Category: Viṣṇu

Sattva (Devanāgarī सत्त्व) is the quality of purity and goodness. It is regarded in sāṁkhya philosophy as the highest of the three guṇa (i.e. among rajas, sattva and tamas) because it renders a person true, honest and wise. It makes…

The Mahāmantra: Text, Theology, and Practice in Bhakti Traditions Mahā-mantra हरे कृष्ण हरे कृष्ण, कृष्ण कृष्ण हरे हरे॥ हरे राम हरे राम, राम राम हरे हरे। hare kṛṣṇa hare kṛṣṇa | kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa hare hare| hare rāma hare rāma |…

Goodness manifests in many forms and we have to protect everything that is pure and good in this planet, in our lives and in our minds. Viśvarūpa means universal form and this is the form in which we learn to…