HINDU MYTHOLOGY

 

• Yog nidra : According to hinduism ; Lord Vishnu - provider of this cosmos- sleeps for four long months .
• Yog nindra : Unlike human beings ; he adopts Yog nidra to rejuvenate himself .

• Dev shayani : This event is known as Dev shayani ekadashi .
• Chaturmaas : It means during four months (according to hindu lunar calendar) ; monks and traditional devotees do not travel or indulge in hectic professional work.
• Generally, people avoid marriages and social ceremonies.

• Sacred : Generally, devotees worship Lord Narayana or Shiva and respective observe fasts.
• Prayer :It is treated as a sacred time to pray or meditate.
• Rain : These months also include rainy season or early winter.
• Ayurveda : Well, ayurveda forewarns all to stay cautious of many water borne diseases.
• Food :Many devotees often consume a single meal and avoid successively abstain from vegetables, curd, milk and lentil .

• Awake : According to hindu traditions; Lord Vishnu awakes from Yog nidra on Prabodhini Ekadashi -a sacred date in hindu lunar calendar.
• From that day; many sacred events like marriage, religious ceremonies resume again.