On the day of Mahashivratri, you must have observed your parents or grandparents worship the Shiva Linga in the morning. They might have even asked you to come to the temple with them to bathe the linga...
जब चित्रकूट में श्रीराम भरत को राज-काज की शिक्षा दे रहे थे तो उन्होंनें उनसे पूछा था कि तुम्हारे राज्य में पुरोहित और ब्राह्मण सुख से तो हैं न? भरत को कौतूहल हुआ तो पूछ बैठे कि...
भारतीय संस्कृति में पति-पत्नी की कई आदर्श जोड़ियां मौजूद है पर उनमें सबसे आदर्श जिस जोड़ी को माना जाता है वो रघुनंदन श्री राम और जनकनंदिनी सीता जी की जोड़ी है। ये सबसे आदर्श जोड़ी इसलिये मानी जाती...
मन्त्र :-
मन के साधन को "मन्त्र" कहते हैं | अर्थात मन जो "संकल्प" ले उसे सत्य बनाने के साधन को मन्त्र कहते हैं | किसी भी वैदिक संहिता में "मन्त्र" नहीं होते | ऋग्वेद में ऋचाएं हैं जिनका प्रयोग...
Where does this soul go after death? Its description is found in detail in the Chandogya Upanishad of the Tandya Mahabrahman of Samaveda. There are three movements of the Jeeva described there, out of which we will...
मानव जीवन का परम एवं चरम लक्ष्य है अमृत्व की प्राप्ति। पुराण वर्णित देवासुर संग्राम में समुद्र मंथन से अमृत कलश प्रकट हुआ था| भगवान विष्णु ने स्वयं मोहिनी रूप धारण कर दैवी प्रकृति वाले देवताओं को...
As Kaurawas were losing the battle of Mahabharata, Duryodhana approached Bhisma one night and accused him of not fighting the Mahabharata war to his full strength because of his affection for Pandavas. Bhisma greatly angered, immediately picked up 5...
Intellectual integrity and truth are obviously unwanted in our times. These have been displaced by political correctness. Why this happened is a mystery, but mainstream media and other agencies vehemently enforce the politically correct opinion. They drum into us...
Yes, and it is even natural. One only needs to deeply reflect on what is meant by the Almighty.
If somebody grew up as a Christian or Muslim, he needs, however, to get rid of some notions about the Almighty...
This article is an extract from Two Cheers, for Democracy(1936). by E.M. Forster. E. M. Forster (born 1879) was a novelist and critic whose literary output has been limited in amount but is of very...