KALAGNI RUDRA Translated and composed by VDN Rao This Krishna Yajurveda sambhadha Brahma Jnaana Saadhana bhuta bhasma dhaarana vishesha vidhi be described. This laghupanishad is of Sanat Kumaara and Kaalaagni Rudra madhya prashnottara varnana- tripundra dhaarana vidhi jigjnaasa-Shambhava vrata naamaka tripundra vidhi pratipaadana and the Shiva Rupa jnaana. […]
ॐ भूर्भुवः स्वः तत्सवितुर्वरेण्यं । भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात् ॥ Meaning of Gayatri Mantra Aum = Brahma ; bhoor = embodiment of vital spiritual energy(pran) ; bhuwah = destroyer of sufferings ; swaha = embodiment of happiness ; tat = that ; savitur = bright like sun ; varenyam = best choicest ; bhargo = destroyer of sins ; devasya […]
Sutra Sutra (Sanskrit: सुत्र, romanized: sūtra, lit. ’string, thread’) in Indian literary traditions refers to an aphorism or collection of aphorisms in the form of a manual or, more broadly, a condensed manual or text. Sutras are a genre of ancient and medieval Indian texts found in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. In Hinduism, sutras are a […]
Nachiketa Nachiketa was the son of the sage Vajashravas and was also known as Nachiketas or Nachiketan (lit. famous for donations). In an old Indian narrative concerning the nature of the atman, he is the kid protagonist (soul). Though the term has multiple previous allusions, the narrative is described in the Katha Upanishad (c. 9th […]
Fundamentally, the three symbolise the three primary techniques open to human beings for harnessing God’s power and using it to carry out their compulsory obligations on Earth. They are used in the Bhagavadgita’s three major paths: the road of action (karma marg), the path of knowledge (jnana marg), and the path of renunciation (jnana marg) […]
Muthappan is a Hindu deity who is widely worshipped in Kerala’s Kannur, Kasargod, Kozhikode, and Malapuram districts, as well as Karnataka’s Coorg district. Muthappan is the embodiment of two Hindu gods: Thiruvappan or Valiya Muttapan (Vishnu) and Vellatom or Cheriya Muttapan (Vishnu) (Shiva). Madappura is the name of the sanctuary where Muthappan is revered. The […]
In Hinduism, Durga is a significant goddess. She is one of the most prominent and highly respected Indian divinities, venerated as one of the mother goddess Mahadevi’s main attributes. Protection, strength, motherhood, devastation, and conflicts are all linked with her. She is one of Goddess Bhuvaneshvari’s five forms, according to the Devi-Bhagavata Purana. Her tale […]
Hinduism has incorporated various iconic symbols, which are part of Hindu iconography, that are imbued with spiritual meaning based on either the scriptures or cultural traditions, during the millennia of its history. The actual meaning ascribed to each image varies depending on the place, time era, and designation of the followers. Some of the symbols, […]
Rudraksha is a kind of stonefruit whose dried stones are used as prayer beads by Hindus (particularly Shaivas), Buddhists, and Sikhs. Rudraksha stones are frequently referred to as “blueberry beads” because they are covered with an inedible blue outer fruit when ripe. Several species of huge, evergreen, broad-leaved trees in the genus Elaeocarpus yield rudraksha […]
Lord Venkateswara is a Hindu deity who is a manifestation of Lord Vishnu. The presiding deity of Tirumala Venkateswara Temple in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India is Venkateswara. Srinivasa, Balaji, Venkata, Venkata Ramana, Tirupati Timmappa, and Govinda are some of his other names. Actual meaning of the Venkateswara Venkateswara translates to “Lord of Venkata.” The term […]
Sankhya Philosophy is a dualistic philosophy of creation or causality that may be found in books as old as the Upanishads and the Bhagavad Gita. It was founded by the sage Kapila, who is said to be older than Buddha by academics. Yoga and Ayurveda both acknowledge it as a notion of creation. Sankhya means […]
The Upanishads are Hindu philosophical works written in late Vedic Sanskrit that served as the foundation for subsequent Hindu philosophy. They are the most recent section of the Vedas, Hinduism’s oldest texts, and deal with meditation, philosophy, consciousness, and ontological knowledge; older sections deal with mantras, benedictions, rites, ceremonies, and sacrifices. The Upanishads describe a […]
