COCKS IN HINDUISM INTRODUCTION Cocks are worshipful birds, and they are the divine vehicle of Bahuchara Mata, goddess of chastity and fertility, an incarnation of Mata Parvati, who is mostly worshipped by the Gujarati people. Bahuchara Mata is the mother goddess who helps the women during the times of their pregnancy, and helps them to properly deliver the child, and gives her immense blessings to the mother and the child. According to Hindu Legend, the cock flag is the Lord Muruga’s army flag. Cock is the clever bird, and used to understand the instructions of its masters, and would act accordingly. Cocks are…
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PARROT IN HINDUISM INTRODUCTION Parrots are lovely birds, and they are strongly associated with Hinduism. Lord Kamadeva also called as Manmadan and his vehicle is a parrot, the great Sukha Maharishi contains parrot head and Mata Meenakshi Amman at Madurai is holding a parrot in her right hand. Parrots are used for astrology purposes also, and generally the road side astrologers would keep it for their business. The main enemy of parrot is cat, and parrots are also attacked by eagles. Parrots contain very good knowledge, and they would repeat our sayings, and contains a good voice and good…
Shrivedant Foundation has undertaken the ambitious task of digitizing Scriptures. Hindu Scriptures are vast repositories of knowledge that have universal relevance and transcend time and space. They are endless-AnantovaiVedaha. No one knows exactly when they were created though scholars have attempted innumerable times to fix a date on them. They are highly sophisticated and reveal an intellect that is highly evolved. Every aspect of human life from the practical and mundane to the metaphysical and lofty find mention here. This is the rich legacy of every Indian. It is unfortunate that many of our countrymen are unaware of our rich…
SVF develops content based on Scriptures, environment, spirituality and humanity which can help us in our daily life. We have touched various topics like lifestyle, management, science, maths, yoga, health and wellness, vegetarianism, meditation, mental and physical wellbeing etc. We intend to distribute this content on various platforms like websites, mobiles, books, School curriculum, University notes, journals, magazines and newspapers. Our website www.indianscriptures.com has published various scriptures in digital form and has got more than five thousand articles related to rituals, customs, temples, Vedic sciences, concept of gods etc. We also spread the knowledge of scriptures to people through Blogs, Twitter, Facebook and…
KVC donates quality seeds so that local communities can get empowered and grow food. ‘Food for all’ is a worthy cause and seed donation is the backbone of this program. Quality of soil is also an essential factor that has to be taken into account. If soil is not prepared in advance and plant beds not created in the farms, then the entire exercise can go futile. Farm hands are trained in all these factors before seeds are donated.
Another initiative from KVC is tree planting in Kenya. Planting trees for the environment is good as they are renewable, biodegradable and recyclable. Kenya Vegetarian Club is planning to plant a hundred trees in every school in Kenya. There are more than ten thousand schools in Kenya. KVC has made a beginning in Kisumu County and gradually will be able to take it across the entire country. It will turn into a mass movement very soon with enthusiastic participation from all sections of the society for it is for the future of this nation, for this planet. The initial tree…
SVF feeds more than four hundred local African kids at the Shiv Temple at Kibigori near Kisumu every week. These needy children are drawn from Kibigori area, Muhoroni in Kisumu County and they line up for what they like most, a sumptuous meal and sweets every lunch time provided by Shrivedant Foundation. The foundation also conducts medical camps; donates household utilities alongside the feeding program which has become popular with the children and other stakeholders who are already considering taking up other roles for the common good.
The Veg Safari by Vaishali Shah describes her amazing journey as a passionate advocate of vegetarianism in Kenya and the detailed reasons put forth by her for the world to embrace vegetarianism. The book explores the compelling need for the world to turn vegetarian today. The choice to turn wholly vegan or vegetarian is not dictated by moral or ethical concerns alone, nor is it an attempt to convince anyone using religious mumbo jumbo. The book presents many case studies to back its claims and the author has spent many years studying the effect of the meat industry. Foremost among the many…
The Kenya Vegetarian Club established by Shrivedant Foundation supports the cause of vegetarianism and veganism and hopes to increase the number of vegetarians in Kenya. The Club endeavors to Promote human health Protect animal rights Preserve the environment It aims to achieve these by Tree planting Seed Donation Vegetable farming Seminars on nutritional benefits of vegetarian diet World over there is a great interest in vegetarianism today. People from all walks of life would like to switch over to a vegetarian diet if they are convinced of its merits. Some are confident about their food habits and make the switch easily. Others…
BEAR IN HINDUISM INTRODUCTION Bears are also considered as sacred animals, since their ancestor is the great Jambavan, the king of bears. Jambavan was the mighty bear king, who was specially created by Lord Brahma, in order to help Lord Rama during the Treta Yuga. He lived in a cave in the Dwapara Yuga also, and he mistakenly fought with Lord Krishna, and after some time, he has realized that Lord Krishna is none other than his beloved Rama, and asked apology to him, and his daughter Jambavati and Lord Krishna were married and went to Dwaraka. After the end…
