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પરમ પ્રેમ પરબ્રહ્મ : : ન્હાનાલાલ કવિ : : અર્થ નિર્દેશ આસ્વાદ કાવ્યાર્થ વિચાર વિ જયરાજ pending visit this post again later on to enjoy the appreciation of the poem 🌹 🌹 🌹 ડિસેમ્બર ૨૨ , ૨૦૨૧ : : : : માગશર વદ ત્રીજ : : પૂણે : : : : : : : :
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આત્મા ને અંતિમ સત્ય માને અને મૃત્યુ થયા બાદની સફર સમજે એવી સામાન્ય સમજ હોય . ન્યાય, સાંખ્ય, વૈશેષિક, યોગ, મિમાંસા અને વેદાંત મહત્વપૂર્ણ દર્શનશાસ્ત્ર મુજબ હિંદુઓની વૈદિક પરંપરા માં અલગ અલગ રીતે આત્મા વિષે સમજણ આપી છે . ન્યાય અને વૈશેષિક દર્શન શાસ્ત્ર મુજબ, આત્મા અમર છે, એનો જન્મ અને મૃત્યુ થતું નથી. ઈશ્વર અને આત્માનો ઉદભવ સાથે જ થયો છે.
વૈશેષિય દર્શન મુજબ આત્મા વજનદાર અસ્તિત્વ છે, તો ન્યાય દર્શન મુજબ આત્મા સુક્ષ્મ સ્વરૂપ ધરાવે છે. સાંખ્ય દર્શન મુજબ, સ્ત્રી અને પુરુષનો આત્મા અલગ છે.
આત્મા પુરુષ છે, પ્રકૃતિથી અલગ છે. યોગ દર્શન વિજ્ઞાન આધારિત છે, જેમાં આત્મા પર જ સંશય કરવામાં આવ્યો છે. ન્યાય, મીમાંસા વગેરેમાં આત્મા એકસરખો જ રહે છે, એવું કહી શકાય કે આત્માને જ્ઞાનની જરૂર નથી . ચાર મુખ્ય વેદોથી સોળ મુખ્ય ઉપનિષદ સુધી થતી યાત્રા વાયા વિવિધ સંહિતા તથા આરણ્યક સુધી આત્માની ઓળખ અલગ છે. હજી તો દ્વૈત અને અદ્વૈત બાકી…અદ્વૈત મુજબ સમગ્ર સૃષ્ટિમાં બ્રહ્મ જ સત્ય છે, આત્માથી તમામ કણ બ્રહ્મનો જ ભાગ છે. તો એક જ ઇશ્વર માનતા વર્ગ માટે ઇશ્વર સર્વોચ્ચ છે, પણ આત્મા અલગ અસ્તિત્વ ધરાવે છે.
ઈશ્વર અને આત્મા અલગ હોવા છતાં બંને વચ્ચે સંબંધ છે. જે છે તે ઇશ્વરની માયા છે. જૈન અને બુદ્ધ જેવી શ્રમણ પરંપરા આત્મા વિશે અલગ જ વિચાર ધરાવે છે.
જૈન પરંપરામાં આત્મા અશુદ્ધ હોઈ શકે. આત્મા અમર હોય અને અનિત્ય પણ હોય…બોદ્ધ તો સ્પષ્ટ માને છે સમગ્ર બ્રહ્માંડ અસ્થાયી છે. આત્મા પણ અજર અમર નથી.
બૌદ્ધ પરંપરા તો માને છે કે, પ્રતિક્ષણ વિશ્વ પરિવર્તનશીલ છે. બૌદ્ધ વિચારોમાં શૂન્યનો સ્વીકાર કરતાં આત્મા પણ અંતે શૂન્ય તરફ જ ગતિ છે.
ભારતીય પરંપરા મુજબ અંતિમ સત્ય તો બ્રહ્મ અથવા પરબ્રહ્મને ઓળખવાની વાત છે. મનુષ્ય જીવનમાં આવતા દુઃખમાંથી મુક્તિ મેળવવાનો સરળ માર્ગ આત્માને ઓળખવો અથવા સ્વની અનુભૂતિ કરવી. આ અંતિમ સત્ય શોધવા માટે અનેક માર્ગો દર્શાવ્યા છે. ઉપનિષદો એ તો યમ નો સાક્ષાત્કાર કર્યો હોય એમ સંવાદ લખ્યો છે . નચિકેતા ના પાત્ર દ્વારા યમ જવાબ આપે . આ બધું વાંચી , જાણી , સમજી લીધું હૌય તેવી ચર્ચા , વિચારણા , સંહિતા સિદ્ધ , સાધ્ય , આત્મસાત કરી સંભળાવે , યોગીઓ, સંતો , વિદ્વાનો અને આંતરરાષ્ટ્રીય ખ્યાતિપ્રાપ્ત ગુરુઓ પાસે તેના shortcuts તૈયાર હોય . , Ātman (/ˈɑːtmən/; Sanskrit: आत्मन्) is a Sanskrit word that refers to the (universal) Self or self-existent essence of human beings, as distinct from ego (Ahamkara), mind (Citta) and embodied existence (Prakṛti).[note The term is often translated as soul,[note but is better translated as “Self,”as it solely refers to pure consciousness or witness-consciousness, beyond identification with phenomena. In order to attain moksha (liberation), a human being must acquire self-knowledge (Atma Gyaan).
