bhargavasarma {nirikhi krishna bhagavan}

Om! Gam! Ganapathaye! Namaha! Om! Sri Raghavendraya Namaha! Om! Namo! Bhagavathe! Vaasudevaya! Om! Ham! Hanumathe! Sri Rama Doothaya Namaha! It was India who first gave zero the status of a number and it was Hindu mathematicians who first conceived of zero as a number. Zero signifies something very different from simply nothing. Zero has the power to build any number (eg.10, 100, 1000 etc.) at the same time it has the ability to destroy another number – zero times of anything is zero.  Zero stands for vacuum, void, nothing. The discovery of zero and the place value system were inventions unique to the Indian civilization. It was India that gave to the world the value of Zero which was represented by the words like Shoonya in the earliest Sanskrit texts. In mathematical language Shoonya means nothing, its value is nil, however spiritually it symbolizes the ultimate being the Parabrahma. Shuunya is an ancient Sanskrit word meaning zero, nothingness. Shuunya is a symbol th...

Om! Gam! Ganapathaye! Namaha! Om! Sri Raghavendraya Namaha! Om! Namo! Bhagavathe! Vasudevaya!   Om! Ham! Hanumathe! Sri Rama Doothaya Namaha! Usage of numbers is prevailing in the world since time immemorial and has become an integral and eternal part of the day to day life in the world economy and civilization. Pythagoras the famous mathematician and philosopher believed that all things are numbers and number is within of all things. Numbers rule the universe. Number is the ruler of forms and ideas. In the words of Bertrand Russell, numbers are eternal and not in time. Number is the explanation of the world and understanding of numbers is   essential to the knowledge. Plato called the study of number symbolism "the highest level of knowledge". Pythagoras believed numbers had souls, as well as magical powers. He divided the numbers into two groups odd and even, male and female, light and dark etc. St. Augustine of Hippo wrote that, "Numbers are the univer...

During the year ended 2011, I could publish only 70 posts taking the total number to 217, and the page views has crossed 1.50 lakhs. December month has accounted for highest number of page views 17000. More than the number of posts, it is topic selection, its usefulness to the viewers and how effectively and timely I am able to communicate, that is more important. Courtesy Baraha, I could add some of the posts in regional languages Telugu & Kannada especially the one on Yagnopaveetha Dhaarana Vidhi as per Madhva sampradaya and also some of the divine stothras & slokas. As I move on to the fourth year of my blogging experience, it is time to have a feedback for a qualitative improvement of the blog in the areas of topic selection, adequacy of information, quality of contents, presentation of articles, usefulness of information, layout & display and replies to comments. I request all viewers, followers and well wishers to give their esteemed views and suggestions for im...

SRI SATHYANARAYANASWAMY VRATHAM (Glory - Significance - Intricacies - Merits...) Introduction... India the birth place of Hinduism is rich in spirituality, religious cultures, faiths, austerities, customs and traditions that we don’t find anywhere else in the world. In the words of Mark Twain “India is the cradle of human race, the birth place of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great grandmother of tradition". Bharatha Khanda (Indian sub-continent) is known as Karma Bhoomi which is unique with its significance for Vedic and religious culture and heritage which is Sanatana dharma. Hinduism strongly believes in Puranas and Vedic principles which are the guiding force behind performance of various austerities and rituals. Vrathas and austerities are an eternal and integral part of Hindu culture and tradition since yore. Vratha means a niyama or a restriction and they play a significant role in the spiritual development of an...