Allah’s Sorcerers
A few years ago, a banker friend from Orissa who is also an advanced practitioner of Kriya Yoga (belonging to the lineage of
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Women and Veda
The very birth of a Brāhmaṇa is seen by Manu as for the sake of the fulfillment of the sacred law: utpattirēva viprasya mūrtirdharmasya śāśvatī
Vishnu Sahasranama
Bhagavān Shaṅkarācārya has instructed all mortals to benefit by reciting the divine names of Srīmannārāyaṇa – gēyaṁ gītā nāmasahasram. Kalau kēśava kīrtanāt –
Sri Venkateshwara
kAraNaparachidrUpAyai namaH matsyakUrmavaraahaadinAnArUpavidhAriNyai namaH veMkAro.amR^itabIjastu kUTamaishwarmamuccvhyate | amR^itaishwarya saMghatvaadvenkaTAdri iti smR^itaH || [vArAhe 36-32] The hill that grants eternal bliss is Venkatachala. Or, Vem refers
Tirtha Yatra
The merit of visiting tīrtha and kṣētra has been a well-documented and well-discussed topic. This practice has often been encouraged in our Maṇḍalī as
Sahyamalaka Kshetra
sahyAmalaka kShetra or Thirunelli as it is popularly known, is located in the Western Ghats of Kerala in the valley of Brahmagiri. Lord nR^isiMha is
Tandava Shanmukha
shaNmukha mahA tANDava Krama, popular among the shivAchAryas at Tiruchendur, is guarded fiercely by practitioners. Through its correct use, most of the AbhichArika prayogas can
Surya Namaskara
गृह्णात्यात्मप्रकाशान्निजविषयमतोऽध्यात्ममन्त्रेन्द्रियं स्यात् सूर्याद्यन्तः प्रवृत्तिं प्रजनयति ततश्चादिदैवं तदुक्तम् । रूपाद्यं चाधिभूतं यदनुगतमनुध्येयमात्मस्वरूपं तेनान्ते तस्य तिष्ठाम्यहमभिमुखमित्यष्ठ मे स्पष्टमाह ॥ There are various ways of performing Sūrya Namaskāra.
Subrahmanya Homa
The basic homa of subrahmanya, practiced by shrIvidyA upAsakas is based on vasistha samhitA[1] and involves the worship of subrahmaNya in two forms: saguNa and
Sītā converses with Rāvaṇa
Rāvaṇa approaches Bhagavatī Sītā seated in Aśōkavāṭikā and begins to speak to her thus: ēkavēnī dharāśayyā dhyānaṁ malinamambaram | asthānē’pyupavāsaśca naitānyaupayikāni tē || O
Upasana after Siddhi?
[Query] Should one recite lalita sahasranamam even after getting mantra siddhi? kodaNDamaikShavamakhaNDamiShum cha pauShpam chakrAbjapAshasR^iNikA~nchanavamshanALam | bibhrANamaShTavidhabAhubhirarkavarNam dhyAyeddharim madanagopavilAsaveSham || The stage of mantra siddhi
Shravana
dakShiNAbhimukheshAnAya namaH Sravana -Hearing/learning Vedanta Vakya methodically from a competent teacher. Manana – Reflecting upon these teachings and their essence (which is Brahman) repeatedly, till