Upaveda

The term upaveda is associated with certain kind of arts. The god for the Vedas is Lord Brahma. In order to give special importance to certain kind of arts, he has created a separate Veda called as Upaveda, and it is associated with certain special subjects, which are as follows:- For knowing about the importance […]

References of Lord Narasimha in Puranas, Vedas

Narasimha Swamy in Puranas, Vedas

Lord Narasimha is known popularly known as the ‘Great Protector’.  Narasimha is a significant avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu. He is one of Hinduism’s most famous deities. He is been worshiped by Hindu devotees over a millennium throughout India and abroad. There is strong evidence for these in the temples that are largely dedicated […]

Vedas | Oldest Hindu Scriptures

The Vedas are a part of Hindu religious texts, it was written in Sanskrit by Sri Vyasa, and it contains the details of ancient Hindu holy texts. There are four Vedas: the Rigveda, the Yajurveda, the Samaveda and the Atharvaveda. And these Vedas tells about the rituals, meditation, bhakti concepts, and about the Hindu philosophies […]

Veda Parayanam | Recital of Vedas

The Vedas are one of the holy texts of the Hindu Scriptures. They are very useful in the present day. The Vedas consist of several kinds of texts, which were written during the ancient period. The recitation of Vedas is formed by the Mantras which contains prayers, and rituals etc. The Vedas are divided into […]

How Vedic Wisdom can be used in our day to day life?

How Vedic wisdom can be used in our day to day life? For this question by a devotee, Sri Sri Ravishankar Guruji of Art of Living giving explanation in his own words… See Vedic Wisdom has been here since time immemorial. There is no fixed time as to when the knowledge began or started. It was not […]

Vedic Knowledge should reach Common People

Vedic Knowledge should reach Common People – TTD EO Sri MG Gopal advocated that the vast wisdom embedded in Vedas should reach the common man for the benefit of the society. In his inaugural address during the month long “Veda Sandesha Sibiram” which commenced on Friday evening at SV Oriental College in Tirupati, TTD EO […]

Lord Shiva & Vedic deities: Identification

A major rise of Lord Shiva in the pantheon to a major status and position in Hinduism was mainly because of his large scale facilitation and his personal identification with a host of Vedic deities like Vayu, Prajapati, Indra, Agni and many others. It is to be noted that Agni and Rudra have a close […]

Efficacy of Vedic incantations

The efficacy of Vedic incantations, recited strictly according to tradition, can be proved scientifically. One of the religious functions for an enceinte woman suggests the rendering of special Mantras by two proficient players on two veenas. The sound waves are found to have a direct bearing on the growth of the child, which will be […]

Upholding righteousness: Message of the vedas

The oldest religion, Hinduism (Sanatana Dharma), has its source in the Vedas which are god’s revelations. They contain directives to make a man’s life happy and urge him to abide by the law of virtue. They prescribe a code of ethics and religious practices. The day to day life of the Indian people is controlled […]