The root daks meaning, to be able or strong and Dakshina means able, clever, straightforward, donation to the priest, to place anyone on the right side as a mark of respect, south and southern. The Dakshinamūrti Upanisad, which is in a dialogue format between Śavanaka sages and Mārkandeya, gives a clear imagery and salient features…
Addressed as Raudra Brahman or Wild God in the Rig-veda, he transforms into the Saumya forms representing Sadguna related with Shiva as a teacher. This transformation of Raudra Brahman into Daksināmūrti as observed in the Rig-vedic hymns narrates that Manu had divided his property among his sons, but nothing was left for his youngest son,…
In the form of Dakshinamurti Lord Shiva is generally shown with four arms. He is depicted seated under a banyan tree, upon a deer-throne facing the south direction and surrounded by sages who are receiving his instructions. Dakshinamurti is an aspect of Lord Shiva as a guru (teacher) of all types of knowledge
The concept of…
The “Hare Krishna Mahamantra” - which are the names of Nārāyaṇa - is found in the Kali-santarana Upanishad and is actually supposed to be chanted the opposite way around - with HARE RAMA coming first.
It’s effect do not take place immediately - you need to do a lot of concentrated chanting:–
Again Narada asked;…
Sri Narasimhadev aids us in overcoming or own ‘anarthas’ or negative character traits. Worship of Lord Narasimha has the capacity to purify a heart vulnerable to lust, to erase the subtle desire for fame and name; tendency for cunning behavior and to purify us from duplicitous dealings. Lord Narasimha cleanses us and prepares us for…
Maa Sita is the central character of Ramayana. The main Purpose of The Ramayana is to create deep sense of *Shiv Dharma* among people. Ravana killed many Rishi Muni (religious people) and collected their blood and buried it deep inside earth, nobody knows what he planned to do with it.
Maa Sita is goddess of…
The 12 division based Rashi system is believed to be an import from outside of India a couple of thousand years before while Vedic astronomy and astrology developed on 27 divisions of 13.33 degree each ( called Nakshatra ) much more earlier and it is mentioned in Vedas and Puranas . This is the angle…
No, you can't recognize a bottomless pit.
You just fall it is a freefall.
Buddha called it Shunya.
If you can recognize the emptiness - who will recognize it? Your mind - when mind is there then it is not emptiness, nothingness or Shunya.
Observer, observed and observation all dissolve.
Experience, experiencer and experiencing all…