MantraOnNet.com: The Upanishads

1. OM. Usan Vajasravasa once offered a sacrifice entailing the giving away of all his possessions. He had a son called Naciketas. 2. Though he was just a boy, when the gifts of cattle were being led away, faith entered him and he thought: 3. ‘They have drunk their water and eaten their grass, Have…

It is in this book of the aftermath that sage Valmiki recounts the whole previous history of Ravana, the king of the rakshasas. It is also in this book that the painful episode of Ram’s repudiation of Sita is told. We may well wonder at the intentions of the sage in doing this. Maybe he…

There are many poets of class in the world but the way of expression of a poet of Mirza Ghalib’s stature is quite obviously in a class of its own. Urdu poetry without Ghalib is like a body without a soul. To confine the work of this legend within a span of an album is…

This is a holy shrine of ‘Shiva’ and ‘Shakti’ and is known as “Chamunda Nandikeshwar Dham’. It is situated on the bank of Ban-Ganga and has been a seat of spirituality since ancient times. The place is full of natural beauty, peace and bliss and as such a natural refuge for saints, tantriks and meditators….

Bhakti is the easiest and most efficient of all paths to the Absolute reality. It is above caste, creed and sex. The aspirant may conceive God in his own way as the perfect ideal of his line of thinking and needs. A worship able avatar or reincarnation of Vishnu in human form is Sri Rama….

Lakshman returned sorrowfully back to Ayodhya, his mind filled with pictures of Sita. Where was she now? Had she gone to Valmiki’s ashram? He did not know and was tortured by doubts. When he entered his brother’s chamber, he found Ram sitting bereft, with his head in his hands. Lakshman bowed low before him and…