IT'S MY DAUGHTER'S FIRST BIRTHDAY

On the day when Lord Brahmā had first come, Baladeva could not go with Kṛṣṇa and the cowherd boys, for it was His birthday, and His mother had kept Him back for the proper ceremonial bath, called śāntika-snāna. Therefore Lord Baladeva was not taken by Brahmā at that time. Now, one year later, Brahmā returned, and because he returned on exactly the same day, Baladeva was again kept at home for His birthday. Therefore, although this verse mentions that Brahmā saw Kṛṣṇa and all the cowherd boys, Baladeva is not mentioned. It was five or six days earlier that Baladeva had inquired from Kṛṣṇa about the extraordinary affection of the cows and cowherd men, but now, when Brahmā returned, Brahmā saw all the calves and cowherd boys playing with Kṛṣṇa as expansions of Kṛṣṇa, but he did not see Baladeva. As in the previous year, Lord Baladeva did not go to the woods on the day Lord Brahmā appeared there.

http://vedabase.com/en/sb/10/13/chapter-view

So in Vedic culture when there is someone's birthday they used to give charity to brahmanas and Vaishnavas and get blessings from them. But in Kali yuga it is vise versa :D

It is also good to request Devotees to shower their blessings upon a child but the best way to get their blessings is first to please Krishna, Guru. Maybe You could cook nice food for Your Deities at home and invite few Devotees according to Your financial situation and feed them with Prasadam and request them to do Kirtan at Your home.

And take videos of Kirtans and upload them on Youtube and many people will learn from You how to celebrate a birthday :D isn't it a good idea dear Mataji?!

Your servant, bhaktin maral

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Mohini Madhavi March 5, 2013 at 11:06am

On the day when Lord Brahmā had first come, Baladeva could not go with Kṛṣṇa and the cowherd boys, for it was His birthday, and His mother had kept Him back for the proper ceremonial bath, called śāntika-snāna. Therefore Lord Baladeva was not taken by Brahmā at that time. Now, one year later, Brahmā returned, and because he returned on exactly the same day, Baladeva was again kept at home for His birthday. Therefore, although this verse mentions that Brahmā saw Kṛṣṇa and all the cowherd boys, Baladeva is not mentioned. It was five or six days earlier that Baladeva had inquired from Kṛṣṇa about the extraordinary affection of the cows and cowherd men, but now, when Brahmā returned, Brahmā saw all the calves and cowherd boys playing with Kṛṣṇa as expansions of Kṛṣṇa, but he did not see Baladeva. As in the previous year, Lord Baladeva did not go to the woods on the day Lord Brahmā appeared there.

http://vedabase.com/en/sb/10/13/chapter-view

So in Vedic culture when there is someone's birthday they used to give charity to brahmanas and Vaishnavas and get blessings from them. But in Kali yuga it is vise versa :D

It is also good to request Devotees to shower their blessings upon a child but the best way to get their blessings is first to please Krishna, Guru. Maybe You could cook nice food for Your Deities at home and invite few Devotees according to Your financial situation and feed them with Prasadam and request them to do Kirtan at Your home.

And take videos of Kirtans and upload them on Youtube and many people will learn from You how to celebrate a birthday :D isn't it a good idea dear Mataji?!

Your servant, bhaktin maral
- dhameshvari devi dasi > Mohini Madhavi March 6, 2013 at 10:14am
  
  thanks a lot mataji ... ya, we are preparing a feast for the devotees in Rajapur Jaganath temple in Mayapur....Cant wait for it...EXCITED... JAI JAGANATH

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