Happy Krishna Janmashtami

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II Krishna Janamastmi II

Hare Krishna

Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya

Janmashtami (also known as Krishnastami or Gokulastami) is the birthday of Lord Krishna, the eighth avatar (incarnation)  of Lord Vishnu, believed to have been born

about five thousand years ago in Mathura in 'Dwapar Yuga'. It is celebrated in the August/September months, on the Ashtami of Krishna Paksh or the 8th day of the dark fortnight in the month of Bhadon and is celebrated over two days. The first day is Krishnashtami or Gokulashtami. The second day is called Kalastami or more popularly Janmashtami.

This celebration is said to be revealed originally by the Sri Krishna himself to Yudhishthira, the eldest of Pandavas, as mentioned in the Bhavishyottara Puran.

He was born to Vasudev and Devki, who were imprisoned by Devki's evil brother Kansa and was brought up by Nand and Yashoda. The birth of Lod Krishna is believed to be symbolic of our imprisonment in worldly illusions, where He took birth with us and led us to salvation and peace, vanquishing all evils depicted by Kansa in the story.

 

Rituals
People fast on this day, usually a waterless fast.
They spend the day immersed in Shri Krishna's glory by reading, reciting and singing his divine leela especially in the evening in mandirs. Temples of Lord Krishna are decorated most beautifully and children are adorned as Lord Krishna and Radhika, his spiritual beloved. Krishna Leela or the plays depicting scenes from Krishna's life, especially childhood, are performed. At midnight, the Lord's birth hour, arti is performed. He is also installed in the form of 'Lalji' (child form) in a swing and devotionally offered many sumptuous food dishes. 'Makhan' (butter) is especially included since Shri Krishna loved this in childhood. The traditional prasad is 'Panchajiri' - made of five ingredients: powdered ginger, 'suva', coriander, sugar and ghee. Other ingredients include poppy seeds (khaskhas) and dessicated coconut shavings.The most popular ceremony of Dahi-handi (breaking a pot full of milk and its derivatives} takes place on the second day.

The Ceremony of Dahi-Handi

During this ceremony a large earthenware pot is filled with milk, curds, butter, honey fruits etc. and is suspended from a height between 20 to 40 feet. Sporting young men and boys come forward to claim this prize. To do so they construct a human pyramid by standing over each other's shoulders till the pyramid is tall enough to enable the topmost person to reach the pot and claim the contents after breaking it. Normally, currency notes are tied to the rope by which the pot is suspended. This prize money is distributed among those who participate in the pyramid building.

This ceremony replicates Krishna's love for milk and butter. In his childhood, the Lord Krishna along with his mates used to raid the houses of his neighbors in search of milk and butter. 

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II  108 Names of Lord Krishna  II

