Vedic Hinduism – Multi Faceted
Mathomathis would like to present an article on: MULTI-FACETED VEDIC HINDUISM by Dr. M.G. Prasad Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ 07030. The complete article is available in the website of Salagram In a triadic approach based on the Vedas, existence of life can be described through God (Ishwara), Universe (Jagat) and an individual soul (Jeeva). Any individual could see the universe as an entity…
Yajnavalkya Smriti | Vyavahara Law | 104 (Conclusion)
Mathomathis would like to present an article on: Yajnavalkya Smriti | Vyavahara Law. The following article is an continuation from the previous article Yajnavalkya Smriti | Vyavahara Law | 103. Readers are expected to complete the previous article, before proceeding here. Two Major Divisions of Law: In the post Smrti period, a large amount of commentaries on various Smrtis were produced. While commenting the older texts, the commentators used to…
Yajnavalkya and the Origins of Puranic Cosmology
Mathomathis would like to present an article on: Yajnavalkya and the Origins of Puranic Cosmology By Author Subhash Kak Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA 70803-5901, USA (May 30, 2018) The prehistory of Puranic astronomy is not well understood. Although it is known that the Puranas contain very old material, some modern historians of astronomy have believed that the cosmology presented there has no…
The Poet and the Poetry in the Rigveda | 102 (Conclusion)
Mathomathis would like continue from the previous article. Users are advised to read the previous article, before proceeding further. In the following article we would like to start with Nature of Poetry. Righteous and truthful: According to the poets of the Ṛigveda, the first and the foremost characteristic of a good poetry is its being righteous and in accordance with the cosmic law or Ṛta and it should contain and…
Yajnavalkya Smriti | Vyavahara Law | 103
The article Yajnavalkya Smriti | Vyavahara Law | 103 is a continuation from the article Yajnavalkya Smriti | Vyavahara Law | 102. Readers are advised to read the previous article before proceeding further. Balakrida of Visvarupa: This commentary was first published in two parts in 1921-22 by Mahamahopadhyaya T. Ganapati Sastri in Trivandrum Sanskrit Series. Further it is published in a single Volume from Munshiram Manoharlal in 1982. Scholars like…
Yajnavalkya Smriti | Vyavahara Law | 102
In the following article mathomathis would like to discuss on topic Yajnavalkya Smriti | Vyavahara Law. This is a continuation from the previous article which was Yajnavalkya Smriti | Indian Law | 101. Do read the previous article before continuing here. Among the three topics, Acara, Vyavahara and Prayascitta, discussed in Smriti texts, Vyavahara has relevance even today. Yajnavalkya is the earliest Smrti author, who dealt with the Vyavahara part…