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Having identified the place where Sita had been held captive, Hanuman returns to his capital Kishkinda and informs Rama and Sugreeva, of how Ravana was holding Sita in captivity. Sugreeva garners his  Vanara  army to march southwards from his capital Kishkinda, towards Lanka. Before embarking on their journey for the battle, they look for the right omens, for the army to start their march. The discussions around these omens are useful for us today, to clearly date the start of the army march. Rama says- “Today the sun has already risen to the middle of the sky and this is the famous Vijay Mahurath. In my opinion we must start our journey towards Lanka in this Vijay Mahurath, to win the battle against Ravana.”   –  Ramayana  6.4.3 “Today is Uttara – Phalguni Nakshatra and tomorrow the moon would meet the Hasta Nakshatra. O Sugreeva! We must start our journey immediately along with the army of Vanara.” – Ramayana 6.4...

The vibrations in the body are based upon the two principles, i.e. Shiva and Shakti principles. The right side of the body is controlled by the Shiva principle and the left side of the body is controlled by the Shakti principle. The Shiva principle is also similar to, or comparable with the Yang principle and the Shakti principle is similar to or comparable with the Yin principle. So, the right side of the body is the male side and the left side of the body is the female side.

योगश्चित्तवृत्तिनिरोधः ॥२॥ Yoga Chitta Vritti Nirodhah (1.2) Q. What is Yog? Yog is Chitta Vritti Nirodhah. This sutra is also known as the Lakshana Sutra, for it is in this sutra, Patanjali presents the definition of Yog. He defines Yog as the Nirodha (settling) of the Vrittis (mental disturbances). The Vritti is the non stop processing, that continues to run in the back of our mind, and hampers us from internalizing our awareness. Yog is the addressal of the those non-stop flux, that goes on in our head and dictates our days and our lives. The entire effort of Yog is to put a pause button to the continuous on-going noise that goes on in the background, and distracts us from being ourselves. Whether we are aware or not, there are innumerable thoughts that occupy the mind all the time, and the mind, knowingly or unknowingly, entertains them all. Yog is to bring a halt to those tendencies of the mind, and then to channel that awareness inwards. Yog is to disconnect from the ...

Many of us struggle to get a grip of our lives and make sense of our surroundings, and seek clarity about ourselves and the world around us. While everybody else seems to be working on different ways to figure out life through different modalities, the vedic wisdom of India, since the past many thousands of years, has had a complete and systematic science to solve this problem - the Yog Sutras of Patanjali. 196 in number, and divided into four chapters, these sutras answer most of the questions that we all have, at one or the other stage of our life and we seek answers to! The main intent of these sutras is to help us see the outer reality, as it is, without lenses, and at the same time, be deeply connected with our inner reality. These sutras, help us make sense of ourselves if we are willing to look at it with the right expectations and if we are ready to work on it. Patanjali approaches these sutras as a scientist would - being very direct and terse. These sutras are presented...

As long as there have been numbers, there have been Numerology systems. How can the numbers that appear in our lives not be interwoven with our destiny in one way or another? Whether the numbers we find in our travels have any significance or not, it's hard to argue that they have no relevance at all. All these numbers must mean something.

Rahu is the most tamas-planet which keeps absorbing all kinds of energy of the planet sitting with it like a black hole. Sunlight during solar eclipse and moon light during lunar eclipse does not reach the earth. Lack of sunlight suffers self-power. Lack of moon light suffers morale. The effects of afflicted planets can be effective in many ways. It is not necessary that the effect of the afflicted planet will always be directly detrimental, because many times the native himself, knowingly and unknowingly, prefers the state of production due to the influence of the afflicted planet.

Lock & Key ------------------ Rahu locks the person putting him inside the room of karma. Ketu unlocks the door of karma and releases him. When you feel that you have been locked inside the room of karma , buy a new lock and key, keep open the lock with key and place it in front of you on table. Look at it and feel that you are getting released from holdings. Practice it for few days, you will be really released from your problems. Rahu- Lock Ketu- Key

Power of Abhijit Muhurat When you have to do something important and you do not have the time and resources to check for the perfect timing there are 2 things that will come to rescue you. 1. Jupiter in the Lagna 2. Abhijit Muhurt Abhijit Muhurt is extremely powerful and has the capability to eradicate all the evils in the Muhurt chart. Abhijit is the power of Lord Vishnu! Usually, it is the 4th sign from Sunrise. Say for example sun rises in Leo this month, Abhijit Muhurat would coincide with the ascendant as Scorpio. And currently Jupiter is transiting Scorpio. So it is an extremely powerful time to have both Abhijit Muhurat and Jupiter on the Ascendant. But remember, Wednesday’s we do not get the benefit of Abhijit Muhurt as it coincides with Rahu Kaal.

The human body is believed to be composed of the five elements - sky, air, fire, water and earth. Of these five elements, the ratio of water element is the highest, which is believed to be around 72%. Even on Earth, the amount of water here is very high. During Vastu construction it is necessary to maintain coordination of the five elements. As construction progresses, the air and fire elements in the built-up area become most imbalanced. The purest form of the fire element is the light from the sun, which is very important for the growth and development of the human body. Physical and mental disorders are more likely to occur in people who live longer in homes with bleak and excessive moisture and dampness. Consuming contaminated air is also very harmful for health. Therefore, continuous purity of fire, water and air elements should be specially taken care of in all types of architectural construction, especially in home construction. The sky element refers to the spaces inside the...

Things to take care in Ganesh Chaturthi 7 rules to abide by while placing Ganesha idol: 1. Direction: Ganesh ji’s murti should be placed in North East, North, or East and avoid placing it in South, South West or South East. 2. Placement: Ganesh Ji’s back should never face your house/office. A lot of confectioners make this mistake and place Ganesh ji’s murti on their counters facing outside their space. His back needs to be facing the outer side of your house/office. 3. Position: The Ganesh ji’s statue should be in sitting position so that the God stays in your home. Whereas, for pandals ( during Ganesh chaturthi festival), it could be standing position. 4. Elements: The murti should depict abundance so make sure it has all his favourite things that are- Mouse (his conveyance), laddoo/modak (his favourite sweet) and the murti size should be 9” or above. You can make him wear yellow clothes and place a kalash filled with water, in front of him. 5. Trun...

The exact date of the commencement of worship on the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi is not known to anyone, although according to history, it is estimated that during 1630-1680, during the time of Ganesh Chaturthi festival Shivaji (the founder of the Maratha Empire) had a public ceremony. Was celebrated as  At the time of Shivaji, this Ganeshotsav was started celebrated regularly as the patriarch of his empire. After the end of the Peshwas, it remained a family celebration, revived in 1893 by Lokmanya Tilak (an Indian freedom fighter and social reformer).   Ganesh Chaturthi was started celebrating by the Hindu people as an annual domestic festival with great preparation. Generally it was started celebrating as a national festival to bring unity among the people along with the removal of conflict between Brahmins and non-Brahmins. People in Maharashtra started celebrating during British rule with great courage and nationalist zeal to be free from the cruel behavior of the Brit...