Meeting Amazing people – Keva Shubh and Utkrut Bhav….

I am meeting amazing people everyday… I met one old ba doing her 21st Navanu with 32nd Varshitap!!!! I don’t have the words to express my amazement! I took her picture at Babuderasar and have already upload it soon! One young girl did Chauvihar Chhath and 7 yatras. On her 7th yatra, she was really weak (as expected). Usually, two or more people stay with the tapsvi while climbing up and down during the yatras and spray rose water on their face, body and hair... this helps in dealing with the heat from all these yatras. This young girl's bhav is amazing: She told them not to spray anything – "no rose water or regular water! I am not drinking for two days, then why should I waste even this much water while doing this Tapashhacharya!!!" There is another Rajubhai who does 6 gau navanu meaning, he go for 6 gau feri everyday and do 2 yatras. Bhari Bhari Anumodana!!! Dada mate no atalo prem, Sharaddha and Kevo Utrkuth Bhav!!! Jay Jay Shri Adinath!!!!

I am very excited!!! Sona ma Sughandh Bhali!!!!

My mom here (India mom) has just finished her Babu Derasar navanu Nirvighna... 108 yatras with all the vidhis. It is so amazing when I look back and think that mom wasn't even able to climb 14 step stairs at home to do darshan. And now, she climbs 150 steps up-and-down four or five or six (sometimes even seven) times in one day. I am very happy for her and really impressed with her effort and confidence as well as her shraddhha on Dada.. really Dada no pratap.. Another cause for my excitement these days is mom (US mom) is specially coming to India to ask my shata and stay with me in Palitana for a few days. Though she has very few days off from work, she is still coming to India for as long as she can. Mom, thanks so much for your love and care; I am very very very excited. counting down the days...

BhidBhanjan Parshavnathay Namah!

At Babu Derasar, BhidBhanjan Parshavnath Bhagwan’s Chamatkar is unaddressable.. I heard many stories and also experienced his Camatkar.. One aunty who is with us in the same group has done navanu few years ago and she is doing again with her husband and mother-in-law. She was able to do only 20 yatras in 25 days when she did first time and she got really sick.. One day after Bhidbhanjan parshavnath’s darshan on MaunEkadashi, when she was going to start climbing, she met one Maharaj saheb and he told her that do Shatrunjay Tap (7 chhath and 8 Athham) with navanu and as it was Maunekadashi, she took the pachhakhan of Chhath on the spot and did 3 yatras taht day.. and after that  Chhath na parane athham and athham na parne Chhath… Dhhanya Deenaaunty na bhav ne .. Bhari Bhari Anumodana..

One day I was feeling really weak and tired.. As I started climbing before 5am that day, Babu derasar was closed so I did Koti Koti vandan to BhidBhanjan Parshav nath from outside and started climbing Dungar.. In my mind I was thinking that I will do only one yatra today and will come down.. and I was counting BhidBhanjan Parsharv nathay namah continously. And kevo chamtkar! After dada’s darshan, I get energy and I did 3 yatras that day.. Not only that, I got to do Dada’s nav ang puja and I literally cried while doing puja.. some experience I can’t express in words but can tell that its amazing feeling inside … Jay Adinath!!! Jay BhidBhanjan Parsharv Nathay Namah!!!!

Hai Ye PavanBhumi... Yaha Bar Bar Aana...

Dil gai uthe che roj "Rang lagiyo, Rang Lagio, Rang Lagio re, Dada tari Yatra no mane rang lagio re".... 

Everyday yatras are going amazing.. Mom is also in good shata with her Varshitap.. she has started Navanu of Babu Derasar. Her yatras are going good as well. Mom took doli one day and came to the top.. Weather was really awesome that day.. So many people decided on the spot  to do Chauvihar Chhath with  7 yatras... Later on I found out that they celebrate this by putting mehndi on their hands who did Chauvihar Chhath with 7 yatras.
Bhagwan mane pan bi Shakti ape to do 7 yatras with Chauvihar Chhath again.. (I have done it few years ago once with my darling sister...)

Dada ni asim Krupa...!!!

Today marks 10 complete days of Navanu at Palitana.  It's going amazing.. everyday is different and new, even though the daily routine of kriyas and processes is the same! Dada no pratap to juo!

