Manas: Religious texts of India, Puranas Puranas The Puranas are a class of literary texts, all written in Sanskrit verse, whose composition dates from the 4th century BCE to about 1,000 A.D. The word "Purana" means "old", and generally they are considered as coming in the chronological aftermath of the epics, though sometimes the Mahabharata, which is generally classified as a work of itihas (history), is also referred to as a purana. Some scholars, such as van Buitenen, are inclined to view the Puranas as beginning around the time that the composition of the Mahabharata came to a close, that is about 300 A.D. There are eighteen major puranas, as well as a similar number of minor or subordinate puranas. Though all the Puranas have been translated into major Indian languages as well as English, only a few of them, principally the Vishnu Purana and the Bhagavatam, can safely be described as being widely known. Further Reading: Dikshitar, V. Dimmitt, Cornelia & van Buitenen, J. O’Flaherty, Wendy Doniger, ed. and trans.
Mahabharata Manuscript illustration of the Battle of Kurukshetra The Mahabharata or Mahābhārata (Sanskrit: महाभारतम्, Mahābhāratam, pronounced [məɦaːˈbʱaːrət̪əm]) is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India, the other being the Ramayana.[1] Besides its epic narrative of the Kurukshetra War and the fates of the Kaurava and the Pandava princes, the Mahabharata contains philosophical and devotional material, such as a discussion of the four "goals of life" or purusharthas (12.161). Traditionally, the authorship of the Mahabharata is attributed to Vyasa. The Mahabharata is the longest known epic poem and has been described as "the longest poem ever written".[5][6] Its longest version consists of over 100,000 shloka or over 200,000 individual verse lines (each shloka is a couplet), and long prose passages. The other notable version of Mahabarath is Andhra mahabharatam, a Telugu language manuscript written by Kavitrayam in between 11-14th century AD. Textual history and structure B. Synopsis
The Greatest Crime in the World? To Know The Truth… « GateLessGate Magazine Every child is born with an innate search for truth. It is not something learned or adopted later on in life. Truth simply means, “I am, but I do not know who I am.” And the question is natural – “I must know the reality of my being.” It is not a curiosity. Man is capable by birth to inquire who he is. Your society destroys you. He is told that he is a soul, that he is a spirit, that he is not a body, that he is not material. He starts a journey of belief, and belief kills the quest. So the only quality of a seeker of truth is that he does not believe, that he is not a believer, that he is ready to be ignorant rather than to be knowledgeable, because ignorance is at least natural, simple, innocent. As far as I am concerned the basic quality of a seeker of truth is to cut himself away from all belief systems, from all borrowed knowledge – in other words, to have the courage to be ignorant rather than to have borrowed knowledge. It has come with you. At the center we are one. www.osho.com
Maharshi Veda Vyasa: The Life and Works of Hindu Sages By Subhamoy Das Updated May 12, 2016. Vyasa is perhaps the greatest sage in the history of Hindu religion. He edited the four Vedas, wrote the 18 Puranas, the epic Mahabharata and the Srimad Bhagavatam and even taught Dattatreya, who is regarded as the ‘Guru of Gurus.’ Vyasa’s Luminary Lineage Hindu mythology mentions as many as 28 Vyasas before Maharshi Veda Vyasa was born at the end of Dvapara Yuga. How Vyasa was Born Vyasa’s father, Parashara came to know that a child, conceived at a particular moment of time, would be born as the greatest man of the age as a part of Lord Vishnu himself. On that eventful day, Parashara was travelling in a boat and he spoke to the boatman about the nearing of that auspicious time. The Life and Works of Vyasa At a very tender age Vyasa revealed to his parents the purpose of his life — that he should go to the forest and practice ‘Akhanda Tapas’ or continuous penance. Significance of Vyasa Purnima Vyasa, Author of the Brahma Sutras
Indraprastha The city of Indraprastha ("City of Indra"), which is sometimes also known as Khandavaprastha, was the capital of the kingdom led by the Pandavas in the Mahabharata epic. It is often thought to have been located in the region of present-day New Delhi but there is no certainty. History[edit] Indraprastha is referenced in the Mahabharata, a Sanskrit Indian text compiled over a period of 800 years from around 400BCE. Primarily a story, it does nonetheless describe events that may in fact have happened. D. As of 2014, the Archeological Survey of India is continuing excavation in Purana Qila.[3] See also[edit] Ashokan Edicts in Delhi References[edit] Notes
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Great Systems of Yoga: Chapter Two. Patanjali's Raja Yoga Sacred Texts Hinduism Yoga Index Previous Next Buy this Book at Amazon.com Great Systems of Yoga, by Ernest Wood, [1954], at sacred-texts.com p. 12 p. 13 p. 14 p. 15 FOREMOST among the Yoga teachings of India comes that of Patanjali dating back, according to popular tradition, to at least 300 B.C. p. 16 is its positive characteristic. Vritti means literally a whirlpool, and nirodha signifies restraint or control. The mind of the average man is far from being an instrument within his control. That a man should be in his own true state has two meanings: first, that in his repose he will be utterly himself, not troubled with the whirlpools, which, however slight, are in the eyes of the yogi nothing p. 17 but worry, and secondly, that in his activity as a man, using the mind, he will be a positive thinker, not merely a receptacle for impressions from outside and ideas which he has collected in the course of time. The final aim of Patanjali's yoga is to cease this slavery and achieve freedom. p. 18
მართლმადიდებლური ღვთისმეტყველება Hindu Theory of World Cycles Traditional Hindu scriptures view history as cyclical in character, with vast repeating series of ages. Each age has its own particular qualities. Interestingly, this system seems to be taken literally by modern Yoga masters such as Swami Muktananda, Baba Hari Dass, Swami Vishnu Tirtha, and so on. As a Western devotee, I found myself wondering exactly what the full system of Hindu cycles is, and how it relates to the findings of modern science. Following is my attempt to explain what I found out. Traditional Puranic Model The Hindu Puranas describe a number of cycles within cycles. The following description starts with the smaller cycles and works up to the larger ones. This description is based on numerous sources, which are given in the "References" section at the end of this document. Maha Yugas The smallest cycle is called a maha yuga. Satya Yuga (also called Krita Yuga) This first age is 1,728,000 human years. Treta Yuga This second age is 1,296,000 human years. Dvapara Yuga Kali Yuga W.