IndraIn Hindu mythology, Indra is known as king of the devtas. Heaven is his kingdom.Lord Indra is associated with lightning, weather & thunder, storms.He is identical with European deities like Jupiter & Zeus.Evidences of presence of Indra as a deity, are available on several ancient Indian Inscriptions.In the later stages of evolution of hinduism, Indra is …
Narada Muni, is considered as divinity, in sanatna dharma scriptures. Narada was a gandharva , who was blessed to be born on earth, for singing glories of the demigods.Naarad is son of brahma in human form, and is third avtar of vishnu and is a devotee of Narayan. He is a saint of “chaakshush” manvantar..This …
Lord Brahma.Brahma is a hindu God called, a creator” within trimurti the trinity of the supreme divinity, which includes Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva.Saraswati was wife of Lord Brahma, though some stories claim that she was originally married to the Lord Vishnu. Brahma had four heads, and Saraswati had four hands symbolizing these four heads. Brahma is …
Our ancestors were great humans. It is their noble blood, which runs in our veins. As we are aware that future is built from the glorious experiences of the past, we can make our society better, Instead of repenting on our inability to fully understand the past experiences.According to ancient sanatna dharma literature, Varaha Kalpa, …
Dharmaraj Yudhishthira King Yudhishthira: Pandava & Kunti’s son, Yudhishthira was also known as Dharmaraja. Yudhishthira was also known as Ajatashatru. He was the eldest among Pandavas and Kauravas. He was skilled spearsman. Yudhishthira’s spear was called Shakti. Yudhishthira defeated many warriors in the Mahabharata War.However he lacked the capabilities of Arjuna and the power of …
Ancient India Manu means first man, who came to existence, when this universe was born anew. It is also a short form of human. ‘Manav’Manu is also a title of a ruler of earth, or of a head of dynasty. Vaivasvata Manu was born in the family of Marichi, the son of Brahma.Once there was …
As per sanatna dharma, religious scriptures like Puranas and Vedas, there were a total of seven islands on the earth, namely Jambu, Plaksha, Shalmali, Kush, Kraunch, Shak and Pushkar.Out of these islands, the Jambu Island was located in the middle of all.Earlier the followers of Sanatana Dharma, (Hindus) ruled the island of Jambu. This rule …
India has a rich tradition of learning and education right from the antiquity. These were handed over generations to generations either through oral or written medium. The highly esteemed Vedas have come to down to us. They existed for nearly 2000 years before they were known in India. It was the knowledge of acoustics that …
IntroductoryAll the country to the west and north-west of the river Yamunaand extending beyond the Hindu Koh was known in ancient times asthe Uttarapatha, i.e. the country of the Uttara Patha, the NorthernHighway. The people of this country organised themselves into anumber of Republican states, centuries before the birth of Christ.These states were known as …
Hindu civilization has witnessed a glorious past. Hindu kings were known for their righteousness, fearlessness and valour and were always keen for overall development of their empires and therefore people were very prosperous. Life stories of these forgotten kings, are source of inspiration for coming generations. Some of the past events in the lives of …