Story of Valmiki

Story of Valmiki

Introduction Maharshi Valmiki is the author of the Hindu epic Ramayana, which nearly contains 24,000 verses. He was born in the Treta Yuga. The Valmiki Ramayana dates from 500 BC to 100 BC. Valmiki is also said to have authored Yoga Vasistha that explains several...

What is Kaal Sarp Dosh?

There are many yogas in astrology. Some are auspicious while others are not. Auspicious Yogas bode well for a person if they are present in the horoscope. Inauspicious Yogas, however, can create all kinds of problems. Kaal Sarp Dosh is an inauspicious Yoga formed by...

Tarpana Procedure – A Detailed Overview

Tarpana or Tarpanam ceremony is a sacred Vedic ritual, where the ancestors and divine entities are appeased by giving them food, drink, and special prayers. Tarpanam also refers to Argya, which means ‘offerings to Gods, Demi-Gods, and ancestors.’ It is often a...

Seven Features of Astrology That Make Everyone Love It

To existential philosophers, life has no meaning. But the rest of us struggle to make sense out of it. Astrology was probably born when human beings from a distant past realised that the answers about life that they sought were not to be found on earth. So they looked...