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SUMMARY:Parsva Ekadashi
DESCRIPTION: \n\n	Parsva Ekadasi occurs in the month of Asvina when the Moon is waxing\, and is also known as Vamana Ekadasi. In the Brahma-vaivarta Purana\, Sri Krsna and Maharaja Yudhistira discuss the illimatable glories of this special day.Maharaja Yudhistira asked Sri Krsna "What is the name of the Ekadasi that takes place during the waxing moon in the month of Asvina? How should one make a proper job of observing this Ekadasi vrata and what merit is to be obtained by it? Please explain to me all these in details."\n \n\n\n		Sri Krsna replied. "O King\, the glories of this day are immeasurably great\, it awards liberation and revives one's desire. This Ekadasi is also known as Vamana Ekadasi due to the Lords appearance as Vamana deva at this time. It is also known as Parsva Parivartini Ekadasi ("changing sides") Ekadasi."\n	 \n\n		Maharaja Yudhistira enquired\, "O sweet Janardana! In spite of hearing your description I still have some doubts. O King how do you sleep and how do you change sides? What procedure can be carried out for fulfilling the Caturmasya Vrata. What should people do when you are sleeping? Why did you bind Bali Maharaj in your impenetrable way? This I am unable to understand? Why is this?\n	 \n\n		Sri Krsna replied: My dear Yudhistira\, there was no reason for the appearance of Vamana deva in particular\, nevertheless his appearance was most auspicious what with his being the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Your doubts will be removed in good time when you have finished hearing this description of Ekadasi and your mind is pacified by it's observance.\n	 \n\n		"O lion like King! In Treta-yuga there was a great devotee known as Bali Maharaj\, he was born in a demoniac family\, yet he still became a most sublime devotee. This is almost unheard of! By his regular worship of me by offering a whole variety of sweet and sincere prayers I became most satisfied. His benign service unto me was of a most high calibre and I became very pleased simply by hearing his words. He also worshipped many brahmanas and performed sacrifice. Soon he became so prominent he defeated Indra and\, the King of heaven\, and conquered the heavenly planet. Then Indra approached me and offered beautiful prayers in harmony with the desires of the personality of Godhead. By their prayer I assumed the form of a dwarf (Vamana) and went to the sacrificial arena of Bali in the garb of a brahmacari.\n	 \n\n		"Upon asking Bali for three steps of land I grew very ashamed of myself and only when I desired something more than these three steps did I feel at ease. Vamana deva thus proceeded to take three steps\, the first step covered the lower planetary systems and the second extended beyond the limited confines of the material universe. The third step he happily placed on my head and I grew to be most ecstatic. Being fully satisfied by the Lords humility he was more than kind enough to do this and I blessed him by living constantly with him.\n	 \n\n		"On the day of this Ekadasi which occurs during the waxing moon of Asvina. A beautiful and most acutely aware deity of Vamana deva was installed in the residence of King Bali. Another form of mine has been established in the bed of Ananta Sesa in the ocean of milk. The Supreme Lord sleeps for four months beginning from Sayana Ekadasi up to Utthana Ekadasi. One should offer special worship to the Lord with selfish motivation. He should properly observe each and every Ekadasi and by observance in this way one obtains the result of performing one thousand horse sacrifices.\n	 \n\n\n	  \n
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SUMMARY:Sri Vamana Dwadashi : Appearance of Sri Vamana Deva
DESCRIPTION:\n	\n \n\n	Lord Vamanadeva appeared within this world from the womb of Aditi\, the mother of the gods. He appeared at midday on the shravan-dvadasi\, the 12th day of the lunar month of Shravan when the moon is waxing.\n	There are many lessons for Vaishnavas to learn from the narration of His activities\, as found in the 8th canto\, 18th chapter of the Bhagavat Purana (Srimad Bhagavatam). Amongst the lessons are these:\n \n\n	1. That God comes to this world in many forms; not just once\, in one form\, or even many times in the same form\, but many times in many forms. He is never limited by the form\, but remains all powerful.\n \n\n	2. That all other gods are meant to offer homage to Him. They did this when\, appearing as a young child\, he was awarded the sacred thread by Brihaspati\, the guru of the gods. The sun god gave Him the Gayatri mantra and His father\, Kasyapa Muni\, a straw belt. Mother Earth gave Him a deerskin and Lord Brahma gave Him a waterpot. Kuvera\, the heavenly treasurer gave Him a monk’s begging bowl\, and the wife of Lord Shiva gave Him the first alms. In this way\, the gods all offered the best of what they had to the Supreme God. Each of us\, in our own way\, must also give the best of what we own – our talents\, intelligence\, words and wealth – as a gift to that same God. He gave it to us along with our birth\, and we can offer ot back to Him.