Prayer for Maha Shivaratri

Greetings to all Shiv Bhakts on the auspicious day of Maha Shivaratri; the great night of Shiva, celebrated with fervor all over India. On this auspicious occasion of Maha Shivratri I am giving here a Short Prayer or Prarthana  to all Shiv Bhakts.

This Short Prayer is taken from the Atmastakam composed by none other than the great Adi Shankaracharya.

Use of Ginger and Fenugreek in fighting Whooping Cough

The commonly found edible Ginger and Fenugreek are used in a lot of health remedies in India. Traditional Indian practitioners of naturopathy discovered their strong properties as anti bacterial and antibiotic agents and put them to good use in fighting infections.

Narayan Vandana

The verse given below is taken from the Shri Harinamamala Stotra. All the verses from this Stotra are energized  Prarthana. This verse can be recited by the devotees of Narayan as a Vandana or a short prayer of Salutation to Narayan.

Mantra to eradicate great sins

This is a most simple yet at the same time a Powerful mantra to eradicate sins; even great sins. This mantra is known as the Panch Sati Mantra. This mantra I have noted has been mistakenly addressed as the Panch Kanya Mantra . The meaning of Kanya is Hindi in this context is Virgin. Virgins in India are said to symbolize purity.

Interstellar voyage problems that aliens could face

Any aliens trying to voyage to here would likely get awfully bored.  Who would want to give up most (or all) of their lives just to be able to voyage over many decades or centuries just to try reaching some form of life imagined possibly at another star such as Sol?   What's there to gain?  And lots more energy would be needed to keep all inside better than just warmed alive.  Then more energy and propellant matter would be required to be able to decelerate approaching some star.

Powerful Karya Siddhi Mantra

Karya means a particular venture and Siddhi means success, so Karya Siddhi literally translated into plain English means success in that venture. There are numerous Indian Karya Siddhi Mantras available the recitation of which is said to ensure success in any particular venture.

Mantra to make your journey fruitful

This is another of the unique Indian travel  mantras. A variety of unique mantras are prescribed in the ancient Indian scriptures to make your journey free from dangers and at the same time happy, enjoyable and fruitful.

This particular mantra is to make your journey fruitful; this is if you are traveling for some important purpose like a business trip or a job interview.