Author: Sanjay Rath

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

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

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…

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

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…