Yes the Mahabhagawat Purana, a deeply mystical literature describes Draupadi as an incarnation of Kali. But that apart, the story of her birth from the
The description of the two paths through which humanity moves is described best (and in a most practical way) in the 16th Chapter of the
In all likelihood, Sri Aurobindo was present during the time of Sri Rama. He was there as Rishi Agastya who had handed over certain celestial
Yes. The Puranas do speak about the Devas losing at times to the Titans when they grow proud and haughty and think it is they
There are two versions. One version is that it is mentioned in the Mahabharata but not with the drama mentioned around it. That is to
It is charging the idol or image with the presence and power of the Deity turning it into a living image. It is just as
The sense of righteousness was more in Vibishan much more prevalent than compared to Bhismacharya and Guru Drona acharya. Is this what we conclude
Yes because what is generally understood (and rightly so) by Vigyana is the Divine Manifestation in the cosmos as it functions too. The Unmanifest that
The New Creation is the Creation upon earth. It is not a typal self-existent Reality but a building up of that Reality here, upon earth,
Vipra is someone who has a clear consciousness, he is a person who has received mental illumination. Such a person is to be revered even
We have to understand this story in the background of the Indian mind which lived extreme characters. The Western heroes are restless and aggrandised humans,
Both are good. But Vishnu Purana is more comprehensive and speaks of the Avatars hence i like it better.
This beautiful story is the depiction of the ancient Vedic truth of the interchange between God and man. Man must give what he has and
All the animals that are depicted as vehicles or companions of the gods are clearly symbols of certain qualities and forces that help the gods
The baby Balakrishna, is the psychic being or the Divine Child born in the prison of the ego, Kansa. The ego knows it will be
The Vedas didn’t ‘divide’ Society in the Varnas, they simply classified and stratified human beings into four types with seekers of knowledge at the highest;
Sri Rama is the Avatar who sets the supreme example of an idealized humanity, what it truly means to be a man, paurusham. Though he
Karni Mata is one of the emanations of Maa Durga who was born in a family connected with the royal family. Among the many miracles
