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Tatkalik Maitri In Astrology

Tatkalika Maitri means friendship and is a term of Hindu predictive astrology. There are different kinds of maitri (friendship) discussed in astrology. The first is tatkalika maitri, which means temporary friendship. The planets are Mitra (mutual friends), Shatru (enemies) or Sama (neutral). The friendship or enmity is both naisargika (permanent) and tatkalika (temporary). The tatkalika maitri depends on the placement of the planets in individual horoscopes. If a planet is placed at 2 nd , 3 rd , 4 th , 10 th , 11 th and 12 th from the other, these two planets are mutually temporary friends. The same at the remaining positions are mutually temporary enemies. The second kind of maitri is known as naisargika maitri (permanent friendship or enmity). The third kind of maitri is pancadha maitri, which is a combination of naisargika and tatkalika maitri (permanent and temporary friendship). Thus planets have five categories of friendship or enmity: Naisargika Mitr

Maha Mrityunjaya Ashtothram – Rare Shiva Prayer To Cure Life Threatening Diseases

Maha Mrityunjaya Ashtothram is a very rare prayer dedicated to Lord Shiva. Also known as Sri Mrutyunjaya Ashtottaram – Namavali, the prayer contains the 108 names of Lord Shiva associated with Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra. The main benefit of chanting the prayer is escape from fear of death. It is chanted by those people who are facing serious life threatening illness. The mantra should be chanted during the pradosh period (1.5 hours before sunset). The person chanting the mantra should do intense meditation in such a way that the person should be able to visualize the light of Shiva in all animate and inanimate. The mantra should be chanted daily or on all Mondays.   You can download Maha Mrityunjaya Ashtothram in pdf format here. 

Saturday Avoids in Hinduism – Do Not Buy or Do These Things on Saturday

There are certain things that are avoided on Saturday (Shanivar) by Hindus who strictly follow astrology and horoscope. Saturday is dedicated to Shani Bhagavan and Hanuman. These are not part of Hinduism teachings but based on oral tradition. Here is a list of things not to buy on Saturday. The main aim of such rituals and practices is to avoid in-auspiciousness and to usher in peace and prosperity.  Saturday Avoids in Hinduism Do not buy any black color item on the day. But you can donate black color items. Devotees making an offering of Til Ka Tel (Sesame oil), urad dal (black gram) and black sesame (Kala Til) should buy it a day earlier and keep. These things should not be brought on Saturday. You can donate these items on Saturday and it is highly beneficial. It is believed that buying black sesame on Saturday will result in difficulties, hurdles, and obstacles in life. Materials made using iron like scissors, nails, knife etc. should not be bought. The belief

How To Deal With Someone Who Annoys You?

We tend to avoid someone who always annoys us, especially at work. There are also people who irritate, infuriate and upsets us and we have to live with them because they happen to be colleague, family, relatives, neighbors or friends. Avoiding an annoying person is not a solution as this makes the situation worse. Empathy and curiosity should be used to deal with such people. Communication style, behavior, habits, rudeness, negativity, old grudges, revenge…there are umpteen reasons for us not liking a particular person. Today it is nearly impossible to completely ignore a colleague as the majority of work is team-oriented and requires mild to intense deliberations and collaborations. So it is necessary to put up with irritating people at work. Compassion and empathy for such people alone can help us overcome the situation. The person who annoys us might have nothing to do with the entire situation. It is just that the person simply reminds us of someone else we do