Shlok 23, Adhyay 7

The fruits gained by these people of small understanding, however, is perishable. The worshippers of God attain the Gods;whereas My devotees, howsoever they worship Me, eventually come to Me and Me alone.

India is a country of festivals. It is culturally so rich that it celebrates a festival almost every month. The people of India are so lively that they find a reason or the other for celebrations. One of such reasons is the sweet and sour relationship between a brother and a sister. Though brothers and sisters share and enjoy the bond of love between them throughout the year but Rakhi is the day when they get an opportunity to express their tender love and feelings towards each other. The Rakhi day is an opportunity for them to commemorate their loving memories, loyalty, closeness, trust and friendship that is lasting and true.

Raksha Bandhan is celebrated every year on ‘Shravan Purnima’ (Full Moon Day of the Hindu month of Shravan), which generally falls in the month of August. On the holy day of Rakhi the sisters tie a sacred piece of thread (Known as Rakhi or ‘Raksha-Sutra’) on the wrist of their brothers. Then they sweeten each others mouths with delicious and mouth-watering sweets. The festival of Rakhi also includes a tradition of offering gifts to sisters by the brothers.

Rakhi 2009 : will be celebrated on 05th August 2009
Rakhi 2010 : will be celebrated on 24th August 2010

Shlok 22, Adhyay 7

Endowed with such faith, he worships that particular diety and obtains through that diety without doubt his desired enjoyments as ordained by Me.

Shlok 21, Adhyay 7

Whatever celestial form a devotee chooses to worship with reverence, I stabilize the faith of that particular devotee in that very form.

Shlok 20, Adhyay 7

Those whose wisdom is carrries aways by various desires, being promoted by their own nature, worship other deities, adopting norms relating to each.

Shlok 19, Adhyay 7

In the very last of all births the enlightened person worships Me realizing that all this is God.Such a great soul is very rare indeed.

Shlok 18, Adhyay 7

Indeed, all these are noble, but the man of wisdom is My very self; such is My view.For such devotee, who has his mind  and intellect merged in Me, is firmly established in Me alone as the highest soul.