‘Sodasha Kala Purusha’ is a concept we find in the sixth chapter of the Prashna Upanishad. Rishi Pippalada tells his disciple, Sukesa, how the Purusha manifests in sixteen stages. And says, “When we understand these sixteen aspects of the Purusha, … Read more...
Category: God’s Corner
Aditi, Vaman and Vaman Dwadashi
Aditi
Aditi is a Hindu goddess of fertility, motherhood, consciousness, unconsciousness, the past and the future too. She symbolises vastness and infinity. And we manavas associate her with the sky, space and mystic speech, Vak.
Aditi holds a Trishul and … Read more...
Radhashtami And Krishna
In Vaikunta, Lord Vishnu is in deep contemplation. Lakshmi sits serenely at His feet. Vishnu tells her that the time is right for Her to be born as Radha in Bhuloka. However, Lakshmi hesitates. When Vishnu asks her for the … Read more...
Krishna and His Daan Leela
We celebrate Krishna’s Daan leela for 20 days beginning from Daan Ekadashi which falls on the 11th day of the Shukla Paksha of Bhadrapad.
The word “Daan” in Krishna’s Daan leela does NOT mean donation or charity. “Daan” means … Read more...
Samagri in Pushti Marg : Significance
We, Pushti Margiya Vaishnavs refrain from offering samagri made out carrots, cabbage, radish, beetroot, onions, garlic, masoor dal, mushrooms etc to our Nidhi swaroops. Also, we do not offer fruits like water melon, plums, litchi etc and beverages like tea … Read more...
Dev Shayani Ekadashi: Significance
We call the Ekadashi that falls on the Shukla Paksha of Ashadh as Dev Shayani Ekadashi. From this day on, lord Vishnu sleeps on the Kshirasagar for four months. We wake Him up on Prabodhini Ekadashi. And call the period … Read more...
Different Rath Yatras for Different Gods
Rath Yatra: origin
Centuries ago, our thinking was pretty narrow. We wanted to protect our sacred idols from any kind of impurity. And since we considered the lower classes to be impure, we did not allow them to enter our … Read more...