સ્વનિર્ભર જીવ ની સારરૂપ મૂળભૂત ગુણ , તત્ત્વ તે આત્મા : અહંકાર , ચિત્ત અને પ્રકૃતિ થી ભિન્ન : SELF . મુક્તિ પ્રાપ્ત કરવા આત્મ જ્ઞાન પ્રાપ્ત કરવાનું હોય જેથી મોક્ષ સિદ્ધ થાય . જીવાત્મા individual self , પરમાત્મા Supreme self , અને બ્રહ્મ Ultimate reality : આ ત્રણેય ને અદ્વૈત , સમાન , એકસરખા , એકરૂપ ગણે ; જ્યારે દ્વૈત ભિન્ન સમજે . અદ્વૈત એટલે non Dualist , દ્વૈત એટલે dualist ; જ્યારે ભેદ – અભેદ dualist + non dualist એકીસાથે થતું સમાન + ભિન્ન નો સમાવેશ સ્વીકારે . હિંદુ ધર્મ ની દરેક વિચારધારા અને ખ્યાલ સ્વીકાર કર્યો છે કે દરેક સજીવ માં જીવ આત્મા self હોય . Etymology
Ātman (Atma, आत्मा, आत्मन्) is a Sanskrit word which refers to “essence, breath. It is derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *h₁eh₁tmṓ (a root meaning “breath” with Germanic cognates: Dutch adem, Old High German atum “breath,” Modern German atmen “to breathe” and Atem “respiration, breath”, Old English eþian) . Soul કે innermost essence કહેવાના બદલે Real SELF વધુ અનુકૂળ આવે .soul, which includes consciousness but also the mental abilities of a living being, such as reason, character, feeling, consciousness, memory, perception and thinking. In Hinduism, these are all included in embodied reality, the counterpart of Atman. ચેતના , માનસિક સજજતાઓ જેવી કે તર્ક , હ્રદયબળ , સંવેદન ભાવ , ગ્રહણશક્તિ , સ્મૃતિ , વિચારશીલતા જેવી આવડત આત્મા ને દેહધારી બનાવનાર મૂર્ત સ્વરૂપે અસ્તિત્વ ધરાવે છે જે સામી બાજુએ વિરુધ્ધાર્થિ ખ્યાલ છે જેનો સમાવેશ આત્મા Soul માં બીજા ધર્મો માં સ્વીકારાય છે . હિંદુ ધર્મ માં , આત્મા શાશ્વત , સનાતન નિત્ય હંમેશા થી eternal છે ; imperishable અવિનાશી , અક્ષય્ય ( નાશ ના થાય ) છે ; beyond time સમયની પેલે પાર નો , આગળ ને આગળ ને વધું આગળ નો : not the same as body દેહસાર તત્ત્વ , mind or consciousness ચિત્ત મન કે ચૈતન્ય / ચેતના સમ નહીં એટલે કે આ સૌથી પેલે પાર નો તે આત્મા .Atman is the unchanging, eternal, innermost radiant Self that is unaffected by personality, unaffected by ego : વ્યક્તિગત વિશિષ્ટતાઓ કે અહં અને અહંકાર આત્મા ને સ્પર્શી શકતા નથી , એવો હોય આત્મા , તેજસ્વી , દીપ્તિ માન , કિરણોત્સર્ગી Atman is that which is ever-free, never-bound, the realized purpose, meaning, liberation in life. As Puchalski states, “the ultimate goal of Hindu religious life is to transcend individually, to realize one’s own true nature”, the inner essence of oneself, which is divine and pure . અફર , અકુત્રિમ , અજર અને અમર ; રૂઢિમુકત , પ્રયોજન ગમ્ય , સર્વદા મુક્ત , અંતરાયો અટકાવો વિઘ્નો થી અસ્પૃશ્ય , અલૌકિક અને અમિશ્રિત ( પવિત્ર ) તે આત્મા . વ્યક્તિગત રીતે ચડિયાતા બનવા માટે ના છેવટના અંતિમ ધ્યેય માટે , તમામ મર્યાદાઓ ને વિટંબણાઓ ને વટાવી જનાર , ઓળંગી જનાર માનવ અસ્તિત્વ , હિંદુ ધર્મ અનુસાર , અંતસ્થ સત્ત્વ અને સ્વત્વ ના દરેકે દરેક મૂળભૂત તથ્ય સુધી પહોંચની નિરંતર પ્રાપ્તિ કરવા માટે સંનિષ્ઠ પ્રયાસો માટે સદાય પ્રતિબદ્ધ રહ્યું છે અને રહેશે .Ātman exists.” In Hindu philosophy, especially in the Vedanta school of Hinduism, Ātman is the first principle : વેદાંત , ઉપનિષદો અને પુરાણો અને શાસ્ત્રોમાં આ મૂળભૂત સત્ય તરીકે સ્વીકારી લેવામાં આવ્યું છે . જૈનિઝમ પણ સ્વીકાર કરે છે પણ થોડા જુદા અર્થ વિધાન થી . જોકે In contrast, both Buddhism and the Charvakas deny that there is anything called “Ātman/soul/self”. ignorance includes “confusing what is not Atman as Atman”.
अनित्याशुचिदुःखानात्मसु नित्यशुचिसुखात्मख्यातिरविद्या
Avidya (अविद्या, ignorance) is regarding the transient as eternal, the impure as pure, the pain-giving as joy-giving, and the non-Atman as Atman.
— Yogasutra 2.5 : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :also set the purpose of all experience as a means to self-knowledge.
द्रष्टा दृशिमात्रः शुद्धोऽपि प्रत्ययानुपश्यः
तदर्थ एव दृश्यस्यात्मा
The seer is the absolute knower. Though pure, modifications are witnessed by him by coloring of intellect.
The spectacle exists only to serve the purpose of the Atman.
— Yogasutra 2.19 – 2.20 : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Nyaya school of Hinduism, states that Atma is a proper object of human knowledge. It also states that Atman is a real substance that can be inferred from certain signs, objectively perceivable attributes.: : Ātman, body, senses, objects of senses, intellect, mind, activity, error, pretyabhava (after life), fruit, suffering and bliss are the objects of right knowledge.
Desire, aversion, effort, happiness, suffering and cognition are the Linga (लिङ्ग, mark, sign) of the Ātman.
— Nyaya Sutra, I.1.9-10 : : : : : : : : : : : : :Nyayasutras posits that the sensory act of looking is different from perception and cognition–that perception and knowledge arise from the seekings and actions of Ātman.The Naiyayikas emphasize that Ātman has qualities, but is different from its qualities. For example, desire is one of many qualities of Ātman, but Ātman does not always have desire, and in the state of liberation, for instance, the Ātman is without desire.The knowledge of Ātman, to Vaiśeṣika Hindus, is another knowledge without any “bliss” or “consciousness” .. Unlike all other schools of Hinduism, Mimamsaka scholars considered ego and Atman as the same. Mimamsaka Hindus believed that what matters is virtuous actions and rituals completed with perfection, and it is this that creates merit and imprints knowledge on Atman, whether one is aware or not aware of Atman. Their foremost emphasis was formulation and understanding of laws/duties/virtuous life (dharma) and consequent perfect.Advaita Vedanta (non-dualism) sees the “spirit/soul/self” within each living entity as being fully identical with Brahman.The Advaita school believes that there is one soul that connects and exists in all living beings, regardless of their shapes or forms, and there is no distinction, no superior, no inferior, no separate devotee soul (Atman), no separate god soul (Brahman). The oneness unifies all beings, there is divine in every being, and that all existence is a single reality.In contrast, devotional sub-schools of Vedanta such as Dvaita (dualism) differentiate between the individual Atma in living beings, and the supreme Atma (Paramatma) as being separate.
