram is an important Tamil festival observed in the Tamil month of Panguni (March – April). Panguni Uthiram 2020 date is April 6. Panguni Uthiram celebrates the wedding of important deities in the Hindu religion. The religious importance of the day is that the Uthiram Nakshatra (star) coincides with the full moon day (Poornima, or Purnima). The day is of great significance in majority of Hindu Temples in Tamil Nadu.
Divine Weddings on Panguni Uthiram Hindu Scriptures like the Puranas and the two epics – Mahabharat and Ramayan – indicate that the auspicious day of Poornima and Uthiram star coinciding in the month of Panguni (March – April) is the day when most divine weddings had taken place.


It is widely believed that Lord Shiva married Goddess Parvathi on this day in this region. Another legend indicates that Lord Muruga married Devasena on the day. It is also believed that Lord Rama married Sita on this day.

Another important wedding that took place on Panguni Uthiram …
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Lessons From The Upanishads

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A collection of valuable lessons from the Upanishads.

The stream of tendencies flowing through good and evil channels is to be directed by self-effort along the good path. When it has entered the evil path, it is to be turned towards the good path. (Muktikopanishad, II.V. 6)

The heavens are His head; the sun and moon, His eyes; the quarters, His ears; the revealed Vedas, His speech; the wind is His breath; the universe, His heart. From His feet is produced the earth. He is indeed the inner Self of all beings.’ (Mundaka Upanishad 2:1:4 – describes the cosmic man)
He has turned his eyes inward (aavritta chakshu), his vision takes a U-turn because he wants to attain immortality. – The mind of a seeker in Katha Upanishad.





May the Lord, who is one and undivided, but who by virtue of His multiple powers creates these endless, diversities in the beginning without any definite end in view and who destroys the universe in the end, endow us with wholesome intelligence.  (Shvetashvatara Upanisha…
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11 April 2020 Tithi - Panchang - Hindu Calendar - Good Time - Nakshatra – Rashi

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Tithi in Panchang – Hindu Calendar on Saturday, 11 April 2020 – Krishna Paksha Chaturthi Tithi or the fourth day during waning or dark phase of moon inHindu calendar and Panchang in most regions. It is Krishna Paksha Tritiya Tithi or the third day during waning or dark phase of moon till 1:38 AM on April 11. Then onward it is Krishna Paksha Chaturthi Tithi or the fourth day during waning or dark phase of moon till 11:51 PM on April 11. Then onward it is Krishna Paksha Panchami Tithi or the fifth day during waning or dark phase of moon till 10:24 PM on April 12. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India.)All time based on India Standard Time.
Good – Auspicious time on April 11 , 2020 as per Hindu Calendar – There is no good and auspicious time on the entire day.
Nakshatra – Vishakha or Vishakam Nakshatra till 1:53 AM on April 11. Then onward it is Anuradha or Anusham or Anizham Nakshatra till 12:50 AM on April 12. (Time applicable in north, south and eastern parts …
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Kamada Ekadashi April 2020 - Mantra - Puja

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Kamada Ekadashi is observed during the waxing phase of moon in March/April. In 2020, the date of Kamada Ekadashi is April 4. It is said in the scriptures that observing Kamada Ekadasi will help in getting rid of sins and increasing virtue. The greatness of this Ekadasi fasting was narrated to Yudhishtira by Lord Krishna and is mentioned in the Varaha Purana. 
The Vrat is also known as Phalada Ekadasi as people will have their wishes fulfilled after observing it.


Important Points on Kamada Ekadasi? On this day, Lord Vishnu is worshipped in the Vasudev Form.
Observing this Ekadasi helps in alleviating all problems in life. Bhagavan blesses the devotee with peace and prosperity.
What to do on Kamada Ekadasi Vrat? The day before Kamada Ekadasi, the person should have a single meal without rice or grains. The devotee should meditate, read stories of Vishnu and chant mantras of Vishnu.

On Ekadasi day one should wake up and take bath, then perform puja to Vishnu as per your capability. Simp…
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Brahma Granthi Knot – Meaning – Importance And How To Unknot

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Brahma Granthi in spiritual terms means the knot of ignorance. Granthi in Sanskrit means is a gland or a knot. Brahma is the God of creation. In Katha Upanishad (II.2.15) and Mundaka Upanishad (II.2.8), it is called hridaya granthi (knot in the heart), and it is said that, “realization of the Supreme Reality cuts the knot of ignorance in the heart.” The word heart here means buddhi (intellect), which is the abode of ignorance as well as knowledge.

