A Strong Foundation of Ethics In Hinduism Hinduism has shown a strong inclination to metaphysics and spiritualism, but it has certainly not ignored ethics. Ethics as dharma comes first among the goals of human beings in Hinduism and the scriptures insist that other goals are to be pursued according to dharma. Hinduism lays great emphasis … Read more
Krishna Janmashtami is a Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna. It is celebrated on the eighth day (Ashtami) of the Krishna Paksha (dark fortnight) of the month of Bhadrapada in the Hindu calendar. Astrologically, it is believed that Lord Krishna was born under a Rohini Nakshatra, which is associated with the moon. … Read more
Ramayana First Sloka and How Emotion of Compassion Created Great Epic The first sloka of the Ramayana is: मा निषाद प्रतिष्ठां त्वमगमः शाश्वतीः समाः ।यत्क्रौञ्चमिथुनादेकमवधीः काममोहितम् ॥(mā niṣāda pratiṣṭhāṁ tvam agamaḥ śāśvatīḥ samāḥ |yatkrauñcamithunādekam avadhīḥ kāmamohitam ||) This can be translated as:O hunter, may you never attain eternal peace, For you have killed one of … Read more
The sage Valmiki wrote the Ramayana at the request of Lord Brahma, the Hindu god of creation. The story goes that Valmiki was once a notorious robber named Ratnakara, but after meeting the sage Narada, he renounced his criminal ways and became a sage himself. What is the story of Vakmiki? The story of Valmiki … Read more