Dr. Vineet Aggarwal

🕉️ Celebrating the birthday of #Dattatreya who is considered the only composite #avatar of the #Hindu Trinity of Brahma, Vishnu & Shiva! Born to Rishi #Atri & Mata #Anasuya, Dattatreya is revered as a great #Yogi as well as the author of Avadhut-Gita. ॐ द्रां दत्तात्रेयाय नम:

calf & the devotees are the consumers of the ambrosial milk of Bhagavad-Gita. Indeed there's no better summary of ancient Indian philosophical thought than the #BhagvadGeeta so get your copy of this most ancient, sacred and practical guide for life today! Jai Shri #Krishna 🙏🏼

teachings that have become familiar to us because of the popularity of Bhagvad #Geeta. As the #GitaMahatmya states: सर्वोपनिषदो गावो दोग्धा गोपालनंदनः । पार्थो वत्सः सुधीर्भोक्तादुग्धं गीतामृतः महत् ॥ All the Upanishads are the cow, The cowherd is Shri #Krishna, Arjun is the...

#GitaJayanti Special: The Margashirsha Shukla Paksh #Ekadashi is celebrated as the anniversary of the day when Shri #Krishna shared the life-changing philosophy of #BhagvadGita with the bewildered #Arjuna. Anyone who has gone through #Upanishads would immediately recognize...

ओ3म् अन्नपतेSन्नस्य नो देह्यनमीवस्य शुष्मिणः प्र प्रदातारं तारिष ऊर्ज्जं नो धेहि द्विपदे चतुष्पदे O Lord of Food, grant us food, Invigorating food that keeps away sickness, May the giver of food always flourish, May all bipeds & quadrupeds receive this energy-giving food! 🙏🏼

🕉 #WeekendWisdom: All of us enjoy food but did you know, in #Hinduism, there are prayers to be chanted before eating? There are many mantras that can be recited but I am sharing one from #Yajurveda which goes like this:

The Dhwaja is being unfurled on the #ayodhyarammandir on this auspicious day of #VivahPanchami, the anniversary of Shir #Rama and #Sita ji celebrated on the fifth day of Shukla Paksha of the month of #Margashirsha. Do check out their story at: dl.flipkart.com/s/Y2oAoYNNNN

Busting a common myth - Does Lord #Vishnu have only ten incarnations? Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaye 🙏🏼

#Bhairav is also called #Dandapani as he holds a rod or Danda to punish sinners & Shwa-ashwa or one whose vehicle is a dog. He is also popular in #Vajrayana #Buddhism, where he is considered a fierce emanation of the #Boddhisatva #Manjushri. #HarHarMahadev 🙏 Jai Kal-Bhairava!

Destroy the ego of Lord #Brahma, signified by the cutting of his fifth head. In the Kala Bhairav Ashtakam by Adi #Shankracharya, he is described as the overlord of #Kashi. His dark, naked body is covered with snakes and garlands of skulls & he wears a belt of golden bells.. 2/3

🕉 In the #Hindu Calendar, the #Ashtami of Krishna Paksha or dark fortnight of #Margashirsha month is dedicated to Lord #KalaBhairava & known as Kal-Bhairav Jayanti. #Bhairava is one of the fierce manifestations of Lord #Shiva & the #ShivaPuran mentions his creation to...1/3

that it would have left the earth scorching. But the Devas, rushed to #Brahma for help who advised putting #Arun, the older brother of #Garud in front of #Surya to absorb all his excessive radiation! Comment and share what do you think this story could be referring to!

According to #Mahabharat, when #Rahu attacked #Surya for pointing out his deception during the distribution of #Amrit, the Sun god became angry for not receiving any help from his fellow #Devas. He decided to burn down the entire creation and increased his intensity so much...

🕉 In a recent podcast I had mentioned the story of #Sampati & #Jatayu, the sons of #Garuda's brother #Arun who is the charioteer of the #Sungod. Many people were curious to know how that happened so let me share that story....

..flanked by #Narasimha & #Varaha. In some depictions, a 4th fierce face is added behind of #Kapil muni, one of the 24 incarnations. Interestingly, multiple such sculptures have been discovered from #Kashmir to #Afghanistan showing it was a very popular depiction! #HariBol 🙏🏼

🕉 Today is #Vaikuntha #Chaturdashi the day before #DevDeepawali when both Lord #Vishnu & Lord #Shiva are worshiped. On this day, let me share with you a rare 5th century representation of the Lord known as the #Vaikunth Murti that shows #ShriHari Vishnu in the middle...1/2

Many people mock Biharis for #ChhathPuja festival but they forget that the rituals they follow are a continuation of the worship of one of the most ancient Goddesses of the land and we should give it as much respect as other festivals. Wishing everyone a very Happy #Chhath ✨️

That the festival may have originated as a worship of the #Vedic goddess of dawn #Ushas also known as #Eos in Greek & #Aurora in Latin. The Goddess of Dawn, Usha, is eulogised in #Vedas for bringing with her light & heralding the coming of the Sun..

🕉 The festival of #ChhathPuja is being celebrated in parts of #India & the deity worshipped on this occasion is colloquially called #ChhathiMaiya. What is the origin of the name? #Chhathi comes from #Sanskrit word #Shashthi, the 6th day & the ritual of dawn worship suggests..

Celebrating Yama-Dwitiya, the festival of the FIRST TWINS mentioned in world literature -#Yamaraj & #Yamuna! #BhaiDuj #BhauBij #BhaiPhota