LIBERATION FROM SINS Narad asked Yamaraj about the reason why joy was so elusive to human beings. He also wanted to know about the reasons for man’s sorrows.  Yamaraj replied—Man... Read more

ASHAUCHA AND PINDA KALP ‘Ashaucha’ means impurity,so it is the period during which the son of the deceased is considered to be impure.The period begins from the day on which the... Read more

IDOL MADE OF WOOD Prithvi requested lord Varah to describe the proper methods of installing various types of idols. Lord Varah replied that a devotee desirous of making a wooden idol must se... Read more

RURU KSHETRA Lord Varah told Prithvi-“This holy place is named after Ruru-the daughter of Devadutt and an apsara named Pramlocha.Devadutt came from the lineage of sage Bhrigu.Once,Deva... Read more

GUD-DHENU DAAN As it is amply clear by the name,in this ritual some jaggery is taken and given the shape of a cow and a calf.The land is purified by coating it with cow-dung.After that,a bla... Read more

DHANYA-VRATA This particular austerity is a form of ‘nakta-vrata’, which means observing fast for the whole day and breaking it in the night. The austerity commences on the first... Read more

LORD RUDRA   Sage Mahatapa then went on to describe the incident that led to the manifestation of lord Rudra and the significance of chaturdashi-‘In the beginning of creation,when... Read more

LORD GANAPATI King Prajapal then asked sage Mahatapa about the manifestation of lord Ganapati and about the significance of chaturthi in terms of Ganapati’s worship. Mahatapa narrated... Read more

SHRADDH KALPA Describing the types of brahmin,considered to be elligible to preside over the rituals of shraddh, Markandeya told sage Gaurmukh-“The following types of brahmin are ellig... Read more