Two types of Medicines – Aushadham and Bheshajam

Two types of Medicine as per Ayurveda aushadham bheshajam proktam dviprakaram cikitsitam, tayorvisesham vakshyami bheshajaushadhayordvayoh aushadham dravya saàyogam bruvate dipanadikam, hutavratatapodanam santikarma ca bheshajam There are two types of medicine, namely, “Aushadham” and “Bheshajam”. Aushadham is that which is made up by mixing various medicinal ingredients and tonics. Whereas, Bheshajam is medicine or cure through…

Joking between Guru and disciple

By Bharat Chandra Dasa   guruna=with guru; api=also; samam=equally; hasyam=joke; kartavyam=must do; kutilam vina=without any evil mindedness; harsamarsayutaù=engaged in expressing joy or grief and concern; sisyah=of the disciple; guruh=the guru; kautilyasamyutah=with sarcasm; ubhau tau=both of them; nirayam=hell; yato=go; yavad=until; acandratarkam=the existence of the moon and stars Translation: One must only involve in joking and laughing…

Determining Chandrabala and Tarabala

Determining Chandrabala& Täräbala   It is to be noted that one pointed devotion to Lord Hari is all ‘bala’ or strength that can be received from all favorable planetary positions combined! Saint Purandara Dasa has sung a beautiful song in this connection “balavu balavayya…” However, to check Chandrabala is also important as ordained by the…

Simhavalokana Nyaya – Art of Summarising

Simho yatha kinciddesam gatva punargrivam vivrtya pasyati tatha simhavalokana nyayena visayam punar darsanam | “Just as a lion proceeds forward and keeps casting glances backward simultaneously to see if anything has been overlooked, similarly, a topic has to be revisited and summarised after teaching it. Summarising each point that has been addressed, asking the students…

Vrddha Gargiya Jyotisha published in T A T T V A D È P A H Journal of Academy of Sanskrit Research Academy of Sanskrit Research

R.N. Iyengar Vṛddhagārgīyajyotiṣam aka Vrddha-garga-samhita is an ancient Sanskrit text originating before Common Era. Transmitted orally for several centuries before getting fixed in script and later copied in different places over centuries the available manuscripts demand careful critical study. The present paper is an attempt in that direction.   Download this study from below link:…

Questions and Answers on Gurukula

Submit your questions to: forcteindia!gmail.com   Namaste, son is 2 years young ,I’m thinking about his further academic education with my bitter experience in schools, I don’t want to send him to School, It starts with comparison with one another, pressuring for scores and estimating a child through its scores .at the end a genius…

Regarding re-use of clay pots for cooking

There are some discussions with regards to the re-use of clay pots for cooking. There are various points and experiences with regards to this. However, on an independent study, my interest was to find what is mentioned in the scriptures. If someone finds and has references further to it, kindly let us know.   taijasAnAm…