Dama – Austerity in use of the senses
`व्यां वेदव्यासाय नमः
vyāṁ vedavyāsāya namaḥ
Guru Purnima is the occasion to express gratitude to our Guru, mentors and teachers who are illumining our path. This year, it falls on July 3rd. Continue reading “Dama – Austerity in use of the senses”
Happy Hanumān Jayanti! The birthday of Hanumān is commonly celebrated on the lunar month of Chaitra on Purnima (Full Moon) tithi. Continue reading “Hanuman Jayanti”
The story of Rāmayana where Śrī Rāma gets separated from his consort Sītā is an allegory. I had written previously about the benefits of extolling Śri Rāma and the study of the epic Rāmayana https://vijayajyoti.com/extolling-Śri-Rāma/. Sītā was captured by the ten-headed demonic person Rāvaṇa and Śrī Rāma’s anxiety for Sītā was palpable until he crossed the great ocean with the help of monkeys to defeat Rāvaṇa and get her back. Continue reading “Rama Raksha Stotram”
Eye on the sky – Solar eclipses of 2023
“The beginnings and ends of shadow lie between the light and darkness and may be infinitely diminished and infinitely increased. Shadow is the means by which bodies display their form. The forms of bodies could not be understood in detail but for shadow”. Lenoardo Da Vinci
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