Papamocani Ekadasi

When During The Waning Moon In The Month Of March / April The Glories Of Papamocani Ekadasi Is Described In Bhavisottara Purana In The Conversation Between Lord Krishna & Maharaj Yuddhisthira.

Once Maharaaj Yudhisthira Asked Lord Krishna :

My Dear Lord Krishna You Have Already Explained The Glories Of Amaalaki Ekadasi Now Please Describe The Ekadasi Which Occurs During The Wanning Moon In The Month Of March / April. 

What Is The Name Of This Ekadasi ? 

Also Describe To Me The Procedure For Observing This Ekadasi & Its Results. 

Lord Krishna Replied : 

O Best Of Kings ! The Name Of This Ekadasi Is Papamocani. Now Please Hear Its Glories As I Describe To You. 

Long Long Ago The Glories Of This Ekadasi Was Spoken By The Saga Lomasa To King Mandata. This Ekadasi Takes Away All Ones Sinful Reactions , Destroys Ones Ghostly Condition Of Life & Awards One Eight Kinds Of Mystic Perfections. 

Saga Lomasa Said :

In The Ancient Time Kubera The Treasurer Of The Demigods Had A Beautiful Forest Of Flowers Called Caitraratha Where The Weather Was Pleasant As A Result Of Ever ( Spring ).The Heavenly Dancing Girls Such As Gandharvaas And Kinnaaraas Enjoyed Various Sports There. Demigods Headed By Indra Used To Come There And Enjoyed Various Exchanges. In That Forest A Great Sage Named Medhavi Who Was A Staunch Devotee Of Lord Shiva Was Engaged In Performing Austerily. The Apsaraas Or The Heavenly Dancing Girls Tried To Disturbed The Sage In Various Ways. Among The Apsaraas One Famous Apsaraa Named Manju Ghosa Devised A Means To Captivate The Mind Of The Sage. Due To Fear Of The Sage Manju Ghosa Built A Cottage A Little Away From The Aashram Of The Sage & Began To Sing In A Sweet Voice Accompanied With The Musical Instrument Bina. On Seeing Manju Ghosa Who Applied Sandal Wood Pulp On Her Body Wore A Fragrant Flower Garland & Was Engaged In Singing Sweetly , Even The Cupid Who Is An Enemy Of Lord Shiva Tried To Conquer The Sage Who Was The Devotee Of Lord Shiva. Since Lord Shiva Burnt The Cupid To Ashes Therefore Remembering His Previous Enmity The Cupid , In Order To Take Revenge Entered In To The Body Of The Sage. At That Time Sage Medhavi Who Wore A White Sacred Thread On His Body & Lived In The Aashram Of Chayavana Risi Appeared As The Second Cupid. The Lusty Manju Ghosa Slowly Came Before The Sage. The Sage Medhavi Also Became Overwhelmed By Lust & Forgot His Worshipable Lord. He Gave Up The Practice Of Devotional Service & Became So Much Intoxicated In Relishing The Association Of The Women That He Even Lost The Sense Of Discriminating Between Day & Night. In This Way Sage Medhavi Spend Many Years In Enjoying Lusty Activities.

Thereafter When Manju Ghosa Saw That , The Sage Has Fallen Down From His Position She Decided To Return To The Heavenly Planet. She Said To Sage Medhavi Who Was Engaged In Conjugal Affair ' O Great Sage ! Now Please Give Me Permission So That I Can Return Home. The Sage Medhavi Replied O Beautiful Women ! You Have Come To Me Only In The Evening Stay Here Tonight & You Can Return In The Morning. On Hearing These Words Of Sage Manju Ghosa Became Frightened & Continued To Live With Him For A Few More Years. In This Way Although Manju Ghosa Lived With A Sage For Fifty Seven Years Nine Moths & Three Days Yet It Appeared To Be Only Half Of A Night To The Sage. Then Manju Ghosa Again Asked For The Permission From The Sage To Return Home But The Sage Said O Beautiful One ! Please Hear My Words. This Is Only Morning , Please Wait Till I Finish My Morning Rituals. Then The Apsara Smiled & Said To The Sage With Amazement. O Great Sage ! How Long It Will Take To Complete Your Morning Rituals ? Has It Not Finished Yet ? You Have Spent Many Years In Enjoying My Association. Therefore Please Consider The Actual Value Of The Time. On Hearing The Words Of The Apsara The Sage Came To His Senses & After Carefully Calculating The Time He Said Alas ! O Beautiful One ! I Have Simply Wasted Long Fifty Seven Years Of My Valuable Time. You Have Ruined Everything & Spoiled All My Austerities. The Eyes Of The Sage Filled With Tears & His Entire Body Began To Tremble. Sage Medhavi Cursed Manju Ghosa In The Following Words ' You Have Behaved With Me Like A Witch Therefore You Will Immediately Become A Witch. O Sinful Inchaste Lady ! Shame On You. 

