September 2020

anteshu remeri dherah

Life goals

अन्तेषु रेमिरे धीराः न ते मध्येषु रेमिरे | अन्तप्राप्तिं सुखं प्राहुः दुःखमन्तरमन्तयोः || anteṣu remire dhīrāḥ na te madhyeṣu remire | antaprāptiṃ sukhaṃ prāhuḥ duḥkhamantaramantayoḥ… Read More »Life goals

Purana Lakshana

Characteristics of a Purāṇa

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For any work to qualify as a purāṇa, it must comprise at least five of the following ten qualities.

Bheemasena samo nasti

Bheemasena Samo Nasti

Although they were always protected by the Supreme Lord, the Pandavas never refrained from performing their duties. With His grace, they harnessed their inner abilities and grew up, relieving the people around them of troubles and creating an environment like a paradise, wherever they went. Throughout the Mahabharata, there are several instances which depict these feats of the Pandavas. It is evident from these illustrations that the meaning of the Vedas can be understood by studying the Mahabharata.

Shri Krishnayana – 11

For long, an often repeated charge that has racked the minds of the discerning is that Shri Krishna was a thief, was chummy with women, was of an amorous disposition etc. In a way, the above averment of Vedavyasa provides answers to various canards and objections, including those mentioned above.

Vamana Avatara – 11

The fury with which Bali entered the war was as if he was going to swallow all. His eyes were like lumps of burning flame, eager to set everything ablaze. In this fury, Bali Chakravarti set out to war along with his mighty troop of soldiers determined to grab Indra’s lofty throne. Disturbed by this, Indra began to question Br̥haspatyācārya about Bali Chakravarti.

Sarvamoola Sandesha

Sarvamoola Sandesha Sept-Oct 2020

नियमात् भुज्यते पुंभिः धर्माधर्मफलं मृतौ | कैष्यिदत्रापि भुज्येत तस्मान्नाधर्ममाचरेत् || niyamāt bhujyatē pumbhiḥ dharmādharmaphalam mrutau | kaiśyidatrāpi bhujyēta tasmānnādharmamācarēt || – || Bhagavata Tatparya –… Read More »Sarvamoola Sandesha Sept-Oct 2020