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Tradition suggests that certain upanishads are studied in a prescribed sequence.

For example : One is strongly advised to study Mundaka before Prashna and Mandookya after that....

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Akasha is the repository of the Indwelling Paramatma͵ while the 12 signs relate to parricular body parts and body functions. The Atma is untouched by any of these.

Divye...

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Who isn‘t the seer?

One must see Brahman in all͵ but before that one must be able to see Brahman within oneself. Then the rest occurs simultaneously. There are yogis who seek Brahman in the sex act͵ but if they havent...

It has to be understood in conjunction with the previous sloka i.e Mundaka 3.1.5. This sloka announces that Satyam͵ Tapas͵ Samyak-jnanam and Brahmacharya as the 4 means with which this Atma can be...

8) The giving up of Sita - due to which Ramayana is celebrated in the form of the epic͵ for millennia

Sugriva and the Vaanaras present Sri Rama with the ornaments of Seetha that she threw at them in an attempt to grasp their attention while being carried away. In tears Rama holds them to his heart͵...

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I havent been able to locate earlier discussions on Sun salutation. If anyone is interested in posting more on the subject I‘d be grateful.

Glad to see the response. I dont know the Yogic Surya Namaskar procedure. I have heard that it needs to be learnt from a Yoga Instructor. I will search and append any such links if found from past...

His tenth lord is in the tenth house; another concordance as it appears to me. Or multiple footprints !!

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Namaste. Even though your message was addressed to Sri Yajvan, I hope you don't mind me replying with my thoughts in brief. If the context of the story, the battle could not be termed...

The fourth chapter of the Gita opens with the dramatic statement

Imam Vivasvate Yogam Proktavaan Aham Avyayam
Vivasvaan Manave Praaha Manurikshvaakave Abravit

Of this Guru-Parampara, Lord...

See if you can get a suitable job in your native place. If yes, then by all means move there. To take care of parents is dharma of paramount importance.

In the same token, does benefics in A3 and A6 indicate a saintly personality?

Namaste.. Is this an aspect by Saturn on Moon, in navamsa, or in Rasi chart?

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If Rahu is in AL, what does it signify? I think it appears so in Mahatma Gandhi's chart.

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I think a good Saturn gives punctuality as Saturn rules discipline as well as Time (Kaala). Saturn also rules all kinds of fears, like anxiety which again drives a person to maintain...

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These are interesting details hitherto unknown to me. My understanding is that Hanuman is one among the Ekadasa Rudras (devatas since Upanishadic times) and hence all days are preferred...

Namaste Viraja ji

The Sruti says that all are the one Omnipresent Atman. It is this One Atman who chooses to manifest himself in this world͵ in various forms.
To my knowledge͵ Swadharma is͵...

There are a lot of similarities and a few disagreements between the Philosophies.

For example͵
1) Shankara͵ Ramanuja͵ Madhva͵ Nimbarka͵ Chaitanya... all give utmost reverence and worship to...

Namaste Krishna ji

Reg pt 5͵
I thought Debilitated Venus (without bhanga and without malefic connection) promotes Sannyasi way of life͵ and not exalted Venus. Please correct me if mistaken....

Jupiter in your chart͵ by way of placement and aspects. If he aspects your Saturn͵ then what else is required? And in case if he is not aspecting your Saturn͵ well͵ by some other way he must be still...

Sriram ji

I understood your point. However I am not knowledgeable enough to write about the various philosophical theories or systems. My understanding is solely based on directly reading the...

Viraja ji

Cyber fora should be a miniature version of real life͵ shouldnt they? Its but natural that the animal instinct comes up once in a while.



Though not directly related to OT͵ this...

Namaste Believer ji
Yes one has to practise divine consciousness throughout life. Hence Prahlada advises the Asura baalas (in Bhagavatham) :- Kaumaara achared praajno dharmaan Bhagavathaan iha. ...

I would disagree with the view that 1) humans are rational beings or 2) humans are motivated to avoid discomfort. Have you read the classic novel “Notes from the Underground“ by F Dostoyevsky ?

Namaste Sriram ji
What is Advaita? It is beyond definition. It is vastu-pradhana. It is not a concept/definition as that will be dependent on the mind of the conceiver.

It is dvaita practice to...

