Vashishtha: Yogic Sadhana of Vedic Seers – Series 2 of 2
~ By Mukesh Bhatnagar (Exclusive for Sanskriti Magazine) A house of thousand doors cannot but be the state of emancipation. This interpretation has its plausibility
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~ By Mukesh Bhatnagar (Exclusive for Sanskriti Magazine) A house of thousand doors cannot but be the state of emancipation. This interpretation has its plausibility
~ By Mukesh Bhatnagar (Exclusive for Sanskriti Magazine) Vashishtha is one of the most prominent seers of the Veda. He along with his progeny is
~ By Mukesh Bhatnagar (Exclusive for Sanskriti Magazine) Vishvamitra’s realization of his real identity in the omniscient Agni speaks of his elevation to pure consciousness
~ By Mukesh Bhatnagar (Exclusive for Sanskriti Magazine) Vishvamitra is one of the most celebrated seers of the Vedic age. He is the seer of
By Swami Sivananda Tulsidas was born in Rajapur, in the district of Banda in Uttar Pradesh, in Samvat 1589 or 1532 A.D. He was a
Original story about FALSE rape allegations against Swami by Ashish Saradka What does a common man perceive about what happens around him? The story that
Once every 2.5–3 years — when the rare 13th month of Adhika Maas opens — a thirteenth Vinayaka Chaturthi appears. The Mudgala Purana calls it Varada Chaturthi, the “boon-giving” Chaturthi, and holds it as the most fruit-bearing Ganesha day of the entire calendar. Today, Wednesday May 20, 2026, is that day.
Padmini Ekadashi 2026 falls on Wednesday, May 27 — the Shukla Paksha Ekadashi of Adhika Maas, the rarest Ekadashi in the entire Hindu calendar (it appears only every 2.5–3 years). The Padma Purana conversation between Bhagavan Krishna and Yudhishthira, the Vrat Katha of Queen Padmini, complete vrat vidhi with jagrana, mantras, and the lotus symbolism that gives the Ekadashi its name.
Ganga Dussehra falls on Monday, May 25, 2026 — commemorating the day Maa Ganga descended from Vaikuntha to the earth through the millennia-long tapasya of King Bhagiratha. The full account from the Valmiki Ramayana, snan vidhi, dana traditions, mantras, and the teaching of sustained sincerity.
Once every 2.5–3 years, the Hindu calendar opens a quiet thirteenth chamber — the intercalary month Lord Vishnu took for His own. A Puranic look at Adhik Jyeshtha Maas 2026 (May 2–31), the Padma Purana account of how it became Purushottam Maas, and a complete householder’s guide for its closing days.
Of all the days of the week, none is held closer to Mahadeva than the second. A Puranic look at why Mondays belong to Lord Shiva — the Chandra–Shiva bond, the Solah Somvar Vrat, vidhi, mantras, and the quiet teaching of the crescent on His brow.
Sanskriti comes from the Sanskrit root “kr” which means to do or to make prefix “sam” is applied before it to convey a sense of embellishment. It means actions done for the holistic refinement and perfection all the potentialities within a human being.
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