DOGS IN HINDUISM INTRODUCTION Dogs are worshipped in Hinduism, and they are considered as the vehicle of Lord Kalabhairava, an incarnation of Lord Shiva. Dogs contain very good features and easily attached with anyone, and would serve faithfully to its master. It truthfully and honestly would serve his master, and protects him from dangers, and even would lose its life, for safeguarding its master. It would not easily forget its master, even if they throw it outside their homes. Dogs can be provided with biscuits and dog food, and some people used to offer meat to the dogs. Some people…
PIGEONS IN HINDUISM INTRODUCTION Pigeons are considered as very sacred birds, and they are believed to be the divine vehicle of Mata Rati Devi, the consort of the love god Kama Deva. People would wear the pigeon pendants in their necklaces for quick marriages and for better prosperity in their life. Lovers belonging to different castes would prefer to wear the pigeon pendants in order to get married each other without any troubles. Pigeons are also used as a spy by the ancient kings, and they would tie a piece of paper containing the message to be delivered in the…
BULL IN HINDUISM INTRODUCTION Bull is also called as Nandi and bulls are considered as an aspect of Lord Nandikeswarar, who is considered as the sacred vehicle, divine gate keeper and the divine attendant of Lord Shiva. He is also treated like the son of Lord Shiva, similar to Vinayaka and Muruga. Lord Nandi’s idol can be found before the main shrine of Lord Shiva in the temples. Bulls are believed to be the descendants of Lord Nadhi Bhagavan, and hence are considered as the most respectable and worshipful animals in the world. Bull fight is very popular in villages,…
BUFFALO IN HINDUISM INTRODUCTION Buffalo is the divine vehicle of Lord Yama, the death god, who takes the lives of all the living beings in the earth after their death. Buffalos are worshipful animals, and cannot be killed for meat, since it would give lot of troubles to the killer as well as the eater of the meat during their life and also after their death, since Buffaloes contains the features of the death god Yama. Those who eat the meat of Buffalo would be severely punished by Lord Yama after their death, and they would have to live in…
PIG IN HINDUISM INTRODUCTION Pigs are worshipful animals according to Hinduism, since pigs contain the features of Lord Varaha, an avatar of Lord Vishnu. Once the demon, Hiranyaksha had thrown the earth into the ocean, and due to that, Lord Vishnu took the Varaha Avatar, and fought with the demon, and brought back the earth from the ocean, and placed the divine earth goddess, Bhudevi into the original position. Pigs are classified as black and white in colour. Black pigs looks very ugly, and used to eat dirty things, whereas, most of the white pigs are reared by the people…
RHINOCEROS IN HINDUISM INTRODUCTION Rhinoceros is the divine vehicle of Mata Dhavdi, an incarnation of Mata Parvati Devi. There is a temple dedicated to Ma Dhavdi in Dhrangadhra, Gujarat. She holds Trishul and various other weapons in her three hands, and blesses us in one hand. Rhinoceros are considered as wild animals and mostly found in dense forests and in the zoo. Though they are considered as wild, they never cause harm to us, and are considered as gentle animals. They would consume fruits, grasses, leaves and vegetables. Generally they are considered as lazy and slow moving animals, but during the times of dangers,…
JACKAL IN HINDUISM INTRODUCTION Jackal is considered as the divine vehicle of Mata Chamunda, an incarnation of Mata Parvati Devi. In some pictures, Mata Kali also appears with her divine vehicle jackal. Jackals though are wild animals, but are considered as very clever animals, and they would mostly live in the forest and in burial grounds. As per Shiva Purana, while Lord Shiva roams in the burial grounds, along with his Bootha Ganas, lot of jackals would be present along with him, and they used to protect him. Jackals are also believed to be the divine vehicle of Lord Veerabadra,…
IMPORTANCE OF RABBITS IN HINDUISM INTRODUCTION Rabbits are lovely mammals and are considered as worshipful creatures. In the dwapara yuga, Lord Krishna loved rabbits, similar to cows, and showed his great affection on them. Rabbits are mentioned in ancient puranas and in holy texts, and they are considered as the pet animals for most of the sages. They used to wander nearby the ashram of the sages, and used to eat carrots and greens from the forest. Rishi Kanva brought up rabbits and deers, and he greatly loved them. He used to feed vegetables and fruits from his own hands,…
Shrivedant Foundation has built a temple for lord Shiva in July 2013 in the town of Kibigori near Kisumu in Kenya. The temple with modern amenities like a full fledged kitchen, hall etc serves as a centre for the food outreach program and medical camps that are conducted by the foundation. There was an ancient temple on the site for more than hundred years which has been helping devotees with their wishes. It is a symbol of the beliefs people hold in the temple as despite being located in a remote area, it is much visited by many every…
IMPORTANCE OF HORSE IN HINDUISM INTRODUCTION The Hindu tradition gives the horse a very important status, since horses contain great powers and shows loyalty and respects it master. Uchaisravas, a seven headed horse, is the first horse formed during the churning of the divine ocean, and Uchaisravas is considered as the forefather of all the horses. Seven horses are tied in the chariot of Lord Surya Deva, and they are discharging their duties for several millions of years. Lord Surya Deva’s sons Ashwin Kumaras contains horse heads. Lord Vishnu had taken the Hayagreeva avatar, in order to restore the Vedas from the demons, and after killing…