Serious writing on dharmic tradition, ritual and cultural memory.
Read both statements on jati (caste) and Hindu organization carefully and understand the difference. 1. "As long as the sense of jati does not end among Hindus, Hindu organization and Hindu awakening are impossible." — Veer Savarkar 2. "If the Hindu becomes awakened, he will automatically become organized and give a fitting response to the challenge of jati-bhed (caste division)..."
18 October 2026 · 1 min read
Chaaturmaasya-Vratavidhaana (Rules and Observances of the Chaaturmaasya Vow) Author: Pandit Gangadhar Pathak 'Vedaadyacharya' Chief Acharya: Shriram Janmabhoomi Shila Pujan, Ayodhya Shri Vrindavan Dham Acharya Shri Gangadhar Pathak, the chief priest who had Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi perform the foundation stone laying ceremony (shilaanyaas) for the Shriram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya, is, along with a healthy body, of mind
18 October 2026 · 9 min read
Krishnapaksha (dark fortnight of the lunar month)! On top of that, ashtami (eighth lunar day)! And that too during dakshinayana (southern transit of the sun)! Only a purnavatara (complete incarnation) can bear this, and make it auspicious! In a mahayuga (great epoch), there are ten avataras (incarnations) of Shri Vishnu, of which only three are purnavataras. Out of those three, only Krishnavatara (incarnation of Krishna) is meant for two yugas (epochs)—Dwapara (the third age) and Kali (the dark age), because in Kaliyuga...
18 October 2026 · 4 min read
*Medha* (intellect) and the Herd “He who protects *dharma* (righteousness/cosmic order), *dharma* protects him.” The meaning of *dharma* is Vedic *yajna* (sacrificial ritual), that is, the *karma-kanda* (ritual section) of the Vedas. There are ten characteristics of *dharma* — *dhriti* (fortitude), *kshama* (forgiveness), *dama* (self-control), *asteya* (non-stealing), *shaucha* (purity), *indriya-nigraha* (sensory control), *dhi* (intellect), *vidya* (knowledge), *satya* (truth), and *akrodha* (absence of anger). But these are merely characteristics on the basis of which we can recognize that a particular...
18 October 2026 · 8 min read
The *Ashtadhyayi* (Panini's foundational Sanskrit grammar) (1.2.34) states that "except for *japa* (muttered recitation), *nyunkha* (a specialized prolonged chanting of the syllable 'O'), and *sama* (melodic Vedic chanting), *ekashruti* (monotone recitation) may be employed in *yajna-karma* (sacrificial ritual performance)." When a long "Om" (or short "u" or "o") has to be appended to any *veda-mantra* (Vedic hymn), that "Om" is called "*nyunkha*". *Ekashruti* means reciting by treating all accents as a single tone.
18 October 2026 · 2 min read
It is wrong to call Dharmaraja Yudhishthira a gambler. How many times in his life did Dharmaraja Yudhishthira play dyuta (the traditional game of dice)? How many times must one play to be called a vyasani (addict)? It is also wrong to call dyutavidya (the science of dice) gambling. Why did Dharmaraja Yudhishthira have to learn dyutavidya from a rishi (seer)? Why was no teacher to be found other than a rishi? Shaku...
18 October 2026 · 1 min read
Over the past 90 years, the rise of the politics of Muslim appeasement has caused immense damage to Indian culture. By equating 'Ali, Maula, Allah' with Ishvara (the Supreme Godhead), pseudo-secularism has paralyzed our core spiritual and cultural consciousness. Even from a definitional perspective, 'religion' and 'mazhab' (confessional faith) are distinct from dharma (righteous duty and cosmic order)—
18 October 2026 · 8 min read
Is *kanyadan* (the ritual offering of the bride) merely charity? Why is *kanyadan* performed, and is it an insult to women? Understand the true meaning of *kanyadan* in the Hindu *vivaha sanskara* (marriage sacrament), along with its cultural and Vedic significance. Read the authentic exposition of *vardan* (boon) versus *kanyadan*, the mystery of *Brahma vivaha* (the Brahma form of marriage), and a definitive response to the fallacies that seek to misrepresent Hindu traditions.
18 October 2026 · 5 min read
Shri-Surabhyashtottara-Sahasranama-Malika Author: Pandit Gangadhar Pathak 'Vedadyacharya' Head Priest: Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Shilapujan, Ayodhya Guide: Shri Sarveshwar Jayaditya Panchang (traditional almanac), Jaipur Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi performing the shilanyas (laying of the foundation stone) of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya as the chief purohit (priest)
18 October 2026 · 1 min read
In Sanskrit literature, there is a long-standing tradition of *mangalācharan* (auspicious invocation) at the beginning of a text. All the Upanishads have their own *mangalācharan*. If an undertaking is commenced without a *mangalācharan*, there remains the apprehension of obstacles befalling it. Inscribing ‘*Shri Ganeshaya Namah*’ atop a book is also a *mangalācharan*. Yet, the commentator Bhagavan Adi Shankaracharya’s Brah...
