THE TALE OF RAMAYANA Lord Brahma then went on to describe the famous tale of Ramayana the mere listening to which absolves a man from all his sins. He began by giving the details of Sri Ram... Read more
DIFFERENT KIND OF AUSTERITIES Describing the various types of austerities, Lord Vishnu named few of them- YAMA (RESTRAINING PASSION)– This particular austerity comprises of ten virtues... Read more
‘ LORD VISHNU’S INCARNATIONS Sutji once reached Naimisharanya in course of his pilgrimage. There he found numerous sages engaged in austerities and penance. All of them were de... Read more
Priyavrata and Bharata Maitreya told Parashara, “Sage, I have learnt that Manu had two sons, Priyavrata and Uttanapada. You have already told me about Uttanapada’s son Dhruva. But what... Read more
The Story of Prahlada Hiranyakashipu had received a boon from Brahma. On the strength of this boon, he conquered the three worlds. He drove out Indra from heaven and assumed the title of Ind... Read more
The Story of Dhruva From Brahma’s body was created Manu. All humans are descended from Manu’s son and daughters. This is the reason for their being called manava. Manu had two righteous and... Read more
The Vishnu Purana has twenty-three thousand shlokas devided into six major sections or amshas. Maitreya and Parashara Once the sage Maitreya came to the sage Parashara and wanted to know abo... Read more
Panchang, also called Panchanga and Panchangam, has five basic elements of time of (Pancha-anga the five limbs) – Tithi, Vara, Nakshatra, Yoga and Karana. These are used to elect a sui... Read more
The worship of the Nitya Devis connected with the phases of the moon is an important aspect of Tantrak worship. The Sun rules our soul and the Moon rules our mind. These two planets cause th... Read more
Chapter Nine Detachment from All that Is Material 1. The saintly brahmana said: Everyone considers certain things within the material world to be most dear to him, and because of attachment... Read more
