By our dear and loving Panditji Rudra Sharma------: Namaste my friends hope you are having a peaceful night. I would just like to remind you that tomorrow is a very auspicious day it is Ganga Dashara. This is literally the "birthday or descent of mother Ganges - Ganga Ma". Ganga Dussehra is celebrated on the tenth day of Jyeshtha. River Ganga is worshipped as a mother as well as a Goddess, particularly by people of Uttara Pradesh, Bihar, and Bengal through which the river flows. On this day, if a devotee is unable to visit and bathe in the river Ganga, then Ganga jal (water) kept in most Hindu homes is used for purification. A bath in the river is said to purify the bather of all sins. The Ganga is revered all over India even in places far from its course. Initially, river Ganga flowed in the heavens. She was brought down to earth by the severe penances of the sage Bhagiratha and that is why she is also called Bhagirathi. According to the legend, King Sagara of the Ikshvaku dynasty ruling at Ayodhya performed the Ashwamedha sacrifice to declare his suzerainty over the neighbouring kingdoms. According to the prevalent custom, the sacrificial horse was let loose and allowed to wander into the neighbouring kingdoms. If the horse was caught, a battle ensued and the outcome decided the winner. The 60,000 sons of Sagara were following the horse when they saw him enter a cavern where sage Kapila was meditating. Not seeing the horse in the cavern, they presumed that Kapila had captured it. They did not kill Kapila as he was a sage but they started disturbing his meditations. Annoyed at being disturbed, Kapila with a curse burnt the 60,000 sons of Sagara. Time passed and later Bhagiratha, the great grandson of Sagara, who wanted to liberate the souls of his anstors was adviced to bring Maa Ganga on earth so he perform penance and Ganga Maa decided to come on earth. Let me encourage you to observe tomorrow in the right way and offer your prayers to Mother Ganga. Join us at Radha Krishna Mandir tomorrow evening @ 18:30hrs for special Ganga puja and satsang.
Posted on: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:38:48 +0000
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