Part 3 Adding the Arm and Neck Holes 1.Find the arm hole line’s center, then make a mark 3⁄4 in (1.9 cm) inward. Go to the vertical arm hole line that you drew between the shoulder slope and the chest line. Find the midpoint of that line, then measure out 3⁄4 in (1.9 cm) from it, going towards the…
Part 2 Drafting the Body Pattern 1. Mark the kurti length on pattern paper, starting from the bottom. Place the end of your measuring tape on the bottom corner of your paper. Pull the tape along the edge of your paper until you reach the “full length” measurement. Make a mark at this point.[7] The…
Co-authored by Korri Burton-Universe Last Updated: September 29, 2023 References Kurtis are a simple dress often worn by Indian women. Once you have taken your measurements and drafted your pattern, they are simple to cut. The pattern drafting process takes the longest, but the results are rewarding: a custom-fitted kurti! Once you have cut your…
“Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: When the kings’ messenger had thus spoken, the sage of the demigods, Nārada, suddenly appeared. Bearing a mass of golden matted locks on his head, the supremely effulgent sage entered like the brilliant sun.” SB 10.70.32
According to time and place, sixteen, twelve, ten or fivearticles can be employed in the worship of Śrī Bhagavān. Articles 16 articles 12 10 5 3 1. āsana (seat) āsana āsana 2. svāgata (a welcome) 3. pādya (footbath) pādya pādya 4. arghya (a symbolic offering) arghya…
Proceed to the place where śrī gurudeva is resting. Awaken him by touching his feet and chant the following prayers. Prayers to be chanted upon entering the deity room uttiṣṭhottiṣṭha śrī guro tyaja nidrāṁ kṛpāmaya O most merciful gurudeva, please arise, please arise and give up your sleep. Then, touching the feet of Śrī Gaurāṅgadeva,…
so ’sāv adabhra-karuṇo bhagavān vivṛddha- prema-smitena nayanāmburuhaṁ vijṛmbhan utthāya viśva-vijayāya ca no viṣādaṁ mādhvyā girāpanayatāt puruṣaḥ purāṇaḥ [Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (3.9.25)] Śrī Bhagavān, who is supreme and primeval, is unlimitedly merciful. I pray that He bless me with His smiling glance by opening His lotus eyes. He can uplift the entire cosmic creation and remove our grief…
Summon all the holy waters into the water in the conch shell by chanting the tīrtha-āvāhana-mantra [ gaṅge ca yamune caiva], while using the aṅkuśa-mudrā. Remembering the Ganges and other sacred rivers, touch this water [being careful to not touch the water with one’s fingernail], and chant the tīrtha-āvāhana-mantra. (tīrtha-āvāhana-mantra) gaṅge ca yamune caiva godāvari…