Learning from Vedas - Backup

Originally shared by Hindu Awakening Abhyangasnan is spiritually more beneficial than an ordinary bath ? Bathing is a very important daily activity of our life. We all feel very fresh after having a bath. However, do you know that the abhyangasnan is spiritually more beneficial than the ordinary bath ? Abhyangasnan is getting up early in the morning, before sunrise, applying oil to the whole body and massaging till it is absorbed in the skin and then taking warm water bath / shower. By applying oil to the skin, it retains elasticity. Warm water is auspicious and pleasing to the body. Bathing after an oil massage retains only the required amount of oiliness that the skin and hair require. Hence an oil massage is necessary before a bath. Application of oil to the skin after a bath is not beneficial. Spiritual significance of abhyangasnan : When we have every day bath or shower, the raja and tama components in us decrease by 0.00001 % and the sattva component in us increases by the same...

Originally shared by Krishnamurthi CG Sindhu (Indus) script and Brahmi script are closely associated as both were used to write Sanskrit... This, my understanding based on the following facts - 1. लिपिः = वर्णव्यञ्जकः रेखोपरेखविन्न्यासः - so there are no set patterns for a lipi (script) as long as the symbol is able to suggest the Varna (phoneme) then it is acceptable as lipi (script). 2. Various traditional scholars of high repute have confirmed the Indus script as Sanskrit. 3. So far, from our other old scripts deciphered - poorva brāhmī, brāhmī, karoṣṭī, śāradhā, maithilī, grantha, nāgarī, tigaḷāri, etc. We understand that, all these scripts were indeed used to write Sanskrit and some are Sanskrit only. 4. there are 64 more scripts which were used to write Sanskrit, details of those scripts names etc. can be got from the Tibetian manuscript "Samavāyasutta" (Prakrit) - about 2000 years old - this is a published Buddhist manuscript. 5. The seals contain a specific species of...

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Originally shared by Justin Anderson While enjoying a book about Hinduism, in a section about beliefs about life after death, I believe that I have stumbled across my new favorite quote: "Life is an infinite continuum punctuated by episodes of embodiment."

Information Courtesy:  http://www.cs.ubc.ca/~goyal/creation.php Modern Science is unable to explain the process of creation as of now. The Big bang theory and Steady State theory have many loop holes and they do not appeal to everybody. Anyways, I will not discuss Modern theories of creation here. I am going to state what Vedas say about creation. Vedas are the sacred text of Hinduism, just like Bible for Christanity. Creation has many aspects, and it is not possible to talk about them in this article, so I will talk only about different phases of creation. Chapter 2.5 and 3.10 of Srimada Bhagavatam deals with the process of creation. Note that the Puranas, Upanishads are also considered as part of Vedas, besides 4 main Vedas. Before stating the theory, let me clear that English language does not have exact equivalents of the terms used in Vedic literature. So, I am using the terms and language used by other translations although the exact interpretation can be understood by reading th...

Do you have sanskrit plus english text of Srimad Bhagavatham for Moola Parayanam. I dont need meanings. I downloaded text from ISCKON, but it is very difficult for moola parayanam...

Originally shared by Krishnamurthi CG Friends, It is heartening to see the latest happenins on Sanskrit - such as the Bhasha being revived on many accounts - Renewed interest in Sanskrit towards using it as a tool for Computational Linguistics, NLP, etc - which Germans, French and also Americans spearheading this initiatives, Similarly there are many dedicated  Websites, Blogs and Discussion forums for Sanskrit, International Digital Sanskrit Manuscript library project, etc., New interest in Sanskrit by Non-resident Indians, more student enrollments to Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, many Manuscripts being unearthed, finally the Indus valley script being accepted as Sanskrit, etc. etc. etc. But what we can't and shouldn't forget is that "भाष्यते इति भाषा" (spoken is language) so we need more speakers of Sanskrit - at all levels - Spoken sanskrit (सम्भाषणसंस्कृतम्), Oratory /Pravachana Sanskrit (भाषणसंस्कृतम्), Literary Sanskrit (composing slokas instantly, competition et...

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Originally shared by Krishnamurthi CG http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bangalore/Sanskrit-Varsity-to-Revamp-BA-MA-Syllabi/2014/02/26/article2078191.ece#.UxHkaM4Zq9E A newsitem from my University - Last year the Syllabi for Prathama, Kavya, Sahitya were revised and was received well by 200+ paaThashaalaas - this year it is the turn of B.A and M.A. - which will impact about 20+ Sanskrit colleges in Karnataka State. Such modernisations - if done all over India, will help in not just academic revival of this great language but also make it relevant to the current technological requirements http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bangalore/Sanskrit-Varsity-to-Revamp-BA-MA-Syllabi/2014/02/26/article2078191.ece#.UxHkaM4Zq9E