Indian Names and Parenting

Does you children have trouble with bad dreams, nightmares while sleeping? You really don’t have to worry, there is an age old Indian mantra that Grand mothers pass from one generation to another. It is is known as Arjuna’s ten, which is the 10 names of Arjuna. Arjuna is one among the Pandavas from the epic Mahabharata.

So here is the sloka/ mantra to overcome bad dreams, nightmare and fear:

Arjuna Phalguno Jishnu Kireedi Shwetavaahana BibhatsurVijaya Partha Savyasaachi Dhananjaya

But why this sloka/ hymn? The origins are as follows. People were afraid of natural disasters like thunder and lightning in the olden days. Since Arjuna was Indra’s son, they believed that if you recite the names in Praise of Arjuna, Lord Indra will be pleased. Please remember that Lord Indra is the lord of Rain, lightning and thunderbolt. Later to overcome any fear they started chanting this mantra.

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Honey is the only food on the planet that will not spoil or rot. However, when left in a cool dark place
for a long time it will do what is rather called as “crystallizing”. When this happens, loosen the lid, boil some water, and sit the honey container in the hot water, off the heat and let it liquefy. It is then as good as it Ever was. Never boil honey or put it in a microwave. To do so will kill the enzymes in the honey.

HONEY AND CINNAMON-THE WONDER COMBINATION

It is found that a mixture of honey and Cinnamon cure many diseases. Honey can be used without any side effects. Today’s science says that even though honey is sweet, if taken in the right dosage as a
medicine, it does not harm diabetic patients. Weekly World News, a magazine in Canada has given the following list of diseases that can be cured by honey and cinnamon as researched by western scientists:

HEART DISEASES:

Make a paste of honey and cinnamon powder, apply on bread, instead of jelly and jam, and eat it regularly for breakfast. It reduces the cholesterol in the arteries and saves the patient from heart attack.

ARTHRITIS:

Arthritis patients may take daily, morning and night, one cup of hot water with two spoons of honey and one small teaspoon of cinnamon powder. If taken regularly even chronic arthritis can be cured.

BLADDER INFECTIONS:

Take two tablespoons of cinnamon powder and one teaspoon of honey in a glass of lukewarm water and drink it. It destroys the germs in the bladder.

CHOLESTEROL:

Two tablespoons of honey and three teaspoons of Cinnamon Powder mixed in 16 ounces of tea water, given to a cholesterol patient, was found to reduce the level of cholesterol in the blood by 10 percent within two hours. As mentioned for arthritic patients, if taken three times a day, any chronic
cholesterol is cured.

COLDS:

Those suffering from common or severe colds should take one tablespoon lukewarm honey with 1/4 spoon cinnamon powder daily for three days. This process will cure most chronic cough, cold, and clear the sinuses.

IMMUNE SYSTEM:

Daily use of honey and cinnamon powder strengthens the immune system and protects the body from bacteria and viral attacks. Scientists have found that honey has various vitamins and iron in large amounts. Constant use of Honey strengthens the white blood corpuscles to fight bacterial and viral
diseases.

INDIGESTION:

Cinnamon powder sprinkled on two tablespoons of honey taken before food relieves acidity and digests the heaviest of meals.

LONGEVITY:

Tea made with honey and cinnamon powder, when taken regularly, arrests the ravages of old age. Take four spoons of honey, one spoon of cinnamon powder, and three cups of water and boil to make like tea.Drink 1/4 cup, three to four times a day. It keeps the skin fresh and soft and arrests old age.

SKIN INFECTIONS:

Applying honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts on the affected parts cures eczema, ringworm and all types of skin infection.

WEIGHT LOSS:

Daily in the morning one half hour before breakfast on an empty stomach, and at night before sleeping, drink honey and cinnamon powder boiled in one cup of water.

CANCER:
Patients suffering from stomach and bone cancer should daily take one tablespoon of honey with
one teaspoon of cinnamon powder for one month three times a day.

FATIGUE:
Recent studies have shown that the sugar content of honey is more helpful Half tablespoon of honey taken in a glass of water and sprinkled with cinnamon powder, taken daily after brushing and in the afternoon at about 3:00 P.M. increases the vitality of the body within a week.

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It is that time of the year again when we celebrate our festival Diwali or the festival of lights. Diwali or Deepavali for the southies, if not celebrated in the right spirit and manner, may result in serious injuries and I have first hand account of the same. Let me tell you what happened.

When I was 10 or 11, after the celebrations on the next day, we kids use to gather all the unbroken crackers from the ground, cut open the same and collect the chemical deposits. This chemical powder will be rolled up in a paper and lit to light up like a flower pot.

So, we were having this adventure and my neighbour Anil lit the paper ball filled with the chemical powder. I think the paper was wet or something, he just blew some air and boom, the entire fireball was on his face. He had a burnt face for a month and the beating we all got at our homes is nothing compared to the pain what he had to go through for a month.

Another stuff we did, but I won’t let my son do is bursting crackers with an empty tin on top of it.

It is natural for us to be mischievous when we are kids but as parents it is our duty to tell the kids of the danger in such mischief’s.

Here are some general guidelines for a safe and happy Diwali.

• Store the fireworks to be used at a safer place. Not near burning diyas. Don’t carry them in your pocket either.
• Use fireworks only in the outdoors and in open.
• Always use a long Agarbathi/ Incense stuck for igniting fire crackers. Do not light straight away with match stick or diya.
• Rockets will never go in the intended direction, run really far away after you light them.
• Do not approach misfired fireworks soon, wait for some time and don’t try lighting them if the wick is too small.
• Do not wear loose clothes. Do not wear synthetic clothes, wear thick cotton clothing.

So wish you all a safe and fun filled Diwali.

We also have a new section in our website which gives you an entire list of diwali/ deepavali inspired baby names.

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