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redamant . wanderlust . cinephile . M Sc Biotech - MBA Grad | worked for Pharma / IT cos for their growth. Assimilating India's ancient majestic grandeur.
Jun 14, 2020 5 tweets 1 min read
Tinospora Cordifolia commonly called as Giloy herb is a vine widely found in India.

Giloy is also called Amritavalli. With Guna of Amritham, just leave a cut stem on roof with few leaves it survives for days even without being planted. When immunity is effected due to fever, Giloy water brings up blood platelets in no time, much faster than papaya leaves.

Acharya Chanakya always used to keep Giloy. He said:

गुरच औषधि सुखन में भोजन कहो प्रमान।
चक्षु इंद्रिय सब अंश में, शिर प्रधान भी जान॥
Oct 3, 2019 50 tweets 11 min read
This thread is covers-
Lalitha Sahasranamam-Story & beauty of Lalita Devi
Bhaskararaya & his commentary in brief
Sri Chakra
Sri Vidya–Samayachara, Vamachara & Kaulachara (controversial & forbidden studies?? practiced using body’s sexual parts, wine, meat etc.)
Bhuvaneshwari Devi Lalitha Sahasranamam, the crown jewel of the esoteric tradition of Sri Vidya, which in turn is the pinnacle of the Hindu Advaitic philosophy. Assorted names of Lalitha Sahasranamam are used in some studies - by using a combination of decipherments of metaphors, allusions,
Jul 8, 2019 13 tweets 2 min read
Speed of Light in Rig Veda I,50-4 sloka: It is nearly about of modern value of 186,282.397 miles / seconds.
“Yojananam Dwe Dwe Shate Dwe Cha Yojane, Aken Nimishardhena Krammana Namostute”

Calc:
1 yojan = 4 kose
1 kose = 8000 British yards
1 British yard = 0.9144 m.

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The unit of time nimish is defined in Shrimadbhagwat.
15 nimishas = 1 kashta
15 kashtas = 1 laghu
30 laghus = 1 muhurta
30 muhurtas = 1 diva-ratri

1 diva-ratri is, as the name suggests, one cycle of day and night, that is, 24 hrs.

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