Chandrashila that literally suggests the ‘Moon Rock’ is the summit of the Chandranath Parvat on which the Tungnath temple of Panch Kedar is situated. The majestic Chandrashila summit serves as a vantage point that offers a heavenly panorama of the Great Himalayas. According to
the legend, Bhagwan Rama meditated at the Chandrashila peak, which is nearby Tungnath temple after killing Ravana. Also, some said Moon God spent time here in penance.
You can witness the views of splendid peaks like Nanda Devi, Kedarnath, Chowkhamba, and Neelkanth during the moderate 5 km trek to the temple.
Gayatri Mantra, also known as the Savitri Mantra, is a deeply worshiped mantra from the Rig Veda (Mandala 3.62.10), one of the highest spiritual texts of the Sanatan Dharma but did you know the Gayatri Mantra consists of 24 Syllables and the Valmiki Ramayan also has 24,000 verses
Along with narrating the epic of Ramayana, Rishi Valmiki also encoded the powerful Gayatri Mantra within these 24000 Shlokas. The first letter that comes after every 1000 verses of The epic of Ramayana together forms the Gayatri Mantra.
Rishi Vishwamitra (Rishi Kaushika) gave the Gayatri Mantra to the world. He was the Guru of Bhagwan Shri Ram and Lakshman after Rishi Vashishtha. Rishi Vishwamitra gave the knowledge of the Devastras or celestial weapons
You must have read some books or have heard from many yogis about Chakras. But, do you know what chakras are? How do they work? In the Sanskrit language, chakra means wheel. Here, the spiritual meaning of chakra is “a wheel of flowing energy” in the body. We have 114 chakras in
total in the human body, and they work as the connection or junction of the Nadis. The Nadis are the passage of prana or energy in the body. Out of the 114 Chakras, two of them are outside the physical body. In reality, we can only work on 108 chakras from the remaining 112
Chakras. However, we only need 21 chakras to be active in our body to live a full-fledged life. Due to the three dimensions of energy, Pingala, Ida, and Sushumna, these 21 Chakras form 7 sets, each of them with three functioning Chakras that work as one. Therefore, you will be
Time travel is not a new thing in Sanatan Dharma. We have been listening to these stories for generations, Although this is something new for the Western world. In Hindu scriptures, Revati was the daughter of King Kakudmi and the wife of Balarama, the elder brother of Bhagwan
Krishna. Her account is given within a number of Puranic texts such as Mahabharata and Bhagavata Purana. Vishnu Purana narrates the tale of Revati. Revati was the only daughter of Kakudmi. Feeling that no human could prove to be good enough to marry his lovely and talented
daughter, Kakudmi took Revati with him to Brahmaloka (abode of Brahma). Kakudmi bowed humbly, made his request, and presented his shortlist of candidates. Brahma then explained that time runs differently on different planes of existence and that during the short time they had
Yoga in Sanskrit is ‘Yuj’ which means to unite or to join. During yoga, the body and mind unite to form a single unit, along with the presence of the soul. The whole body acts like one. Yoga in Bhagwad Gita is said to be in equanimity. It is the ability to control and stay calm
in every situation in life. In the yogic culture, Shiva is not known as a god, but as the Adiyogi or the first yogi – the originator of yoga. He was the one who first put this seed into the human mind. Adiyogi, transmitted yoga to the Sapta Rishis or the seven sages many
thousands of years ago. He found it was too difficult to put everything he knew into one person, so he chose seven people and put different aspects of yoga into them.
Ganga, one of the holy rivers of India, emerges from the Himalayas. People worship Mata Ganga as a symbol of purification and forgiveness. The Rig Veda (10.75) has mentioned the river Ganga as one of the holiest rivers. Many epics like Ramayana, Mahabharata, and the Puranas have
marked the appearance of Mata Ganga.
According to Ramayana, Ganga is the firstborn child of Himavat (Himalayas) and sister of Mata Parvati. However, the Puranas marks the emergence due to Lord Vishnu, and her descent happened due to Bhagirathi, the royal sage while, aided by
God Shiva. In Mahabharata, Mata Ganga is the mother of Bhishma Pitamaha from the Kuru king Shantanu. Mother Ganga is the mother of humanity in which people immerse the ashes of their ancestors to bring their souls closer to moksha. To honor her efforts of humanity, festivals