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- The material quoted here and in the last RT are a good example of: मूर्खप्रोत्साहनान् मूर्खत्वम् इदम् एव मूर्खपरम्प… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 1 day ago
- RT @Sarvadamana: In that case we *may* find archaeological evidence for flying vimanas and ancient nuclear astra's too 😁 https://t.co/3vd5v… 1 day ago
- A great fear of the mantravAdin-s was also put into the marUnamatta-s due to the abhichAra. A Mogol commander Munaw… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 1 day ago
- A sense of number or even basic magnitude is mostly lacking in the first responder from the media in the desh: no d… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 1 day ago
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The maṅgalācaraṇam of the Mānasollāsa
In PDF format A conversation with a friend brought my mind back to the Mānasollāsa, the encyclopedia of the great Cālukya emperor Someśvara-deva. Below is the maṅgalācaraṇam of that work. The last verse is where the author announces himself. There … Continue reading
kumAra chakra with the twelve dreadful goddesses
The account of the mantra practice of these kaumAra goddesses was originally intended as part of the great skanda vrata. Given that that might take a while to complete, and that these goddess might be worshiped in other rites in … Continue reading
Posted in Heathen thought
Tagged goddesses, karttikeya, kaumAra ritual, kumAra, skanda, twelve goddess
The skanda-vrata
We had earlier presented a few details pertaining to the great kumAra chakra, which lay at the root of the kumArashAsana the pinnacle of its glory – a time when mahAsena was invoked from bAhlika in the north to dramiDa … Continue reading
Posted in Heathen thought
Tagged balagraha, goddesses, karttikeya, kaumAra ritual, kumAra, mathurA, mAtR^ikA, mothers, skanda, war god
