There is nothing like a Goddess scorned. And in case of Bagalamukhi (called the One who checks the mouth), she can be a towering personality to behold. While she protects her devotees, she can be the face of evil in case of any...
Read MoreIt is believed that the source of all existence is the female energy. In fact humankind itself has a profound archetypal need for a mother’s protection since time immemorial. Goddess Shakti is the absolute representation of the...
Read MoreVasant Panchami is an important Indian festival celebrated every year in the month of Magh according to the Hindu calendar. Celebrated on the fifth day of Magh, the day falls somewhere in the months of February or March...
Read Moreva caraṇa paṅkeruha-bhavaṃ viriñciḥ sañcinvan viracayati lokā-navikalam | vahatyenaṃ śauriḥ kathamapi sahasreṇa śirasāṃ haraḥ saṅkṣud-yainaṃ bhajati bhasitoddhūḷa navidhim|| 2 || avidyānā-manta-stimira-mihira dvīpanagarī jaḍānāṃ...
Read MoreIn society today there is much talk of death and dying because of the premature loss of life due to crime, cancer, AIDS, and the increase in suicide, famine and wars. Recent topics such as living wills and euthanasia also have...
Read MoreThe nakshatras are the apparently fixed bodies in the Zodiac, where the planetary system moves with them placed in the background. Among the Rasi and the nakshatras, the former is overlorded by the Sun, whereas the latter is...
Read MoreTithi pravesh chakra is one of the cornerstones of Vedic astrology and was hidden in tradition of SJC until the knowledge was given out by Pt. Sanjay Rath. Vedic astrology widely uses the solar return chart or the surya varsha...
Read MoreForeword in the First Edition (3rd August, 1926) This brochure contains the essence of true Vaishnavism as revealed in the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Geeta, the Bhagavata etc., and their teachings put into practice by Shri...
Read MoreWhat is a mantra and how does it work? Mantras are powerful sounds. Mantras are the sounds that when chanted produce great effects. These are chanted repeatedly and that is called japa. Japa is a key part of Hindu prayer....
Read MoreAiyer had published a previous paper in the same journal fixing the date of the beginning of the Kaliyuga from four different sources: Vedanga Jyotisha – 1173 B.C. Gargacharya – a few years prior to 1165 B.C....
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