Angaraka astottara shata namavali Mars the fiery, red planet when malefic causes havoc in a persons life especially in marriage. Chant the Angaraka/Mangal Ashtottara Namavali on a Tuesaday(chevvakazamai) to please the planetary influences. 1. Om mahisutaya namah 2. Om maha-bhagaya namah 3. Om mangalaya namah 4. Om mangala-pradaya namah 5. Om maha-virayam namah 6. Om ...Continue Reading...
Mars Dosha-Kuja Dosha- Manglik- and its effects on marriage
July 21, 2011 by 1 Comment
We are already familiar that the word Kuja means the planet Mars [Mangal Graha]. So the term, Kuja Dosha would mean a fault or trouble created by the planet Mars. Though Mars can create many types of problems in a chart, by it's lordship and placement, but Kuja Dosha actually refers to the problem created by Mars in respect of marital life. For the present time social structure, it creates ...Continue Reading...
Misconceptions and blind beliefs to Mangal-Mars-Chevvai-Kuja dosha in a kundali-horoscope and marriage
July 21, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Misconceptions and blind beliefs in Jyotish It is highly unfortunate that in the land where Vedic astrology was born, most people, even a lot of astrologers, have a lot of misconceptions and blind beliefs about several basic facts of astrology. An astrologer propagates a wrong theory and a dozen people believe it . They tell a dozen more and soon it becomes an accepted norm! Misconceptions about ...Continue Reading...
Mangal dosha- Chevvai- Kuja dosam, Mars malady- remedies for malefic mars in natal chart
July 19, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Mangal or Kuja Dosha: Mars Planet- Mangal Graha One of the biggest misconceptions and fears in the Hindu society with respect to marriage is the presence of Mangal Dosha or Kuja Dosha in the chart of a boy or a girl. I have seen a countless number of good matches being rejected by people just because the boy or the girl has Mangal Dosha present in the chart. Even the various Shastras ...Continue Reading...
Importance of Homa- Havan and Puja- What is Abhishekam- Hindu Vedic Practices
July 19, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The Significance of Homas-Havan aur Puja A Homa or Havan is a sacred fire ceremony in which various forms of the Divine gods and Demi-gods are invoked in a sacred fire that has been kindled according to the guidelines in the Vedic scriptures. Certain special offerings are made into the fire while Sanskrit Mantras are chanted. The combination of the powerful energy of the fire and the ...Continue Reading...
Samudra Manthan-churning of the ocean and its gifts- milky way
July 18, 2011 by
The Story of the Samudra Manthan is legendary in the Hindu Vedic Scriptures. It not only determines the power struggle between the Devas(demigods and the Asuras(the Demon gods), but alos the procurement of the jewels of this earth. The Samudra Manthan or the Churning of hte Milky Way- the very existence of of Universe and its life form is pivotal in our scriptures. The Mandranchal ...Continue Reading...
Yoga in the new age: Yoga techniques for the new woman
July 8, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Modern active rhythm of life forces women to combine work, education of children and the many duties at home. Sometimes it is elementary not have enough time to do themselves and their health. This aggressive pace of life often leads to nervous stress, chronic stress and sometimes depression. In addition, despite the numerous duties, the modern woman often suffers from a lack of exercise, since ...Continue Reading...
Yoga and relaxation
July 8, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Yog and relaxation: Achieve calm with a positive mental outlook, do that by consciously not judging people or events; we cannot change the way people think or behave, but we can change the way we respond to them . One of the foremost ways of achieving calmness and serenity is by sitting quietly and paying attention to ones breathing, the mind cannot hold more than one thought at any one given ...Continue Reading...
Modak-sweet balls wrapped in flour and fried in oil for Ganeshji-Ganpati
July 6, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The Ganesh festival is incomplete without the offering of the Lord’s favourite food - the modaks. These are prepared in different ways, some can be the stuffed ones and some can be the ones made from khava/mava. The khava modaks are just khava put in moulds and comes in various flavors like amba modak, pista modak etc. The stuffed ones are more popular and can be normal fried modaks or the ...Continue Reading...
