Dr. Sagar Varma
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The oldest and primary scripture we do have is Veda and we know that ancient Rishis heard Veda in the state of Tapasya directly from Ishwara and that is called Shruti. But one question often comes in my mind - How did they perform Tapasya (Dhyana or deep mediation), since they had no scripture (and probably no Guru)?
Literally the word “Sadhana” is derived from root word “sadh” (to accomplish) and refers to any means or instrument to accomplish a desired objective. Swami Chidananda of Divine Life society defines sadhana as “the active effort to obtain that which is possible of being obtained through effort”. It is interesting to note that, even ...
Tapasya is DOING austerities. Yoga is the union of the subject and object. You do tapasya to attain yoga. When people say they do yoga, it is a vernacular meaning to the word yoga. When in scriptures, it can mean either meditation states or tapasya. In modern vernacular contexts, it often refers only to hatha yoga.
Jun 21, 2021 · 5. Tapasya can be done even in today's time to an extent. For example, Sadhakas like Swami Rama (and many others like him) did Tapasya under their Guru's guidance by living in the Himalayas. You can read about the austerities they performed in books like "Living with the Himalayan Masters". But that being said, Tapasya (austerity) is not at all ...
Apr 29, 2023 · Why Himalayas? and in which place should tapasya be done. Bhagavad Gita 13.11 , may contain the answer. Sri Krishna ,enumerates in 13th chapter , those 20 qualities of mind , which are termed as jnana or knowledge, as it prepares the mind , befitting an aspirant to know the Kshetrajna. (20 qualities starts from amanitvam , adhambhitvam (13.7 ...
Nov 2, 2020 · 4. As we watch the Holy epic Mahabharata, we see Sadhus, Rishis and even the asuras performing meditation and penance (Tapasya) poses for years as a example standing on one leg with two hands folded (Namaskar) to please Lord Shiva, Lord Brahma so that they will be offered boons from them. Realistically and ideally, it is really difficult to ...
Aug 7, 2017 · Yesterday someone narrated that in Mahabharata days there was a sage (His name was Vishwamitra) was doing Tapasya to be as powerful as Shiva, Vishnu, Indra. The gods wanted to break the Tapasya so one of them sent a beautiful dancer to break his meditation. Tapasya was broken and when Vishwamitra looked at the dancer she became pregnant.
Oct 25, 2023 · Shudra performing penance in Kali Yuga. In Uttarakhand of Ramayana, Narada tells Rama: “O Great King, in the Dvapara Yuga, untruth and evil increased, unrightousness having placed a second foot on the earth, and then the Vaishyas began to practice penance, so that dharma, in the form of asceticism, was performed by the three castes, but the ...
Jun 11, 2019 · 1. It is well known that Brahman has infinite power. Other than him, in general, sages have tapas power due to their tapas and can be used for their wish such as cursing someone or for own purposes or for dharma. The tapas Shakti then decreases after using it.
Jan 24, 2017 · Just as Ravana did. How can someone conquer the devas through Tapasya? Ravana(VR 7.9.22-48) performed Tapasya to gain the powers he would later use to subjugate the devas.Lord Rama having knew that Shambuka was attempting to do the same thing. Rather than allow him to plunge the three worlds into chaos as Ravana did, Rama stopped him.
