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Sage Mudgal has written the 'Ganeshsahastranam' containing the thousand Names of Lord Ganesh. The Dvadashanam verse (sto­tra) contains the following twelve Names of Ganapati. First Vakratunda, second Ekadanta Third Krushnapingaksha, fourth Gajavaktra Fifth is Lambodar, sixth is Vikata Seventh Vighnarajendra, eighth Dhumravarnam Ninth Bhalachandra, tenth Vinayak Eleventh Ganapati, twelfth Gajanan. The meaning of these twelve names and some others is given below.

Sri Kurma natha which is the second avatar of Lord Vishnu, Kurma avatara (Tortoise) and this is the only temple of Kurmanatha in India. The moolasthanam (central piece) is considered to be large saligrama. The Kurma(Turtle) is known as Sri Kurmam in the ‘Sampradayam’. The image is not a sculpture crafted by man, but the fossil of an actual (large-size) turtle, which must have paddled on to the ‘kshetram’ where the shrine has been built.

On a very small but important aspect of Hinduism

Dussehra is the celebration of the grand victory of Lord Ramachandra over the mighty demon Ravana .And of course this is a factual historical event that took place in Sri Lanka, during the Treta Yuga, but know that it is also a lila, the pastimes of the Lord, that can take place within your heart when you take shelter of Lord Ramachandra. And therefore on this day, in preparation for this day, we should truly meditate on what this lila truly means to us. What it means to our life? The symbol of Kama(lust), Ravana ,who is dwelling in the heart of all living souls and is the single deadly enemy of every living being can all be defeated by the mighty glory of Lord Ramachandra. When we remember Lord Rama, He appears within our heart. By remembering Lord Rama. He kills all the demons within our heart.
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The Dictionary meaning of the word Inspiration is very interesting:
Filled with ability or urge to do something
Filled with creative power
Full of spirit which leads to an outstanding achievement
Inspiration can be influenced by 3 modes of material nature viz.,goodness, passion and ignorance. Iinspiration in the mode of ignorance - History shows that Hiranyakashipu had the urge to destroy all opposition and become the supreme and the most powerful person. This kind of inspiration leads someone in the path of destruction.
Inspiration in the mode of passion - When a young boy sees a beautiful young woman, he feels,"Oh! She is my only inspiration to come to college"
Inspiration in the mode of goodness - Mother Teresa was inspired to help humanity, help the suffering masses and take care of the dying, the needy and the poor.
After seeing the massive destruction in a terrible battle,the great king Ashoka was inspired to do good for humanity. He decided to become non-violent.
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We see it every day, but it has to be attractive to the youths. It must be rational, it must be scientific,it must be explained in a dynamic way by which we see that it is alive, that they should live on this basis. Not just a theory and a philosophy, but something they can apply to their life. For more insight Visit RadhanathSwami

Sense Gratification, Krishna says, has a beginning and a an end and therefore wise men do not delight in it. It lasts for a few seconds and then it is gone and we are more disturbed then we were in the first place for more! That is the condition. Krishna says in the Bhagavad-Gita, that lust is like a fire, it is insatiable, it is constantly burning and the more you feed it, the more hungry the fire of lust becomes within your mind! When you feed lusty propensities with sense gratification, what you are doing, is taking your WORST enemy and you are feeding it sumptuously! And you are arming him with all of your weapons and all of your strength. Sense gratification is factually a suicide towards one's spiritual life! To read more spiritual quotes Visit Radhanath Swami Quotes.com

Most Hindus consider four Vedas are the divinely revealed and most revered. The first is called the Rig Veda. The second is called Yajur Veda. The third is called Samaand Veda. The fourth is called Atharva Veda.

Some Engaging thoughts on what Tantra means by Vedic Astrologer Veno