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The Anti-Intellectual Heritage of the Pretamata: Celsus | aryanthought
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Reflections on The History, Philosophy, Culture and Identity of the ārya. Reading the Texts: Reflection and Prescription. January 23, 2015. In Abrahma Mata Khandanam. Delving into the Text. The Anti-Intellectual Heritage of the Pretamata: Celsus. To my utter disappointment and anger, as I still keenly recall the play of emotions in my head, the teacher poured cold water as she told me that I should express my awe at God’s creation and not nature! What concord is there between the Academy and the Church?
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Gosava and Bovine Mimesis in Ritual-Part 1 | aryanthought
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Reflections on The History, Philosophy, Culture and Identity of the ārya. Reading the Texts: Reflection and Prescription. March 24, 2016. Delving into the Text. Gosava and Bovine Mimesis in Ritual-Part 1. And definitely not for the likes of a certain vṛddhastrī who, by virtue of her colossal ignorance, had the gall to insult a śatāvadhānin for pointing out the factuality of the consumption of gomāṃsa in vedic ritual and abuse commenters for pointing out the reality of rituals such as puruṣamedha. 8212;&#...
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Bandhutā in the Brāhmaṇas | aryanthought
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Reflections on The History, Philosophy, Culture and Identity of the ārya. Reading the Texts: Reflection and Prescription. August 11, 2015. Delving into the Text. Bandhutā in the Brāhmaṇas. T]he Indian nation hascarefully treasured up, and at all times regarded as sacred, the productions of its earliest period; but it has attached the main importance to a. Those, then, who are called to labor in the wide field of Indian missions may confidently hold up before the people its own antiquity as a model. Yatpu...
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Reading the Texts: Reflection and Prescription | aryanthought
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Reflections on The History, Philosophy, Culture and Identity of the ārya. Reading the Texts: Reflection and Prescription. Reading the Texts: Reflection and Prescription. I realized that this page was needed, in order for people to make greater sense of the posts and also further appreciate the purpose of this blog. Do we see what we are doing here? We understand the good intentions but would also warn people about the dire consequences of molesting the text in such a way? 1 Why should so many Hindus repl...
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Pūṣan, Kṛṣṇa and the Āṅgirasas-Part 2 | aryanthought
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Reflections on The History, Philosophy, Culture and Identity of the ārya. Reading the Texts: Reflection and Prescription. June 1, 2015. Delving into the Text. Pūṣan, Kṛṣṇa and the Āṅgirasas-Part 2. Part 2: Pūṣan, Vāsudeva in the Harivamśa and Bhāgavata, and Sańkars an a. In the previous article. We had discussed the possibility of a transference of memes from Pūṣan to Kṛṣṇa in the Mahābhārata. In this article, we would discuss the commonalities between Pūṣan and Kṛṣṇa in the Harivamśa and Bhāgavata.
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Downloads | aryanthought
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Reflections on The History, Philosophy, Culture and Identity of the ārya. Reading the Texts: Reflection and Prescription. Here are some interesting downloads for those who read the posts. Collated Lists of about a dozen dynasties from both Solar and Lunar lineages from F.E. Pargiter in Ancient Indian Historical Tradition. Map of Vedic India. Political History of Ancient India from the Accession of Parikshit to to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty. Bhatta Jayanta] Much Ado about Religion. May 28, 2014.
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yé devā́ yajñaháno yajñamúṣaḥ: Or the Devas who injure the sacrifice-Part One | aryanthought
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Reflections on The History, Philosophy, Culture and Identity of the ārya. Reading the Texts: Reflection and Prescription. October 7, 2016. Delving into the Text. Yé devā yajñaháno yajñamúṣaḥ: Or the Devas who injure the sacrifice-Part One. Now, by sheer conincidence, when I was investigating a different matter altogether, I came across a passage from the mahābhārata referring to yajñamuṣa devas who steal and ruin a sacrifice! I presented my findings to KRK. Initially, I had just planned to write about th...
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Pūṣan, Kṛṣṇa and the Āṅgirasas-Part 3 | aryanthought
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Reflections on The History, Philosophy, Culture and Identity of the ārya. Reading the Texts: Reflection and Prescription. July 5, 2015. Delving into the Text. Pūṣan, Kṛṣṇa and the Āṅgirasas-Part 3. Part 3: Kṛṣṇa, Ekānaṃśā and the. In the previous post. Two peculiar verses about Pūṣan occurs in RV 6.55:. Pūṣaṇaṃ nvajāśvamupa stoṣāma vājinam. Svasuryo jāra ucyate RV 6.55.4. Pūṣan, of the goat-steed, we praise; the mighty one. His sister’s lover as he is known. Māturdidhiṣumabravaṃ svasurjāraḥ śṛṇotu naḥ.
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More Stories from Siṁhapurī and Malayadvīpa and Reflections: Part 2 | aryanthought
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Reflections on The History, Philosophy, Culture and Identity of the ārya. Reading the Texts: Reflection and Prescription. December 24, 2014. More Stories from Siṁhapurī and Malayadvīpa and Reflections: Part 2. In the previous article. Mārga, was leaked. And I was reminded of the good advice offered by Manu whose words the Veda praises as medicine. Satyaṁ brūyāt.h priyaṁ brūyānna brūyāt.h satyamapriyam.h. The surprise was followed by a slight sense of trepidation as the Mahānītijña (who is a devout believ...
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Gosava and Bovine Mimesis in Ritual-Part 2 | aryanthought
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Reflections on The History, Philosophy, Culture and Identity of the ārya. Reading the Texts: Reflection and Prescription. June 28, 2016. Delving into the Text. Gosava and Bovine Mimesis in Ritual-Part 2. Potentially disturbing content ahead. The following article discusses a rite the details of which are bound to disturb some Hindu readers. It is plainly. My heartfelt thanks and gratitude to śrī mānasa-taraṃgiṇī. This article must be read in conjunction with part 1 of this series, here. I In section 2.
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