Do you know the meaning of the word Dharma? The word dharma means duty. And, when we say Sanatan Dharma, it means ‘eternal duty.’ Therefore, we feel it is necessary to understand the different duties mentioned in the Vedas. The Vedic principle states that every grihastha
(householder) needs to follow five vital duties known as the Panch Mahayajna to attain their maximum capacity and capabilities as a person. When talking about Panch Mahayajna, the word panch means five, Maha means Main, and Yajna is sacrifice. Yajna is the spine of Sanatan Dharma
and requires immense study in different layers of understanding. When broken into sections, the word Panch Mahayajna defines itself. It gets necessary for a householder to perform these five vital duties in their daily life to initiate spiritual evolution and growth. In the
Have you ever wondered why our forefathers had strong immunity and were naturally healthier?
One of the biggest reasons is that they used herbs and spices to heal their ailing bodies. Herbs and spices have been used for centuries to treat different health issues.
When it comes to your digestive system, this tea is a game-changer. A combination of three traditional culinary spices—cumin, coriander, and fennel—this tea aids in the absorption of nutrients and stimulates the lymphatic system.
Let’s look at the merits of each of these herbs to further understand the magic of this tea.
Benefits of Cumin
• Stimulates Agni (digestive fire)
• Decreases gas
• Helps with indigestion
• Flushes out ama (toxic waste)
• Relieves congestion
Rishi Sushruta is known as the father of surgery, he is the first surgeon to advocate the practice of operations on inanimate objects, watermelons, gourd, clay plots and reeds, thus predating by half a millennium the modern practice of the surgical workshop.
The students were taught vedas and trained at a very early age to perform surgeries. The Sushruta Samhita (works of Sushruta) is one of the most important surviving ancient treatises on medicine and is considered a foundational text of Medicine. The treatise addresses all aspects
general medicine. The Sushruta Samhita mentions several surgical instruments that closely relate to the modern instruments used today to perform surgeries. The influential nature of the Sushruta Samhita is supported not only by anatomical knowledge and surgical procedural
Our Dharma believes that a person should follow sixteen sanskaras (sacraments or rituals) in its entire life to mark different stages of a human life cycle. Following these rituals lead to a passage of possessing Ashram (stage of life). Sanskara acts as a turning point,
celebrated like an auspicious occasion. Practicing these sanskaras have turned out to bring great personality with effectiveness. The 16 Sanskars mentioned in our Vedic Dharma have their significance mention below:
The game had its origin in India and was called Moksha Patam or Parama Padam or Mokshapat. It was used to teach Hindu Dharma and Hindu values to children. The British renamed it snakes and Ladders. The game was created by the 13th-century poet saint Gyandev. The ladders in the
game represented virtues and the snakes indicated vices. The game was played with cowrie shells and dices. Later through time, the game underwent several modifications but the meaning is the same i.e good deeds take us to heaven and evil to a cycle of re-births. Certain
references take the game back to the 2nd century BC. In the original game square, 12 was faith, 51 was Reliability, 57 was Generosity, 76 was Knowledge, and 78 was Asceticism. These were the squares where the ladder was found. Square 41 was for Disobedience, 44 for Arrogance, 49
Dance has a significant role in our dharma, it is one of the medians to worship God. It can be seen as a highly elaborate form of prayer as well as an art form. It is present in the cosmic waves. If you look closely at our dharma, you will observe that our gods express a lot
through dancing. Dancing has an aspect of creation. Modern science uses different terminologies to define the creation of the universe, saying it looks like a dance. And, you may agree or not, but this is what our gods do, dancing. If you look at different dance forms of India,
you will observe there is not much movement on the surface, but the hands and face have expressions and mudras. However, when you see the dance and its postures closely, you will know that there is a lot more to our classical dance forms. It has more than just movements.
We live in a world where walking barefoot is avoided. The modern world believes that walking barefoot is not appropriate, but our ancestors were in favour of walking barefoot. Do you know the reason behind it? Going barefoot also signifies respect for the earth upon which people
walk. The foot is the body part that touches the earth – the sacred mother of all. The earth is imbued with generative powers and the foot is thought of as the conduit through which the vital energy of the earth travels through humans unto the cosmos. The fact that ‘We are
electrical beings’ was long understood by our ancestors. Hence the traditional lifestyle hinged around connecting with the earth by either walking barefoot within the house, sleeping on ground, eating while sitting on ground and even kids playing barefoot in the fields. As we