21 results for “ritual”
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Family
Pregnancy Rituals: Seemantham and Godh Bharai
From the Tamil seemantham to the North Indian godh bharai, pregnancy rituals bless mother and child. What they involve, and what they do not replace.
Acharya Vishwanath Iyer · 3 min
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Ritual
Abridged and Full Rituals: What Gets Left Out
A two-hour puja and a two-day yajna can share a name. What changes when a rite is shortened, and how to shorten one honestly.
MyAstro7 Editorial · 3 min
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Vedic Knowledge
Sanskrit in Ritual: Why Translation Still Matters
The mantras stay in Sanskrit for good reasons. But the family sitting at the fire should still know what they are promising.
Pandit Rajendra Prasad Mishra · 3 min
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Family
Grief Rituals: The First Thirteen Days
What happens in the days after a death in a Hindu family, from antim sanskar to the terahvin, explained gently for those who must carry it out.
Pandit Suresh Tripathi · 3 min
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Ritual
The Sixteen Samskaras
From before conception to the final rites, the sixteen samskaras mark the stages of a life. What each one is, and how families observe them today.
MyAstro7 Editorial · 3 min
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Ritual
Sankalpa: The Statement of Intention
Every puja begins with a sankalpa, a formal statement of who is acting, where, when and why. Why this short recitation is the foundation of a ritual.
Acharya Vishwanath Iyer · 3 min
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Decision Guidance
Remedies: What They Are For
Mantra, charity, fasting, ritual and gemstones each have a place in jyotish. None of them is a purchase that cancels the chart.
Jyotish Kavita Sharma · 3 min
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Vedic Knowledge
The Four Vedas: A Short Orientation
Rig, Yajur, Sama and Atharva: what each Veda contains, how they were preserved, and why most rituals still draw on all four.
MyAstro7 Editorial · 3 min
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Ritual
The Role of the Priest in a Vedic Ritual
A priest is not a middleman selling access to the gods. In the Vedic model, the yajamana performs the rite and the priest makes it possible.
MyAstro7 Editorial · 3 min