Advaita Vedanta philosophy considers Atman as self-existent awareness, limitless and non-dual. To Advaitins, the Atman is the Brahman, the Brahman is the Atman, each self is non-different from the infinite. Atman is the universal principle, one eternal undifferentiated self-luminous consciousness, the truth .Human beings, in a state of unawareness of this universal self, see their “I-ness” as different from the being in others, then act out of impulse, fears, cravings, malice, division, confusion, anxiety, passions, and a sense of distinctiveness. To Advaitins, Atman-knowledge is the state of full awareness, liberation, and freedom that overcomes dualities at all levels, realizing the divine within oneself, the divine in others, and in all living beings; the non-dual oneness, that God is in everything, and everything is God. This identification of individual living beings/souls, or jiva-atmas, with the ‘one Atman’ is the non-dualistic Advaita Vedanta position.Dvaita Vedanta calls the Atman of a supreme being as Paramatman, and holds it to be different from individual Atman. Dvaita scholars assert that God is the ultimate, complete, perfect, but distinct soul, one that is separate from incomplete, imperfect jivas (individual souls). The Advaita sub-school believes that self-knowledge leads to liberation in this life, while the Dvaita sub-school believes that liberation is only possible in after-life as communion with God, and only through the grace of God (if not, then one’s Atman is reborn). God created individual souls, state Dvaita Vedantins, but the individual soul never was and never will become one with God; the best it can do is to experience bliss by getting infinitely close to God.Atman theory, particularly the Advaita Vedanta and Yoga versions, influenced the emergence of the theory of Ahimsa (non-violence against all creatures), culture of vegetarianism, and other theories of ethical, dharmic life. Freedom from anger, from excitement, from rage, from greed, from perplexity, from hypocrisy, from hurtfulness (from injury to others); Speaking the truth, moderate eating, refraining from calumny and envy, sharing with others, avoiding accepting gifts, uprightness, forgiveness, gentleness, tranquility, temperance, amity with all living creatures, yoga, honorable conduct, benevolence and contentedness – These virtues have been agreed upon for all the ashramas; he who, according to the precepts of the sacred law, practices these, becomes united with the Universal Self. – 1.8.23.6
— Knowledge of the Atman, Apastamba Dharma Sūtra, ~ 400 BCE
Ahimsa : : : :the dharma codes of ancient Dharmasutras and later era Manu-Smriti. Ahimsa theory is a natural corollary and consequence of “Atman is universal oneness, present in all living beings. Atman connects and prevades in everyone. Hurting or injuring another being is hurting the Atman, and thus one’s self that exists in another body”. This conceptual connection between one’s Atman, the universal, and Ahimsa starts in Isha Upanishad, develops in the theories of the ancient scholar Yajnavalkya, and one which inspired Gandhi as he led non-violent movement against colonialism in early 20th century.
यस्तु सर्वाणि भूतान्यात्मन्येवानुपश्यति । सर्वभूतेषु चात्मानं ततो न विजुगुप्सते ॥६॥
यस्मिन्सर्वाणि भूतान्यात्मैवाभूद्विजानतः । तत्र को मोहः कः शोक एकत्वमनुपश्यतः ॥७॥
स पर्यगाच्छुक्रमकायमव्रणम् अस्नाविरँ शुद्धमपापविद्धम् । कविर्मनीषी परिभूः स्वयम्भूःयाथातथ्यतोऽर्थान् व्यदधाच्छाश्वतीभ्यः समाभ्यः ॥८॥
And he who sees everything in his atman, and his atman in everything, does not seek to hide himself from that.
In whom all beings have become one with his own atman, what perplexity, what sorrow, is there when he sees this oneness?
He [the self] prevades all, resplendent, bodiless, woundless, without muscles, pure, untouched by evil; far-seeing, transcendent, self-being, disposing ends through perpetual ages. : : : : Isha Upanishad hymn 6 – 8 . 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 આત્મા : હિંદુ ધર્મ અનુસાર : આધ્યાત્મિક પૌરાણિક દાર્શનિક આલેખન , પ્રસ્તુતિ વિ જયરાજ : : ડિસેમ્બર ૨૦ , ૨૦૨૧ : માગશર વદ એકમ : : પૂણે : : Pune India : V Jayaraj December 20 , 2021 : : Aatman ( SELF) Soul : As per Hinduism Religion of India : : : : : : : : : :
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પરમાત્મા થી રંગાશે મારો આત્મા (૨) , પરમાત્મા બની જાશે મારો આત્મા (૨) .થાશે પ્રભુ નું મિલન વાત વાતમાં (૨) , પરમાત્મા બની જાશે મારો આત્મા (૨) . 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 આતમ ને પરમાતમ નો જે સંગ જડયો છે રાજ (૨) , હરખ હરખ મન , હરખ હરખ માં ઝૂમી રહ્યું છે આજ (૨) . મારું હ્રદય પ્રભુ , તારું મંદિર છે (૨) , તું હ્રદય વસે એ , મારી તકદીર છે (૨) . કેવાં શુભ પરિણામો ! જાગે આ મુલાકાત માં (૨) . પરમાત્મા બની જાશે મારો આત્મા .પરમાત્મા બની જાશે મારો આત્મા (૨) . 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 તારા અંજન ની , કેવી શુભ પળ હશે ! તારા પ્રાણ થકી મૂર્તિ જીવંત થશે ! ! ( X ૨ ) રજ પ્રિય બની જાશે તું એક જ રાતમાં (૨) . પરમાત્મા બની જાશે મારો આત્મા (૨) . પરમાત્મા બની જાશે મારો આત્મા (૨) . 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 : : : : Lyrics : શ્રમણી ભગવંત ( રાજ પ્રિય ) : : સ્વર : જતીન બીડ અને ગાયક વૃંદ : સર્વ શ્રી ભાવેશ સુમેરિયા , નૈતિક મહેતા , ગૌરવ ચોવટિયા અને પાશ્વ પ્રેમી પરિવાર : : માતૃશ્રી ચંદનબેન ના આશીર્વાદ અર્થે : : : : વિડીયો : મિત શાહ : : : : જૈન સ્તવન ના ભક્તિભાવ સાથે : : : : : : અર્થ નિર્દેશ આસ્વાદ કાવ્યાર્થ વિચાર વિ જયરાજ : : Jain beliefs about the soul : : : : : : : : : :
Jain ideas about the soul differ from those of many other religions.
The Jain word that comes closest to soul is jiva, which means a conscious, living being. For Jains body and soul are different things: the body is just an inanimate container – the conscious being is the jiva.
After each bodily death, the jiva is reborn into a different body to live another life, until it achieves liberation. When a jiva is embodied (i.e. in a body), it exists throughout that body and isn’t found in any particular bit of it.
Jains believe:
the soul exists forever
each soul is always independent
the soul is responsible for what it does
the soul experiences the consequences of its actions
the soul can become liberated from the cycle of birth and death
not all souls can be liberated – some souls are inherently incapable of achieving this
the soul can evolve towards that liberation by following principles of behaviours : : Individuality
Each jiva is an individual quite independent of other jivas. This individuality , is different from one of the Hindu Vedanta schools of belief where each soul is part of a single ultimate reality.
Jains believe that there are an infinite number of souls in the universe – every living thing, no matter how primitive, is a jiva – and at any given time many of these jivas are not embodied.
Souls have not fallen from perfection
For Jains, each jiva has been associated with matter, and involved in the cycle of birth and death since the beginning of time. They did not in some way fall from perfection to become involved in this cycle.
Some jivas, through their own efforts, have become liberated and escaped from the cycle.
Liberated souls
Some jivas have achieved liberation from the cycle of samsara or reincarnation and are not reborn. They are called siddhas.
Liberated jivas don’t have physical bodies; they possess infinite knowledge, infinite vision, infinite power, and infinite bliss – in effect they have become perfect beings.
