~ By Mukesh Bhatnagar (Exclusive for Sanskriti Magazine) As has already been indicated, if Vishvamitra’s yogic sadhana starts with meditation on Agni as the universal
Squeezing of Soma as symbolic of Yogic sadhana ~ By Mukesh Bhatnagar (Exclusive for Sanskriti Magazine) In the Vedic sadhana, all sorts of crude experiences received
~ By Mukesh Bhatnagar (Exclusive for Sanskriti Magazine) A house of thousand doors cannot but be the state of emancipation. This interpretation has its plausibility
Creative and dynamism is the nature of Consciousness ~ by Yogi Mukesh (Exclusive for Sanskriti Magazine) Besides being luminous, consciousness is also creative and on account
~ 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
Luminosity is the nature of consciousness ~ by Yogi Mukesh (Exclusive for Sanskriti Magazine) Luminosity is another feature of consciousness which is rarely taken note of
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.
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.
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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