After Being Cursed By The Sage In This Way Manju Ghosa Humbly Said To The Sage , O Best Of The Brahmins ! Please Withdraw Your Heavy Curse. I Have Spent Many Years In Your Company O My Lord For This Reason I'am A Fit Candidate For Your Forgiveness , Please Be Merciful To Me. The Sage Replied , O Gentle Lady ! What Will I Do Now ? You Have Destroyed My Entire Wealth Of Austerity , Still I'am Telling You The Procedure From Getting Freed From This Curse. The Ekadasi Which Occurs During The Wanning Moon In The Month Of March /April Which Called Papamocani & Is Capable Of Destroying All Ones Sinful Reactions. If You Follow This Ekadasi Strictly & Faithfully Then Your Ghostly Condition Of Life Will Be Vanquished. After Speaking These Words Sage Medhavi Returned To The Aashram Of His Father Sage Chyavana. As Soon As Sage Chyavana Saw His Fallen Son He Became Extremely Unhappy & Said , ' Alas ! Alas ! O My Son What Have You Done ? You Have Ruined Yourself. You Should Not Have Spoiled Your Entire Treasury Of Austerity Being Captivated By An Ordinary Lady Sage Medhavi Replied O Respected Father ! Due To Misfortune I Have Committed Great Sins In The Association Of An Apsara. Therefore Please Instruct Me Regarding The Atonement Of My Sinful Reactions. On Hearing The Pathetic Words Of His Repentant Son Sage Chyavana Said O My Son ! By Observing Papamocani Ekadasi Which Falls During The Waning Moon In The Month Of March / April All Ones Sinful Reactions Are Completely Destroyed. Therefore You Should Observe This Ekadasi. On Hearing These Kind Words Of His Father Sage Medhavi Exhibited Special Enthusiasm In Observing This Ekadasi. By The Influence Of This Ekadasi All The Sinful Reactions Of Sage Medhavi Were Destroyed & He Became A Very Pious. Meanwhile Manju Ghosa Also Observed This Auspicious Papamocani Ekadasi & Become Liberated From The Ghostly Condition Of Life. She Then Regained Her Divine Form & Return To Heaven.

After Narrating This Story To King Mandata Sage Lomasa Concluded As Follows : 

My Dear King Just By Observing This Papamocani Ekadasi All Ones Sinful Reaction Are Automatically Destroyed. By Hearing Or Reading The Glories Of This Ekadasi One Achieves The Result Of Donating One Thousand Cows. By Observing This Ekadasi All Kinds Of Sinful Reactions Resulting From A Killing A Brahmin , Killing An Embryo , Drinking Wine & Associating With Ones Guru ' s Wife Are Totally Uprooted. The Purport Is That Since This Sacred Ekadasi Is All Auspicious & Destroyer Of All Sins Everyone Should Strictly Observe This Ekadasi.

~ ~ Jai Shri Krishna ~ ~

  ~ ~ Sadah Bahar ~ ~ 

Daras Dila Do Kanha

मेरे प्रिय कान्हा

श्यामा लिखूं , कान्हा लिखूं , 

या गिरधर गोपाला लिखूं ? 

