Hinduism History Practices Mantras

Sri Lalitha Sahasranama Introduction Lecture. Though Hinduism advocates The Realization of the Self, which is a Principle beyond Attributes, Hinduism recommends the worship of gods in the form of Idols. In this sense in Hinduism, God exists in Form and at the same time does not. For details read my post ‘God Exis, Yes And No’ Worship of Gods in Human forms that in a form which one likes is a speci...

I have, as indicated in my earlier posts, started classes on Sri Vishnu Sahasranama from March. Along with it, following classes are also on. Vedas Upanishads Sahasranama Courses Online If you would like to join please click the link above or contact ramanan50@gmail.com or Whatsapp+919480591538 Here below is a part of introduction to Sri Vishnu Sahasranama.

Nature behaves as has been. We assume that,while the going is good,it would always be so. Not so. There is a saying in Tamil that there is none who has prospered continuously for ten years,nor one who has suffered for ten years. Life ,which includes Nature,is a Cycle. Every thing occurs in a Cycle. So are droughts,Astronomical phenomenon and Natural calamities. Few seconds of Earthquakes or Volcan...

Two essential ceremonies are conducted in Brahmin Households in the South. These are followed as a More than as one sanctioned by Sruthi or even Smriti. More is a Group of practices followed by a specific group rather than as a matter of personal choice. These are followed in the South of India, in the States of Tamil Nadu,Karnataka, Kerala and Andhra. One is Samaradhanai and the other is Sumangal...

Gotra system prevailing in India is a system of linking one to his ancestors. It is also one’s identity. Gotra is referred to for all family functions, both auspicious and inauspicious. It is one of the parameters for fixing marriages. Gotra also let’s one to know which Veda,Branch one belongs to. I have written on Gotra and list of Gotras of Brahmins,Vaisyas and Kshatriyas. Gotras have one,Two,Th...

I have published articles on Brahmin Kshatriya and Vaisya Gotras and a detailed list of Brahmin Gotras. There have been a lot of queries on Gotras. Broadly speaking they are of two types. One informing me that I have left out a Gotra. As Gotra information is difficult to come by and has to be validated I include the Gotras I missed out provided they stand verification. There are a lot of Gotras wh...

The Mitanni Empire covered what is now known as Iraq, Turkey Syria, Lebanon,Egypt and included Italy. They were the ancestors of these people. Mitanni were the ancestors of the Egyptians as well. These Kings and even a Roman Emperor sported Thiruman, The Vaishnavite marks on their Body.   The Sun King Akhenaten of Egypt who ruled between 1352-1336 BC was a son-in-law of Tushratta, the Mitanni king...

Sri Vishnu Sahasranama is one of the most powerful Mantras along with Lalitha Sahasranama. Vishnu Sahasranama was revealed in the presence of Sri Krishna in the Mahabharata Battlefield This maha mantra contains one Thousand and Eight names of Sri. Vishnu. As it’s palasuthi says by reciting Sri Vishnu Sahasranama, Brahmins shall gain knowledge ,Kshatriyas Victory Vaisyas Wealth and Sudras Pleasure....

Madras , aka, Chennai has a lot of tourist attractions. One such is the Santhome Church in Mylapore. This is not only a Church but a religious spot for the Christians. The Church is dedicated to St,Thomas who is reported to have landed in Chennai around 300 AD and spread Syrian Christianity . This Saint Thomas was infamous Acts of Thomas by Bardesanes, and this  is the source of the legend of St....

There is no dearth of Miracles around the world. India abounds in them. There is this reported incidence of Saint Raghavendra having spoken to Sir. Thomas Munro, the then District Collector of Bellary, in the year 1800, when Munro went to confiscate the land where Saint Raghavendra had attained Jeeva Samadhi. This was gazetted in the then Madras Presidency. .When Sir Thomas Munroe was the Collecto...

There is a school of Thought which considers that Lord Shiva was a Human being and He composed poems in Tamil. I am looking into the legend and verify whether there is any truth in this. This may sound ludicrous for rationalists. The point is that I do not consider me to be super intelligent,right and correct at all times and others ,especially my ancestors were fools to believe anything,spend tim...

We do not know our ancient history,Our culture and in short our past. One such is the information relating to the Invasion and destruction of Hindu Temples by Muslim Invaders. This information has been withheld, suppressed by the Invaders and later the Secular rulers of India (?!).Text books on Indian History right from the scholl level make a coy reference to Islam Invasion and destruction, looti...

