Monthly Archives: November 2005

shrI pratya~NgirA atharvaNa bhadrakAlI paramabhattarikA devI We stood before that great idol of pratya~NgirA before the most holy shrine of Tiruchengode. That is the idol filled with the power of atharvaNa hR^idyA. When stands one before the deity one attains … Continue reading →

We had assembled for the gathering- me, durmukha, maireyapayin, mUlApasmara, vAta vyAdi, mlechCha sundarI, kavargA, harir-bArava all sahakuTumba. Glad to have escaped the tIkShNa hima we settled down to reel out the yarns. The conversation drifted to the journey that … Continue reading →

Kartik was a clever guy, who held a degree master’s degree in physics from a reputable university. He was considered cool by all his friends: he rode a flashy bike, he spoke with a crisp American accent despite his origins … Continue reading →

The nakshatra kalpa of the Atharva veda that is considered the first parishishhTa of the AV adduces a R^ishi in addition to the tutelary deity to each nakshatra. These connections appears to have emerged much later than the devata-nakshtra connection, … Continue reading →

Under the Kushanas, unlike in the days of later Indian rulers, the Indians followed an active policy of supporting the central Asian oasis civilization in the Tarim region. This forward policy was adopted by Vima Taktu, furthered by Vima Khadphises … Continue reading →

namo-namaste govindaM chakraM gR^ihya sudarshanaM |prAchyAM rakShasva mAM viShNo tvAm-ahaM sharaNaM gataH || Salutations to govinda, who holds the sudarshaNa discus;I seek refuge in you, O viShNu protect me from the east. gadAM kaumodakIM gR^ihNa padmanAbha namo.astu te |yAmyAM rakShasva … Continue reading →

In 615 AD, the 3 Central Asian kingdoms of Kucha, Agni (later Qara Shahar) and Khotan were islands of the Indic civilization in the Tarim Basin. They were at the pinnacle of their power and prosperity and were great centers … Continue reading →

The aponaptrIya is an important rite associated with the somayAga and is described in detail in the aitareya, the kaushItaki and chAgaleya brAhmaNas. The rite seems to be associated with the deities sarasvatI and apAM napAt and was probably instituted … Continue reading →

Long after the cell phone had exploded violently we lay unable to make sense of what happened in the daze of the blast. We then saw that figure moving like dhumAvati. It was laughing loudly and had all manifestations of … Continue reading →

One of the greatest tantrics of all times was the prolific trika savant abhinavagupta, one of the greatest Indian philosophers of all times. He wrote at least 44 books on tantra, aesthetics (including nATyashAstra) and philosophy. His student madhurAja yogin … Continue reading →

I decided to put down some matters arising in the discourse with R during the winding train journey. The following are listed as authoritative tantras by the great trika tantrics:1) kAmika 2) kiraNa 3) niHshvAsa 4) pauShkara 5) raurava 6) … Continue reading →

In 1326 the Army of Islam had completed the conquest of Hind and almost all of the old Hindu dynasties from the royal shishodias and ChAhamAnas in the north, the yAdavas and hoyasalas of Middle India and the Cholas and … Continue reading →

With the fall of general Wright, the Hindu armies employed a new trainer in the form of the roguish chief from Southern Saxony, Chappell. we have long known Chappell to be an abrasive character, who has always had his own … Continue reading →

The achievements early Hindu science are hardly known in an objective form. They are either being neglected due to the efforts of the leftist Anti-Hindu academics from the West and India or exaggerated by uneducated Hindus. One of the great … Continue reading →

Lie down comfortably on the bed, (eating a sweet or tAmbUlaM if you want) and then repeat the formula 44 times:gaM haM klauM glauM uchChiShTagaNeshAya mahAyakShAyAyaM baliH // Then without achamanaM he shall go to the outside arena (ideally a … Continue reading →

Like the human ape the chimpanzee is a predatory great ape. We saw a remarkable footage on the “Predators” documentary of a band of 5 chimps hunt the colobus monkeys. It leaves a tremendous impact on any one who watches … Continue reading →

The daNDaka kShuraka attack was made. That led to further trouble in the troubled area. The oShadhi-vanaspati was ravaged- that brought the bank balance down to zero. The dagda ratha caused havoc. An year after the event there were only … Continue reading →

“Everyone knows well how the bharadvAja yavakri met his end due the kAshyapa’s spells.”We had fallen back from suvargaM lokaM. We then started walking along the great path, when we saw a ratha similar to that of our ally of … Continue reading →

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We have been observing Mars since October 30th. We have had the most spectacular views of the planet ever in our whole observing career. At magnitude below -2.1 it stole the show in the whole observing session. We also got … Continue reading →