Channapatna is a town in the state of Karnataka. It is popularly known as "Gombegala Nagara" or the "Land of Toys." The city is also famous for its lacquerware.True to its name, when you travel through the town, you can see that almost every household is involved in the process of doll making in one […]
As the churning progressed, the Kshreea Sagara, with the herbs' effects induced into it, started producing various Ratna's. As agreed upon earlier, these Ratna's were divided 4 ways among Lord Vishnu, Lord Shiva, Devas, and Asuras. [Note: Various Puranas mention a different number of Ratna's produced from the ocean's churning. The number ranges from nine […]
The churning continued even as the Ratna was produced and distributed among those present. At the end of nearly 1000 years of churning, as soon as Dhanwantari came out holding the pot of Amrit, joy erupted on both sides. The joy, though, was short-lived. Deva's and asuras started fighting over the elixir. Since Devas were […]
Having won over the Asuras, it was time to plan the Samudra Manthan's execution to get the sacred Amrita. Indra asked the king of Asuras if he can plan and get materials ready for the humongous task. Bali thought for a while and felt they could not trust the devas. So he said while Indra […]
After a while into the churning, Vasuki was unable to get adjusted to the constant churning motion. This made him really sick in the stomach, and he started spewing the venom mildly at first. The poison was minimal initially, but as the churning progressed, Vasuki could not hold the poison or the haalahala within him […]
Samudra Manthan story is one of the most well-known stories documented in Vishnu Purana. Also known as Ksheera Sagara Manthan or Amrit Manthan, the story also explains many concepts like why Lord Shiva is known as Neelakanta, the birth of goddess Lakshmi, the origins of Rahu and Ketu and so on. Few scholars draw parallels […]
It is not an exaggeration when one says the sun sustains life on Earth. Though it is billions of light-years away from the Earth, one cannot fathom its impact on everyday lives. Both science and Vedic astrology try to estimate the impact of this amazing star in their own ways. While science is now discovering […]
Mars is a red-colored planet, male in nature ruling courage as well as the confidence of people. Depending on how Mars is positioned in one's life, it can have different purposes and effects on a person's life. Mars is believed to control our sexual urges to an extremely significant limit. Other than this, Mars also plays […]
A concept of Vedic Astrology, Mahadasha is called after the Great period in a person’s life. Dasha means a stage of life or a period of time. Maha means great, together the two words make ‘Mahadasha’ i.e. the great period of an individual’s life. [blogadsense] This period of time or stretch of time in an […]
Virtually all of us will encounter Mercury Mahadasha shortly or after some period. The Mahadasha of Mercury is named as Budha Mahadasha, i.e. the main period of Mercury. During this duration, the planet Mercury dominates over us. The planet Mercury symbolizes intellect, proficiency, commerce and trade, mathematics, science and research and cognitive energy etc. Therefore, […]