28 Jul 2013 – By S swaminathan The biggest victim of Aryan Racist theory was the authors of the theory. Westerners made up this theory to divide the world …
–subham–
Etruscan SwastikaSwastika on Greece JarBadami TempleIranian NecklaceSwastika Well in Tiruvellarai
MS RAMNIKA JALALI’S BOOK INDIAN WOMEN IN THE SMRITIS is a
good book. In 248 pages she has listed nearly 100 law books, what are called
Smritis in Sanskrit. She has compared the status of women in 37 important law
books and listed another 57 law books.
She has dealt with woman
As a girl
As a wife
As a mother
As a widow
As a prostitute
It is a balanced book and gives a long list of reference
books.
It is treasure house for researchers.
She has given the famous sloka of Manu smrti in the very
beginning:
Yatra naaryastu puujyante ramante tatra devataah
Yatretaastu na puujyante sarvaastatraaphalaah kriyaah
Manu 3-56
The deities delight in places where women are revered, but
where women are not revered all rites are fruitless – Manu 3-56
Here some pages from the book
Full list of Hindu Law Books called Smritis is in the book.
Hindu woman in Toronto, Canada Hindu Temple Festival from Facebook
Please see the jewelleries and the hair styles of the statues. Now we don’t have the crowns of our ancient kings. Fortunately our temples have the ancient crowns and these statues and idols also show the old type of crowns
Pictures are taken with my Samsung mobile phone camera.
FESTIVAL DAYS- AUGUST 4- ANDAL ADI PURAM ; 5- NAGA PANCHAMI; 7- GARUDA JAYANTHI; 9 -VARALAKSHMI VRATA; 15 -RIK, YAJUR UPAKARMA, INDEPENDENCE DAY, RAKSHA BANDHAN; 16- GAYATRI JAPA; 23- KRISHNA JAYANTHI, JANMSHATAMI (VAIKANASA TRADITION); 24- SRI JAYANTHI- PANCHARATRA TRADITION.
NEW MOON- AUGUST 30, FULL MOON- 15, EKADASI FASTING DAYS –11, 26
QUOTES ON PURITY
THIS MONTH CALENDAR CARRIES 31 QUOTATIONS ON PURITY FROM SWAMI VIVEKANANDA’S TALKS.
1 AUGUST THURSDAY
Perfect purity is the most essential thing, for onlythe pure in heart shall see god–Volume 8: page 34
2 AUGUST FRIDAY
Purity in thought, speech, and act is absolutely necessary-3-48
3 AUGUST SATURDAY
Out of purity and silence comes the word of power-7-16
4 AUGUST SUNDAY
To attain this purity of heart means long struggle and constant practice 4-436
5 AUGUST MONDAY Purity in every way is absolutely necessary 4-24
6 AUGUST TUESDAY The power of purity; it is a definite power 4-33
7 AUGUST WEDNESDAY
Perfect purity ensures the most lasting allegiance and confidence-6-135
8 AUGUST THURSDAY
That purity which is the goal of work is realisable only through doing good to others-6-311
9 AUGUST FRIDAY
Purity, Patience and Perseverance are the three essentials to success and , above all , love-6-281
10 AUGUST SATURDAY
If you are pure, you will reach god-1-413
11 AUGUST SUNDAY
Only the pure in life can see god-8-47
12 AUGUST MONDAY
He reveals Himself to the pure in heart; the pure and the stainless see god, yea, even in this life-1-13
13 AUGUST TUESDAY
To gain this infinite universal individuality, this miserable little prison-individuality must go-1-14
14 AUGUST WEDNESDAY If you think yourself pure, pure you will be-3-130
15 AUGUST THURSDAY
You must be pure and help anyone who comes to you, as much as lies in your power-3-142
16 AUGUST FRIDAY
The purification of one’s outer self is very necessary 3-361
17 AUGUST SATURDAY
Spiritual truth is purity 4-26
18 AUGUST SUNDAY
Everything will come right if you are pure and sincere-6-281
19 AUGUST MONDAY
If you are pure, if you are strong, you, one man, are equal to the whole world-6-145
20 AUGUST TUESDAY
Purity is strength-4-133
21 AUGUST WEDNESDAY Purity of the mind must be insisted upon if you would control it-6-126
22 AUGUST THURSDAY
Purity of the mind is the first thing necessary-5-322
23 AUGUST FRIDAY
The purer the
body and mind, the quicker the desired result will be obtained-6-125
24
AUGUST SATURDAY
The purer the mind, the easier is to control -6-126
25 AUGUST SUNDAY
Internal purity is of greater value than external-1-261
26 AUGUST MONDAY
Purity is the
condition of His mercy-1-13
27 AUGUST TUESDAY
The heart must
be pure and the pure heart sees only good, never evil-8-20
28 AUGUST WEDNESDAY
What is needed
is ‘Cittasuddhi’, purification of the heart-3-301
29 AUGUST THURSDAY
If we are pure, we
cannot see impurity-7-63
30 AUGUST FRIDAY
Neither numbers
nor powers nor wealth nor learning nor eloquence nor anything else will
prevail, but purity, living the life , in one word, Anubhuti, realisation 8-348
31
AUGUST SATURDAY
Personal purity is imperative 6-124
Bonus Quotations:–
Purity, patience, and perseverance overcome all
obstacles-6-344
There is nothing holier in the world than to keep good
company, because the good impressions will then tend to come to the surface
-1-220
Tamil and Vedas 