The first lunar eclipse will be occurring today on Magh Purnima on 31/01/2018. The total duration of eclipse from start to finish will be 187 minutes. The event will start at 5.35 pm, it will be at its peak at 7 pm and will end at 8.42 pm. All temples will remain closed as the […] Read more
Gaj Muktak as the name suggests is a pearl like object that originates from an elephant. Surprised? Well so was I when I first heard about it. That was in the March of 2001. A client walked in and wanted to talk about his business matters. Naturally I asked him what he did and he […] Read more
From this point onward the Sun began to move towards the Vishnu Nabhi or grand center and the human intellect slowly started to develop. During the 1100 years of the ascending kali Yuga there were frequent wars all over the world and man’s cruelty and brutality knew no end. This period ended in 1599AD. At […] Read more
This is the English translation of the relevant portion from Manu Smriti. Four thousand years is said to be the Krita Yuga (Satya Yuga). Its morning has as many hundreds, and its evening is of the same length. (400+4000+400 = 4800). In the other three ages, with their morning and evening twilights, the thousands and […] Read more
Yuga system The Indian concept of time is cyclical in nature. All systems, ideas and events have a beginning a mid point and an end. Nothing is everlasting in the visible universe that we see all around us. The human intellect is limited in its scope and often assumes that a smoothly or chaotically functioning […] Read more
Part 1 The primer In Sanskrit, the language of ancient India, time and death are synonymous and called Kaal. If we examine this closely, we find that it is not a coincidence. Time indeed actually means decay and death. Everything decays with time and dies once its life span is over. History abounds with civilizations […] Read more
