Narmada Shivling - नर्मदा शिवलिंगIt is a smooth ellipsoid stone. Banalinga is also called the Svayambhu Linga: (Sanskrit) "Self-existent mark or sign of God", as it is discovered in nature and not carved or crafted by human hands. The Narmada Shivling are quite strong and the hardness is a 7 on the Mohs scale. Narmada Stone are...
Showing posts with label Sanskrit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sanskrit. Show all posts
Thursday, November 07, 2019
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About Swami Vivekananda
About Swami VivekanandaSwami Vivekananda was born in 1863 in Calcutta. His parents named him Narendranath Dutta, or Naren for short. As a young man, Vivekananda joined the course in philosophy at the Scottish Churches College of Calcutta (Kolkata), and also became a disciple of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, a great mystic and devotee of Kali. Ramakrishna was a phenomenal...
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Yuga in Hinduism is an epoch or era within a four-age cycle. A complete Yuga starts with the Krita Yuga, via Treta Yuga and Dvapara Yuga into a Kali Yuga.
Yuga: Spiritual -Theosophy Dictionary on YugaYuga (Sanskrit) Age; an age of the world, of which there are four -- satya yuga, treta yuga, dvapara yuga, and kali yuga -- which proceed in succession during the manvantaric cycle. Each yuga is preceded by a period called in the Puranas, sandhya (twilight, transition period, dawn) and followed by another period of...
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Melkote or Tirunarayanapuram - Another important pilgrim center that is close to Mysore
Another important pilgrim center that is close to Mysore is Melkote or Tirunarayanapuram. Melkote is about 60kms from Mysore city and is located in a hilly region that comprises some of the oldest rock formations on earth. Cradled in the middle of these hills is the temple town of Melkote. This town gained religious importance in the 12th century AD when...
Monday, May 26, 2008
Varanasi - The holy city of India, is also known by the name of Kashi and Benaras. Kashi, the city of Moksha for Hindus since centuries
Varanasi, the holy city of India, is also known by the name of Kashi and Benaras. Kashi, the city of Moksha for Hindus since centuries, is known for its fine-quality silks, 'paan' and Benares Hindu University and Avimukta of the ancient days, Varanasi is the most popular pilgrimage point for the Hindus. One of the seven holiest cities, Varanasi city is also...
Sunday, May 04, 2008
Astronomy: Panchanga
Astronomy: PanchangaPanchanga–The Hindu Almanac"Time creates the sky and the earth. Time creates that past and the future. By Time the sun burns, through Time all beings exist, in Time the eyes see. Time is the lord of all."This verse from the Atharva-veda (19.54) expresses the importance of time in Hindu culture. In India time is conceived as an unending flow...
