Glimpses of Yoga in Vedic Samhita – 2 of 4
Evidence of the Aitareya Upanishad ~ By Mukesh Bhatnagar (Exclusive for Sanskriti Magazine) The Aitareya Upanishad provides us with a further clue to the understanding of
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Evidence of the Aitareya Upanishad ~ By Mukesh Bhatnagar (Exclusive for Sanskriti Magazine) The Aitareya Upanishad provides us with a further clue to the understanding of
What is Yoga and what is its aim? ~ by Yogi Mukesh (Exclusive for Sanskriti Magazine) Yoga fundamentally is the discipline of reconciliation and harmonisation
Atha yoganushasanam – The disciplines of Yoga mentioned in Patanjali Yoga Sutra are Shasana and Anushasana. Shasana means rules someone imposes on you. Anushasana is
By David Frawley Many people today look to Patanjali, the compiler of the Yoga Sutras, as the father or founder of the greater system of
‘To see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower.’ These celebrated lines by Blake seem archaic today. All poets
By Sri Sri Ravishankar Today the issue of mental depression is gathering a lot of attention around the world. The World Health Organization says 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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