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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9: Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga — The Path of Royal Yoga
A focused guide to Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9, exploring the path of royal yoga through its setting, core teaching, and practical relevance for dharma and spiritual life.
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12: Bhakthi Yoga — The Path of Devotion
A focused guide to Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12, exploring the path of devotion through its setting, core teaching, and practical relevance for dharma and spiritual life.
Sage Markandeya: The Sage Who Conquered Death
Markandeya is the immortal sage whose devotion, by tradition, conquered death itself. His name is linked to the Markandeya Purana and the celebrated Devi Mahatmya.
Sage Narada: The Divine Sage of Devotion and Wisdom
Narada is the celebrated devarshi who roams the worlds with his vina and the divine name, honoured for the Narada Bhakti Sutras and his role across the Puranas and epics.
Methods of Spiritual Practices: The Three Paths of Sadhana in Sanathana Dharma
Sanatana Dharma recognises three types of spiritual practice — Saathwic, Raajasic and Thamasic — aligned with the three Gunas. Discover the six Saathwic paths (Dhyana, Bhakti, Jnana, Karma, Daana and Seva Yoga) that lead to the Universal Being and ultimate salvation.
Guru & Guru Poornima: The Eternal Principle of the Spiritual Guide
Discover the true meaning of Guru — the eternal principle that dispels darkness and guides consciousness towards the Supreme Being. Explore Guru Poornima, the tradition of Vyasa Poornima, and why Lord Veda Vyasa is the Jagad Guru of Kaliyuga.
Lord Veda Vyasa Munihi — Part 2: The Divine Birth, the Kuru Clan and the Mahabharata
The divine birth of Krishna Dwaipayana (Veda Vyasa) through Sage Parashara and Satyavathi, his return to bless the Kuru throne, the rise of Pandavas and Kauravas, and how the Mahabharata, Bhagavad Gita and Bhagavata Purana emerged from his infinite wisdom.
Raksha Bandhan: The Sacred Thread of Protection, Love and Dharmic Bonds
Explore the profound spiritual depths of Raksha Bandhan — the ancient Vedic festival of the sacred protective thread. From the mythologies of Indra and Shachi, Draupadi and Krishna, and Yama and Yamuna, to the step-by-step ritual, regional variations across India, and the cosmic symbolism of the rakhi thread, this scholarly exploration reveals why this festival of brother-sister bonds is one of the most spiritually rich celebrations in the Sanathana tradition.
Day Prayer — Planetary Mantras for Daily Spiritual Practice (Navagraha Upasana)
Across every civilisation, the seven days of the week are named after the Planets that govern them — a universal recognition of the Planets’ influence on human life. In the Vedic tradition, the Sages went further: they cognized the Presiding Deity behind each Planetary force and gave us a practical daily Mantra practice — Day Prayer (Navagraha Upasana) — to reduce the obstructional effects of each day’s governing Planet and align our activities with the deeper rhythms of cosmic time.