FORBIDDEN AND PERMITTED ITEMS

Madalasa says- O son! Now, I will tell you the do’s and don’ts for healthy living. Stale cereals, oil and fats stored over a prolonged period of time, items prepared from wheat and barley and food items which is not prepared from pure ghee or milk should not be consumed….

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AUSPICIOUS DAYS AND MONTHS

Madalasa says- Shradha can be performed on any day during the dark lunar phase in the Hindu month of Ashwin i.e. from the first day to the Amavasya. Performing of Shradha on any of these days brings the following benefits- Performing Shradha on the first day or Pratipada brings monetary…

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DO’S AND DON’TS DURING A SHRADHA

Madalasa says- O son! I am now narrating about the do’s and don’ts to be followed during Shradha. Many kinds of edible items can be offered in the Shradha. These include cereals like barley, wheat, rice, millet, corn, etc., fish, flesh of deer, rabbit, bird, wild boar, goat and Neelgai…

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SHRADHA AND ITS RITUALS REGULAR AND CAUSAL DUTIES

Madalasa says- O son! A Grihastha has three kinds of duties- regular, causal and a combination of both. Rituals, which are connected with oblations and carried out daily, are called regular duties. Rituals and consecrations performed at the birth of a child are called causal duties. Yearly performance of Shradha…

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DUTIES OF PEOPLE BELONGING TO VARIOUS ASHRAMAS VARNA ASHRAMA DHARMA

Alarka says- ‘Tell me about the duties of the different classes and stages of life.’ Madalasa  says-  ‘Donation,  study  and  Yagya,  these  three  are  the  religion  of  a  Brahmin. Performing  Yagya  for  others,  teaching  and  accepting  donation  are  the  three  vocations  of Brahmin. Donation, study and Yagya are also the…

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Pralambasura vadh – SALVATION OF PRALAMBASURA

One day, Balarama and Krishna were playfully grazing their cattles along with other cowherds in the forests. When a demon Pralamb arrived there with an intention of kidnapping Krishna and Balarama. The demon had come in the guise of a cowherd, but the God easily recognised him. They accepted his…

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