July 8, 2025
Recitation of stotras is equal to performing poojas a million times. Undertaking penance (Tapas) is equivalent to reciting stotras a million times. Adi Sankara prays to the Goddess that if she wants to show mercy to anyone, he should be the first person. Worshipping the Sun God is believed to yield wealth and good health. Circumambulating a cow is equal to going round all the 14 worlds. Our elders have reaped significant benefits by performing small good deeds. Saint Sridhara Ayyaval says he should not happen to see the faults or blemishes of others. If at all, he had to know, it should be of his own. The grandsire Bhishma says that a person may have rebirth even after performing the Aswamedha Yaga several times, but will have no rebirth if they worship Lord Krishna.
Kesava Vajapeya Swamy stated in a discourse that Hanuman assisted and helped Rama in locating Sita. When Hanuman saw her in Ashokavana, he gave her Rama's ring, and she was in tears. Sita told Hanuman that she gained confidence that Rama would come and rescue her. Her face was pale, and she looked thin like the third day of the moon of Sukla paksha (Moondram Pirai) due to Ravana's torture. Hanuman was all ecstatic and told Sita that he would inform Rama of the good news.
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