\n \n\n	3. Upon seeing the lad from a distance\, King Bali noticed his remarkable sun-like effulgence. He welcomed Him and washed His feet. Thinking of himself as a great proprietor of the Earth\, Bali then asked Vamanadeva what He would like to be given in charity\, as this was the custom of the king. Vamana replied that He only wanted three paces of land\, as measured by His own short steps. The king smiled at the thought of such a small request. He was soon to discover that just as God comes in disguise\, so His requests to us are often disguised as simple acts of devotion. Many people smile at the thought that God asks us for only three words: Hare\, Krishna\, and Rama\, spoken as a mantra. But as we speak those three small words we begin to realise that He is changing our life forever from within our hearts.\n \n\n	4.Vamanadeva teaches Bali that enlightened human beings are meant to be satisfied with what comes to them. Those who are not satisfied with what they actually need will never be satisfied\, even if they gain the whole Earth. And a man or a woman practising the spiritual life must never be dissatisfied\, for by such dissatisfaction they sprinkle water on the inner fire of their spiritual potency.\n \n\n	5. Bali Maharaja’s guru\, Sukracarya. was perceptive enough to understand what was happening\, who the young boy was\, and what was about to happen. But he counselled the king to deny the request\, even though he knew that it was Vishnu Himself asking. Thus Sukra was an atheist\, even though learned in the Vedas. Such a guru\, who stands in the way of his disciple’s emancipation\, is fit to be rejected.\n \n\n	6. Bali turns to his guru and says that telling lies\, or not keeping a promise once spoken\, is the most sinful act. He explains that Mother Earth once said: ” I can bear any heavy thing except a person who is a liar.” Therefore\, a person living according to dharma must scrupulously avoid lying.\n \n\n	7. He explains that the opportunity to give in charity to a qualified\, saintly person is very rare. It must never be regarded as a time of loss\, but as a moment when auspiciousness is drawn towards the giver. When we give we don’t lose\, rather God – and the universe – gives us even more in return.\n \n\n	8. Sukra curses his own disciple\, thus revealing the actual relationship that sometimes exists between an official religious priest and a member of the faith.\n \n\n	Bali surrenders to Vamanadeva\n \n\n	9. Vamana responds to Bali’s promise by expanding his size. Although God may appear as a child\, He is the oldest of the old\, the immeasurably largest of all large things\, and the most powerful of all. This lesson would later be learned by Lord Brahma\, who tested the Lord’s power when He appeared as child Krishna. God is also the ultimate owner of everything since everything emanates from Him.\n \n\n	10. Vamana takes His first two steps which\, due to His size\, encompass the entire cosmos. When He asks where He should place his third promised step\, Bali realises that there is only one thing left to give Him – his very self. The king surrenders fully to God at that moment. The surrender of Bali\, although offered in a moment of abject desperation\, is nonetheless to be emulated by all of us. We don’t own countries\, but we do regard ourselves as proprietors of our domestic domains. Most of these\, in truth\, never quite belong to us legally\, and in the grand scheme of things we can claim no factual ownership at all. Death will come very quickly and take everything away from us\, so better to give it all to God now. We do this by dedicating everything we own to His service. The result? Curiously enough\, the same result that Bali achieved: that we are given everything back and that God draws us nearer to Him and His eternal abode\n	 \n \n\n	Read Blogs of Vamana Deva Appearearance Day \n
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SUMMARY:Appearance Day of Sri Jiva Goswami
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\nShri Jiva Goswami displayed all the charming features of a mahapurusa (divine person). He had lotus eyes\, a high nose and forehead\, broad chest\, long arms\, and a radiant golden body. \n \n\n\nFor:\nDetailed Biography\, Audio Lectures\, Video Lectures\, Bhajans\, ebooks\, Gallery\, etc. of Sri Jiva Goswami – www.gaudiyahistory.com\nBhajans by Sri Jiva Goswami – www.vaishnavsongs.com \n\n\n\n\n
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