Utsav

Shri Rama Navmi in Pushtimarg

April 3, 2009
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The utsav of Rama Navmi is celebrated with a special fervour in Pushtimarg. Tilak, panchamrat, badhais of ‘Shri Raghunath palne jhoole…’ (Shri Rama is resting in the cradle…) are sung sanmukh of Shri Thakurji. Let us understand why the utsav of Maryada Purushottam Shri Rama is so eagerly celebrated by vraj-bhakta vaishnavs for whom centre [...]

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The Days of Dol

March 11, 2009

In Pushtimarg, the days of Holi Khel which begin from Basant Panchami and culminate on Dol-Utsav are organized in a definite sequence to systematically guide the bhakta in achieving Sakha-bhav. It’s a deliberate process and must not be misunderstood as a casual arrangement of days. Bhav means an intense emotion. Since emotions fall into intangible [...]

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Basant Holi Khel: Celebrating Divine Love

February 14, 2009

Basant Panchami: day of divine love and the significance of the Basant season in Pushtimarg. Is it just coincidence that the day of divine love in Vraj: Basant Panchami and the day of temporal love in the mortal world: Valentine’s Day fall so near to each other? This year Basant Panchami (Maha Sud 5) was [...]

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