My philosophy or Darsana is the Upanishads. Specifically the messages like :

vAchArambhanam vikaro nAmadheyam mRttiketyeva sathyam.
nEha nAnAsti kinchana.
na hi drashtur drshyasya viparilopo...

Just verified with Srimad Ramanuja Gita Bhashyam. He has explained (8:9) ie Kavim Puranam Anusasitharam and (8:10) together. So as to emphasize the Abhyasyamana-bhaktiyukta-yogabalam of focusing on...

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Both would seem true͵ imo. Due to dharma-bhramsa that happens in the course of life͵ apamrtyu occurs. ie man does not live his full span of life. This is what happened to...

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There are many fanciful versions of the story whereas the original story in Valmiki Ramayana itself is so thought provoking.

In VR it is Akampana who narrowly escapes from the carnage...

As for the query why Sri Ramanuja didn‘t comment on the entire Bhagavatham͵ the same query might be asked with regard to Vishnu Puranam as well which anyway is extensively quoted. Moreover͵ I think...

Namaste Smaranam Ji
I have a copy of Prabodha-Sudhakaram - I think its authorship is disputed as it differs from Sri Shankara‘s other works in style and content. My point is (and this is per what I...

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I know only about Dakshinamoorthy Ashtakam by Sree Sankaracharya with a varthika called Manasollasa by his disciple Sureswaracharya. May be other learned scholars can add more.

Namaste Learned all
I was taught to recite it as “sUvah“. South Indian style.

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Bhishma was the incarnation of one of the Ashta-Vasus. Hence any prayer to the Vasus should please him. Those born with Dhanishta nakshatra are specially enjoined to worship the Vasus as...

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I concur with the learned scholars who spoke above. I would like to add that͵ Advaita is based on Sruti as a Pramana. The Sruti clearly states that Brahmavidya must be learnt from a...

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Naayamaatma pravachanena labhyo na medhayaa na bahunaa srutena ||

The Prakarana granthas are many and varied; the Upanishads themselves are counted 8; 10; 11; 108 and more. Beyond a...

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Sree Shankaracharya has commented on these lines. Hence it must be understood that͵ they are authoritative according to Sree Shankara. This portion deals with Putra-Mandham and...

Even while we are asleep we know that digestion etc happen in the body. These jaDa internal body parts are directed by the Self. “Though without eyes͵ he sees all; though without ears he hears all “...

Namaste Sri ramji

Your messages were very illuminating.

Somewhere in Sri Shankara Bhashyas I have read that the Pramanas are like the indriyas in a body - eyes͵ ears etc. Thus͵ Pratyaksha has...

Had he been there͵ would Krishna have played for Yudhishtira and won the dice game against Sakuni? I have already quoted from MBH the words used by Krishna. He would have tried his best to prevent...

Namaste Viraja-ji

I dont think the conversation͵ purportedly between Uddhava and Krishna͵ is sourced from the Bhagavatham or any of the 18 puranas. I would like to know the source͵ if your...

Not only Sri Ramanuja, even the Bhashyas of Sri Shankaracharya never quote from Srimad Bhagavatham. This is despite the fact that he quotes from numerous Puranas in Vishnu Sahasranama Bhashyam etc,...

Viraja - ji,

The correct answer to Question (1), as per the Mahabharata, is as below. Answers to (2) and (3) are related.

Krishna did not/ could not, dissuade Dharmaputra from playing the...

There is a Gayatri-Ramayanam, consisting of Slokas sourced from the Valmiki Ramayanam, corresponding to each letter of the Gayatri mantram.

For example - Tapasswaadhyaaya niratham thapaswee...

Another sloka/mantra that Aasthikas regularly recite as part of Sandhya Vandanam :

Shankha Chakra Gadaapaney Dwarakaanilaya Achyutha |
Govinda Pundareekaksha Raksha maam Sharanaagatham ||

Namaste Yajvan ji

From what I‘ve read͵ Venus͵ Saturn and Ketu in mutual konas are more like Tapaswi yoga - dedicated and selfless pursuit - sometimes seen in scientific research students as well....

I would like these two Yogas:

1. Nish-Kapata Yoga.

The 4th house must be occupied
by a benefic, or a planet in
exaltation, friendly or own house,
or the 4th house must be a
benefic sign....

Not exactly - in my view - it‘s more a case of “What you want to see - that you‘ll see“. No question starts without an answer already “expected“ - in our mental depths. As we continue seeking͵ the...