This makes liberated jivas the beings most like gods in Jain belief, but they are very different from the conventional idea of gods:
they do not create or destroy
it’s not possible to have any sort of relationship with them
they do not intervene in the universe
they did not set down the laws of the universe
they do not make any demands on human beings
they don’t reward human beings in any way, or forgive their sins, or give them grace
human beings don’t owe their existence to them
humans can only use them as an inspiration
So when Jains worship ‘gods’ they do so to set before themselves the example of perfection that they want to follow in their own lives. Every jiva has the possibility of achieving liberation, and thus of becoming a god, and each soul is involved in a process of evolving towards that state. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : A Bhakti Geet as posted hereinabove narrates such experience of a Godly devoted Soul very confident of becoming a God like existence in the Other World and hence expressive of going Home of This God we which is stated in the lines : : ” પરમાત્મા થી રંગાશે મારો આત્મા : પરમાત્મા બની જાશે મારો આત્મા ” This lucky and deserving Soul realises the joy of seeing actual Godly existence and is too exultant in meeting face to face and overjoyed in becoming a God and idol of God wherefrom it wouldn’t have to interfere in the lives and events of the world where it had lived a full human life . This is the end of the process of evolving towards the state of achieving liberation after the complete renunciation from the worldly pleasure and affairs and the whole span of life right from birth , life with senses and an Ultimate truth of death which would not have to be repeated as life after life . The direct perceptions of this state of becoming God is revealed in the eulogy or hymn of this state of the beautiful soul which is sung by the singers with joyous faces with smiles . : : : : પરમાત્મા બની જાશે મારો આત્મા પરમાત્મા થી રંગાશે મારો આત્મા : થાશે પ્રભુ નું મિલન વાત વાતમાં : કેવા શુભ પરિણામો જાગે આ મુલાકાત માં : રજ પ્રિય બની જાશે એક જ રાતમાં : હરખ હરખ મન હરખ હરખ માં ઝૂમી રહ્યું છે આજ : આતમ ને પરમાતમ નો સંગ જડયો છે રાજ : : અસીમ અને અત્યંત સુખ પામી રહેલા જીવાત્માનું ઓ પારના પરલોક પરેથી પરમ સ્વરૂપ જોવા મળે તેની ય અનુમોદના વ્યક્ત કરતા પરિવાર જનોને ટેકો કરીએ : તેજસ્વી , દેદીપ્યમાન અને સર્વજ્ઞ આતમ ના ચળકાટ અને અજવાળાં સાથે નિર્વાણ મુક્તિ પ્રાપ્ત કરીને પરલોકમાં , હવે મૂર્તિ વંત , અત્યંત સુખી પરમાત્મા બની રહેનાર સ્વજને ત્યાંજ , હંમેશ માટે સ્થાયીત્વ સિદ્ધ કરી બતાવ્યું જે પરિવાર જનોને પ્રેરણાત્મક બની જાય છે , જેનો ઉદ્ઘોષ સ્તવન ગાન માં વ્યક્ત કરી ને દિવંગત આત્મા ના સ્મરણાર્થે ભક્તિ ભાવ પૂજા , પરમ આદર , પૂજ્ય ભાવ તથા ઉપાસના કેન્દ્રિત થાય છે દર્શનાત્મા પ્રત્યે : : : : મૃત્યુ , છેવાડે ના સત્ય બિંદુ પરથી હર્ષાન્વિત થયેલા આતમ ના સ્મિત ના આંજયા અજવાળાં પાથરે , ત્યાં અને ત્યારે , સર્જાય આવું પ્યારું સ્તવન : અર્થ નિર્દેશ આસ્વાદ કાવ્યાર્થ વિચાર વિ જયરાજ : ડિસેમ્બર ૧૯ , ૨૦૨૧ : માગશર સુદ પૂર્ણિમા : : પૂણે : : : : : : : :
The path to liberation : : : :: : : : :
According to Jainism, purification of soul and liberation can be achieved through the path of three jewels: Samyak darśana (Correct View), meaning faith, acceptance of the truth of soul (jīva); Samyak jnana (Correct Knowledge), meaning undoubting knowledge of the tattvas;and Samyak charitra (Correct Conduct), meaning behavior consistent with the Five vows. Jain texts often add samyak tap (Correct Asceticism) as a fourth jewel, emphasizing belief in ascetic practices as the means to liberation (moksha). The four jewels are called moksha marg. According to Jain texts, the liberated pure soul (Siddha) goes up to the summit of universe (Siddhashila) and dwells there in eternal bliss.
According to Jainism, the Ratnatraya or “three Gems”, samyagdarśana (correct perception), samyagjñāna (right knowledge) and samyakchāritra (right conduct), together constitute the mokṣamarga or the path to liberation. According to Acharya KundaKunda’s Samayasara:
Belief in the nine substances as they are is right faith (samyagdarśana). Knowledge of these substances without doubt, delusion or misapprehension, is right knowledge (samyagjñāna). Being free from attachment etc. is right conduct (samyakcāritra). These three, together, constitute the path to liberation.
Samyak Darsana or rational perception is the rational faith in the true nature of every substance of the universe.
Samyak Caritra or rational conduct is the natural conduct of a (soul) living being. It consists in following austerities, engaging in right activities and observance of vows, carefulness and controls. Once a soul secures samyaktva, mokṣa is assured within a few lifetimes. The fourteen stages on the path to liberation or Spiritual Developments are , called Gunasthāna. These are:. Gunasthāna (Stages on the Path) Meaning
1. Mithyātva The stage of wrong believer (Gross ignorance)
2. Sasādana Downfall from right faith
3. Misradrsti Mixed right and wrong belief
4. Avirata samyagdrsti Vowless right belief
5. Deśavirata The stage of partial self-control
6. Pramattasamyata Slightly imperfect vows
7. Apramatta samyata Perfect vows (Mahavratas)
8. Apūrvakaraņa New thought-activity
9. Anivāttibādara-sāmparāya Advanced thought-activity (Passions are still occurring)
10. Sukshma samparaya Slightest delusion
11. Upaśānta-kasāya Subsided delusion
12. Ksīna kasāya Destroyed delusion
13. Sayoga kevali Omniscience with vibration (destruction of all inimical karmas)
14. Ayoga kevali The stage of omniscience without any activity
Those who pass the last stage are called siddha and become fully established in Right Faith, Right Knowledge and Right Conduct. Nirvāna means final release from the karmic bondage. When an enlightened human, such as an Arihant or a Tirthankara, extinguishes his remaining aghatiya karmas and thus ends his worldly existence, it is called nirvāna. Technically, the death of an Arhat is called their nirvāṇa, as he has ended his worldly existence and attained liberation. Moksha (liberation) follows nirvāṇa. However, the terms moksa and nirvana are often used interchangeably in the Jain texts. An Arhat becomes a siddha, the liberated one, after attaining nirvana. Liberated soul : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :
A liberated soul dwells in Siddhashila with infinite faith, infinite knowledge, infinite perception, and infinite perfection. According to the Jain text, Puruşārthasiddhyupāya:
Having achieved the ultimate goal, knowing everything that needs to be known, and enjoying eternal and supreme bliss, the Omniscient, Effulgent Soul, rests permanently in the Highest State (of liberation).
