One of the eighteen major Puranas, the Brahma Purana is an important text in the Hindu tradition, especially by the Vaishnavas, who revere it for its devotion to Lord Krishna and Radha. The text is famous for accepting Krishna as the most supreme being and asserting that all gods such as Vishnu, Shiva, Brahma, Ganesha […]Read More
The Brahma Purana is one of the eighteen Mahapuranas, which are ancient Hindu scriptures that contain stories, teachings, and guidance about the universe, gods, and human life. Named after Brahma, the Hindu god of creation, this text plays an important role in explaining Hindu philosophy, religion, and culture. It is filled with myths, legends, rituals, […]Read More
The Kapila Purana is a notable piece of Hindu religious literature. As one of the eighteen Upapuranas, it explores different areas of cosmology, theology, and philosophy. This text is credited to the sage Kapila, who is respected as the founder of the Samkhya school of thought. This text provides a great insight into old Indian […]Read More
She was a Dalit on top of that a woman. She was born in an era when Dalits were not even allowed to drink from the same well let alone enter the temple. Facing the society was not easy at all. She was attacked left, right, and center. However, she broke all the prisons and […]Read More
The Samba Purana is a text belonging to the corpus of Hindu Puranic literature, the Upapuranas. This Purana, named after Samba, the son of Lord Krishna, contains several religious practices, mythologies, and teachings that revolve around the devotion of Samba and the worship of the sun god, Surya. This paper researches in exactitude the Samba […]Read More
The greatest devotee of Lord Krishna, Meerabai, was born in 1498 to Ratan Singh in the royal family of Rajasthan. Gifted with a mellifluous voice, she is one of the most celebrated poets of Bhaktikal. Meerabai was nothing short of a rebel, for she defied all the societal norms by refusing to commit sati and […]Read More
The Sanat-Kumara Purāṇa is an ancient Hindu text radiant with spiritual wisdom, cultural richness, and the depth of Indian mythology and philosophy. This Purāṇa is one of the eighteen Mahāpurāṇas attributed to Sanat-Kumara, one of the four Kumaras who are considered eternal youth and seers in Indian tradition. In this blog, various features of Sanat-Kumara […]Read More
Shrivatsa or Srivatsa is a Sanskrit word that means the beloved of Sri. It a triangular shape mark that is said to appear on the right side of Vishnu’s chest—one of the major Hindu deities and one of the three creator deity. The triangular mark, depicted as a looped knot or a set of interlocking […]Read More
Across the world the Conch is popularly known as the sea snail. In India, especially in Hinduism the Conch holds a place of significance in the ancient sacred text as well as in the religious practices. The Conch as the Sanskrit word Shanka first finds its mention around 1000 BCE in the ancient Vedic text […]Read More
A Timeless Sanctuary The Sadh Belo Temple, also known as Sadh Bela, stands as a beacon of spirituality on an island in the Indus River near Sukkur, Sindh, Pakistan. This revered Hindu temple complex has witnessed centuries of devotion, legends, and architectural marvels. Let us light on a journey through its history, rituals, and sacred […]Read More