darSana, SAstra, vijnAna

Pratyahara: The Art of Sensory Withdrawal in Yoga and Tantra

Introduction

Pratyahara remains one of the most crucial yet challenging aspects of yoga and tantra. Defined as the “withdrawal of the senses” or “control of the senses,” it signifies the…

Harmonizing Divine Revelation and Eternal Wisdom

Exploring Kanakadhara Stotram and SrI Suktam

Unveiling the Wealth of Wisdom: A Summary of Sri Mahalakshmi Vaibhavam Pravachanam

Sri Sankara Vijayam — Highlights

The victory of Sankara is the reestablishment of Sanatana vaidika dharma at a time where several misinterpretations of dharma are rampant. The study of inspiring life as a background story and going through his teachings through the events of life allows an ordinary…

Essential sAmba panchASikA

An attempt to summarize my understanding of recent pravachanam by samanvaya samarat Dr. Samavedam Shanmukha…

mAnava dharma SAstra — A perspective

My earliest article on ‘dharma’ was written in 2009 after carefully studying the dharma SAstra that talked about the 4 quarters,4 phases,4 fold purpose,4 ages/eons; the basis of fundamental order —…

hastAmalakIyam with bhAshyam

Self — as clear as a gooseberry in the palm — with explanation (includes all my intellectual defects!)

by that knowledge everything is known to be in supreme self
(I) bow down to that eternal-knowledge-bliss-unborn-imperishable

Hanumat Sarvasvam — All about Hanuman

An attempt to summarize recent pravachanam by samanvaya samarat Dr. Samavedam Shanmukha Sarma…

The first physician — dhanvantari

Today is the 13th moon phase after full moon in Aswini star. Asvayuja kRshna trayOdaSi, known as dhanvantari trayOdaSi

In the beginning, everything was invisibly merged in the milky ocean. All the creation is in the conceptual model. In that…