THE ROAD TO KNOWLEDGE

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Sarasvatī

Sarasvatī (Sanskrit: सरस्वती), also known as Śāradā (Sanskrit: शारदा), is the Hindu goddess of knowledge, music, art, speech, wisdom, and learning.
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Pūja - hosting the Gods

Pūjā (पूजा) word comes from the root word pūj - to worship, to adore, to serve, to love, to recognise, to respect, to invoke Divine Spirit.
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Makara Sankranti and Pongal

Makara-Saṃkrānti The day Makara-Saṃkrānti is dedicated to Sūrya, the Lord of the Sun.
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Dattātreya, Avadhut and Digambara

Dattātreya, Avadhut and Digambara The One Who has been endowed with the anubhūti (spir­itual experience) of the unmanifest (nirgun) is called Dattā. The anubhuti of nirgun essentially means realization that He is the soul (ātmā) or He has attained God-Realization.
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Ganesh Chaturthi

Gaṇeś Caturthi or Vinayaka Caturthi, the birthday of Lord Gaṇeś a, is one of the most popular Hindu festivals celebrated throughout India and by Hindu around the world.
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Benefits of Vedic Chant

The recitation of the Vedas is considered highly auspicious and beneficial in Hindu tradition, and it is believed to confer various spiritual, mental, and physical benefits to both the reciter and the listener. Some of the perceived benefits include: Spiritual Upliftment: Reciting the Vedas is believed to elevate the spiritual consciousness of both the reciter […]
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HANUMAN CHALISA, TULSIDAS

Om Sri Hanumate Namah Vanamali. Hanuman: The Devotion and Power of the Monkey God (p. 11). ENG Sri Hanuman is the greatest of all devotees of the Lord. He is a jñani (one in complete knowledge) in the fullest sense of the word. He has merged with his Lord, Sri Rama, in his own being, […]
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ॐ भूर्भुवः स्वः — Why is it Recited Before the Gayatri Mantra

ॐ भूर्भुवः स्वः oṃ bhūrbhuvaḥ svaḥ When we go to find the original Gayatri Mantra by Rishi Vishvamitra in the Rigveda (3.62.10) we do not find there the expression ॐ भूर्भुवः स्वः oṃ bhūrbhuvaḥ svaḥ. The original Mantra is: तत् सवितुर्वरेण्यं भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि | धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात् || tat saviturvareṇyaṃ bhargo devasya dhīmahi […]
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Nature of Sūrya and Savitŗ

We will first consider Since their names appear together in many hymns, we consider them together with the name Sūrya Sāvitrī, translated as the Divine Sun; later we will point out the distinction between Sūrya and Sāvitrī in the Veda. Sūrya Sāvitrī is the Godhead of the Supreme Truth and knowledge hymned as ekam sat, One Truth. He represents the truth of being, truth […]
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