āṅgīrasaśreṣṭha
If Veda is body, Siddhāntāgama is heart that pumps the blood of Paramārtha to it. Bhāradvāja who believes in Mūla-Śaiva-Śiddhānta; Ārṣeyāmnāyābhimānī
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In this thread, we have looked at a number of incidents from the Mahābhārata. We take 2 of them & see how Sañjaya describes or narrates them. What are the 2 incidents? https://t.co...
Takṣaka Mahānāga’s son Aśvasena is cursed by Arjuna, Kṛṣṇa & Agni for merely trying to escape death by burning (after the horrific Khāṇḍava-Dahana & after Arjuna brutally slays Aśv...
@secappleby No, you are misunderstanding me. I would never support the idea that Ādiśaivas have to compete with Smārtas or anyone else for offices in Siddhāntāgama temples. The Sid...
1. Yes, it’s incorrect to use “gurukkal” as was done in the letter, as it’s traditionally used only for Ādiśaiva Brāhmaṇas who have done Ācārya-Abhiṣekam. But lay Hindus also use “...
Interestingly, in Āgama sources, as I just recalled after writing this tweet 👇🏾, the 4 yugas are seen as characteristics of the Buddhi. Can we make something of this? See next twee...
On a separate note, the historically characteristic indifference of Mūla-Śaiva-Siddhāntīs (Followers of Sadyojyotis, the 2 Bhaṭṭas, Aghoraśiva, etc) towards “historical occurrence”...
Bad take. Paurāṇika timescales or a literal understanding of Yugas are not the make-or-break issue you deem them to be. There is scope for interpretation. https://t.co/7xwRbfNCKc
“Society/Environment/Upbringing are the most important factors.” The more I see “real life”, the more I’m moved to understand that it is the Svabhāva, that your subtle body (mind+...
It’s a sheer joy to suddenly intuit solutions to difficult theological problems as you are going about your day with your worldly business & an even greater joy to find a basis for...
@satoverma @shardula23 @jaTAdhAr_I Ācārya-Abhiṣeka is found in the Īśvarasam̐hitā & comes right after the portion on Dīkṣā (which is allowed for all 4 Varṇas). Since the vidhi for...
@tractor_jeet Some Smārtas took up Śivadīkṣā and became Mahaśaivas too.
@tractor_jeet No, that is not the case. The Advaita-Maṭha-affiliation of Smārta Gṛhasthas is of recent provenance (500 years ago or less). Smārta stalwart Rāmasubba Śāstri was a S...