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post 14 – Lord ram is engendered in the womb of kausalya, a discussion of women’s right in mahabharata, upanishads & bhagavad gita!
09.09.2026 POST NUMBER 14 VALMIKI RAMAYANA BALA KANDA CHAPTER NUMBER 14 THE DIVINE PAYASA OR PUDDING TO which Lord Narayana replied in feigned ignorance, “Well, my children, I shall do even as you wish.…
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Why Did God Decide to Be Born as Rama? — Valmiki Ramayana, Isha Upanishad & Bhagavad Gita
24.08.2026 POST NUMBER 13 VALMIKI RAMAYANA BALA KANDA CHAPTER NUMBER 13 THE GODS TAKE REFUGE WITH THE LORD THEN Rishyasringa, who knew all the Sakhas of the Vedas and who was a thorough master…
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The Horse Sacrifice Completed: Dasaratha’s Path to Fatherhood — Ramayana, Isha Upanishad & Bhagavad Gita
17.08.2026 POST NUMBER 12 VALMIKI RAMAYANA BALA KANDA CHAPTER NUMBER 12 THE HORSE-SACRIFICE (Concluded) The horse, that was sent to make the round of the earth, came back safe and victorious. The priests who…
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Sesha Supports the Earth: Snake Sacrifice & Karma in the Mahabharata — Isha Upanishad & Bhagavad Gita
02.08.2026 POST NUMBER 11 VALMIKI RAMAYANA BALA KANDA CHAPTER NUMBER 11 THE HORSE-SACRIFICE BEGUN A year passed by. And the Spring gladdened again the hearts of men. And on the full moon day, Dasaratha…
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Garuda Steals the Amrita: The Mahabharata’s Most Thrilling Episode — Upanishads & Bhagavad Gita
14.06.2026 POST NUMBER 10 VALMIKI RAMAYANA BALA KANDA CHAPTER NUMBER 10 THE HORSE-SACRIFICE RESOLVED UPON Soon Spring came on. And upon Dasaratha came the desire to perform the sacrifice. He had pinned his hopes…
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Rishyasringa Weds Santa: How Lord Vishnu Chose to Be Born as Rama — Ramayana, Upanishads & Bhagavad Gita
11.06.2026 POST NUMBER 9 VALMIKI RAMAYANA BALA KANDA CHAPTER NUMBER 9 DASARATHA AND RISHYASRINGA “Of the illustrious line of Ikshvaku will spring a righteous monarch, by name Dasaratha. Romapada, the lord of Anga, and…
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Rishyasringa and the Courtesans: Innocence Meets the World — Ramayana, Upanishads & Bhagavad Gita
08.06.2026 POST NUMBER 8 VALMIKI RAMAYANA BALA KANDA CHAPTER NUMBER 8 RISHYASRINGA – THE INNOCENT Sumantra, the charioteer, was one of the confidential ministers of Dasaratha. Sumantra sought the privacy of the king and…
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Why Did King Dasaratha Perform the Ashwamedha Sacrifice? — Ramayana, Upanishads & Bhagavad Gita
05.06.2026 POST NUMBER 7 VALMIKI RAMAYANA BALA KANDA CHAPTER NUMBER 7 A CHILDLESS KING King Dasaratha was without any offspring. He had tried every means that the Holy Books recommend. But he could not…
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Dasaratha’s Ministers & the Brahmin Role in Ancient India — Ramayana, Upanishads & Bhagavad Gita
02.06.2026 POST NUMBER 6 VALMIKI RAMAYANA BALA KANDA CHAPTER NUMBER 6 DASARATHA’S MINISTERS Dasarata was a wise and warlike monarch in the government of his vast empire. In this great venture he was assisted…
