01/06/2025
Featured Cultivating the Spiritual Path
𝐉𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐝𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐮 𝐒𝐫𝐢 𝐒𝐫𝐢 𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐡𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐤𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐁𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐰𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐣𝐢 𝐨𝐧 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 “The first is Astikyam – firm faith in the Vedic tenets. The Kathopanishad states that...
01/06/2025
𝐉𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐝𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐮 𝐒𝐫𝐢 𝐒𝐫𝐢 𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐡𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐤𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐁𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐰𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐣𝐢 𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐚 𝐒𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 In the Lalita Sahasranāma (Thousand...
01/06/2025
𝗝𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗱𝗴𝘂𝗿𝘂 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝘆𝗮 𝗦𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗱 𝗕𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶 𝗧𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝗵𝗮𝘀𝘄𝗮𝗺𝗶ji It is not possible for a man to be deemed completely perfect. It would in fact be possible...
01/06/2025
– ‘𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝’ 𝐛𝐲 𝐀𝐝𝐢 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐲𝐚 𝐁𝐡𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐩𝐚𝐝𝐚 1. The eternal, impersonal Brahman is the only Absolute reality. 2. Contrary to misconceptions, Bhagavatpada never considered the...
01/06/2025
Featured What is Vedanta Siddhanta?
𝗝𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗱𝗴𝘂𝗿𝘂 𝗦𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗸𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗕𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶 𝗠𝗮𝗵𝗮𝘀𝘄𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻 वेदान्तसिद्धान्तनिरुक्तिरेषा ब्रह्मैव जीवः सकलं जगच्च ।अखण्डरूपस्थितिरेव मोक्षः ब्रह्माद्वितीयं श्रुतयः प्रमाणम् ॥ ४७९ ॥ vedānta-siddhānta-niruktiresābrahmaiva jīvaḥ sakalam jagacca |akhandarūpasthitireva mokṣaḥbrahmādvitiyam...
24/05/2025
Featured Beyond the Gaze. . .
Words of 𝐀𝐝𝐢 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐁𝐡𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐩𝐚𝐝𝐚 in his commentary on the Bhagavad Gita There are many passages of the Gita in which it is stated...
24/05/2025
Featured Several FAQs by Astikas are answered
𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐉𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐝𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐮 𝐒𝐫𝐢 𝐒𝐫𝐢 𝐀𝐛𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐯𝐚 𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐲𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐰𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐣𝐢 Bhagawan’s mercy extends to all. Did not Räma tell Sugrīva when the latter voiced...
24/05/2025
𝐀 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐉𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐝𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐮 𝐒𝐫𝐢 𝐒𝐫𝐢 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐤𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐁𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐰𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐣𝐢 Another evening, the conversation which was quite general at first,...