Re: Happy Makar Sankranti
Originally Posted by
yajvan
hariḥ oṁ
This day is also called uttarāyaṇa-saṃkrānti. It is the day the sun (sūrya) begins its northern path or movement.
North is that of the deva-s and south is considered the ~night~ of the deva-s.
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It is said on this day ( and in general the northern path of the sun) is more conducive to:
spiritual pursuits
Bhismapita stayed on the bed of arrows for several days waiting for this moment to leave his mortal body
Jai Shree Krishna
Rig Veda list only 33 devas, they are all propitiated, worthy off our worship, all other names of gods are derivative from this 33 originals,
Bhagvat Gita; Shree Krishna says Chapter 3.11 devan bhavayatanena te deva bhavayantu vah parasparam bhavayantah sreyah param avapsyatha Chapter 17.4 yajante sattvika devan yaksa-raksamsi rajasah pretan bhuta-ganams canye yajante tamasa janah
The world disappears in him. He is the peaceful, the good, the one without a second.
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