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Incredible India

Meet your food

Here are some of the best culinary sites I would usually follow..

http://www.cookingandme.com/

http://www.homecooksrecipe.com/

http://www.subbuskitchen.com/

http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com

http://vaishnavacooking.blogspot.com/

http://maayeka.blogspot.com/

http://www.jeyashriskitchen.com/

http://www.chitrasfoodbook.com/

http://www.premascook.com/

theveggieindian.com

These are great sites with wonderful dishes both traditional and experimented stuff with detailed steps showing a great photos while making it.

Vrindavan and Radharani's Meditation

Here are the melodious tunes to meditate on Sri Radha and Vrindavan..

Photo gallery of Tamal Krsna Goswami

HH Tamal Krsna Goswami

  HH Tamal Krsna goswami is one of the most dear disciple of HDG Bhakti vedanta swami prabhupada. Here is the collection of photos in different phases of his life starting from his time with Prabhupada in 60's until 2002.
http://www.dinkypage.com/151382

Yaksha Prasna

 Yaksha prasna is a sacred conversion between Yamaraj (in the guise of an Yaksha) and his own son Yudhistara, who was in exile with his brothers and wife. This conversation briefs the vedic wisdom, politics, ethos and truth that a common man require in a subtle manner. Especially in villages it is very popular and people used have discussion on this while narrating.

 Under some mysterious circumstances, the brothers went in search of a stag which force them to take rest in a thick forest. Yudhistara summoned his youngest brother Nakula to get some water in the vicinity. He went in the direction where he heard some cries of the cranes at distant. He could not make his return and remaining brothers followed in the same way and to Yudistara's dismay no one returned. Signalled with possible danger, Yudistara went himself to the spot and shocked to see all his brothers were dead with no causalities. He thus imagined some super natural power acted and killed his brothers because there is no such person on this planet or in the higher planets could even challenge his brothers. Thus he prepared to offer final rites to his brothers, a celestial voice thunder saying - " O Yudhistara, I am the Yaksha, owner of this lake and your brothers with out following my order, tried to take water and end up with this fate. If you also do the same with out following my order, you will also meet this tragic". But Yudishtira replied he will oblige his orders and asked what can he do. Yaksha told He will ask some questions on wisdom and truth and yudhistara need to reply with correct answers. Yudhistara agreed and thus starts the 'Yaksha Prasna'



1. What is it that  makes the Sun rise? - Brahma makes the Sun rise
2. Who keeps him company? - The gods keep him company
3. Who causes him to set? - Dharma causes him  to set
4. And in who,  is he established? - He is established in truth
5. By what does one  become learned? - It is by  the study of the Srutis that a person becomes learned
6. By what does he attain what is very great? - it is by ascetic  austerities that one acquires what is very great
7. How can one have a  second? - it is by intelligence that a person  acquires a second
8. How can one acquire intelligence? - it is by serving the old that one becomes wise
9. What institutes the  divinity of the Kshatriyas? - Arrows and weapons are their divinity
10. What is their practice that is like that of the  pious? -Celebration of sacrifices  is like that of the pious
11. What is their human attribute? -Liability  to fear is their human attribute
12. And what practice of theirs is like that  of the impious? - Refusal of protection is like that of the impious
13. What is that which  constitutes the Sama of the sacrifice? - Life is the Sama of the sacrifice
14. What is the Yajus of the sacrifice? - The mind  is the Yajus of the sacrifice
15. What is that which is the refuge of a sacrifice? - The Rik is that which is the refuge of the  sacrifice
16. What is that which sacrifice  cannot do without? - It is Rik alone which sacrifice cannot do without

17. What is of the  foremost value to those that cultivate? - That which is of the foremost  value to those that cultivate is rain
18. What is of the foremost value to those  that sow? - that of the foremost value to those that  sow is seed 
19. What is of the foremost value to those that wish for prosperity in this  world?
20. What is of the foremost value to those that bring forth? - that of the foremost value to those that bring forth is offspring  who offer oblations to the ancestors.
21. What a person is  called who does not offer anything to these five, viz., gods,
    guests, servants,  ancestors, and himself and who is not considered alive though breathing?

