Once upon a time, there was a devoted soul, who was, before, very rich, but had fallen on evil days and lost all. His name was Udyogi. His wealth was reduced to only a meager piece of land. He was worrying how to meet even the simple demands of himself, his wife, Karmini, and his…

Laxmi is the consort of Lord Vishnu. Vishnu represents the power of maintenance. In order to manifest this power Vishnu must necessarily possess wealth. Even in the world a person who is in charge of maintenance needs wealth. A pauper cannot maintain anything. Vishnu is the maintainer of the entire universe. Hence he is married…

As the name suggests, this is an album on Maa Vaishno Devi. This album features stotras that have been sourced from the Vaishno Devi temple (Jammu) itself. Music and vocals are by Ram Shankar. Contents : Commentary (Hindi and English) Invocation mantra : ?Sarve mangal mangalye?- This mantra has been taken from the Durga Saptashati….

Ramayana, the earliest epic poem in Sankrit, is the oldest work of genuine poetry and in that sense its author, the sage Valmiki is known as the ?Adi Kavi? or pristine poet. Ramayana, the earliest epic poem in Sankrit, is the oldest work of genuine poetry and in that sense its author, the sage Valmiki…

Hindu Fasts: Nakshatra Fasts Said The God Of Fire: Hear me, 0 Brahman, discourse on the process of observing the Nakshatra Vratas, (vows to be observed under the auspicies of different asterims) which are as follows:-The god Hari should be worshipped during the ascendency of each of the twentyseven asterisms, by which the worshipper would…

Hindu Fasts: Ekadashi Fast Said the Divine Grand Father: The king Mandhata managed to the undisputed lord of three worlds by practicing the Ekada’s fasts of yore. Hence one shall fast both on the eleventh days of the light and dark fortnights. The queen Gandhari fasted on the day of the tenth phase of the…