Some people questioned why its a big deal to finish the taitireeya shaakha in 5 yrs. Well here are the details, if the intent is to just see book and chant (which is also not easy BTW,) you can complete it even in one year. The TN patashaala system has produced many vidwans who +
if woken up in the middle of the night can chant the asked portion without a blink. How is this possible ? The system is very rigorous and riddled with hardships. The guru takes a portion of the veda and repeats it for 10 days (Guru says it once, student says it twice) +
Dec 7, 2021 • 6 tweets • 1 min read
Many asked me about what is nitya shraadham. Typically after the demise of one's mother or father, some are habituated to doing the 13 day ceremonies followed by the monthly maasikam/oona maasikam. Typically sodhakumbham is done the previous day of the maasikam. This sodhakumbham
on the 12th day after sapindikaranam is done. This sodhakumbham is what needs to be done on all days till the previous day of the prathama aabdika shraadham. Nowdays this has reduced to one day in a month as it is certainly difficult to do everyday for one year
Mar 13, 2020 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Son's annual veda pariksha ended yesterday. He secured 98% in the exam. few things on what veda pariksha are about. Typically adhyayana of the taitireeya shaakha of krishna yajur veda (to complete till krama) can take anywhere from 7 to 9 yrs +
During these years the student gives a veda pariksha on the completed portion every year. Exam is to test how well the student has memorized the portions. Well, its not blind memorization as there are many finer aspects to keep in mind while doing it +
Mar 11, 2020 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
Determining the east-west direction according to kaatyaayana shulba sutram. As we know the sun rises in the east is not really true except for two days in a year. The shulba sutra gives a simple method to determine it. Method is simple/inexpensive and can be done anywhere +
Take a chart paper and draw a circle with a pencil. Radius of the circle is twice the length of the pencil, Place the pencil in the center of the chart and keep the chart paper in morning sun +
Dec 25, 2018 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Let us remember Poosala naayanmaar today. He was born in a brahmana family and was a devout shiva bhakta. He wanted to build a shiva temple but did not have money for it. He could not collect money as well.
So he decided to build a temple in the mind itself. It was not an ordinary imagination but he carefully went through all details of building a temple in his mind. He will be in mauna most of the time and just go through all details meticulously
