TANTROKTAM RĀTRISŪKTAM: Praise of the Goddess Night
TANTROKTAM RĀTRISŪKTAM, also known as Brahma-Stuti, is derived from the Devi Mahatmya in Markendeya Purana where Brahma is asking the Goddess to wake up Vishnu
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TANTROKTAM RĀTRISŪKTAM, also known as Brahma-Stuti, is derived from the Devi Mahatmya in Markendeya Purana where Brahma is asking the Goddess to wake up Vishnu
The Aditya Hridayam, is a hymn in glorification of the Sun or Surya and was recited by the great sage Agastya to Lord Rama on the
Click below to listen to the Stotram Composed and sung by Ravana, the king of Lanka, Shiva Tandava Stotram is a hymn of praise in
Composed by Sri Adi Shankracharya, Meenakshi Pancha Ratnam is a devotional stotra addressed to Goddess Meenakshi Amman, an incarnation of Goddess Parvathi. Goddess Meenakshi is the
Click on link below to listen to the Stotra ब्रह्ममुरारिसुरार्चितलिङ्गम् निर्मलभासितशोभितलिङ्गम् । जन्मजदुःखविनाशकलिङ्गम् तत् प्रणमामि सदाशिवलिङ्गम् ॥१॥ Brahma Murari Sura architha Lingam, Nirmala bashitha Shobitha Lingam, Janmaja dukha vinasaka lingam. That
अच्युतं केशवं रामनारायणं कृष्णदामोदरं वासुदेवं हरिम् । श्रीधरं माधवं गोपिकावल्लभं जानकीनायकं रामचंद्रं भजे ॥ Acyutam Keshavam Raama-Naaraayannam Krssnna-Daamodaram Vaasudevam Harim | Shrii-Dharam Maadhavam Gopikaa-Vallabham Jaanakii-Naayakam Raamacamdram Bhaje || I sing praise of Ramachandra, Who is
Every month of the Hindu calendar has a lord — except the rare thirteenth, the Adhika Maas, born an orphan and shunned as the “impure month.” The Puranas tell how this rejected month went in grief to Bhagavan Vishnu, who claimed it, gave it His own name — Purushottam — and made it the most fruitful month of all. The origin story, the teaching, and what it means for Purushottam Maas 2026 (May 17 – June 14).
The rarest Ekadashi of the entire Hindu calendar is three days away. The Padma Purana preserves a conversation between Bhagavan Krishna and Yudhishthira about a single Ekadashi the great Rishis spend lifetimes waiting for — Padmini. The Vrat Katha of Queen Padmini of Mahishmati, the lotus teaching, and why May 27, 2026 is the morning Vaishnavas across Bharata are preparing for.
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.
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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