NAMES MEANING
Achala Still Lord
Achyuta Infallible Lord
Adbhutah Wonderful God
Adidev The Lord Of The Lords
Aditya The Son Of Aditi
Ajanma One Who Is Limitless And Endless
Ajaya The Conqueror Of Life And Death
Akshara Indestructible Lord
Amrut One Who Is Sweet As Nectar
Anaadih One Who Is The First Cause
Anandsagar Compassionate Lord
Ananta The Endless Lord
Anantajit Ever Victorious Lord
Anaya One Who Has No Leader
Aniruddha One Who Cannot Be Obstructed
Aparajeet The Lord Who Cannot Be Defeated
Avyukta One Who Is As Clear As Crystal
Balgopal The Child Krishna, The All Attractive
Bali The Lord Of Strength
Chaturbhuj Four-Armed Lord
Danavendra Granter Of Boons
Dayalu Repositiory Of Compassion
Dayanidhi The Compassionate Lord
Devadidev The God Of The Gods
Devakinandan Son Of Mother Devaki
Devesh Lord Of The Lords
Dharmadhyaksha The Lord OF Dharma
Dwarkapati Lord Of Dwarka
Gopal One Who Plays With The Cowherds, The Gopas
Gopalpriya Lover Of Cowherds
Govinda One Who Pleases The Cows, The Land And The Entire Nature
Gyaneshwar The Lord Of Knowledge
Hari The Lord Of Nature
Hiranyagarbha The All Powerful Creator
Hrishikesh The Lord Of All Senses
Jagadguru Preceptor Of The Universe
Jagadisha Protector Of All
Jagannath Lord Of The Universe
Janardhana One Who Bestows Boons On One And All
Jayantah Conqueror Of All Enemies
Jyotiraaditya The Resplendence Of The Sun
Kamalnath The Lord Of Goddess Lakshmi
Kamalnayan The Lord With Lotus Shaped Eyes
Kamsantak Slayer Of Kamsa
Kanjalochana The Lotus-Eyed God
Keshava One Who Has Long, Black Matted Locks
Krishna Dark-Complexioned Lord
Lakshmikantam The Lord Of Goddess Lakshmi
Lokadhyaksha Lord Of All The Three Lokas (Worlds)
Madan The Lord Of Love
Madhava Knowledge Filled God
Madhusudan Slayer Of Demon Madhu
Mahendra Lord Of Indra
Manmohan All Pleasing Lord
Manohar Beautiful Lord
Mayur The Lord Who Has A Peacock Feathered-Crest
Mohan All Attractive God
Murali The Flute Playing Lord
Murlidhar One Who Holds The Flute
Murlimanohar The Flute Playing God
Nandgopala The Son Of Nand
Narayana The Refuge Of Everyone
Niranjana The Unblemished Lord
Nirguna Without Any Properties
Padmahasta One Who Has Hands Like Lotus
Padmanabha The Lord Who Has A Lotus Shaped Navel
Parabrahmana The Supreme Absolute Truth
Paramatma Lord Of All Beings
Parampurush Supreme Personality
Parthasarthi Charioteer Of Partha - Arjuna
Prajapati Lord Of All Creatures
Punyah Supremely Pure
Purshottam The Supreme Soul
Ravilochana One Who Eye Is The Sun
Sahasraakash Thousand-Eyed Lord
Sahasrajit One Who Vanquishes Thousands
Sahasrapaat Thousand-Footed Lord
Sakshi All Witnessing Lord
Sanatana The Eternal Lord
Sarvajana Omniscient Lord
Sarvapalaka Protector Of All
Sarveshwar Lord Of All Gods
Satyavachana One Who Speaks Only The Truth
Satyavrata The Truth Dedicated Lord
Shantah Peaceful Lord
Shreshta The Most Glorious Lord
Shrikanta Beautiful Lord
Shyam Dark-Complexioned Lord
Shyamsundara Lord Of The Beautiful Evenings
Sudarshana Handsome Lord
Sumedha Intelligent Lord
Suresham Lord Of All Demi-Gods
Swargapati Lord Of Heavens
Trivikrama Conqueror Of All The Three Worlds
Upendra Brother Of Indra
Vaikunthanatha Lord Of Vaikuntha, The Heavenly Abode
Vardhamaanah The Formless Lord
Vasudev All Prevailing Lord
Vishnu All Prevailing Lord
Vishwadakshinah Skilfull And Efficient Lord
Vishwakarma Creator Of The Universe
Vishwamurti Of The Form Of The Entire Universe
Vishwarupa One Who Displays The Universal Form
Vishwatma Soul Of The Universe
Vrishaparvaa Lord Of Dharma
Yadavendra King Of The Yadav Clan
Yogi The Supreme Master
Yoginampati Lord Of The Yogis

II Shree Krishna Chalisa - Page 1II
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Shri Krishna Bhajan (s), the devotional songs of Lord Krishna, also known as Nand Gopal, Giridhar, Kanhaiya, Kanha, Murilwala, Maakan chor etc. etc. Here we bring the lyrics of the most popular Bhajan (s) of God Krishna, recited everyday  by Shri Krishna  Devotees in Hindi & English text

 

Aao Aao Yashoda kay Lal

Jai Krishna Hare

Jago Bansiware Lalna

Ram Krishna Hari

Mukund Madhav Govind

Vrandavan Ka Krishan Kanhaiya
Sunri Yashoda Maiya
Bhaj Govind (Meera Bhajan)

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Bhagavad-Gita - Text and audio recitations in many languages"

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THANKS

 

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Thanks & Wish you the same...................................

great !!!

thanks for all this...

happy krishna janmashtmi to everybody .........

 Pavitra parv aaj ka din hai

Liya janam mahre kisna ne

jake liye sarvatra brahmand prassann hai

Jai kisan jai kisan

Jai gosh se vishva dhanya hai

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Krishna jinka nam,gokul jinka dham, ase SHREE KRRISHN bhagwan ko,ham sab ka pranam. JANMASTHMI KI SHUB KAMNAYE.
*_H_A_P_P_Y_* *_J_A_N_A_M_A_S_H_T_M_I* (IN ADVANCE) Bcoz KABIR JI ne kaha tha- kal kare so aaj kar, aaj kare so ab.. Pal mai JANAMASHTMI aayegi, fir tu wish karega kab??


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