Importance of an Ishta Devata
There is nothing on earth which is everlasting unless you see it in cosmic terms. No love, feeling or desire is permanent; everything is temporary
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There is nothing on earth which is everlasting unless you see it in cosmic terms. No love, feeling or desire is permanent; everything is temporary
For a change, let me post a very ancient bed time story. Five thousand years ago in Bharat (India), a Brahmin was crossing the border of a
In the Bible, the serpent represents the Devil. That it is scaly and crawls on its belly makes it something negative. It is a symbol
ॐ असतो मा सद्गमय । तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय । मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय । ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥ Om. Lead me from the unreal to
Wearing of toe rings is highly practiced in India. It is worn as a symbol of married state by Hindu women and is called bichiya
Shakti is the sustainer of the universe, the power of consciousness. Shakti is everywhere, she has billions of forms. She is dynamic, the movement and
The 12 Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva — where each stands, its sacred story, and how to make the Dwadasha Jyotirlinga pilgrimage in person or in spirit this Shravan.
The Rudrabhishek is the abhishekam said to please Lord Shiva fastest. What it is, the meaning of each sacred substance, the Sri Rudram, and how it is performed at home this Shravan.
Shravan runs July 30–Aug 27 in 2026, with four Sawan Somwars (Aug 3, 10, 17, 24). Why the whole month belongs to Mahadeva — the churning of the ocean, the poison He drank, and how to keep the Sawan vrat.
Thiruvonam 2026 falls on Wednesday, August 26 — the crown of Kerala’s ten-day festival. The Bhagavata story of King Mahabali and the Vamana avatar, and why Onam is a homecoming, not a defeat.
On Monday, August 17, 2026 — a Shravan Monday — Hindus offer milk and prayers to the serpent. The stories of Shesha, Vasuki, Kaliya and Astika, and the puja vidhi for Nag Panchami.
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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