- The one who does not look after Gods, guests, servants, ancestors and his own  self is considered as not breathing , even if he breaths

22. What is weightier  than the earth itself? - The mother is weightier  than the earth
23. What is higher than the heavens? -  The father is higher than the heaven
24. What is fleeter than  the wind? - The mind is fleeter than  the wind
25. What is more numerous than grass? - our thoughts are more numerous than grass
26. What is that which does  not close its eyes while asleep? - A fish does not close its eyes while asleep
27. What is that which does not move after birth? - an egg does  not move after birt
28. What is that which is without heart? -  a stone is without heart
29. what is that which swells with its own  impetus? - river swells with its own  impetus
30. Who is the friend of the exile? - The friend of the exile in a distant land  is his companion

31. Who is the friend  of the householder? - The friend of the householder is the wife
32. Who is the friend of him that ails? - The friend of him  that ails is the physician
33. Who is the friend  of one about to die? - The friend of him about to die is charity
34. Who is the guest of  all creatures? - Fire is the guest of all creatures

35. What is the eternal duty? -  Eternal  duty is the laws of the sanatan dharma
36. What is Amrita? - Cow’s milk is nectar
37. What is this  entire Universe? - The air which  is all pervading, is the whole world

38. What is that which travels  alone? - The sun travels alone
39. What is that which is re-born after its birth? - The moon takes birth anew
40. What is the remedy  against cold? - Fire is the remedy against cold
41. What is the largest field? -  Earth is  the largest field

42. What is the highest refuge of virtue? - Liberality is the highest  refuge of virtue
43. What of fame? - Gift, of fame
44. What of heaven? - Truth, of heaven
45. And what, of happiness? - good behavior, of  happiness

46. What is the soul of  man? - The son is a man's soul
47. Who is that friend bestowed on man by the gods? -  the wife is the  friend bestowed on man by the gods
48. What is man's chief support? - the clouds are his chief suppor
49. What also is his chief refuge? - and charity  is his chief refuge

50. What is the best of  all laudable things? - The best of all laudable things is skill
51. What is the most valuable of all his possessions? - The best of all possessions is knowledge
52. What is  the best of all gains? - The best of all gains is health
53. What is the best of all kinds of happiness? - contentment is the best of all kinds of  happiness

54. What is the highest  duty in the world? - The highest of duties is to refrain from injury
55. What is that virtue which always bears fruit? - The rites ordained in the Vedas always bear fruit
56. What is that  which if controlled, leads to no regret? - The mind, if controlled,  leads to no regret
57. Who are they with whom an alliance  cannot break? - An alliance with the good never breaks

58. What is that which,  if renounced, makes one agreeable? - Pride, if renounced, makes  one agreeable
59. What is that which, if renounced, leads to  no regret? - Anger, if renounced leads to no regret
60. What is that which, if renounced, makes one wealthy? - Desire, if renounced, makes  one wealthy
61. what is  that which if renounced, makes one happy? - avarice, if renounced, makes one happy

62. For what does one  give away to Brahmanas? - It is for religious merit that one gives  away to Brahmanas
63. For what to actors and dancers? - it is for fame that one gives away to actors and dancers 
64. For what to servants? - It is for supporting them that one gives away to servants
65. And for what to king? - It is for obtaining  relief from fear that one gives to kings

66. With what is the  world enveloped? - The world is enveloped with darkness 
67. What is that owing to which a thing cannot discover itself? - Darkness does not permit a thing to show  itself 
68. For what are friends forsaken? - It is from greed that friends are forsaken
69. And for what does one fail to go to heaven? - And it is connection with  the world for which one fails to go to heaven

70. For what may one be  considered as dead? - For want of wealth may a man be regarded as  dead
71. For what may a kingdom be considered as dead? - A kingdom for want of a king may be regarded as dead
72. For what may a  Sraaddha be considered as dead? - A Sraaddha that is  performed with the aid of a priest who has no learning may be regarded as dead
73. And for what, a sacrifice? - And a sacrifice in which there are no gifts to Brahmanas is dead

74. What constitutes the  way? - They that are good constitute the  way
75. What, has been spoken of as water? - Space has been spoken of as water
76. What, as food? - The cow is food.
77. And what, as poison? - A request is poison

 ** Cow: The Srutis speak of the cow  as the only food, in the following sense. The cow gives milk. The milk gives  butter. The butter is used in Homa. The Homa is the cause of the clouds. The  clouds give rain. The rain makes the seed to sprout forth and produce food.

to be continued ....