Celebrate Birth of Supreme God, Shri Krishna Janmashtami 2012

Every body know Krishna is the most powerful incarnation of Vishnu. Krishna is the The supreme god of goddess and upcoming 10^th Aug is the birth day of lord Krishna. In India every body celebrate the birth of lord Krishna, birth of Krishna known as a Janmashtami. All the Vishnu avatars he is the most popular, and perhaps of all Hindu gods the one closest to the heart of the masses.

Krishna Janmashtami is observed on the Ashtami tithi, the eighth day of the dark half or Krishna Paksha of the month of Bhadra in the Hindu calendar, when the Rohini Nakshatra is ascendant. The festival always falls within mid-August to mid-September in the Gregorian calendar. In 2012 the festival will celebrated on 10^th Aug. Krishna was dark and extremely handsome. The word Krishna literally means 'black', and black also connotes mysteriousness.

Few years later, while boy Krishna is playing by river Yamuna with his friends, their ball falls into the river. All know that the river is home to dreaded multi-headed snake, Kaliya. 

 Nobody wants to come anywhere close to the river. It’s then that Boy Krishna plunges into the water. As the other boys await his return which incidentally takes time, they get worried. But before they can actually rush back home to fetch the elders of the village, Krishna appears from the waters, though dancing on the head of Kaliya, having vanquished him! This is how Lord Krishna describes God in the Holy Gita. And to most Hindus he is the God himself, the Supreme Being or the Purna Purushotam.

This weekend is the birthday of Lord Krishna. All around the world, Krishna devotees will be celebrating this auspicious event with great joy, by hearing about the pastimes of Krishna, singing bhajan to Him, Chanting hare Krishna name and making a big feast for Him. Just as you would cook some delicious dishes for your loved one’s birthday, it is also nice to go out of your way to cook some special dishes for Krishna on the occasion of his birth.

GOPALKALA is the very famous food in Janmashtami. Every person try to get this Gopalkala. When Krishna used to go to forest behind cows with his friends then they mix all friends food in a single dish. That is why today also all people bring some food in temple and mix it in the occasion of Janmashtami, that food call it as Gopalkala.

 Ingredients we use to prepare Gopalkala is Beaten Rice, Coconut (fresh), Cucumber, Green chillies, Ghee, Jeera, Ginger, Curd, Sugar, Salt to taste. Soak beaten rice for 10 minutes. Grate the coconut, roughly chop the cucumber & finely chop the green chillies and ginger. Melt ghee in a small pan for the tempering, add the jeera, green chillies and ginger. Pour over the Beaten Rice and add in the remaining ingredients. Mix well all the ingredients.

You can prepare by mixing any veg dishes to create your own special feast. The idea is to make an extra effort to cook something fancy for our dear Lord Krishna. Here are some dishes you can prepare it for Janmashtami. Shrikhand, Milk roti, Pedha, Makhan ka samosa, Singhare ki puri, Kalakand, Aloo/Arvi ki Chaat, Til ki Kheer (Sesame Pudding). Some restaurants in Bangalore also preparing special dishes for Janmashtami. Cause they know people whom don't have time to prepare dishes they buy and gift to Krishna.

As I mentioned this is just a suggested menu which you could tweak in any way you like. If you don’t have much time, simply make one vegetable dish, one sweet and skip other. I do however think that if you like to cook it is nice to spend some time in the kitchen for Krishna on His birthday. May you all have a joyful Janmashtami celebration filled with remembering our dear most friend Krishna. In Bangalore Iskcon temple is very famous for celebrating Janmashtami. You should go there for celebrating Janmashtami.

For generations, Krishna has been an enigma to some, but God to millions, who go ecstatic even as they hear his name. People consider Krishna their leader, hero, protector, philosopher, teacher and friend all rolled into one. Krishna has influenced the Indian thought, life and culture in myriad ways. He has influenced not only its religion and philosophy, but also into its mysticism and literature, painting and sculpture, dance and music, and all aspects of Indian folklore. Lord Krishna said healthy and tasty food is the first priority of human body and that is why he apposed to sending the makhan in Mathura.

Krishna is the embodiment of his own teachings, and the Bhagavad Gita is his greatest message and mission to deliver us the knowledge that we all strive to seek. "In the Gita we hear the distant sound of the conflict of sects, and Lord Krishna comes in the middle to harmonize them all; He, the great teacher of harmony, Lord Krishna," said Swami Vivekananda, "The glory of Sri Krishna is that He has been the best preacher of our eternal religion and the best commentator on the Vedanta that ever lived in India." As Krishna himself said: "In Me they are all strung like pearls upon a thread."

Rasa lila, dramatic enactments of the life of Krishna, are a special feature in regions of Mathura and Vrindavan, and regions following Vaishnavism in Manipur. While the Rasa lila re-creates the flirtatious aspects of Krishna's youthful days 

The Dahi Handi celebrate God's playful and mischievous side, where teams of young men form human pyramids to reach a high-hanging pot of butter and break it. This tradition, also known as uriadi, is a major event in Tamil Nadu on Gokulashtami.

All sorrows are destroyed upon attainment of tranquillity. The intellect of such a tranquil person soon becomes completely steady and united with the Supreme. There is neither Self-knowledge, nor Self-perception to those who are not united with the Supreme. Without Self-perception there is no peace, and without peace there can be no happiness. Because the mind, when controlled by the roving senses, steals away the intellect as a storm takes away a boat on the sea from its destination the spiritual shore of peace and happiness. Therefore, one’s intellect becomes steady whose senses are completely withdrawn from the sense objects.

Lord Krishna Said:

Whatever Belongs To You Today, Belonged To Someone Else Yesterday And It Will Belong To Some One Else Tomorrow. Don’t be illusioned By Maya. Maya Is The Root Cause Of All Pain And Misery.

Happy Janmashtami…!

Nand ke Anand Bhayo Jay kanhaiya lal ki, Hathi Ghoda pal ki Jay Kanhaiya lal ki.

Just Chant Hare Krishna and live your life peacefully.