The Lunar Line Chandra or Soma was th son of the sage Atri. Atri was a very powerful sage. He was always busy meditating. For three thousand years he performed tapasya, with his arms raised... Read more

The Solar Line The sun-god Surya was born as the son of Kashyapa and Aditi. (The Markandeya Purana states that the demons were oppressing the gods. Aditi therefore prayed that Surya might be... Read more

Yoga Continued “Why are you so despondent?” asked Brahma. “A terrible poison named kalakuta has emerged as a result of the churning of the ocean; replied the gods and the d... Read more

Yoga Continued The goddess Sarasvati appeared in this kalpa. (There is some confusion here. The Vayu Purana itself states that the varaha kalpa was the seventh kalpa and that the preceding k... Read more

Yoga Shiva taught the world the technique of yoga. Yoga literally means union and is a form of meditation that teaches about the union between the individual human soul (atman) and the divin... Read more

Varaha Kalpa At the end of the last kalpa, there was a destruction and the universe was flooded with water. Vishnu slept on the water as long as Brahma’s night lasted. Since nara means water... Read more

Introduction The Vayu Purana itself states that the Puranas were originally recited by the great god Brahma and that one has to understand the Puranas if one is to appreciate the Vedas and t... Read more