Author: Sanjay Rath

The Himalaya Class is to include Shivaratri Puja (optional) but is strongly recommended. Jageshwar Journey:We plan to land in Neelesh Inn, Bhim Tal a day earlier on 3rd March 2019 (Sunday). Others may prefer a day earlier and lots of…

Vedic thought is divided into six (ṣaḍ) philosophies (darśana). These are Sāṁkhya Yoga Nyāya Vaiśeṣika Mīmāṁsā Vedānta Darśana literally means to view, to see or behold [the Lord]. It also includes their literature on spirituality and salvation. It is described…

In what has become a dramatic real-life case of the old Bollywood movie ‘karz’, we have a young boy who remembers his immediate past life “incarnation” details where he was murdered. The boy, of the Druze ethnic group, was born…

Number of Mantras The primary Mantras are said to be about 70 million in number and the secondary mantra are innumerable. The number seventy million perhaps corresponds to the 7 weekdays times a million each but that is what seems…

Mantra Śāstra is the science of sound. Mantra (मन्त्र) means and includes An instrument of thought which is the basis of speech that germinates from sound. It includes sacred text, sacred sounds, a prayer or song of praise Vedic hymn…

We live on bhū-loka, the earth plane and are guided in our daily activities by the Sun and Moon who are the dominant lights in the day and night respectively. They who are always shining down, always showing us where…

This forms the first foundation for remedial measures. Later we learn some more about karma as well as body parts being divided into drekkāṇa (three-fold divisions) charts. Marriage-Celibacy Everything that is related to one’s sexuality as well as procreative ability…

Tri-Loka लोक (loka) means a region or plane of consciousness and existence. It is derived from the work आलोक (āloka) meaning light and indicates regions of space illuminated by the rays of the sun. For this reason, the ancient Indians…

Śaktī is viewed as the principal field of evolution and in that sense is construed as a feminine personality but is viewed as a potency or energy type. Nārāyaṇa, the Supreme Lord has two types of energies. These are the…

Creation of the Universe has been a popular theme with philosophies and so also with Vedic Astrology. Parāśara1 teaches that the entire manifested2 Universe is but one-eighth portion of the body of Nārāyaṇa3. The size of the unmanifested Nārāyaṇa is…