Death in Indic Thought – Part I: An Interpretation of the Kaṭha Upaniṣad
When Yama met Naciketā, who had come to offer himself to the Lord of Death at the bidding of his father, he was terrified at a child’s anticipated wrath. This was because Naciketā had to wait for three nights at Yama’s gates while he was away from his residence. Imagine how hospitable, gentle and indeed how refined a god he must have been – More...
The Metrology behind Harappan Town-Planning – II
[contextly_sidebar id=”0ovqocYcEwdl99JPiYPqOPvZZxg6xXLK”] Dimensions in Harappan Settlements Ratios apart, we come across many dimensions of structures in Harappan settlements that can be expressed as More...
Svādhyāya: Studying our Holy Books- VII
[contextly_sidebar id=”qw8hihwKWpdI3xbuql8KVYrxAoFpnAEB”] Vedāngas These are six branches of learning whose knowledge is considered a pre-requisite to learning the Vedas. They are: Kalpa (ritual), Vyākaraṇa More...
The Kanchi Paramacharya at 125 – A tribute
This year (May 29, 2018) will mark the 125th birth anniversary of the Kanchi Paramacharya Shri Chandrashekarendra Sarawathi, a colossus who strode across the Dharmic firmament of the country, someone rooted in the More...
The Metrology behind Harappan Town-Planning – I
Abstract The existence and use of Harappan linear units have remained a riddle. Harappan town planning, in particular, has not so far been known to have used precise units, although it displays elaborate geometry. More...
Svādhyāya: Studying our Holy Books- VI
[contextly_sidebar id=”GemKTtabP9EtK6woZE71zqW9fJZOQJ4u”] The Vedas or Shruti Importance of the Vedas As explained above, the Vedas are considered the supreme scriptures, or the gold-standard by most More...
The greatness of Lord Sri HayagrIva in Indian tradition
Introduction To understand who Lord Sri HayagrIva is, one needs to know what is jnAna and vijnAna. These two terms need some explanation since they pertain to the subject, namely the I or the knower within us and More...
The Monistic Śākta Philosophy in the Guhyopaniṣad
Overview Studies on the pantheon of Kālī have either focused on autochthonous rituals and practices, or have read the canonized Tantric texts in relation to the Kashmiri traditions. In these readings, what has More...
Svādhyāya: Studying our Holy Books- V
[contextly_sidebar id=”9pmnN2hM6gCfApixOYOKRg8Nqd3UiTz9″] Hindu Scriptures and the Proverbial Hindu Tolerance: Interfaith Perspectives Hindu Dharma is not a ‘One Book, One Prophet, One God’ religion. More...
The Idea of 22 Srutis
Introduction In the Indian tradition the seven notes of the saptaka are taken to be further subdivided into 22 srutis. The problem as to why this subdivision has 22 elements has concerned musicologists for a long More...