हैरान हूँ के आप को इस ख़त में क्या लिखूं ,

ये मेरा पहला प्रेमपत्र पड़कर के आप नाराज़ न होना , 

के आप मेरी ज़िन्दगी है , कान्हा आप मेरे बंदगी है ,

आपको में चाँद कहती थी , उस चांदनी के रौशनी से में ,

अपने आप को सवारती थी ,मगर उसमे भी दाग है , 

आपको सूरज में कहती थी ,मगर उसमे भी आग है , 

आपको इतना ही कहती हूँ की , मुझको आपसे प्यार है ,

आपके नामों से प्यारा इस जग में दूसरा कोई नहीं है ,

ये मेरा प्रेम पत्र पढ़कर के आप नाराज़ न होना ,

के आप मेरी ज़िन्दगी है , कान्हा आप मेरे बंदगी है ,

हर पल आपकी याद मुझे सताती है , 

आप दिल के पास है इतने ,फिर भी न जाने क्यूँ  ,

ये दूरियां सी लगती है , कान्हा जल्दी से आ जाओ ,

तुम्हारी ही इंतज़ार में हूँ , अगर मर जाऊं तो , 

मेरी रूह भटकेगी , आपके इंतज़ार में , 

ये मेरा पहला प्रेम पत्र पढ़कर के आप नाराज़ न होना , 

के आप मेरी ज़िन्दगी है , कान्हा आप मेरी बंदगी है ।

आपकी प्रिय राधा रानी 

~ ~ जय श्री राधे कृष्ण ~ ~ 

~ ~ सदा बहार ~ ~ 

कृष्ण नाम

मैंने कृष्ण नाम का रट लगाईं रे ,

मन में रट लगाईं रे कृष्ण नाम की ,

कृष्ण कृष्ण हरे हरे ,

हरे कृष्ण हरे कृष्ण ,

कृष्ण कृष्ण हरे हरे ,

राम राम हरे हरे ,

हरे राम हरे राम ,

राम राम हरे हरे ,

मेरे पलकों में कृष्ण ,

मेरे अश्कों में कृष्ण ,

मेरे नैनों में कृष्ण ,

मेरे बांहों में कृष्ण ,

मेरे अंग अंग में कृष्ण है ,

मेरे संग संग में है कृष्ण ,

मैंने मेहँदी रचाई है कृष्ण नाम की ,

मैंने मांग सजाई है कृष्ण नाम की ,

मैंने चुनरी भी ओड़ी है कृष्ण नाम की ,

मैंने नथनी भी पहनी है कृष्ण नाम की ,

मैंने चूड़ी भी पहनी है कृष्ण नाम की ,

मैं कृष्ण की बड़ी प्यारी राजदुलारी हूँ ,  

कृष्ण कनहईया गिरधर बंशी बजाईया गोपाला ,

एक बार अपने बंशी की तान सुना दो राधा नाम की ।

~  ~ जय श्री राधे कृष्ण ~ ~

               ~ ~ सदा बहार ~ ~                             

श्यामा के यादों के अश्क

श्यामा तेरी यादों में जो अश्क बहते है ,

ये मेरे अंग का अनमोल रत्न है ,

इसे में अपने आँखों में समाये रखना चाहूंगी ज़िन्दगी 

भर ,अश्क बहार आये अगर तेरी यादों में मोती बनकर ,

उस अश्क को में कभी बहने न दूंगी ,

ये मेरा वादा है !! 

दोस्तों इस अनमोल रत्न को अगर कोई संभाल कर  

रखे तो उसके ज़िन्दगी में कभी कोई दुःख नाम का चीज़ 

नहीं रहेगा  !!

~ ~ जय श्री कृष्ण ~ ~ 

~ ~ सदा बहार ~ ~ 

सबका मालिख एक है

हिन्दू बोले हे भगवान् हरे कृष्ण हरे राम 

मुस्लिम बोले अल्लाह - हु - अकबर 

सिख बोले वाहे गुरु 

इसाई बोले ओह माई गौश 

पर दोस्तों अपने अपने भाषाओं में सुबह शाम भगवान्  

को याद करते रहो ,यही हमे राह दिखाएँगे , सत्य पथ 

पर चलने की , सही विचार करने की , सुख  शान्ति 

और समृद्धि प्राप्त होगा , हम कहते है की भगवान्  

दीखते नहीं , पर आँखें बंद करके उनका नाम लेने पर  

भगवान् खुद बा खुद प्रकट होते है  , और हम सबके 

मन मंदिर में तो वही बसे है एक आत्मा के रूप में , 

इन्ही भगवान् के कारण हमारा शारीर जिंदा है  \

सबका मालिख एक है 

~ ~ जय श्री कृष्ण  ~ ~ 

~ ~ सदा बहार ~ ~ 

कर्म