— Puruşārthasiddhyupāya: : : : : : : : The Five Vows (articulated in the foundational work, the Tattvartha Sutra):
Ahimsa (non-violence)
Satya (speaking the truth)
Asteya (non-stealing)
Brahmacharya (chastity or faithfulness to a spouse)
Aparigraha (non-attachment)
The Five Vows direct one’s thoughts and behavior since it is believed that, as one thinks, so will one do. It is not enough, therefore, to simply abstain from violence or lying or stealing; one must not even think of such things. If one adheres to this discipline, one will escape the cycle of samsara and achieve liberation. Once one has accomplished this, one becomes a tirthankara, a “ford builder” (as in, one who builds a ford or bridge over a river) who can show others how to securely cross the currents of life by shedding desire, freeing one’s self from ignorance, and refusing the temptations of the world. In Jainism, suffering is caused by ignorance of the true nature of reality, and liberation is achieved through spiritual awakening and then living the truth one has realized.
Stairway to Heaven Lyrics
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
There’s a lady who’s sure all that glitters is gold
And she’s buying a stairway to Heaven
When she gets there she knows, if the stores are all closed
With a word she can get what she came for
Ooh, ooh, and she’s buying a stairway to Heaven
There’s a sign on the wall, but she wants to be sure
‘Cause you know sometimes words have two meanings
In a tree by the brook, there’s a songbird who sings
Sometimes all of our thoughts are misgiven
[Chorus]
Ooh, it makes me wonder
Ooh, makes me wonder
[Verse 2]
There’s a feeling I get when I look to the west
And my spirit is crying for leaving
In my thoughts I have seen rings of smoke through the trees
And the voices of those who stand looking
[Chorus]
Ooh, it makes me wonder
Ooh, really makes me wonder. [Verse 3]
And it’s whispered that soon if we all call the tune
Then the piper will lead us to reason
And a new day will dawn for those who stand long
And the forests will echo with laughter
[Chorus]
Oh-oh-oh-oh-woahhh
[Verse 4]
If there’s a bustle in your hedgerow, don’t be alarmed, now
It’s just a spring clean for the May queen
Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run
There’s still time to change the road you’re on
[Chorus]
And it makes me wonder
Ohh, woah. : : : : : : : : : : : (Verse V) : :
Your head is humming and it won’t go, in case you don’t know
The piper’s calling you to join him
Dear lady, can you hear the wind blow? And did you know
Your stairway lies on the whispering wind?
Guitar (Solo) : : : : : : : : : : : :(Bridge) : : : :
And as we wind on down the road
Our shadows taller than our soul
There walks a lady we all know
Who shines white light and wants to show
How everything still turns to gold
And if you listen very hard
The tune will come to you at last
When all are one and one is all
To be a rock and not to roll
(Outro) : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : ;
And she’s buying a stairway to Heaven : “Stairway to Heaven” is one of Led Zeppelin’s most famous recordings, with many considering it the greatest rock song of all time. It tells the story of a greedy woman who is overly optimistic about her unpromising future.
The song resonated with young listeners, opening up a door to a different realm of spirituality and transporting them into a more mystical view of life. The vagueness of the lyrics also allows listeners to interpret the song in their own way, adding to the magic and mystery of the track. What have the artists said about the song?
Jimmy Page stated that:
[The song] crystallized the essence of the band. It had everything there and showed us at our best. It was a milestone. Every musician wants to do something of lasting quality, something which will hold up for a long time. We did it with ‘Stairway.’
He later told Rolling Stone in 2012:
[The intro riff] was written on an acoustic guitar. I was trying things at home, shunting this piece up with that piece. I had the idea of the verses, the link into the solo and the last part. It was this idea of something that would keep building and building. I didn’t have any of Robert’s lyrics, only a sort of melody that related to the guitar parts I had. […] Originally, there was another guitar part that I had done for the ending. It was like the opening, a bit different. But I never tagged it on. The statement was there. How long did it take to write “Stairway to Heaven”?
Jimmy Page started writing the music in May 1970. Robert Plant wrote 80% of the lyrics a few weeks later. Recording for the song began in December, and finished in the New Year. What has the band said about the lyrics?
In a March 2018 interview with the Australian talk show The Project, Robert Plant said the conjecture around “Stairway To Heaven” is “hysterical” due to the abstract nature of the song, adding “I didn’t think anything was going to be that big.”
Plant also revealed that back in the ‘70s he could never remember the lyrics for “Stairway To Heaven.” To help him out, the band’s manager would hold up cards with the words during their performances.
I know it’s a long song, okay? I also know I had a little bit of trouble remembering lyrics, back in ’72, ’73. Our manager, who was quite a formidable personality…He’d come to the front of the stage in the middle of it all and he’d have the lyrics just going…Anyway, it was very funny. I can’t remember what verse goes where. I know there’s something about ‘bustle in the hedgerow’ and then all that stuff.
He also compared the scenario to the video for Bob Dylan’s 1965 song “Subterranean Homesick Blues,” in which Dylan holds up cue cards with key song phrases. What has the media said about the song?
Rolling Stone ranked it as Led Zeppelin’s #2 song, saying:
The signature power ballad on Led Zeppelin IV towers over Seventies rock like a monolith. From the Elizabethan ambience of its acoustic introduction to Plant’s lyrical mysticism to Page’s spiraling solo, the eight-minute song is a masterpiece of slow-reveal intensity that withholds power, then ascends skyward like nothing in rock. ‘It speeds up like an adrenaline flow,’ said Page, whose on-the-spot improvisation was the perfect complement to Plant’s evocation of excess and salvation. ‘It was a milestone for us.’. Which font did they use for the original print of the lyrics?
Page found the typeface in an old arts and crafts magazine called The Studio, dated late 19th Century.
He just found it interesting and arranged for someone to create a whole alphabet . He did it as a tribute to a friend who died in a car accident. In the late ’90s, the radio trade magazine Monday Morning Replay reported that “Stairway” was still played 4,203 times a year by the 67 largest AOR (album-oriented rock) radio stations in the US. The band were sued for copyright in 2014 over claims they had stolen the song’s opening riff from Taurus, by a US band called Spirit. … Stairway To Heaven regularly appears on lists of the greatest rock songs ever written, and the case has been one of the music industry’s most closely-watched disputes. Its lyrics are rich with cryptic references to allegories and mysticism, offering far more than the simplistic satanism that many detractors argue is its main theme. … And it is that Celtic esotericism and spirituality that truly comes through in the lyrics – no more, no less. What is the Backwards message to the Stairway to the Heaven , Song ? ? ? ? ?The alleged message, which occurs during the middle section of the song (“If there’s a bustle in your hedgerow, don’t be alarmed now…”) when played backward, was purported to contain the Satanic references: “Here’s to my sweet Satan / The one whose little path would make me sad whose power is Satan, / He’ll give you, … When there is a bustle in your hedgegrow ? ? ? ? ? If there’s a bustle in your hedgerow, don’t be alarmed now, It’s just a spring clean for the May queen. There’s still time to change the road you’re on . In Bridge section , a line comes : What does our shadows taller than our soul mean ? ? ? ? ? And as we wind on down the road” The road is the metaphor for life. “our shadows taller than our soul” We are always getting closer to the end of our lives. That is the sun is setting and casting long shadows. What is the “May Queen” ? ? ? ? ? The May Queen was the Pagan goddess of spring. In the mythology, she would be awakened each year and fight off the Winter Queen, banishing her for several months so that nature could blossom and provide its bounty. What does “rock not to roll” mean ???To be a rock and not to roll is to stand by your convictions. To explain further to rock not to roll is to be firm in what you believe. So that you won’t be easily swayed You’re opinions , beliefs won’t be that easy to roll over. 🌹🌹🌹 The song has three sections, each one progressively increasing in tempo and volume. The song begins in a slow tempo with acoustic instruments (guitar and recorders) before introducing electric instruments. The final section is an uptempo hard rock arrangement highlighted by Page’s guitar solo (considered by many to be one of the greatest ever accompanying Plant’s vocals that end with the plaintive a cappella line: “And she’s buying a stairway to heaven.”
