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Sala
The word Sala finds various mentions in the Puranic texts. Here are a few of them: Sala is the name of a Kaurava, one of the hundred sons of Dhritarashtra. Sala is also the name of a serpent in the Vasuki dynasty. When Krishna went to fight his uncle Kamsa, the king ordered Sala, a […]
Panchajanya
The word Panchajanya has many mentions in the Puranas. Here are some of them – 1. The conch of Krishna is called Panchajanya. 2. Panchajanya is a forest near Mount Raivataka, a mountain mentioned in the Mahabharata. 3. Panchajanya is a fire born from the parts of five sages. It is also called Tapa. […]
Ketuman
The word Ketuman has many references in the Puranas. Here are some of them: Ketuman is another name for a demon or Asura called Ketu, who was the son of Sage Kashyapa and his wife, Danu. Sudatta, the wife of Krishna, lived in a palace called Ketuman in Dwaraka. According to the Bhagvat Purana, Ketuman […]
Kapila
The word Kapila has several references in the Puranas. Here are some of them: 1. A grandson of Brahma who was known to be a fierce sage. He is believed to be a form of Vishnu. It was Kapila who cursed the sons of Sagara to be burnt to ashes. His curse led to Bhagirath […]
Dharana
The word ‘Dharana’ finds many mentions in the Puranas. Some of them are: 1. Dharana is one of the eight raja yogas, a kind of meditation 2. Dharana was a king born in the family of Chandravatsa 3. A naga born in the family of Kashyapa was named Dharana 4. Dharana, also known as Karsapana, […]
Vamana
The word Vamana has many references in the Puranic texts. Some of them are: 1. Vamana is the fifth incarnation in Vishnu’s Dashaavatar or ten incarnations. 2. Vamana is the name of one of the eight elephants that support the universe on their backs. 3. A holy place at the borders of Kurukshetra is called […]
Soma
The word ‘Soma’ has many references in the Puranic texts, here are some of them – The juice extracted from the Soma creeper that is consumed by the Devas. The son of Atri and Anasuya, who is said to be an incarnation of Brahma. Another name for the Moon God, one of the eight Vasus.
Comic of The Month
Kalpana Chawla
Unconventional clothes and bobbed hair were not the only indications of Kalpana's zest for life - this spirited young girl from Karnal wanted to fly! Her intelligence was multi-faceted, her talents varied and her interests inspiring. The path she charted from her traditional home in Haryana to NASA's elite band of astronauts is the stuff of legends.
