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Understanding Venus

Śukra is Venus 1. Venus is second planet from Sun and closest to earth – responsible for transporting souls to the earth via. Moon –…

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आत्मकारकपुत्राभ्यां योगमेकं प्रकल्पयेत्‌। तनुपञ्चमनाथाभ्यां तथैव द्विजसत्तम॥ ४॥ ātmakārakaputrābhyāṁ yogamekaṁ prakalpayet | tanupañcamanāthābhyāṁ tathaiva dvijasattama || 4|| Parashara states that a yoga between the atmakaraka and…

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Trikona Dasha #2

This is a rāśi dasa and like all rasi dasha, the Sun is the overlord and Aditya are the governors. This dasha is similar to…

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Posted in Matsya Avatara

Matsya

The word मत्स्य matsyā has various meanings – Derived from matsa and maccha it means ‘fish’ Personified as a king of the aquatic animals साम्मद…

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Mahā

The word mahā is used in compound for mahat and independently as is mahām or mahāntam. In this case it is a compound usage. महत्…

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Sahase-balāya

Sahase सहस (sahasa) means having laughter, laughing or smiling. It is derived from स (sa) m. with and हस (hasa) m. laughter, delight, smile. One…

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Ojas

Aujasa from ojas Ojas is the bodily strength, the vigour, energy, ability to act, power to perform an action. It is the vitality, the principle…

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Prāṇa

Prāṇa is the breath of life experienced as the breath, respiration. However, it is more like oxygen for animals and carbondioxide for plants. It is…

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Sattva सत्त्व

Sattva means existence as an independent entity, a reality. Īśvara-sattva refers to the existence of a Supreme Being. Sattva is His true essence and nature,…

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Tamas

The word tamas means ignorance. Tamas means darkness as in the night. It includes any solid body that blocks light and casts a shadow. The…

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