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Vagarthaviva, a Magical Verse from the Great Poet Kalidasa: One Prayer, 25 Meanings – Part 2

We understood from the earlier post, the greatest Sanskrit poet Kalidasa wrote a magical first verse in his epic Raghuvamsha. We also learned thatShri Kalidasa prays Shri Devi and Lord Shiva in that mystical sloka(verse). Before we  understand various meanings, let us … Continue reading

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Vagarthaviva, a Magical Verse from the Great Poet Kalidasa: One Prayer, 25 Meanings – Part 1

How many deities can we pray in a single verse(sloka)? May be two or three. How many meanings you came across for a verse? May be four or five? OK. But this magical sloka(verse) can address two to six deities … Continue reading

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Great Night of Lord Shiva(Maha Shivaratri): Spiritual Significance of Lord Shiva’s Form

Rudraksha Yoga wishes a very happy Maha Shivarathri to you! Jagatah pitarau vande Parvathi Parameshwarau | We pray the parents of the world, Mother Parvathi and Lord Shiva for their Grace. According to Hindu calendar, today is the Great Night of … Continue reading

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Kundalini Yoga- Part 6: Is Kundalini harmless?

We had been discussing the practical aspects of Kundalini Yoga in the last post. Let us now come to the safety measures required in the practice. To answer the question in the topic, let us ask more questions! : Is … Continue reading

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Kundalini Yoga – Part 5: How to Practice?

In the earlier post, we discussed how Kundalini works. We have a practical question now: How do we achieve the real yoga taking help of awakened Kundalini? We know what the real  yoga means: merging of our Individual Self with the Universal … Continue reading

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Kundalini Yoga – Part 4: Why and How does Kundalini Move?

We discussed oneness of Shiva and Shakti and Shaktipat in the last post. Shiva and Shakti : mechanism of creation What happens when our body is created? As we have seen earlier, Shiva sits at the sahasrara chakra located at … Continue reading

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