lalitopAkhyAna describes mArtANDabhairava as the great upAsakA of parAmbA stationed at shrIpura, ever immersed in contemplation on shrImahArAj~nI. Krodha bhaTTAraka describes the great Lord of

karAladaMShTraM karavAlacha~nchalakShurAntajihvaM bhrukuTImukholbaNam | stabdhordhvakarNaM girikandarAdbhutavyAttAsyanAsaM hanubhedabhIShaNam – bhaje || Two purANas are known popularly as bhAgavata: viShNu bhAgavata purANa and devI bhAgavata purANa. Traditional

In the current days, various maNDalas are being drawn for various purposes without a correct understanding of their significance, the method of drawing and the

Kartika mAsa is of great importance as it is said to represent agni among the devatas. As agni represents the face of all other devatas,

[Query] Where can I get sadhana of karna pisachi? How does one obtain success in this sadhana? Please help as an astrologer has adviced me

[Query] Can we do japa during nights when evil spirits are active? Can we do yoga at night? Can we do pranayam when air conditioner

[Query] Are agasthiya’s guru hayagreevar another muni and different from Perumal? namaH paradevatAyai There have been such speculations, but they seem to be just speculations,

keshva klesharaNa nArAyaNa janArdana | govinda paramAnanda mAM samuddhara mAdhava || There have been some queries regarding the mahAmantra if hare rAma should precede hare

Twenty-eight works are ascribed to the immortal nAtha-yogin gorakShanAtha. They are: 1. amanaska yoga 2. amaraugha-shAsanam 3. avadhUta-gItA (possibly different from the standard text ascribed

gorakShanAtha presents an elaborate description of the ethereal chakra system, drawn from upaniShads, Agama, tantra and older yogic texts. The following brief study of the

Here is the nyAsa followed traditionally for reciting bhagavadgItA by scholars from Sringeri: OM asya shrImadbhagavadgItA mAlAmahAmantrasya bhagavAn vedavyAso R^iShiH anuShTup ChandaH shrIkR^iShNaH paramAtmA devatA

vyAdhUta-kesara-saTA-vikarALavaktram hastAgravisphurita-sha~NkhagadAsi-chakram | AviShkR^itaM sapadi yena nR^isiMharUpam nArAyaNaM tamapi vishvasR^ijaM namAmi || The mantras of garuDa, the vAhana of shrImannArAyaNa, are well known in the