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Featured Article Vedas and Dharma (वेदाः धर्मः च) Vedas (वेदाः) and Dharma (धर्मः) have been the pillars on which Sanatana Dharma (सनातनधर्मः) stood ground since time immemorial. That Vedas are the source of all Dharma (in moral, social, religious, judicial, and spiritual sense) is irrefutably advocated by all authoritative texts of our Bharatiya Samskrtika Parampara. The word Dharma (धर्मः), for which no word of any language can be substituted, is used erroneously and loosely in the sense of sanctioning various unrighteous deeds in the name of changing society and times by different people all over the globe. ...View More Related Links Vaidika Vangmaya (वैदिकवाङ्मयम्) Vaidika Vangmaya (Samskrit : वैदिकवाङ्मयम्) means that literature which is "associated with the Vedas". Vaidika literature includes the ancillary and subsidiary texts associated with the Vedas which have come into existence to clarify and understand the Vedas. Thus over a period of time, different explanatory shastras evolved to explain the subtle concepts presented in Vedas and they are included in under the Smriti literature.The following headings cover the topics discussed under Vaidika Vangmaya
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Temples of IndiaDevalaya Vyavastha (देवालयव्यवस्था)
Devalayam (Samskrit : देवालयः) means 'the temple' as the abode of the deities has been the central axis around which the activities of Sanatana Dharma revolved till the recent centuries. The genius of Bharatavarsha is reflected with greater power nowhere else than in its philosophy, literature, sculpture and the perfect blending of these into the grand scheme of Dharmika Jivana Vidhana. Nowhere except in the architecture of India has it been so divinely captured, with such unbroken continuity, displaying the ageless spirit of Indian Culture reflected in the Temple heritage of India....View More Srirangam Srirangam, also known as Thiruvarangam is one of the foremost among the 108 Vaishnava temples. It is situated 10kms from Tiruchirapalli district in Tamil Nadu. Here, Vishnu in the form of Sri Ranganatha is seen reclining on the coils of Adisesha. A temple in tamil is called 'koil'. However, among the Vaishnavas, the common noun koil is an invariable reference to the temple of Srirangam. Such is the vital position occupied by this temple within the tradition of Vaishnavism. This temple is also one of the Pancha Ranga kshetras, the other four being, Adirangam (Mysore), Appalarangam (Thiruper), Chaturtharangam (Kumbakonam) and Pancharangam of Indalur/ Mayavaram. ...View More Related Links |
Hindi ArticlesHindu and Bharatiya (हिन्दू एवं भारतीय)
हिंदुत्व से अभिप्राय है हिन्दुस्तान देश के रहनेवाले लोगोंं के विचार, व्यवहार और व्यवस्थाएं | सामान्यत: आदिकाल से इन तीनों बातों का समावेश हिंदुत्व में होता है| वर्तमान में इन तीनों की स्थिति वह नहीं रही जो ३००० वर्ष पूर्व थी | वर्तमान के बहुसंख्य भारतीय इतिहासकार यह समझते हैं कि हिन्दू भी हिन्दुस्तान के मूल निवासी नहीं हैं | उनके अनुसार यहाँ के मूल निवासी तो भील, गौंड, नाग आदि जाति के लोग हैं | वे कहते हैं कि आर्यों के आने से पहले इस देश का नाम क्या था पता नहीं | जब विदेशियों ने यहाँ बसे हुए आर्यों पर आक्रमण आरम्भ किये तब उन्होंने इस देश को हिन्दुस्तान नाम दिया | आज भारत में जो लोग बसते हैं वे एक जाति के नहीं हैं | वे यह भी कहते हैं कि उत्तर में आर्य और दक्षिण में द्रविड़ जातियां रहतीं हैं | हमारा इतिहास अंग्रेजों से बहुत पुराना है | तथापि हमारे तथाकथित विद्वान हमारे इतिहास के अज्ञान के कारण इस का खंडन और हिन्दू ही इस देश के आदि काल से निवासी रहे हैं इस बात का मंडन नहीं कर पाते हैं| यह विपरीत शिक्षा के कारण निर्माण हुए हीनता बोध, अज्ञान और अन्धानुकरण की प्रवृत्ति के कारण ही है | ...View More Related Links |
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