Bheem kund

Bhimkund (also known as Neelkund) is a natural water tank and a holy place in Madhya Pradesh, India. It is located near Bajna village in Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. It is 77 km from Chhatarpur.

Bhimkund is a natural water source and a holy place that dates from the era of the Mahabharata. 

The water of the kund (tank) is clean and transparent so one can clearly see fish swimming in the water. 

The kund lies in a cave, about 3 metres from the mouth.

The pool is a deep indigo blue which contrasts with the red stone walls.

The  pool is also known as Neel Kund (blue pool) and Narada Kund (Njaya pool)

A story from the Mahabharata links Bhimkund with the Pandavas. Weary under the scorching Surya, Draupadi fainted of thirst. Bhim, the strongest of the five brothers, hit the ground with his gada water surged out and the pool came into being.

The roof of the cave has a small opening just above the kund; this is the place Bhim is said to have hit with his gada

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Devi cult

Śāktism is another aspect of Hinduism as important as Vaiṣṇavism and Śaivism. The Devī-worship forms a very important section of Indian religion with a great influence on Indian society which can even be seen in present time. 

In Śaktism, Śakti is regarded as the ultimate reality. It preaches the worship of Śakti or God in Mother form. Śakti is the Supreme power of Śiva. However, though Śakti is regarded as the power of Śiva, she is not subordinate to Śiva, rather she is the divine mother of the world. Again Śāktism maintains that Śakti and Śāktimān (the possessor of Śakti), i.e., Śiva are non-different from one another; they are inseparable.

 Śakti is the cause of the world; she is the creator, sustainer and destroyer of this universe. There are different manifestations of Śakti like Durgā, Kālī, Caṇḍikā, Ugracaṇḍā, Cāmuṇḍā, Caṇḍī, Tārā, Satī, Pārvatī, ten mahāvidyās etc.

The Devīmāhātmya of the Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa, the Kālikāpurāṇa, the Devībhāgavatapurāṇa, the Matsyapurāṇa, the Bhaviṣyapurāṇa etc. possess ample descriptions of Śakti-cult prevailing in those days.

Śāktism, the cult of Śakti can be traced back to the worship of Mother Goddess or nature goddess of PreVedic age. The term śakti represents female divinity in general and energizing power of some divinity in particular.

 In the Ṛgveda, the mother cult is associated with pṛthivi (earth).

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Mahavatar Babaji

 

first known to the world in 1861 when Lahiri mahashaya met him in the himalayas.

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Jaiminiya Brahmana

 

A collection of Vedic texts, primarily the Jaiminiya Brahma na(JB), a part of theSamaveda's Jaiminiya or Talavakara shakha.

It contains ritualistic explanations of sacrifices (yajnas) and includes the Jaiminiya Upanishad Brahmana (also called Talavakara Upanishad Brahmana), notes some sources.

This text is a significant source for understanding the rituals and hymns of the Samaveda.

Key aspects of the Jaiminiya Brahmana

Associated texts:

It is part of the Jaiminiya or Talavakara branch of the Samaveda.

The Jaiminiya Upanishad Brahmana is a specific, important part of it.

Content:

The text provides detailed explanations of Vedic sacrifices (yajnas) and the application of Samans (chants).

It also contains hymns that are found for the first time in Vedic literature.

Author:

It was compiled by Jaimini, who was a disciple of Krishna Dvaipayana Vedavyasa.

Historical discovery:

The manuscript was first traced in a fragmentary form in 1883 in Tinnevelli, Tamil Nadu.

Significance

• It is a valuable text for studying the performance of sacrifices and the hymns of the Samaveda.
• It is considered a foundational text in its tradition, distinct from other Brahmanas in its hymns and subjects.
• The Jaiminiya Upanishad Brahmana, which is part of the Jaiminiya Brahmana, is a particularly important philosophical text within the tradition.

Sapta rishis

 

The Saptarshi ( सप्तर्षि, 'Seven sages' ) are the seven seers of ancient India who are extolled in the Vedas, and other Hindu literature such as the Skanda Purana.

The Vedic Samhitas never enumerate these rishis by name, although later Vedic texts such as the Brahmanas and Upanisads do, so these constellations are easily recognizable

earliest formal list of the seven rishis is given by Jaiminiya Brahmana 2.218–221: Agastya, Atri, Bhardwaja, Gautama, Jamadagni, Vashistha, and Vishvamitra 

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