Original essays written in English and approved translations from Hindi, newest edition first. Where a term of shastra matters in a translation, the Hindi original is authoritative.
329 articles
What does the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) do and believe? When I was young, a person gave a speech on smoking at school. That speech was so powerful that for many years afterwards I used to think that smoking is the root of all the world's problems. I believed that the day smoking ends, the world w
23 October 2026 · 7 min read
'The Authentic Introduction of Shri Sutaji' Author: Pandit Gangadhar Pathak 'Vedadyacharya' Chief Priest - Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Shilabujan, Ayodhya Guide: Sarveshreshwar Jayaditya panchang (traditional almanac), Jaipur The chief priest who had Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi perform the shilanyas (laying of the foundation stone) of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya.
23 October 2026 · 1 min read
'Introduction to Maharshi Valmiki' Author: Pandit Gangadhar Pathak 'Vedadyacharya' Principal: Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Shila Pujan, Ayodhya Guide: Shrisarveshwar Jayaditya Panchang (traditional almanac), Jaipur The chief priest who had Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi perform the groundbreaking ceremony (shilanyas) for the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya
23 October 2026 · 1 min read
'Gavarchanaprayogah' Author: Pandit Gangadhar Pathak 'Vedadyacharya' Chief Priest: Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Shilapujan, Ayodhya Advisor: Shrisarveshvara Jayaditya Panchang (traditional almanac), Jaipur The chief priest who had Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi perform the shilanyas (laying of the foundation stone) for the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya, Acharya Shri Ga
23 October 2026 · 2 min read
'Gavo Jaganmatarah' (Cows are the mothers of the universe) Author: Pandit Gangadhar Pathak 'Vedadyacharya', Principal - Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Shilab Pujan, Ayodhya. Guide: Sarveshvara Jayaditya Panchang (traditional almanac), Jaipur. The chief priest Acharya Shri Gan
23 October 2026 · 2 min read
Shri Surabhi Stotravali Author: Pandit Gangadhar Pathak ‘Vedadyacharya’ Chief Acharya — Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Shila Pujan, Ayodhya; Shri Vrindavan Dham Guide: Shri Sarveshwar Jayaditya Panchang (traditional almanac), Jaipur The chief priest officiating the foundation stone laying of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir in Ayodhya by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi
23 October 2026 · 1 min read
'Shri Surabhi Yaga Paddhati' Author: Pandit Gangadhar Pathak ‘Vedadyacharya’ Chief Acharya — Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Shila Pujan (foundation stone consecration), Ayodhya Guide: Shri Sarveshwar Jayaditya Panchangam (traditional almanac), Jaipur Chief Priest Acharya Sh... conducting the shilanyas (foundation stone laying) of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir in Ayodhya with Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi
23 October 2026 · 1 min read
॥ नमः प्रकृत्यै ॥ (Salutations to Prakriti) Author: Pandit Gangadhar Pathak ‘Vedadyacharya’ Mukhya Acharya — Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Shila Pujan, Ayodhya Advisor: Shri Sarveshwar Jayaditya Panchang (traditional almanac), Jaipur Chief priest Acharya Shri conducting the shilanyas (foundation stone-laying) of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir in Ayodhya with Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi
23 October 2026 · 13 min read
Author: Pandit Gangadhar Pathak ‘Vedadyacharya’ (teacher of the foremost Vedas) (Chief Acharya [preceptor] of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Shila Pujan [consecration of the foundation stone], Ayodhya) Chief Priest Acharya Shri Gangadhar Pathak conducting the Shilanyas (laying of the foundation stone) of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. साङ्गोपाङ्गाय वेदाय ज्योतिषां ज्योतिषे नमः । सूर्याय सूर्यसि... (Salutations to the Veda with all its limbs and sub-limbs, and to the light of all lights [Jyotisha]. Salutations to the Sun, to the Surya...)
23 October 2026 · 6 min read
In *Panchasiddhantika*-1/3 1 by Varahamihira, one of the navaratnas (nine gems) of Vikramaditya, the Surya Siddhanta was designated as the “Saura” Siddhanta, and in *Panchasiddhantika*-1/4 2 it was called the “Savitra” Siddhanta. Therefore, according to Varahamihira, Savita—the Vedic deity of the Gayatri Mantra—is himself the exponent of the Surya Siddhanta, and his
23 October 2026 · 5 min read
Brihaspati Kavach Salutations to Shri Ganesha. Of this Shri Brihaspati Kavacha stotra-mantra, Ishvara is the Rishi (seer), Anushtup is the chhandas (meter), Guru is the devata (deity), *Gam* is the bija (seed syllable), *Shri* is the shakti (potency), *Kleem* is the kilaka (pinion), and the viniyoga (application) is through recitation for the propitiation of Guru. अभीष्टफलदं देवं सर्वज्ञं सुरपूजितम् । अक्षमालाधरं शान्तं प्रणमामि बृहस्पतिम् ॥ 1 ॥ I bow to Brihaspati, the serene deity who bestows desired fruits, the omniscient one worshipped by the devas, holding an akshamala (rosary). May Brihaspati protect my head, my fore...
