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Vaitarni Nadi in Garuda Purana – Vaitrani River in Hell in Hinduism

Vaitarni nadi is mentioned in Garuda Purana. Vaitrani River is in Yamaloka and this 100 yojana wide river does not contain water but pus and blood. The banks of the river are filled with bones. Crocodile, worms with needle-sharp fangs, fish with sharp teeth and vultures inhabit the river and its banks. The blood and pus in the river are in constant turbulence. They jump up trying to grab the dead souls. It is believed that the soul of the dead person is brought here by the lieutenants of Yama, the Hindu god of death. The river can be safely crossed only through a boat. The boatman is a ghost and it asks the dead person as to what punya or virtue he/she had performed on earth to cross the river. Only those people who have performed Go Danam – donation of a cow will be able to cross the river on the boat. Other souls either fall into the river or are carried by hooking on to a Trishul by the soldiers of Yama. The name of the river is Vaitarni because only those people w

Jhingurda Hanuman Mandir – A Unique Hanuman Temple at Jhingurda near Singrauli in Madhya Pradesh

Jhingurda Hanuman Mandir is located near Singrauli in Madhya Pradesh. The temple is unique and famous for coconut offering. The first puja item that is offered in the Hanuman temple is coconut. People wrap coconut in a red cloth and tie it in the temple premises for wish fulfillment. When the desires come true, people offer the coconut in the temple. Another important offering in the temple the is lotus. The flower is collected from a lake nearby in which lotus blooms 365 days. The murti of Hanuman worshipped in the temple is Swayambhu – of divine origin. The temple in South Indian style architecture was built by the rulers of Singrauli. The temple is located atop a mountain amidst thick forest. Singrauli is famous for its coalmines. Coconut is an important offering to Hanuman in many temples in India. There is a unique way offering coconut. The coconut is smeared with Sindhoor and uncooked rice before it. ( How to offer coconut to Hanuman? ) Sari and Coconut i

A Collection of Wisdom of Swami Saradeshananda

Swami Saradananda ( (1865–1927)  of Sri Ramakrishna Mission was a direct disciple of Sri Ramakrsihna One’s character is known through one’s performance of small acts . Doing things at one’s own sweet will, heedless of the consequences, is nothing short of the onset of insanity! If you don’t practice restraint now, you would not be able to do it later. Then you would have no option but to idly spend your days. Neither would you be able to meet those small demands of mind nor would you get peace of mind. All the energy will be dissipated through mental disagreements with others. The more your spiritual hunger and the less your craving for other things, the more would be your peace of mind. People seldom learn without being knocked about in life. There are two important things in spiritual life — one is the worship of God and the other is the spirit of altruism. It is not actually altruism, rather, it is service, “service to man is service to God”. Only those can survive, wh