The Symbolism of Ganga in Ancient Puranas

Puranas mention of river Ganga as a holy river which came down on earth to uplift the collective conscience of the world. The story goes that there was one King by the name of Sagara with sixty thousand one sons and once he performed Ashwamega Yagya (Ashwa refers to horse and Yagya means Yagna) to … Continue reading The Symbolism of Ganga in Ancient Puranas

UNDERSTANDING KRISHNA AND OTHER AVATARS OF LORD VISHNU THROUGH AYURVEDA AND ASTROLOGY

Krishna represents the level of conscience where one has gained control over one’s mind/senses. In Vedic astrology, mind is indicated by Moon as it is moon that governs the rasa (nourishment providing fluids inside our body like blood, inter and intra cellular fluids etc). Thus Krishna consciousness means one whose rasa is well spread in … Continue reading UNDERSTANDING KRISHNA AND OTHER AVATARS OF LORD VISHNU THROUGH AYURVEDA AND ASTROLOGY

ROLE OF COLORS IN AYURVEDA AND OTHER ASPECTS OF LIFE

Colors play a huge role in our lives. That is why we must be mindful of them, not only for choosing the right color for cloths, paints etc. but also in our food and drinks. In the visible spectrum, red color travels farthest due to longest wavelength whereas violet travels shortest (which is why traffic … Continue reading ROLE OF COLORS IN AYURVEDA AND OTHER ASPECTS OF LIFE

THE STORY OF ORIGIN OF MARS AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE IN OUR LIVES

Once upon a time when Andhak Asura was given his drishti (vision) by Shiva after he had repented and learnt from his mistakes, he approached Shiva and Parvati to stay in Mount Kailash. On learning this Indra got in-secured and asked one of the devotees of Shiva to ask Shiva to teach him (devotee), the … Continue reading THE STORY OF ORIGIN OF MARS AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE IN OUR LIVES