The Yaksha Prashna are a series of questions posed by a Yaksha to Dharma Raja – Yudhisthir. The answers to these questions attempt to impart great wisdom and knowledge. This incident is depicted in the Mahabharat in the form of a conversation between the Yaksha and Yudhisthira. Here we have picked seventy such questions […]
Rebirth in Hinduism – Punar Janma The concept of rebirth is widely believed in Hinduism as well as in the other religions. It poses critical questions about the existence of beings and life the death of their physical bodies. Why is one born on earth, and why does one suffer? What happens to a soul […]
Being one of the renowned saints in Hinduism, Agastya Muni was the son of Pulasthya, son of Lord Brahma himself and is regarded to have lived around 500 BCE. He is often placed in the highest order or as the guru (teacher) of the “Siddha Saints”. Siddha Saints were the spiritual adepts who possessed the […]
The Story of Chandradeva While the Sage Daksha’s curse leading to the moon (Chandradeva) waxing and waning is popular, the story behind the curse is known by a few. This is the story narrated by Vaishampayana to Janamejaya in the Shalya Parva. Shalya Parva is the ninth of the eighteen books of the Mahabharata. Prajapati […]
There are six Darshan, that is philosophy in Hinduism which are : Samkhya. Yoga. Nyaya. Vaisheshika. Mimamsa. Vedanta. Among these six schools, Vedanta is very popular and has it’s root in Vedas/ Upanishad (Shruti). Vedanta is a spiritual philosophy which deals with the following three elements and relationship between them: Brahman Atman World/Universe Different Vedanta […]
Prakriti means Nature. Nature is the creation of gods and a manifestation of the Brahman. One of the most important and visible aspect of the nature is its duality. Everything manifests itself in pairs – day and night, cold and hot, men and women, pain and pleasure, creation and destruction, birth and death, highs and […]
What is Sankhya Philosophy? Mahabharata quotes “There is no knowledge that is equal to this The knowledge, which is described in the system of the Sankhyas, is regarded as the highest.” Now,if you may think. What is the difference between the Sankhya and the Yoga system of philosophy? The Sankhya system does not believe in […]
The Darsanās are the great schools of philosophy in Hinduism. These are also called the Astika (orthodox) philosophical traditions and are those that accept the Vedas as authoritative, important source of knowledge. Nyāya and Vaisheshikā are two of the most important philosophies among these 6 darśanas. Let’s know some more. Darshana or darsanā literally translates to […]
The Ashtadikpālas are eight in number. As their collective name suggests, they rule the eight quarters or the eight directions of the universe. Ashta means eight, “dik” means quarters or directions and” pālas “means rulers. According to Hinduism each quarter is assigned to a particular divinity, who presides over it and acts as its chief […]
Brahman means the ultimate reality behind this universe and the gods. According to the Upanishads Brahman is “the eternal, conscious, irreducible, infinite, omnipresent, spiritual source of the universe of finiteness and change.” Brahman is the origin of all things, living or otherwise. Brahman is derived from the word- ‘Brah’ meaning ‘to expand’. IshAvAsyam idam sarvam […]
Edited and scripted by V.D.N. Rao Parama Shiva manifested Maha Maya so as not to bother Him about the nitty-gritty of Universal Creation, Sustenance and Periodical Destruction.The cart each of the Beings is driven by one’s mind and buddhi or the heart aided by Five Horses on either side as Five Jnaanendriyas and Five […]
Scripted and edited by V.D.N.Rao There is an interesting process of Panchikarana described by Paingala Maharshi a true disciple of Maharshi Yagjyavalkya the originator of the Taittireeya branch of Yajurveda as learnt from Surya Bhagavan himself! ‘Jagadsrashta’ having realised that at the very beginning, there was nothing except ‘tamas’ or inactivity, inertia and total sluggishness […]
