Sthāpati, Sadhak, yantrā, music, painting & Devatā ḍhyān Malika of Krishnaraja Wadiyar III
Sthāpati, Sadhak, yantrā, music, painting & Devatā ḍhyān Malika of Krishnaraja Wadiyar III Someone might wonder what is the similarity between a true Sadhak, and a true Sthāpati (Vāstu ṣastri). A Sthāpati uses amalgamation of metals (especially five) to create Godly icons. For this deva ḍhyān is important because you…
Yantrā- yantra, vastu and yantra, iconography, design, painting
Yantrā- yantra, vastu and yantra, iconography, design, painting Yantra seems like a magical formation of lines, numbers, mantras etc. however in tantric philosophy yantrās are the seat of the ḍevthas. Etymologically, the word yantra comes from the words yam and tra. Yam means to sustain or hold an energy or…
Purpose of Jyotiśa, duḥkhatraya and ṣaṭ ripu, planets and impact with examples. Devi Baglāmukhi.
Purpose of Jyotiśa, duḥkhatraya and ṣaṭ ripu, planets and impact with examples. Devi Baglāmukhi. The primary purpose of jyotiśa enquiry is to find out the cause of suffering or duḥkha. All other reasons come back to this purpose. So what is duḥkha? According to sāṃkhya kārikā: दुःखत्रयाभिघाताज् जिज्ञासा तदप१घातके…
Immortality of Akshaya tritiya, What should be done on this tithi
Immortality of Akshaya tritiya Immortality of Akshaya tritiya (14:05:2021) – The lord of ṭritiya is Mercury and gaurī/Viṣṇu. Akshaya means never ending. Fasting, ascetic austerities, charity, mantra japa etc. gives multiplied if done on this day. Events in history – It marks the presenting of Akshaya pātra, to Draupadī by…
Why did mahadevi lalitha Killed Bhandasura, desires makes us Bhandasura, laithasahastranam
Why did mahādevī Lalitā Killed Bhaṇḍāsura ? What desires makes us Bhaṇḍāsura ? Why did mahadevi lalitha Killed Bhandasura, desires makes us Bhandasura, laithasahastranam What to remember when we chant Sri Lalitāsahastranāma ? कामेश्वरास्त्र-निर्दग्ध-सभण्डासुर-शून्यकाये नमः She who is endowed with an army of śaktī intent on slaying Bhaṇḍāsura Bhaṇḍāsura took…
Mansa, Vacha, Karmana, The fifth house, the second house, Brahma Hathya, Raj yoga Bhanga. Karmik backfire.
Mansa, Vacha, Karmana, The fifth house, the second house, Brahma Hathya, Raj yoga Bhanga. Karmik backfire. This is the story of a King who performed ancient ritual of Murajapam which was initially started by King Shri Maarthaanda Verma. The Namboothiris were invited from all the nearby regions to perform the…

