Special Thoughts
This is an article series. Please read all previous articles before reading this article. The URLs for all previous articles are located in the SPECIAL THOUGHTS section. Earlier, we were pondering over Bhaarati Devi and her Avataara as Draupadi, daughter of King Drupada. We are to take the names of 5 Mahaa Pativrataa-s (those consorts…
This is an article series. Please read all previous articles before reading this article. The URLs for all previous articles are located in the SPECIAL THOUGHTS section. Before we delve into Devata-s in Level 4, it would help to understand the terms “Avataara”, “Amsha”, “Avesha” and “Sannidhaana”. Avataara and Amsha Avataara means descent, i.e., descent…
This is an article series. Please read all previous articles before reading this article. The URLs for all previous articles are located in the SPECIAL THOUGHTS section. Pundra a.k.a. Tilaka Proceeding from the brief overview of Veera Vaishnava and Veera Shaiva philosophies, let’s now ponder over a related topic, namely Pundra Dhaarana. Almost all Hindus…
This is an article series. Please read all previous articles before reading this article. The URLs for all previous articles are located in the SPECIAL THOUGHTS section. Last time, we learnt about Shiva’s Khatvaanga and we noted that it is an Aayudha made of the human skull and the human femur bone. Doesn’t that remind…
This is an article series. Please read all previous articles before reading this article. The URLs for all previous articles are located in the SPECIAL THOUGHTS section. Let’s continue to ponder over Shiva’s form and Shiva Parivaara from where we left off earlier. Shiva is depicted as Shashidhara, Chandra Shekhara, and Chandra Mauli. We learnt…
This is an article series. Please read all previous articles before reading this article. The URLs for all previous articles are located in the SPECIAL THOUGHTS section. I have to apologize for inadvertently conveying some incorrect information. In the past, when elaborating on Devata-s in level 7 and level 5, I had conveyed that there…
This is an article series. Please read all previous articles before reading this article. The URLs for all previous articles are located in the SPECIAL THOUGHTS section. Let’s continue pondering over Shiva, a very prominent Devata in Level 5. Shiva Linga Recently, a member of the parliament from West Bengal posted a very offensive and…
Shiva – Part 1 This is an article series. Please read all previous articles before reading this article. The URLs for all previous articles are located in the SPECIAL THOUGHTS section. Now let’s move on to the next Devata in Level 5, Shiva. As mentioned earlier, Shiva is a Devata in Level 5, Position 98….
This is an article series. Please read all previous articles before reading this article. The URLs for all previous articles are located in the SPECIAL THOUGHTS section. Before we go on to the Devata-s in Level 5, I’d like to share an incident that happened last Sunday. As you may know, I had mentioned about…
This is an article series. Please read all previous articles before reading this article. The URLs for all previous articles are located in the SPECIAL THOUGHTS section. Previously, we had learnt that the Devata-s in Level 7 and up are referred to as the Aantarika Prapancha Devata-s. We had also learnt that the hierarchical Levels…
