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How does Vaitarani River Look?

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How does Vaitarani River Look? According to puranas, Vaitarani River is 100 yojna wide and is located in yamapuri/ hell. You don't find any water; it is filled with blood and fuss. People who do sins in this word are being punished in that river, it is said there are crocodiles and snakes in that river and their bite is more painful. Whoever closes their eyes and does not recognize what is right and wrong does many sins in this world. All those are punished very cruelly without any mercy. People shout with pain and suffer reminding their sins. There is no one to rescue us, which is why Hindu saints say not do sins, even though we may escape punishment in this world but we cannot escape from the eyes of God. According to Garuda Purana, if sinners are thirsty they are given boiling oil. Even if we are granted permission to have new human life, their sins are borrowed to next life and they are being punished to suffer by having diseases or handicapped. That is why we

What is the greatness of pushkar bath

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What is the greatness of Pushkar bath? జనన à°ª్à°°à°­్à°°ుà°¤ి à°¸్à°¤్à°°ిà°¯ా à°µా à°ªుà°°ుà°·ేà°£ à°µా| à°ªుà°·్à°•à°°ే à°¸్à°¨ాతమాà°¤్à°°à°¸్à°¯ సర్వమేà°µ à°ª్రణశ్యతి|| Janna prabruthi yatpapam striyava purushena va| Pushkare snanamatrasya sarvameva pranasyathi|| Meaning: Whether it is female or male if they are going to do pushkar bath , they will be free from all their sins done from their birth. That is why it is said that its just humans, even mukkoti gods also come to earth and have a bath. Why do we say the word "Punyaniki pothe Papam yeduraindi" In the story of great Mahabharata, Paila asks his shisya (student) Udanka to go to Poushya maharaja (king) and bring karnabharana as his guru dhakshina (offering). Upon his master's word, he goes to the king and conveys his master’s wish. King agrees to his wish and asks to have lunch as the guest is Brahmin. King orders to make delicious lunch, while having his lunch Udanka gets hair follicle in his rice. Udanka gets angry with the type of food