The Mahabharata is the greatest exponent of dharma in practice. It is not easy to give a synonym for the term dharma, for in it is subsumed a highly complex subject. The way of dharma is subtle and hence difficult to understand. The History takes care to drive home the point that dharma has to be upheld for dharma’s sake alone and not for the sake of enjoyment of desires, pointed out Sri B. Sundar kumar The watchword in spiritual practice is that all jives are bound by karma and are redeemed with jnana.
Around 1500 B.C., the Indo-Aryan people migrated to the Indus Valley, and their language and culture blended with that of the indigenous people living in the region. Around 1500 B.C., the Indo-Aryan people migrated to the Indus Valley, and their language and culture blended with that of the indigenous people living in the region.
Indian Town “Bhubaneswar Is called city of temples”
The emphasis on gaining true jnana about the immortal nature of the soul as distinct from the body has to be internalised. The Gita echoes this truth about the ultimate value of jnana in freeing the jiva from the shackles of samsara.
Lingaraj Temple was built by the King Jajati Keshari,
It was the ancient capital of Kalinga, and Dhauli near Bhubaneswar is the place where the famous battle was fought between Emperor Ashoka and the Kalinga army, after which Ashoka followed Buddhism. Mythological references and the epigraphic sources describe the area as Ekamra Kshetra and Saiva Pitha.
Temple of Lord Vishnu
The first sloka in the Yaksha Prasna has four questions and is followed by Yudhishtira’s succinct reply to all these. To the first question, “Who is it who makes Aditya or the sun to rise?”, the answer given is that the Vedas help Aditya to rise. Neelakanta in his commentary says that Yudhishtira thinks of the atma or the soul of man when sun is mentioned. So it means the soul which through the five senses, mind and intellect gains knowledge of the world.
The world famous temples
- Chhatarpur Temple
- Ramakrishna temple
- Lord Ram Temple
- Lord Vishnu Temple
The Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, 18 Puranas, Ramayana and Mahabharata are also considered important texts in Hinduism.
BY Pandit S Dubey
Rameshwaram temple is quite famous and believed to be sacred by the people of Hindu religion all around the world because it is believed to be the first site where Lord Rama came with his wife Devi Sita after defeating Ravana. It is located on an island situated in Tamil Nadu, known as Rameshwaram. It is considered to be tremendously holy since it is one of the four sacred places in India or Char Dham.
Badrinath Temple is quite sacred among the Hindu people because it is believed to be one of the 108 temples created for Lord Vishnu in the world. It is located in Uttarakhand and is adorned by tourists of all religious beliefs. It is not only one of the four Dhams of the Char Dham pilgrimage in India, but it is quite beautiful as well. If you want to visit Badrinath, visit it between April to November because it will be impossible for you to visit the temple during winter due to the immense snow.