
Bhagavad Gita May Hold The Key To Living A Life Of Purpose
Ralph Waldo Emerson called the Bhagavad Gita, “the first of books” and “the voice of an old intelligence.” It’s difficult to overestimate the impact of this
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Ralph Waldo Emerson called the Bhagavad Gita, “the first of books” and “the voice of an old intelligence.” It’s difficult to overestimate the impact of this
Eight avataar (distinct or blessed appearances) could also reflect the evolution of life on earth. The following eight avataar (representative appearances) reflect eight distinct categories

Scientists found the existence of bacteria in the 17th century AD but these have been known as micro-organisms that were invisible to the naked eye

Hinduism is set forth as a paradigm of religious tolerance. Detractors, well-wishers, and practitioners alike, make lofty claims that Hinduism has survived solely because of

The Charvakas are atheists who deny the existence of the soul after the death of the body. The materialists who worship the body as the soul and

A Hindu is any person who practices good Karma ~ the discipline of action, Bhakti ~ the spiritual practice of devotion to God or Gyana

On Saturday, June 20, 2026, Bengali households across Bharata will welcome their married daughters and sons-in-law home for the legendary jamai-aador feast and perform the Shashthi Vrata. But behind the warmth lies a story most Bengalis know by heart and most non-Bengalis have never heard — the wife who stole the hilsa, blamed the cat, lost six sons to Maa Shashthi’s wrath, and was finally forgiven. The Vrat Katha, the vidhi, the mantras, and the deeper teaching.

On Monday, June 29, 2026, women across Maharashtra, Gujarat, and southern Bharata will tie red thread around banyan trees and hear the story of Savitri — the wife who walked behind Yamaraja Himself when He came for her husband, and out-argued the Lord of Dharma into returning Satyavan’s life. The Mahabharata’s Pativrata Mahatmya Parva, the vrat vidhi, and why the banyan witnessed everything.

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.
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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