Guest guest Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 Gange cha Yamune chaiva Godavari Saraswati, Narmade Sindhu Kaveri jalesmin sannidhim kuru Where is the reference for this verse in sastra? Is this to be chanted to make water pure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2006 Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 I do know that Srila Prabhupada had his disciples chant Sri Vishnu 3 times before drinking water. Nice practice. I think it has long since been forgotten though. Simple rememberance is very powerful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robsteve Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 Ganga Jal (GangaJal, Gangaa Jal, Gangaajal, Holy water) -- Dear Sirs & Guruji, As a ardent believer in Hinduism & it's mythology, and due to my long association with the ISKCON & OSHO movement - I have been experimenting on my own. I have a question for all of you? and the quaestion is based on my real-life experiences? * recently I happened to buy some Gangaajal from this lady, who has listed her items on ebay.in - and the truth is I did not knew - Gangaajal could have tasted so good. Even the advertisers response was very good. So I am recommending to all of you to visit the link listed below or contact her at "RSCOMMN at (DOT) COM" * and now I have my questions, which are as follows . - I have been used to collecting raw water from River ganges right from GOMUKH to it's Delta BASIN - and using it for all my rites & consuming it as per the Guruji's advice. The water does look murky downstream but I had no complaints. - However, this lady advises and claims to have used R.O. filteration process & insists on using right packaging materials. _ My question now is - Is it still Gangaa Jal after filtertion???, even I have my doubts ??? - secondly, if Gangaa Jal is - what it is meant to be - Gangaajal jal sourced from any point right from it's origin till it meets the seas is supposed to be gangaajal. _ Personally, I have travelled on foot along the ganges - and I happened to notice - that Gangaa Jal does not mean water from the Gangotri Glacier alone. - It is a mighty river - containing feeds from not just one but thousand of little natural mineral water springs, rivulets, and of course from - Bhagirathi, alaknanda & so on. Even the seasonal rivers (during monsoon) contribute to it. Any comments & suggestions shall be much appreciated - in view of so many suppliers on the net claiming to offer you the real thing. However, I would like to comment that this lady on ebay.in is doing miracles, trying to offer real good Gangaa jal at very honest prices & that too in healthy PET bottles. Initially, I too had my doubts - but I am requesting everyone to give it a try. Thanks for reading this. Any comments & suggestions shall be much appreciated. Robert Stevenson, Oslo, Norway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gHari Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 Anything that has touched the lotus lips of Sri Krsna becomes holy. Offer the water to Him with love and devotion. Lord Krsna says in Bhagavad-gita 9.26:<BLOCKQUOTE><CENTER><FONT COLOR=RED> patraM puSpaM phalaM toyaM yo me bhaktyA prayacchati tad ahaM bhakty-upahRtam aznAmi prayatAtmanaH </CENTER> patram--a leaf; puSpam--a flower; phalam--a fruit; toyam--water; yaH--whoever; me--unto Me; bhaktyA--with devotion; prayacchati--offers; tat--that; aham--I; bhakti-upahRtam--offered in devotion; aznAmi--accept; prayata-AtmanaH--from one in pure consciousness. <B></FONT> If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, fruit or water, I will accept it.</BLOCKQUOTE></B> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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