Vanamala Center for Art and Culture

Category: Philosophy

  • Dasha Mahavidya Release Function: Report – By Ragini Sanath

    Saturday, 2nd October 2021 was a very significant day to most of us in our own ways. While the nation was celebrating the birth of the father of the nation, Gandhiji, and many people were happy that they could step out after a two-year forced stay at home hiatus due to the pandemic, we the…

  • Devi the Mother Goddess – A Vedantic Perspective

    Shakti is synonymous with the term Devi, who is worshipped eternally by one and all. Although it refers to a female gender but Paramatma or almighty has no gender. Vedanta says- all are different names of one and the only Brahman with Maya. Maya and Brahman are inseparable. As per Sanskrit language every word has…

  • A Documentary on Dasha Mahavidya – The Ten Cosmic Powers

      This Six-hour documentary spread across in 12 segments, gives an overall view of Dasha Mahavidyas. Each Deviis described as referred in Tantra and Puranas whose principles are based on Vedas and Upanishads. This iscomprised of Slokas, Yantras, Mantras, Karnatak Music compositions which co- relate to the principles of DashaMahavidya supported by visuals of Shakti…

  • Virtues of Bhagavan

    Each Yuga prescribes certain things to get blessings of Lord or Bhagavan. In Krta yuga or Satya Yuga, more emphasis was given to Dhyana alone. In Treta Yuga, all Vaidika karmas like Yajnas were emphasized. In Dvapara Yuga, Pujas and Archanas were prescribed. In fact, Dhyana is more difficult than Yajna and Yajna is more…

  • Bharatiya Samskriti Darshana- 18 – Guru Vandana

    “Na Gururōr adhikam tatvam | Na Gurōr adhikam tapaḥ||   Tatva gñānāt param nāsti | tasmai Śri Gurave namaḥ || As part of the 18th  program sequence of Bharatīya Samskriti Darshana, Vanamala Center for Art and Culture conducted and presented Guru Vandana program on 25th of August at Suchitra cinema and cultural academy. This beautiful Sunday…

  • SADHANA SHIBIRA ON DURGA SAPTASHATI – Narayanan Iyer

    The moment a Sadhana Shibira on Durga Saptashati was announced by the Vanamala Centre for Arts and culture a couple of months back, it struck an immediate positive chord for three main reasons. Firstly, the theme was Durga Saptashati. Durga Saptashati which is also known as Devi Mahatmya and Chandi Path is a Hindu religious…

  • Virtues of Guru

    The Hindu scriptures are invariably cryptic. One has to know the proper way of analysing the scriptures by the following means:  Vyakarana (Grammer)- which gives the meaning of word viz. Pada artha Mimamsa- which gives the meaning of sentence viz. Vakya artha Tarka- Logic Even after following the above means, if the primary meaning (vaachyartha)…

  • Muni Yajnavalkya (Vaajasaneya)

    Muni Yajnavalkya is a well known Acharya in Vedas. He was bestowed with great wisdom right from his childhood. When he was learning Krishna Yajurveda in acharya Vaishampayana’s Gurukula, his questions would corner the guru himself most of the times. Once, after getting cornered by Yajnavalkya, Guru Vaishampayana got so enraged that he ordered the…

  • Vaikunta Dwaram – Vedantic Perspective

    Vedas and Upanishads (especially Prashna and Aithireya) mentions about Shukla Patha (pure or bright path) and Krishna Patha (dark path). Shukla patha leads to Indra yoni (gat)e at Solar disc (vaikunta dwaram), through which Vaikunta Loka could be reached. There is a special Naadi (channel) from the base of soft palate in the mouth from…

  • Uddhava Gita / Hamsa Gita

    Srimad Bhagavatha, in its 11th chapter (Ekadasha skanda) depicts Lord Krishna’s last days. From 6th to 29th chapters there is a narration of Uddhava Gita which is taught by Lord Krishna himself to Uddhava.  During the end of Krishnaavatara, Yadavas had become very arrogant and egoistic. Once sage Agastya along with his followers came to…