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   The world is just a set of false impress 28-Feb-04 TRIKAL
     Nice Trikal!!1 may i know where did yo 29-Feb-04 g-unit
       Trikal ba giving up the world :) Tyo 29-Feb-04 oys_chill
         That's right 01-Mar-04 Rusty
           Does a hindu say a prayer before eating? 01-Mar-04 Biruwa
             "Does a hindu say a prayer before eating 01-Mar-04 SITARA
               "HARIHAR!" (originally "JAI HARI!") pani 01-Mar-04 Poonte
                 Oh yeah, I practice Hinduism and I alway 01-Mar-04 KALANKISTHAN
                   Posted on 03-01-04 10:53 AM Reply | Noti 01-Mar-04 SITARA
                     Krishnarpan" literally means I offer 'it 07-Mar-04 Biruwa


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TRIKAL Posted on 28-Feb-04 11:02 PM

The world is just a set of false impressions.
Give them up.

Give up the illusion.
Give up the world.

And live freely.

For see!
The Self is in all beings,
And all beings are in the Self.

Know you are free,
Free of “I,”
Free of “mine.”

Be happy.

Trikal..............
g-unit Posted on 29-Feb-04 01:49 PM

Nice Trikal!!1
may i know where did you copy that from???????????
its easy to copy and paste you know ....
oys_chill Posted on 29-Feb-04 10:43 PM

Trikal ba giving up the world :)

Tyo suv chai malai hoi :)...i am also gonna give up my 11 no . :)
Rusty Posted on 01-Mar-04 07:55 AM

That's right
Biruwa Posted on 01-Mar-04 08:49 AM

Does a hindu say a prayer before eating?

I found the following rendition on the web from Bhagavat gita . This made it easier to understand the meaning from the sanskrit slok itself. What does "havir" mean? It means oblation or that which is offered.

Bhagavad Gita (4-24):
Brahmarpanam brahma havir
brahmagnau brahmana hutam
brahmaiva tena gantavyam
brahma-karma-samadhina.

Brahman is offering Brahman through Brahman for the sake of Brahman. He who thinks that the act of offering as Brahman, the sacrificer as Brahman, the fire into which the sacrifice is made as Brahman and is thus fully engrossed in Consciousness obtains Brahman Itself.


The Bhagavad Gita refers to purity in three (3) aspects: The vessel, the process of cooking and the cook - All need to be pure and clean, starting with the cook. That is why , "Brahmarpanam, Brahmahavir", is usually chanted as a daily prayer prior to eating as an offering to God (Naivedyam) that sanctifies the food.

Here is another interpretation I found on the web. This has the same meaning except the words are different:

God is the offering-
> God, the oblation.
> By GOD is the oblation
> poured into the Fire that is GOD-
> God truly shall be reached
> by the one who ever sees GOD IN ACTION

SITARA Posted on 01-Mar-04 09:55 AM

"Does a hindu say a prayer before eating? " Biruwa

My mother who is a devout Hindu, utters this word, "Krishnarpan", before every meal. I translate it to mean -- an offering of gratitude.

Poonte Posted on 01-Mar-04 10:31 AM

"HARIHAR!" (originally "JAI HARI!") pani ta bhagwan lai samjheko haina ta khanu aghi? Bhagwan lai samjhanu nai prayer ho ni , haina? Aba, bhoka le marna laa belaan...khaana aghi dekhda dekhdai kahan baata 10-15 minute ko paath garera basnu...thaha payo bhane Bhagwan aafai le pani teso nagara baabu bhanlaan...JAI HARI! bhanyo...gwam gwam pet puja garyo!
KALANKISTHAN Posted on 01-Mar-04 10:41 AM

Oh yeah, I practice Hinduism and I always prayed my mom didn't cook "raya ko saag" before eating.
"Hyaa, aajo pani raya ko saag?"
"Yeah, khaaye khaa nakhaaye ghich.. .eh"

(just kiddin', my mother doesn't mind mine saying this here in sajha) :)))
SITARA Posted on 01-Mar-04 10:54 AM

Posted on 03-01-04 10:53 AM Reply | Notify Admin
My mom used to say TO ME... "Kaye Kha, nakhaye... you will have the same in your breakfast, lunch AND dinner!!"
The threat was so deadly, I used to eat up all the titey karela ko tarkari!


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Biruwa Posted on 07-Mar-04 08:34 AM

Krishnarpan" literally means I offer 'it' to Krishna. So Sitara, u'r mum worships Krishna? Very sweet. I wonder why do so many hindu women worship Bishnu in the form of krishna. I guess this has something to do with psychology?

Poonte ji,
ashutosh ko bhakta ho ki? ani guam guam khayerai ho la ni poonte bayeko ;)

And oh ya,

I miss those nepal kai rayo ko swad. Yahan ko rayo ta ghass ho ki ke ho! :(