“Stairway to Heaven” was voted number three in 2000 by VH1 on its list of the 100 Greatest Rock Songs, and was placed at number 31 on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. It was the most requested song on FM radio stations in the United States in the 1970s, despite never having been commercially released as a single there. In November 2007, through download sales promoting Led Zeppelin’s Mothership release, “Stairway to Heaven” reached number 37 on the UK Singles Chart. : : COMPOSITIONS : “Stairway to Heaven” is described as progressive rock, folk rock and hard rock.The song consists of several distinct sections, beginning with a quiet introduction on a finger-picked six-string guitar and four recorders in a Renaissance music style (ending at 2:15) and gradually moving into a slow electric middle section (2:16–5:33), then a long guitar solo (5:34–6:44), before the faster hard rock final section (6:45–7:45), ending with a short vocals-only epilogue. Plant sings the opening, middle and epilogue sections in his mid vocal range, but sings the hard rock section in his higher range which borders on falsetto. : : : : 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 Appreciation Thoughts for the Song : “Stairway to Heaven” , Compiled by V Jayaraj . December 18 , 2021 : : Pune India : : : : :
Going Home, Going Home, I am going home. Quiet like some still day. I am going home!
It’s not far just close by, through an open door. Work all done, care laid by. Never fear no more!
Mother’s there expecting me! Fathers waiting too! Many faces gathered there! All the friends I knew.
I’m just going Home!
No more pain! No more fear! No more stumbling by the way, no more longing for the day! Going to run no more!
Morning star lights the way, restless dreams are gone. Shawdows gone! Break of day! Real life has begun.
There’s no break theres no end! Just living on. Wide awake with a smile! Going on and on! (Going on and on)
Going Home, Going Home! I am going home! Shawdows gone, break of day! Real life has begun!
I’m just going home.
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Songwriters: Robert Prizeman : : : : : : : Libera : : Based on Largo From 9 Th Symphony from the ” New World ” .: : : Artists : Libera , Fiona Pears , John Anderson , Steven Geraghty , Chris Dodd , Robert Prizeman , Ian Tiley : : : 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
Libera is an all-boy English vocal group directed by Robert Prizeman. Most members come from the parish choir of St. Philip’s, Norbury, in South London. According to a 2009 Songs of Praise TV special, the group usually consists of approximately 40 members between the ages of seven and sixteen, including new members who are not yet ready to fully participate in albums or tours. The group recruits from a variety of backgrounds in the London Area , and does not require its members to belong to any specific denomination . : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 Click hereinbelow to enjoy the lyrics Video of the Song Sung By Sissel at the RORO’s Church, Norway in 2007 : : : : : : : : : : : : 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 https://youtu.be/Q8ZHvw4Lfdw 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 Click hereinbelow to enjoy the Video Song With Alex Boye – Mormon tabernacle choir at Temple Sqare aired on January 17 , 2010 : : : : : : : : : : : 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 https://youtu.be/AAw78FOkhZs 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 Czech Composer Antonin Dvorak’s famous largo theme from the 9 th Symphony was composed while he was in America and was first performed By the New York Philharmonic orchestra at Carnegie Hall on December 16 , 1893 . It is said that this theme was inspired by American Folk Melodies especially Afro American Indian . The lyrics was written by one of Dvorak’s pupils William Arms Fisher (1861-1948) , who adapted and arranged the Largo Theme and added his own words in “the form of a Negro Spirituals” , and then this song became known as “Spiritual Song” after the death y American President “Franklin D Roosevelt” , in the year 1940 . 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 The Largo with its haunting English Horn Solo is , outpouring of Dvarak’s own longing for home with something of the loneliness of far off Prairie horizon , the faint memory of the Red Man’s bygone days , and a “Sense of Tragedy” , of the black man as it sings in “His Spirituals”. Deeper still is a moving expression of that “Nostalgia” Of The Soul , all human beings feel . In its Opening , it spontaneously suggests ” Going Home , Going Home ” and it is” Natural Enough ” , and that the lines that follows the melody , should take the form of a” Negro Spirituals ” Accords with the genesis of the Symphony . . . ( As written by William Arms Fisher , Boston , July 21 , 1922 ) . : : : : 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 Remembering This Spiritual Song : : Going Home , Going Home … Quiet like some still day . I am going home … On December16/ 17 , 2021 With learning that Death Of 8.02 Lakhs Americans have already occurred due to the SARS Corona Viruse 2 Pandemic Situations as on December 16 , 2021 : : 53.4 L Human Lives have been lost Worldwide ; In Asia , It is : 1238,150 & In Europe , it is : 1,480,952 : 13 Countries have surpassed the Death Figures Of Lakhs , Namely : : : : : 1) U. S. ( 8.02 L) (2) India ( 4.77L) (3) Brazil ( 6.17 L ) (4) U. k . ( 1.47 L ) (5) Russia ( 2.88 L ) (6) Germany ( 1.08 L ) (7) Iran ( 1.31 L ) (8) Argentina ( 1.17 L ) (9) Italy ( 1.35 L ) (10) Colombia ( 1.29 L ) (11) Indonesia ( 1.44 L ) (12) Mexico ( 2.97 L ) (13) France ( 1.21 L ) : : As On December 16/17 2021 : : Thousands of Valued Human Lives are lost Worldwide Everyday ( Today’s , it is : 7293 ) : : : : Lakhs Of New Cases Of COVID 19 are found Positive ( Today’s It is : 7.53 L ) : : added to the Total New Cases Worldwide ( To day’s , It is : 27.3 Crores : : : : Today’s Post is in memory of these Humans Souls lost so far ,who have been going Home : : OFFERING HOMAGE શ્રદ્ધાંજલિ To their beautiful Souls : : : : : : : : : : : : The matter for the “Spiritual Song” and “data” compiled By V Jayaraj : : December 17 , 2021 : Pune India : : Spiritual Memoirs : : for the inspiration for the fellow countrymen who have been giving their utmost In the Humanity ‘s Struggle and Fight for the Survival against the Pandemic Situations due to the SARS Corona Viruse 2 : : : : : : : : : 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