Every morning I wake up around 3am and do pratikraman, get ready and leave to meet Dada.. When I start in the morning, its really tough. I always wonder how it is going to go today... my legs are hurting and body is sweating... but slowly slowly I reach to Hinglaj na Hade (There is a saying , ""Aviyo Hinlaj no Hado, Kede hath muki chalo") and after Hinglaj mata's darshan, somehow I get energized and bas em thay hawe kyare dada na darshan karu! Kyare eni angi ne joi ne nava bhav karu....  After 5 Chaityavandan and vidhi, Gheti na paag javani utaval ave!

The scenery by Gheti Paag is unaddressable.... Thando pavan , Ugati savar and dungarao ni vache thi, you are climbing down... one side Hastgiri and Bhadvano Dungar and other side mountains and mountains.. People are running and climbing down to do darshan of dada's pagla at Gheti Paag.. When you get closer, you hear one guy who is playing Dhol.. Your get tempted to climb down faster and faster...Right after the vidhi at Gheti paag, you again want to start climbing up to meet Dada.. This time when you go, you see, angi is gone and now pakshal preparation has started.. Feels like every time I come, I see Dada in a different costume!

With Dada's asim (extreme) krupa, my yatras are going really good.. Everyday I note down my yatras and kriyas in a diary, but haven't yet counted.. I want to thank everyone for the wishes and prayers you have sent for me .. that has given me great strength so far... I am looking forward to day #11 tomorrow!

Ajana Anand ni Jay.....

I got lucky yesterday & today to reach early to the top - Rampol.. Door was closed and everyone was waiting outside... They were singing Stavans.. "Dada Darwaja khol de.. " The whole area outside Rampol was full of Sadhu-Sadhvi, young kids, and adults.. One side Shetrunji River, sun is just rising -divas ugi rahyo che and everyone is singing stavans.. Dada tari bhumi no pratap j kai judo che..

Sharp 6:30am as soon as Rampol Dwar opened, everyone ran for Dada's Darshan.. I did the same too.. Bhavya Angi thi Dada Shobhata hata.. Big-big flowers, golden varakh and Jadtar na dagina thi dada ekdam Malkata ta.. Dada ne joi ne ankho ma harsh na aansu avi gaya. and dil gava lagiyu -" Jya Tamara Mukh na Darshan thay che, Ankhdi mari dada harkay che!!!

Jay Jay Shree Adinath!!! Jay Giriraj...

yatras are going good so far.. Its really hot over here even 5am in the morning.. While climbing everyday I think, how I am going to do this.. but Dada Ni Asim Krupa... After dada's darshan, I get fully charged..There are so many young girls and boys who are doing Navanu with me. Today I met one 8 years old kid doing Navanu!!!! most of girls are around 17-21 years old.. The whole atmosphere around Dada's darbar and on the mountain is just amazing.. Kids, youngsters, old age people, everyone has infinite trust in Dada and I hear everyday on the mountain one sentence from everyone that "Dada tu j yatra karave che, tare j kavani che, mari koi takat nathi ke hu kari saku" ..

"Morning ma Dada ne malvani tadap and ena darshani ni wish maro thak and pain bhulavi de che, dada na darshan pachi, ene malya no anand mane ek judi j eneergy ape che!!!"

"Jai Giriraj ", " Jay Adinath" 

Kartiki Poonam.. First Yatra... Nov 2nd.. My B'day...

What an amazing experience!!! More than million people on the Palitana mountain.. woke up in the morning and started towards Jay Taleti.. Right outside Dharamshala at 6:30am, there were so many people walking and running towards Jay Taleti.. After doing Chaityavandan and darshan at babu derasar, started the first yatra.. Can't imagine the crowd and how discipline people were on the mountain...Unbelievable... Met Hemlatamasi and did the whole yatra with her.. It was lot of fun doing all Kriyas with masi..

"Dada tari angi and darshan no lahaavo on my b'day will be unforgettable experience... "

Maulee is doing well...

Maulee has completed her first few yatras and is in good spirit and health.  These first couple of days have been hectic (getting settled and trying to keep up a good pace) so she has not been able to add to the blog.  Hopefully she will get some time later on today.  I can't wait to read her reaction when she sees all the wonderful birthday wishes from friends and family!

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday Maulee! You get to start off this year in one of the most auspicious ways possible. Even though there will be no candles or cakes, you will be celebrating in a different way. Enjoy!