Principles of Srivaishnavism Srivaishnavism is a philosophy and a religion based on the Upanisads and the divine hymns of Alwars. This system of philosophy explains the nature of souls, matter and God and the relation between them in a rational manner based on testimony and prescribes two basic paths namely Bhakti and Prapatti to get liberation from the vicious...

Karma translates literally as 'action', 'work' or 'deed' and is often described as the "moral law of cause and effect". Such cause-and-effect occurs on any given plane, whether physical, mental, or otherwise. According to the Upanishads, it is said that the individual or 'actor', known as the jiva-atma, will develop samskaras (impressions) from all actions he...

Rudraksha (Utrasum Bead)Elaeocarpus is a genus of tropical and subtropical evergreen trees and shrubs. The approximately 350 species are distributed from Madagascar in the west through India, Southern China, Nepal, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Australia and Pacific Islands (Fiji, Solomon). Around 70% of the Ganitri trees are found in Indonesia. However,...