वो हम-सफ़र था मगर उस से हम-नवाई न थी
कि धूप छाँव का आलम रहा जुदाई न थी
न अपना रंज न औरों का दुख न तेरा मलाल
शब-ए-फ़िराक़ कभी हम ने यूँ गँवाई न थी
मोहब्बतों का सफ़र इस तरह भी गुज़रा था
शिकस्ता-दिल थे मुसाफ़िर शिकस्ता-पाई न थी
अदावतें थीं, तग़ाफ़ुल था, रंजिशें थीं बहुत
बिछड़ने वाले में सब कुछ था, बेवफ़ाई न थी
बिछड़ते वक़्त उन आँखों में थी हमारी ग़ज़ल
ग़ज़ल भी वो जो किसी को अभी सुनाई न थी
किसे पुकार रहा था वो डूबता हुआ दिन
सदा तो आई थी लेकिन कोई दुहाई न थी
कभी ये हाल कि दोनों में यक-दिली थी बहुत
कभी ये मरहला जैसे कि आश्नाई न थी
अजीब होती है राह-ए-सुख़न भी देख ‘नसीर’
वहाँ भी आ गए आख़िर, जहाँ रसाई न थी . : : : : : : — પાકિસ્તાની ઉર્દૂ શાયર : : “નસીર” તુરાબી : : : : : Click hereinbelow to enjoy the recent Version composed by Nisar Bazmi and sung by Qurat-ul-Ain Baloch , which has been popular since it was filmed as Theme Song repeatedly shown in Popular Pakistani Sop “Hamsafar”(2012) Shown on Indian TV Channel “Zindagi”(2014) which drew positive reviews from Critics as well as audience and for which A Singer was awarded Best Singer Of the year 2012 By Pakistani Media : : : : https://youtu.be/3TFFThFNE0Y 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 Click hereinbelow to enjoy the Ghazal As Originally Composed and Sung By Aabida Parwin https://youtu.be/Ps08saBA94s 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 અર્થ નિર્દેશ આસ્વાદ કાવ્યાર્થ વિચાર વિ જયરાજ : : pending visit this post again to enjoy the appreciation of the poem : : : : ડિસેમ્બર 16 , 2021 : : માગશર સુદ તેરસ : : પૂણે : : : : : : :
Continuing Version ( From The Previous Part I ) of the informative Article about Cup Cakes : : Top 15 Most favourite Cup Cakes : Photos with illustrative information : : : :
Who wants a cupcake?! They’re so small that you can definitely have two…: : : : An informative Article about Cup Cakes : Part II : A study and thoughts and matter Compiled by V Jayaraj : : December 15 , 2021 : Pune : :
NATIONAL CUPCAKE DAY
Each year, December 15th also recognizes National Cupcake Day. The cupcake was originally known as the 1-2-3-4 cake because the recipe called for 1 cup of butter, 2 cups of sugar, 3 cups of flour, 4 eggs, and also 1 cup of milk, and 1 spoonful of baking soda.Alternative names : : : :
Fairy cake, patty cake, cup cake . They are plain yellow cakes, somewhat less rich and less expensive than pound cake, due to using about half as much butter and eggs compared to pound cake. “Cup cake” uses a volume measurement, and “pound cake” uses a weight measurement.A standard cupcake uses the same basic ingredients as standard-sized cakes: butter, sugar, eggs, and flour. Nearly any recipe that is suitable for a layer cake can be used to bake cupcakes. The cake batter used for cupcakes may be flavored or have other ingredients stirred in, such as raisins, berries, nuts, or chocolate chips.
1796
Cupcakes Hit the Scene
Bearing resemblance to English Fairy Cakes, cupcakes were enjoyed throughout the 17th and 18th centuries.: : : : 1828
Cupcakes Become Official
The earliest written reference of the cupcake appears in Eliza Leslie’s “Seventy-Five Receipts for Pastry, Cakes, and Sweetmeats.” : : : : 1919
Hostess Bakes the Most-est
Hostess starts mass-producing its first snack cake– that’s right– the cleverly named CupCake. : : : : 1950s
Winston Churchill Weighs in
Winston Churchill is the first person to suggest cupcakes should be frosted. : : : : 2005
Open Sprinkles
Sprinkles Cupcakes – the first ever cupcake-only bakery, launches in Beverly Hills. : : : : NATIONAL CUPCAKE DAY ACTIVITIES
Invent your own whimsical recipe : : the perfect opportunity to explore a creative outlet or take you on a culinary baking adventure. Who knows, you might discover your next go-to recipe. A new Icecream Flavour or another cherished dessert . : : Host a bake-off fundraiser : : . Your friends will be happy to donate to something that’s good for the world AND their tastebuds. : : Bake your pet a cupcake : : plenty of pet-friendly cupcake recipes to allow the WHOLE family enjoy the dessert. Your four-legged friends will thank you for a paw-some sweet treat.: : : : : : : : : : : : :WE LOVE NATIONAL CUPCAKE DAY
They’re portion control at its finest
You don’t have to debate over how big or how small a slice you want—these little treats have built-in sizing. Despite their compact size, they pack enough flavor to satisfy any sweet tooth in one simple serving.
They’re pretty
Nowadays, cupcakes can come intricately designed, simply and elegantly frosted, or adorned with edible embellishments. It’s hard to resist a dessert that’s both pretty AND delicious.
There are endless flavors
It’s no longer just vanilla and chocolate—the booming popularity of cupcakes has introduced some gourmet-inspired and sometimes unusual flavor profiles. If you can dream up a flavor, there’s probably somewhere out there that has it in cupcake form.
Because their small size is more efficient for heat conduction, cupcakes bake much faster than a normal layered cake.Cupcakes may be topped with frosting or other cake decorations. Elaborately decorated cupcakes may be made for special occasions.
NATIONAL CUPCAKE DAY DATES
Year Date Day
2021 December 15 Wednesday
2022 December 15 Thursday
2023 December 15 Friday
2024 December 15 Sunday
2025 December 15 Monday
U.S.
They may be filled with frosting, fruit, or pastry cream. For bakers making a small number of filled cupcakes, this is usually accomplished by using a spoon or knife to scoop a small hole in the top of the cupcake. Another method is to just insert the pastry bag in the middle of the cupcake. In commercial bakeries, the filling may be injected using a syringe.Mug cake Or Glass jar Cake , Butterfly or Fairy Cake (for its fairy-like “wings” top of the cake is separated and split in half. A filling filling (e.g. icing or jam) is placed into the hole. The two halves are placed onto the filling to resemble wings),Cup Cakes For Baby shower or Graduation or Holiday like occasions ,A Cake Ball (round like a chocolate truffles coated with chocolate : A crumbled cake with frosting) , More recently Large Gourmet Cup CakeS based around tiramisu or cappuccino flavour , Standard Cupcakes with large designer Basket of Flowers or A 🐢 turtle , Etc. are Varients created by an uncropping of Stores in Metropolitan Cities . Cupcakes Kit , pan and liners are sold online as well which is in fashion . During baking, the volume of the batter initially increases due to the production of carbon dioxide, then decreases upon cooling due to the release of leavening gases.
