Hinduism

Viswani Duritani

deva savitar – O God the Creator viśwāni duritāni – all our vices parāsuva – remove yat bhadram – which is good tat naḥ āsuva – that to us grant Om viśwāni deva savitarduritāni parāsuva      Yad bhadran tan na āsuva O God the Creator! Remove all our vices; that which Read more…

Hinduism

VEDIC COSMOGRAPHY IN THE HAWAN

VEDIC COSMOGRAPHY IN THE HAWAN How the Universe is mapped in the Hawan ṛg veda tatsavitur vareṇyam bhargo devasya dhīmahi dhiyo yo naḥ pracodayāt Om bhūr bhuvaḥ swaḥ tatsavitur vareṇyam bhargo devasya dhīmahi dhiyo yo naḥ d āt yajur-veda bhūr bhuvah WORLDS OF THE VEDIC COSMOS Bhūh/Prthvi (earth) Bhuvah/Antariksa (atmosphere) Svah/Dyauh (heaven) 3 SETS OF TRIADS (VYAHRTIS) world Read more…

Vedas

CREATION BEYOND CONCEPTION – NĀSADĪYA SŪKTA

NĀSADĪYA SŪKTA Nāsadāsīnno sadāsīttadānīm nāsīdrajo no vyomā paro yat, kimārīvaḥ kuha kasya śarmannambhaḥ kimāsīdgahanamgabhīram.   (na) neither (asat) non-existent (āsīt) was (na) nor (sat) existent (āsīt) was (tadānīm) then na vyoma nor airs para yat nor any region beyond (kim) what (āvarīvaḥ) coverer (kuha) mysterious (kasya) of this (śarman) protector (ambhaḥ) heavenly waters (kim) what (āsīt)was (gahanam) depth (gabhīram) gravity   na mṛtyurāsīdamṛtamna tarhi na rātryā ahna āsītpraketaḥ, ānīdavātamswadhayā tadekam tasmād Read more…

Vedas

DARKNESS DEFINED – RĀTRI SŪKTA

RĀTRI SŪKTA (Ṛgveda 10.127) rātrī vyakhyadāyatīpurutrā devyākṣabhiḥ, viśwā adhiśriyo’dhita (1) (rātrī) night (devī) goddess (aksabhiḥ) with her eyes (vyakhyat) sees (āyati) approaching (purutrā) pervading (viśwā) all (śriyaḥ) glory (adhita) embraces The Goddess Night, with her eyes sees; Approaching, pervading, her glory embraces all   orvaprā amatyā niyato devyudvataḥ, jyotiṣa bādhate tamaḥ (2)  (orvaprā) omnipresent (amartyā) immortal (ni-vataḥ) below (ut) and (vataḥ) above (devī) goddess Read more…