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Guru Peyarchi 2024 – Guru Peyarchi Mantra

Guru Peyarchi in Tamil Hindu astrology is the transit of Jupiter (Guru or Brihaspati) from one house or rashi to another. Jupiter stays in a house for a year as per Tamil astrology. Guru Peyarchi 2024 date is May 1, 2024 as per Gowri Panchangam and Vakya Panchangam (widely followed date).  In 2024, will be leaving Mesha Rashi (Aries Zodiac) and will be entering into Vrishabha Rashi (Taurus Zodiac). Guru Peyarchi mantra   Om Brahm Brihaspataye Namah Special pujas are held on the day at Vallalar Temple in Mayiladuthurai,  Alangudi Guru sthalam in Kumbakonam, Thiru Thenkudi Thittai Thanjavur and Tiruchendur.

Shukra Niti – About Sukraniti Text

Shukra Niti is a text credited to Shukracharya. It is basically a text on morals. Sukraniti also provides lot of information on ancient Hindu culture, sociology and political science. It is an abridged form of several earlier niti shastras. There is no single opinion regarding the date of composition or origin of the text. The entire treatise consists of five chapters and it has 2,567 verses. The first chapter deals with duties and functions of princes. The second chapter deals with duties of crown prince and other officials. The third chapter narrates the general rules of morality to be observed by kings and his men. The fourth chapter is the longest one and it has several subsections and deals with majority of the aspects of a kingdom. The fifth chapter is miscellaneous in nature. The non-political part of the book deals with architecture, sculpture, painting, manners and morals, arts, literature and economics.

Benefits Of Chanting Prayers In Hinduism

Chanting of prayers in Hinduism is known as Japa and it has innumerable benefits. Here is a look at some of the important benefits of chanting prayers in Hinduism. Japa and meditation are interrelated. Japa leads to meditation. It is like placing dots in one line: meditation is like joining those dots. Inversely, interrupted meditation is nothing but japa.  We begin with vocal japa, then comes internal, mental japa which becomes meditation or an unbroken mental flow of thought towards God. Later even this stops and only the artha or the meaning of the word remains. Thus japa leads to meditation and samadhi. According to Patanjali there are two more benefits of japa: ततः प्रत्यक् चेतनाधिगमोऽप्यन्तरायाभावश्र्च (1.29) ‘From that is gained introspection and destruction of obstacles.’ Sri Ramakrishna has very succinctly defined the introspective mode of mind when he says: ‘Sandhya merges into Gayatri and Gayatri merges into Om.’ Introspection is essentially a proc

Success eludes a dissatisfied person

Dissatisfaction with ourselves is a serious problem as it affects our daily life, it is a joy killer, it affects our relationship, and it is the main reason for the failure of various aspects of life. Success always eludes a dissatisfied person. Being unhappy in a small way is positive as it leads to improvement. But to be discontented and disappointed always is not good. It is a sign of negativity. Top in the list of dissatisfaction is our looks. We give too much importance to outwardly appearance.  Quite often, we forget that what matters is our character not looks. Smile and joy emanating from an honest person are everlasting than the fake smile from a handsome person. Instead of concentrating on the looks try to focus on truth, honesty, and on being genuine. We come across many beautiful faces but what remains with us is a genuine smile. Avoid criticizing ourselves. There is nothing wrong in failing. But it is wrong not to learn lessons from our failure and im