This podcast is based on real experiences of Life and those who seek rationale or Logic are well advised to skip. Life,as I see it in the twilight of my years, is not logical,nor does it obey,follow or satisfy my ego,my qualifications,my wealth or my pedigree. Ot meanders through,though it may appear that we are leading, controlling it. It makes you react,though you may be deluded into thinking th...

Meenakshi,The Presiding Deity at Madurai,Tamil Nadu,India, saved a British Collector from an accident of nature by leading him by her hand. Though I belong to Madurai I have not been aware of it. By searching I found the information that this story is true and Meenakshi led , Collector Rous Peter (1786-1828) of Madurai, by hand. And as desired by Peter his grave was built ,in such a way, that his...

The Chidambaram Temple dedicated to Lord Nataraja, has a an enclosure , which contains nothing to indicate Akasa Roopa of Shiva, It is considered a Secret which many have tried tom unravel. The Nataraja temple, Chidambaram,Tamil Nadu,India is a representation of the Microcosm and Macrocosm and the temple architecture is designed to resemble Human activities including the number of Breaths taken in...

Hinduism advocates God as A Principle,Beyond Attributes. The underlying principle of Life and Universe,both known and Unknown lies in all these,they in It,yet It is beyond them. It is the Reality,Brahman. This Brahman is without beginning and end. It is Infinite. It is beyond words,thoughts. It Immanent and as well all Pervasive. It can be felt and Realized. There are various methods tried to Real...

Yogis are Realized Souls. Yoga, according to Patanjali, is the ‘Cessation of Modification of Chitta’ Yoga has, Chittavrutthi Nirodhithaha-Patanjali Yoga Sutra. The control and regulations of the mind and through it, The Consciousness is the goal of Yoga. There is another earlier system of Yoga. This is called Vaasi Yoga where, by breath control, Consciousness is directly controlled. This was the f...

There is information floating around the web that Sita was elder to Lord Rama by six months and many are quoting this to justify marrying an elder woman. Though we have many examples of wife being elder than her husband in puranas, like Sita was 6 months elder than Rama, Radha was elder than Krishna and even in the case of Shiva and Shakthi according to Shakthi purana, it was Shakthi who created S...

I read an interesting article while researching for proof on the Vedic India encompassed the entire world. I have posted quite a few articles on the Ancient Kingdoms of India with Time line,names,The Dynasties List and the existing archeological proof for the statement that Bharatvarsha extended throughout the world. Kanchi Periyavar mentions this fact in the Book Deivathin Kural in Tamil( Free do...

The formation of Rock in Grand Canyon is called the Vishnu Temple.   And there are formations called Shiva, Rama Temples.     The Theory is some Geologists were in the habit of naming ancient natural formation after Hindu Gods and Goddesses,which I doubt.   If naming after Gods were to have been practiced by the Christians, as in the case of many cities and natural phenomenon, they would have name...

Many associate Bangalore as an IT hub and a city founded by Kempe Gowda. Other researches say it is ,   An inscription, dating back to 890 AD, shows Bengaluru is over 1,000 years old. But it stands neglected at the Parvathi Nageshwara Temple in Begur near the city … written inhale Kannada (old Kannada) of the 9th Century, the epigraph refers to a Bengaluru war in 890 AD in which Buttanachetty, a s...

Apart from the spiritual point of view,Hindu temples are repositories of Innovative Architecture and house sites of Events that defy logic. People call them as Miracles. However those who know the ancient wisdom handed over through generations orally know that none of these ancient texts call any happenings,which might appear to be away from our daily Life,are Miracles;for the Hindus nothing in th...

We in our normal lives, imagine we have no time to think of God,( yet we do have time for TV and Politics); it is much more difficult to think of God when we lie dying when your senses are leaving you and you are in pain. Hindu Sastras declare that one becomes what one thinks of at the time of Death. So the Sastras enjoin one to name their children in the name of God. By calling out to them,though...

Death rites as prescribed in Hinduism continues from Part I.   Second Day.   Second day is Sanchayana, the collection of Bones. The bones are sprinkled with milk and the bones are picked up by hands wrapping them with Kandankathri herb,Solanum xanthocarpum.   This prevents any wound that may arise accidentally while picking up the bones, as this herb has anti biotic properties.   No shaving is to...

Hinduism postulates that there are five sheaths for a Human Being.   They are ,   Annamaya Kosa,made of the essence of Food, Pranamaya Kosa, of Breath,   Manomaya Kosa, of Thoughts,   Vignanamaya Kosa , of Knowledge and   Anandamaya Kosa, of Bliss.   Each of these are nurtured by their respective attributes/source of their Being and together they constitute the Living Human being.   When one dies...