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Tag Archives: gods
Matters of religion: the Vāyavīyaṃ Kaubera-vratam
The bus came to halt at the underground stop. Vrishchika of pretty tresses got off the bus and walked up the stairs to reach the over-bridge. She reached the middle of the bridge and stood there looking out expectantly at … Continue reading
Posted in Heathen thought, Life
Tagged atharvaveda, evolution of religions, goddesses, gods, Hindu ritual, Indo-Aryan, Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, kubera, religion, Rigveda, rudra, shiva, Story, varuNa, vAyu, Veda, Yajurveda
Notes on the Bhadra-sūkta, a hymn for felicity to the Vedic pantheon
For better type-setting and Devanagari rendering use PDF version. Introduction Several sub-schools of the Taittirīya school of the Kṛṣṇayajurveda possess their own collections of mantra-s distinct from their saṃhitā-s known as the mantra-pāṭha-s. These include mantra-s that are often found … Continue reading
Posted in Heathen thought
Tagged atharvaveda, deities, deva, devI, goddesses, gods, Indo-Aryan, Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, religion, Rigveda, Samaveda, sanAtana-dharma, Veda, vedic, Venus, Yajurveda
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
The autumn days
Vidrum had just finished up with his last patient for the day. Before heading out to his office one of his assistants offered him a rich halvā. He curtailed his temptation reminding himself how bad it could be for one’s … Continue reading
Posted in art
Tagged crocodiles, cultured brains, gods, psychedelics, Story, West Africa
Some comparative considerations on the Indo-European religion with a focus on the Roman religion
Studies on the Roman religion The Roman religion is important for our understanding of the early Indo-European religion which forms the basis of our own religion, tradition, and identity. Unfortunately, the religions of the western branches of Indo-European were destroyed … Continue reading
Posted in Heathen thought, History
Tagged Aryan, Classical, evolution of religions, gods, Greek, Hindu, Hittite, Indo-Aryan, Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, religion, Roman
The vaishvadeva riddle of manu
In 8th maNDala of the R^igveda there is famous vaishvadeva riddle of father manu vaivasvata (RV 8.29) in the peculiar partial virAT (dvipada virAT) meter. In our tradition the one who identifies all the deva-s in it becomes the knower … Continue reading
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Tagged agni, deities, deva, gods, heathen thought, Hindu, indra, vaishvadeva ritual, vedic
