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Space Coordinates

In order to represent points in space, we first choose a fixed point ओ or ‘O’ (like the origin, ॐ OM). Interesting that this sound ओ (O) is in Sagittarius the natural 9th house indicating…

Solitary Confinement

Little do we realise that sometimes what feels like a punishment can be a blessing in disguise. This is a study of solitary confinement. Solitary confinement in legal terms is a special form of imprisonment…

क्ष kṣa

भैरव उवाच। bhairava uvāca | Śrī Bhairava speaks – क्ष एव परमो देवो बुद्धरूपी जनार्द्दनः। उग्रतारा – महामन्त्रं पञ्चार्णं परिजप्य च॥ १-३॥ kṣa eva paramo devo buddharūpī janārddanaḥ | ugratārā – mahāmantraṁ pañcārṇaṁ parijapya ca…

The Piśāca

Definitions पिशाच (piśāca) refers to a class of beings having a yellowish appearance. The yellowish color is derived from the sign Scorpio which has a light-yellow or grey-yellow shade. Most scholars equate them to be…

What Sin?

All that interests people about spirituality is anything linked to their future – nobody is bothered about the past. Only when we point out that the future is only an outcome of every decision and…

Pralaya

There are four kinds of प्रलय (pralaya) mentioned in the Viṣṇu Purāṇa. Nitya (नित्य) pralaya which has to do with constant end of everything like the day ends when we sleep and starts when we…