Swirled with frosting, covered in sprinkles, dipped in ganache, or drizzled with chocolate, cupcakes are a one-of-a-kind dessert that are whimsically versatile for any occasion. They have evolved far and wide from just chocolate and vanilla to fulfill almost all of our dessert dreams and fantasiesLuckily, today is National Cupcake Day, recognized annually on December 15 to commemorate these compact yet delectable sweets.A cupcake (also British English: fairy cake; Hiberno-English: bun) is a small cake designed to serve one person, which may be baked in a small thin paper or aluminum cup. As with larger cakes, frosting and other cake decorations such as fruit and candy may be applied. Indulge all you want in your favorite cupcake treats today—you’ll probably want seconds. Actually, make that thirds. The best way to celebrate National Cupcake Day is by enjoy some cupcakes. An even better way is to throw a cupcake party. Chocolate and vanilla are the most popular.The earliest extant description of what is now often called a cupcake was in 1796, when a recipe for “a light cake to bake in small cups” was written in American Cookery by Amelia Simmons. The earliest extant documentation of the term cupcake itself was in “Seventy-five Receipts for Pastry, Cakes, and Sweetmeats” in 1828 in Eliza Leslie’s Receipts cookbook. In previous centuries, before muffin tins were widely available, the cakes were often baked in individual pottery cups, ramekins, or molds and took their name from the cups they were baked in. This is the use of the name that has remained, and the name of “cupcake” is now given to any small, round cake that is about the size of a teacup. While English fairy cakes vary in size more than American cupcake, they are traditionally smaller and are rarely topped with elaborate frosting.Cupcakes are always in fashion and they are truly the perfect dessert. When you’re craving something sweet but don’t want to eat an entire sheet cake (or you know that you could but figure you probably shouldn’t), a cupcake hits the spot. Thankfully, there are so many flavors to choose from these days, and people are getting so creative it’s tough to pick even five favorite flavors. There are also some classic flavors that will always be worth itWhich cupcakes are worth eating and which ones should you forget about? Here are 25 cupcake flavors, ranked from worst to best and illustrated with photos given hereinbelow to this post.Popular Flavors : : : :
Of course, chocolate isn’t the only popular cake flavor around. But it was chosen as the most popular. 58% of respondents named chocolate as their favorite cake flavor of the options listed. Vanilla came in second place, followed by strawberry, red velvet and raspberry.Cupcakes : : : :
Alternative names Fairy cake, patty cake, cup cake
Type Cake
Place of origin United States
Main ingredients Butter, sugar, eggs, flour; optionally frosting and other cake decorations.The largest cupcake weighs 1,176.6 kg (2,594 lb) and was achieved by Georgetown Cupcake (USA) at Georgetown Cupcake’s national shipping headquarters in Sterling, Virginia, USA, on 2 November 2011.The Golden Phoenix
Behold “The Golden Phoenix.” Hailed as the world’s most expensive cupcake, the pricey dessert costs a whopping £645 ($1,000) at Dubai’s Bloomsbury’s Cupcakes. Served on a covered Villari 24-carat gold empire cake stand, the cupcake is adorned with edible gold and chocolate. It would seem that the history of the quick bread muffin and the cupcake are intertwinedThe texture of cakes made with oil is—in general—superior to the texture of cakes made with butter. Oil cakes tend to bake up loftier with a more even crumb and stay moist and tender far longer than cakes made with butter. … Cakes made with butter often taste better than oil cakes.The gluten and fat molecules in the batter are what helps the cupcake set and maintain its fluffy, light structure – give those molecules awhile (at least ⅔ of the total baking time) to set and stiffen up before you introduce any cold air to the atmosphere by sticking your nose in to check on things.Buttermilk provides the acidic element needed for baking soda to make your baked goods rise. And then there’s the texture that it brings to baked goods. Using buttermilk will go a long way in making your baked goods moist and tender. In Australia, they are called patty cakes (as in “patty cake, patty cake, baker’s man…”).Instead of using water, use a dairy product. Replacing the water with milk will make your cake instantly taste homemade, while using buttermilk will make it taste rich and creamy.. It’s unlikely a cake mix without eggs will work if the original recipe requires three or more eggs for a batch size of one cake.Eggs play an important role in everything from cakes and cookies to meringues and pastry cream — they create structure and stability within a batter, they help thicken and emulsify sauces and custards, they add moisture to cakes and other baked goods, and can even act as glue or glaze., if you add too many eggs to your cake batter, then your end result could be spongy, rubbery, or dense.Too much moisture in the mix will also make the cases peel. If you are using fresh fruit, too much liquid etc. You need to make sure your mix is nicely balanced. Also, if you store your cupcakes in an airtight container when they haven’t cooled properly, this will again, cause condensation which makes the cases peel.If cupcakes have cracks on the top – again means they are rising much too fast – the oven is too high. Lower temperature slightly. … Cupcakes baked raised on one side and cracked – Using fan assisted oven and the oven temperature is too high – cupcakes will bake faster and dry out. Lower temperature significantly.You can use any kind of milk as well, but if your recipe calls for a certain type of buttermilk — such as low-fat — it may be best to use a similar type of milk to make a substitute. To make 1 cup of buttermilk substitute, add 1 tablespoon (15 ml) of vinegar to a liquid measuring cup. Yogurt works best when substituted for buttermilk in a 1-to-1 ratio. That is, if a recipe calls for 1 cup of buttermilk, you can simply replace it with 1 cup of plain yogurt. … Greek yogurt, on the other hand, would not work as well because it does not have the same viscosity and may rob the recipe of moisture. function of oil in most baking recipes is to keep your product moist. It basically captures the gases that are released from the interaction of the baking powder and baking soda, and slows down gluten formation to keep certain baked goods tender and fluffy in texture!The role of vanilla in sweet baked goods is like the role of salt on the savory side: it enhances all the other flavors in the recipe. Without it, cookies and cakes tend to taste flat and bland. Forget to add the vanilla once, and you’ll probably never do it again! freezing unfrosted cupcakes is a great option. While the fridge can dry cupcakes out, the freezer keeps cupcakes surprisingly moist, even after a couple of months.If cakes are peaking during baking it is usually because the oven temperature is a bit too high. The outside edges of the cakes bake quickly, forcing the centre upwards and into a peak. As ovens vary you may find that you need to turn your oven down a little more, especially if it is a fan oven with a strong fan.Salt enhances the flavour of butter and flour and especially chocolate.Salt also creates tighter and stronger crumbs.Professional decorators freeze their cakes because they say it helps the cakes hold their shape and not turn into a giant pile of crumbs when you add the weight of frosting and decorations. It will help the cake slice into beautiful pieces when it’s ready to serve. Rather than filling your cupcakes after they bake, put the filling in the cupcake before it goes into the oven. Place a little jam in the center of the cupcake batter, sprinkle some chocolate chips in the middle of the cupcake batter or scoop a little nut butter into the batter.Since cupcakes are such a simple recipe, it is also an excellent time to invite the kids into the kitchen. They will love mixing and decorating their individual cakes. That’s what’s so special about a cupcake. : : : : National Cupcake Day : An Informative Article about Cup Cakes matter compiled by V Jayaraj : : Pune India : : December 15 , 2021 : : To be continued as Part : II : With photos of Most favourite Top 15 Cup Cakes in the Next Post : : : : : : : : 🍰🍰🍰🍰🍰🍰🍰🍰🍰🍰🍰🍰🍰🍰🍰🍰🍰🍰🍰🍰🍰🍰
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