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When we think of divyAstrAs, some Qs arise– are they more powerful than nuclear weapons? Are they radioactive? Are they faster than bullets? astrAs are invoked by mantra - knowled...
By making ambarISha say "I have no power to make you go away. Please remove yourself" - bhagavAn regarded this as Akinchanyam. So, he resolved that ambarISha had done anga-prapatt...
More she pleaded her husbands, more forceful duHshAsana was. tAtparya is – the more other gods are worshipped independently for freedom from distress of samsAra, greater will be th...
Nice reference to tamil language in the mahAbhArata हितोपदेशश् च पथि धर्मराजस्य धीमतः. विदुरेण कृतो यत्र हितार्थं म्लेच्छभाषया (~ Adi parva)+
I think those names should be interpreted in light of shrI parAshara bhattar's bhAshya. They are used in sandhyA tarpaNam, so the sequence of names has a continuity with a specific...
Today, let us look at a dialogue between parashurAma and shiva. In the viShNu dharmottara, there is a section where Shiva describes the guNAs and leelas of nArAyaNa to parashurAma....
First thread of 2024, let us look at the change that occured in bhArgava rAma after his garva bhanga. In Treta Yuga, he had grown proud of his accomplishments & failed to recogniz...
“rAghava-simha” is a unique form combining qualities of rAma & narasimha. Let me explain the Kaivalyopanishad mantra recommending rAghava-simha dhyAna. उमासहायं परमेश्वरं प्रभुं...
ABHIMANYU VADHAM - PART 1 This week, I will explain Abhimanyu-vadham. Before beginning, let me first explain why Abhimanyu was a great warrior. He had 2 boons - indicated by hi...
We talked about how rAma made sIta perform agni parikSha due to her “apachAra” towards lakShmaNa. Let me now highlight an “apachAra” that lakShmaNa himself committed+
It is not well-known, but sIta could have avoided the agni-parikSha. Hanuman brings news of rAma’s victory to sIta in ashoka vana & tell her, वैदेहि कुशली रामः ससुग्रीवः सलक्ष्...
On the day of vAmana jayanti, shall we look at how vAmana and mahAbali adhered to manu smR^iti? Part of the ongoing themes I have been posting about, regarding manu smR^iti being...