23 October 2026 · 1 min read
Brihaspati Stotra Salutations to Shri Ganesha. Of this Shri Brihaspati Stotra, Gritsamada is the rishi (seer), Anushtup is the chhandas (metre), Brihaspati is the devata (presiding deity); the viniyoga (ritual application) is recitation for propitiating Brihaspati. गुरुर्बृहस्पतिर्जीवः सुराचार्यो विदांवरः । वागीशो धिषणो दीर्घश्मश्रुः पीताम्बरो युवा ॥ 1 ॥ Guru, Brihaspati, Jiva, preceptor of the suras (gods), foremost among the wise; lord of speech, embodiment of intellect, possessing a long beard, robed in yellow garments, youthful. (1) सुधादृष्टिर्ग्रहाधीशो ग्रहपीडापहारकः । दयाकर Whose glance is nectar, sovereign among the grahas (planets), dispeller of planetary afflictions, compassionate...
23 October 2026 · 1 min read
Church-controlled media has played a major role in preventing the true character and nature of India from reaching the Christian populace or the Western world. Having achieved complete success through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, this apparatus had become exceedingly brazen and a "character maker". The Western propaganda apparatus possessed church-driven vas...
23 October 2026 · 4 min read
◆Samvat 2078 is Rakshasa Samvatsara (year of the sixty-year Jovian cycle)◆ ◆Why the Dispute Over Lupta-Samvatsara (the elided Jovian year)?◆ — Acharya Shri Vinay Jha, Tri-skandha Jyotirvid (scholar of the three branches of Jyotisha), Surya-Siddhantic mathematician; Patron, Akhil Bharatiya Vidwat Parishad, Varanasi; Mathematician, Aditya Panchang (traditional almanac) (Kashi), Shri Sarveshwara Jayaditya Panchang (Jaipur), etc., ... of Aditya Panchang
23 October 2026 · 8 min read
Humble Request - Shri Nimbark Parishad is respectfully informed that by the infinite grace of our revered deities Thakur Shri Govinddevji and Thakur Shri Sarasbihariji, Rajasthan's only panchang (traditional almanac) based on the ancient mathematics of the *Surya Siddhanta*, the *Shri Sarveshwar Jayaditya Panchang*, is published from Jaipur by Shri Nimbark Parishad...
23 October 2026 · 6 min read
From the upcoming Samvat 2078, it has been decided by Shri Nimbark Parishad, Jaipur, in collaboration with the Central Sanskrit University, Jaipur Campus, to publish Rajasthan's sole Surya-siddhantic panchang (traditional almanac), 'Shri Sarveshwar Jayaditya Panchang'. For this purpose, regarding the vrat (religious fasts), parva (festivals), utsava (celebrations), muhurta (auspicious timings), etc., in the panchang
23 October 2026 · 4 min read
Testing Acharya Jagannatha’s literary understanding, "रमणीयार्थ-प्रतिपादक: शब्द: काव्यं" (poetry is that word whose sense is delightful), against the touchstone of modernity, it can be said: "Literature is the chained presentation of thoughts yielding a beautiful meaning, encompassing the sentiments of lokakalyana (universal welfare) while realistically portraying social dimensions." Viewed from this perspective, jyo
23 October 2026 · 3 min read
If you ever attend a military funeral or memorial service, you can see groups of soldiers proudly holding rifles. Then, at a specific time, they aim their weapons at the sky and fire. This practice is quite common around the world and with many traditions,
23 October 2026 · 2 min read
Ganguly, who took over the reins of the Indian cricket team as captain in 2000, is credited with pioneering many things. From bringing about a paradigm shift in the team's style of play to fully backing his preferred players in the squad, to instilling aggression in the team...
23 October 2026 · 2 min read
The World Health Organization has warned that by 2050, one in four people in the world's population will suffer from hearing problems. The first global report on hearing capacity states that the causes of many problems—such as infections, diseases, birth defects, noise, and negative lifestyle changes—
23 October 2026 · 2 min read
According to his former intelligence chief, Fidel Castro survived at least 634 attempts on his life. Whether or not that figure is accurate, the Cuban dictator successfully thwarted numerous and bizarre assassination plots orchestrated by the CIA. Here we examine 6 major ones and
23 October 2026 · 3 min read
The connection between heat and bad behavior has long been assumed theoretically, and is now being supported by science as well. And this is truly not very good news. Most scientists agree: the world is getting warmer every year. This means not only greater difficulty for individuals p
23 October 2026 · 3 min read
Since the beginning of the 20th century, ethnic minority interest groups have played a significant role in United States foreign policy. One faction that stands out at the forefront in terms of influence is the pro-Israel lobby. For decades, America's support for Israel has been an established truth, but ever s
23 October 2026 · 4 min read
Among the grave failures of democracy in our country is the rising menace of communism, which is an avowed enemy of the democratic constitution. Lest they lag behind the communists in their economic appeal to the public, in this endeavor our leaders themselves also...
23 October 2026 · 5 min read