In Hatha Yoga three knots of ignorance are recognized, namely Brahma Granthi (the knot of Brahma), Vishnu Granthi (the knot of Vishnu) and Rudra Granthi (the knot of Shiva). 
They are situated, respectively, in the three energy centers (called lotuses) at the heart (called Anahata chakra), thorat (called Vishuddhi Chakra) and eyebrows (called ajna chakra).
These energy centers and knots are closed in all ignorant beings. They are opened by a rigorous practice of breath control, i.e, pranayama.
As described in Hatha Yoga Pradipika (IV 70-76)…
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Talking Gods Of Raj Rajeshwari Tripura Sundari Temple At Buxar In Bihar - Hindu Temple Miracle

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Scientists, secularists, skeptics, atheists and devotees all are unable to explain about the unnatural phenomenon of gods talking at night at Raj Rajeshwari Tripura Sundari at Buxar in Bihar. Various sounds are heard at night from the temple. Devotees and locals believe that the deities in temple talk to each other at night.

What is even more baffling is that the sounds are heard only when there is no living being in the vicinity of the temple. So it is during night that the sounds are heard.


Raj Rajeshwari Tripura Sundari was built around 400 years ago. It is tantric temple dedicated to various forms of Goddess Shakti. Main deity worshipped in the temple is Raj Rajeshwari Tripura Sundari. Various forms of Mother Goddess Shakti including Goddess Tripura, Dhoomavati, Bagalamukhi, Tara, Kali, Chinnamasta, Shodashi, Matangi, Kamala, Ugra Tara and Bhuvaneshwari are worshipped here. Thus temple is also dedicated to Dasa Mahavidyas.

The Bhairav worshipped in the temple are Dattatreya Bhair…
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Thoughts – Teachings on Vairagya Concept in Hinduism – Swami Brahmeshananda

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Vairagya is one of the most important values for spiritual life. As a matter of fact, no spiritual life is ever possible without it. Swami Brahmeshananda shares his thoughts and teachings on Vairagya.

The Sanskrit word vairagya is translated variously. Swami Vivekananda translates it as non-attachment. Swami Turiyananda in his translation of Vivekachudamani has equated it with renunciation. The other meaning is dispassion. Instead of vairagya, Sri Ramakrishna preferred to use the word tyaga, which means renunciation.

In his Yoga Sutras Patanjali considers it, along with abhyasa, as a mighty weapon for the control of thought waves.

It is also one of the sadhana chatushtaya or four basic qualifications for an adhikari, a person competent for Self-knowledge. Of these four qualifications, Shankaracharya considers vairagya or renunciation, and mumukshatva or desire for liberation, as most important.

Although vairagya is an important value, it never arises in most of the people in the world…
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10 April 2020 Tithi - Panchang - Hindu Calendar - Good Time - Nakshatra – Rashi

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Tithi in Panchang – Hindu Calendar on Friday, 10 April 2020 – Krishna Paksha Tritiya Tithi or the third day during waning or dark phase of moon inHindu calendar and Panchang in most regions. It is Krishna Paksha Dwitiya Tithi or the second day during waning or dark phase of moon till 3:42 AM on April 10. Then onward it is Krishna Paksha Tritiya Tithi or the third day during waning or dark phase of moon till 1:38 AM on April 11. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India.)All time based on India Standard Time.
Good – Auspicious time on April 10, 2020 as per Hindu Calendar – There is no good and auspicious time on the entire day.
Nakshatra – Swathi or Chothi Nakshatra till 3:12 AM on April 10. Then onward it is Vishakha or Vishakam Nakshatra till 1:53 AM on April 11. (Time applicable in north, south and eastern parts of India.)
In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, north Karnataka and south Rajasthan), Swathi or Chothi Nakshatra till 12:15 AM on April…
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Bichiya Toe Ring – Religious Significance In Hinduism

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Bichiya is a small ring worn on the second or long toe by married Hindu women, particularly in North, Central and Western parts of India. It is of great religious significance in Hinduism. Bichiya toe ring is worn at the time of marriage and it signifiesa Hindu woman’s state of marital happiness.

In certain Hindu communities, this toe ring is removed when the woman’s husband dies. The toe in which this ring is worn, and also the number of rings worn, vary with communities and regions, but what remains consistent is the fact that this ring is given by the maternal uncle at the time of marriage.
Bichiya is made of silver; unlike the mangalsutra which is either wholly made of gold or has a gold pendant.
The bichiya is either a plain ring or it may have floral filigree on top. The gift of the toe ring is an offshoot of the joint family tradition in Hindu society.
Curiously enough, in some regions of India where it is essential for a married Hindu woman to wear a bichia, the manga sutra (…
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