18 October 2026 · 2 min read
A Sangh karyakarta (worker) was murdered along with his family—in Murshidabad. A total of 4 murders, extremely gruesome and agonizing. Why does the Sangh not retaliate? This is by no means the first incident. Numerous innocent swayamsevaks (volunteers) have been murdered. Even the founders of the party currently in power were assassinated. Deendayal Upadh...
18 October 2026 · 5 min read
In the ruthless, empty sky of Hindu Rashtra (Hindu nation), clouds of many hues have suddenly emerged in the Paridhavi samvatsara (year of the sixty-year astrological cycle). A formidable grand transformation has begun. First, the uprooting of the fierce impediment named 370 by the *Sarvaraja Samrat Paramabhattaraka* (supreme sovereign emperor) Shri Narendra Modi and *Sarvadhyaksha Mahadandanayaka* (supreme commander) Shri Amit Shah, then Shri Ram Janmabhoomi...
18 October 2026 · 3 min read
Certain misguided individuals fueled by sectarian animosity refuse to accept 'Shrimad Bhagavat', the crest-jewel among the Puranas (ancient texts), as authored by Maharshi Vedavyasa, claiming instead that it was written in the 13th century by a pandit (scholar) named Bopadeva. Although they could not produce proof for this even over several lifetimes, yet futile words...
18 October 2026 · 4 min read
Mantra: The instrument of the mind is called a "mantra". That is, the means to turn into truth whatever *sankalpa* (resolve) the mind conceives is called a mantra. No Vedic *samhita* (textual collection) contains "mantras". In the Rigveda, there are *richas* (verses) used for praise in a *yajna* (sacred ritual), the *saman* (melodic chants) of the Samaveda are sung, and with the *yajus* (prose formulas) of the Yajurveda, *havi* (oblation) is offered
18 October 2026 · 8 min read
Even today, whenever I think about the Shri Ram Mandir, the reality of Ayodhya feels like a dream. And now that this truth is about to come pass, even more dreams are raising a clamour in the mind. Not merely the 67 acres of the Janmabhumi (birthplace) land, but the whole of Ayodhya itself is awaiting the Devashilpi (divine architect) Vishwakarma. This invincible land of the Ikshvaku dynasty
17 October 2026 · 11 min read
Prayaga, the site of the ongoing Ardha Kumbha Mela, is the place of what is called the ‘triveni’ (confluence of three rivers) (‘triveṇī’, त्रिवेणी). Where does this word come from? Let us first see what two ‘authentic’ foreign dictionaries say on this word. Wilson Sanskrit-English dictionary (1832): त्रि thre
17 September 2026 · 2 min read
Given the controversies often seen regarding Yudhishthira and others, we must look to the Mahabharata itself to determine whether Yudhishthira and the other Pandavas were powerful in their own right and embodiments of dharma (righteousness), or if, according to modern propaganda, they were merely dependent on the mercy of Shri Krishna. For the sages repeatedly call him Dharmaraj, and their words cannot be false.
13 September 2026 · 13 min read
Feminism: I know feminist amidst us would like to quote the dictionary meaning of feminism to prove me wrong. The fact of the matter is that Taliban means Student. Shall we start respecting the Taliban? Here is the truth, Feminism is a movement against physically desirable women.
23 May 2021 · 3 min read
According to ancient tanra, Men's soul is made of positive charge and women's got Negative Charge. Biological Difference: Men's body is having fundamentally difference. That's creation of semen. In semen, you'll find both seeds (X & Y). Women don't have Y. In Humans, each cell no
9 April 2021 · 4 min read
India definitely doesn't have a rape culture but it has been developing a rape outrage culture lately whenever any rape in a specific spatio-temporal context happens. The outrage is different for different sort of rapes which I don't want to dwell but the public opinion expressed
3 December 2019 · 2 min read
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 powerfully what
22 October 2019 · 9 min read
It seems truth cannot be told anymore. I had written an answer to the above question on Quora, but after over 11k views it was taken down, allegedly violating the “be nice, be respectful” policy. I cannot see anything objectionable in my answer. Why would they let it ‘collapse’?
22 October 2019 · 3 min read
Some years ago, I met an American from Seattle, who studied Sanskrit at the university there. He had come to India to meet his guru and had even taken an Indian name. He told me that westerners, including professors, at his university who had accepted Buddhism had no hesitation t
22 October 2019 · 6 min read
Common people in the west know hardly anything about India. But one thing they all know: India has an ‘inhuman’ caste system, which is an important feature of their religion, Hinduism. Most also ‘know’ that Brahmins are the highest caste, which oppresses the lower castes, and wor
22 October 2019 · 7 min read