Choose this Fragrance… Each flower represents a sankalpa, a wish. If the wish is selfish (swaardha), it releases a bad fragrance. If the wish is beyond self and encompasses the needs of others (pararadha), it spreads a good fragrance. What kind of fragrance do your...
What makes this chariot special and divine? Celebrating Lord’s ride in a rattham, a chariot is called Ratthothsavam. For the significance of the utsava and the take away from it, read here…. The Wheels of Life ChariotJagannath, The Charioteer Thousands witnessed the...
Samatha Deeksha – 27 days anushtan! As part of Samatha Kumbh 24, devotees took up a deeksha under the able guidance and direction of HH Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji. It started off on the 1st of Feb and continued till 27th Feb 2024. the mantra Srimathe: Ra:ma:nuja:ya...
Don’t believe in Deity? It’s very difficult to believe in a deity form of God. It feels like we are making our own representation of God and limiting God to that form. It feels like the deity form is perhaps an image of the actual God, but it’s not God. Doesn’t it?...
Dhyana ….is the devotion driven bhavana-based divine process where the doer attempts to worship Lord using a new clean and pure body obtained by the grace of Lord. The doer initiates this process in bhavana with ‘burning’ the current body filled with various vasanas,...
Yellow signifies a sacred Vow Pasupu, turmeric is a form of mother Lakshmi. Adorning pasupu on His divine wet body, the Lord makes a promise to protect us. What else do we need to trust in Him? Thirumanjana seva / abhisheka seva is prescribed in Pancharatra Agama...