Lord Rama, the perfect man

Ram had told Hanuman that Sita was extremely fond of flowers and trees and he hoped that she might come to that enchanting grove for a walk. The garden seemed to be made for her, with its flowering shrubs and waterfalls and ponds. Looking around in the light of the setting moon, he saw a…

Locate 12 Jyotir-Lingas Travelling to holy places related to Shaivite lore is part of Shiva-worship. Every Shiva bhakta visits these shrines, tirthas, at least once in his life. They can be found all over India and beyond. In Tibet is Shiva’s sacred abode. Mount Kailas. In Nepal, in the city of Kathmandu he resides as…

The Upanishads are surely among the world’s most influential creative works. Not only did they play a large part in shaping Hinduism as it is today, but the debates that they helped to initiate also influenced, either directly or by reaction, the development of the other South Asian religious traditions, including Buddhism. In the last…

251. Suchih ? One Who is pure. In the absolute Oneness there can be nothing other than itself and therefore the Fourth-plane-of Consciousness is indicated in our Scriptures as the Transcendental Ever-Pure Self, Sri Hari. 252. Siddhaarthah ?”One Who is gained all that has to be gained and achieved all that has to be achieved….

Lord Shiva’s first son is described as the Supreme Leader (Vinayaka) or the Leader of the “Gana” (Ganapati) who attends upon and follows at all times Lord Shiva, or as the Lord of all obstacles (Vighneshwara). These names clearly show that He is the Master of all Circumstances and not even the divine forces can…

Shiva is one of the gods of the Trinity. He is said to be the god of destruction. The other two gods are Brahma, the god of creation and Vishnu, the god of maintenance. The three gods represent the three fundamental powers of nature which are manifest in the world viz. creation, destruction and maintenance….