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Basoda 2024 – Mantra – Basoda Maa Puja Festival In Rajasthan

Basoda festival is dedicated to Goddess Sheetala and is observed eight days after Holi festival on the Chaitra Krishna Paksha Ashtami day in Rajasthan and other parts of North India. Basoda Festival 2024 date is April 2. The ritual observed on the eighth day of waxing phase of moon in Chaitra month (March – April) is also referred as Basora. Basoda Mantra हृं श्रीं शीतलायै नमः॥  How is Basoda Observed? During Basoda Festival, Goddess Sheetla is propitiated to get rid of several diseases like chickenpox. A unique ritual of offering stale food is observed during Sheetala Ashtami. Food need for Sheetala Ashtami puja is prepared a day before in advance. On the Basoda Festival day people do not cook any food. The food is prepared the previous day and it is then allowed to cool down. On the Basoda festival day, the food is first offered to Goddess Sitala. Every house chooses a special stone which symbolises Goddess Sitala. The stone is then installed on a red cloth and wor

Bhagavad Gita Chapter X – Verse 32 – 33 – 34 – 35

O Arjuna, of all creation I am the beginning, the middle and also the end; of all sciences I am the science of Self-knowledge; among disputants I am vada. (Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10 – Verse 32) ‘Of disputants I am the disputant who is sincere and truthful.’ Discussion is classified under three heads in Sanskrit treatises. They are called vada, vitanda and jalpa. In the first, the object is to arrive at truth; the second is idle carping at the arguments of another without trying to establish the opposite side of the question. And the third is the assertion of one’s own opinion and the attempt to refute that of the adversary by overbearing reply or wrangling rejoinder. Sri Krishna is the first: truth-seeking argumentation. Of letters I am the Sanskrit letter a; of all Sanskrit compounds dvandva (which keeps intact the meaning of its component parts). I am the inexhaustible Time, and the Sustainer (by dispensing the fruits of actions) facing everywhere. (Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10 – Vers

Dreaming Of Ripe Bananas – Meaning

Dreaming of ripe bananas is a good omen as per dream meaning and interpretation. The dream means good fortune and change of luck. It also suggests arrival of guests without notice. Dreams of ripe bananas also mean you will decide to do experiments with food. Dream of ripe bananas and you are seen worried means sudden crisis in life due to the absence of someone. It also means cooked food or fruits going bad and you need to find a quick solution. Dreams of ripe bananas and you are happy and with family or friends means vacation. It also means vacation in place famous for bananas or fruits. Dreaming of ripe bananas and you see sex symbols means you will meet a desired partner. It also means trying out something new in sex. Dream of ripe unusual color bananas suggest you will see weird things. It also means witnessing something that you cannot explain to others.

18 March 2023 Tithi – Panchang – Hindu Calendar – Good Time – Nakshatra – Rashi

Tithi in Panchang – Hindu Calendar on Saturday, 18 March 2023 – It is Krishna Paksha Ekadashi and Dwadasi tithi or the eleventh and twelfth day during waning or dark phase of moon in Hindu calendar and Panchang in most regions. It is Krishna Paksha Ekadashi tithi or the eleventh day during waning or dark phase of moon till 8:00 AM on March 18. Then onward it is Krishna Paksha Dwadashi tithi or the twelfth day during waning or dark phase of moon till 5:37 AM on March 19. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India. All time based on India Standard Time.)  Good – Auspicious time on March 18, 2023 as per Hindu Calendar – Good and auspicious time on the entire day.  Nakshatra  – Shravan or Thiruvonam or Sravana nakshatra till 9:59 PM on March 18. Then onward it is Dhanishta or Sravishta or Avittam nakshatra till 8:22 PM on March 19. (Time applicable in north, south and eastern parts of India).  In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, north Karna