Tirtha

Poet | Author | Lyricist.
Assistant Professor at @CIS_Indus, @TheIndusUni. PhD from BHU (@bhupro). Kentucky Colonel (USA). Editor-in-Chief at @josd_info.

[Tirtha @tirthaforyou]

With the blessings of goddess Sarasvatī on this auspicious tithi of Vasanta Pañcamī, I hereby formally announce my next book, Tales from Mahābhārata, a collection of 50 love stories from the epic— all titled after their female protagonists!

#TalesFromMahabharata releasing soon!

[Tirtha @tirthaforyou]

Here, he also established the esoteric Śrī Yantra of the Tantric tradition and expounded its profound mysteries.

To have the fortune of sitting inside this cave is nothing less than the grace and blessings of Guru & Govinda.

#Kashmir #History #Hinduism
#Advaita #Vedanta #Travel

[Tirtha @tirthaforyou]

|| The Oldest Temple in Kashmir ||

Established atop the Gopādri Hill mentioned in Kalhaṇa’s Rājataraṅgiṇī, this temple was originally known as the Jyeṣṭheśvara Mandira. It was founded in the fourth century by King Gopāditya.

[Tirtha @tirthaforyou]

In the 7th century, Śrī Śaṅkarācārya visited this temple, and from that time onward it came to be known as the Śrī Śaṅkarācārya Mandira.

It was inside the cave of this temple that Ādi Śaṅkarācārya performed his sādhanā and composed his celebrated work, the Saundarya Laharī.

[Tirtha @tirthaforyou]

"Solemnly unveil the onion crusts of life,
Of both— tender tidings and vile strife."

#FireflyOfLove

[Tirtha @tirthaforyou]

Apparently, I found a small Bengal in Gujarat! Folks here came with #jhalmuri and #rosogolla! 😄

#BengalElection

[Tirtha @tirthaforyou]

May the land of
Chaitanya
Krittibas
Aurobindo
Ramakrishna
Vivekananda
Rabindranath
Bankimchandra
Bibhutibhushan
Bamakhyapa
Ramprasad
Nigamananda
Satyendra Bose
Jagadish Bose
Prafulla Ray
Subhas Bose
Khudiram and
Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
live on!

#Bengal

[Tirtha @tirthaforyou]

@6amiji's Mahabharata Unravelled 1 & 2 are important works for the young readers of our generations— most of whom only came across the epic via films/TV soap operas. She challenged many of the narratives. It's disappointing to see that our own people are slinging mud at her.

[Ami Ganatra (અમી ગણાત્રા) @6amiji]

OP: No Love marriages in the past in any age, only Brahma Vivaha
My response: Examples of love marriages in the past
Rabi Guruji's response ⬇️ : Women is sending you to hell (gets rted by some interesting handles too)
Yes, Please listen to Guruji ..why wait to go to hell. 🙌🙌

[Tirtha @tirthaforyou]

@6amiji Well @6amiji ji, I have a whole book coming on the subject. Titled as Tales from Mahābhārata, it a collection of fifty love stories from the epic, all titled after their female protagonists.

If I'm thrown into hell, I'd ask our guruji to go through the text on my X handle cover!

[Tirtha @tirthaforyou]

My friend Rik is making strides with his academic venture, @pijcace! After two successful issues, now the journal heralds the call for the second volume. Interested folks may submit. For guidelines: https://t.co/H2JWJXD0pY

[Journal of Sanātana Dharma @josd_info]

‼️ CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS ‼️

We invite quality research papers on the listed domains for the Volume 2 Issue 1 of the Journal of Sanātana Dharma [ISSN: 3107-9660 (Print) & 3108-060X (Online)].

[Journal of Sanātana Dharma @josd_info]

"Too often, academic study treats paramparā as an object rather than a participant. Conversely, traditional circles sometimes view academic inquiry as inherently corrosive. This false dichotomy has done lasting damage."

- @tirthaforyou (Editor-in-Chief)

[Tirtha @tirthaforyou]

The people of Bhadrācalam worship this iconography in their temples. So, our iconographies not only carry mere figures, they also embody the history of our civilization and the lineages that keep its flames burning!

Greetings of the Rāma Navamī!

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[Tirtha @tirthaforyou]

Back in 2024, I was in Bhadrācalam to attend a conference on bhakti, organized by @IndicaOrg. They gifted me this beautiful idol which carries an interesting history behind it.

Bhadrācalam is the place where Śrī Rāma and Sītā had spent their initial exile days.

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[Tirtha @tirthaforyou]

Though in forest-dwelling exile, you may call it the "honeymoon" phase of their conjugal life.

The iconography portrays goddess Sītā sitting on the lap of Śrī Rāma, accompanied by Lakṣmaṇa. But there is no Hanumāna (for they had not yet met back then).

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[Journal of Sanātana Dharma @josd_info]

‼️ The second issue is now published ‼️

Check out here: https://t.co/2YMyBWN56R

[Tirtha @tirthaforyou]

Greetings of the #Mahashivratri! 😊🙏

[Tirtha @tirthaforyou]

My upcoming book, Tales from Mahābhārata, a collection of fifty love stories titled after the female protagonists, caters before you many such snippets from the microhistory in the background of the love stories.

#TalesFromMahabharata
#History #Research #Hinduism

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[Tirtha @tirthaforyou]

This is the popular tourist hill station called #MountAbu. But did you know that its name is derived from Sanskrit? The original name of the mountain land is Arbuda (अर्बुद). The Sanskrit word "arbuda" can mean two things: (a) "inflated" or "tumorous" as the mountains look [1/7]

[Tirtha @tirthaforyou]

During his exile, he travelled from Hastināpura to Dvārakā via the Arbudāraṇya. There in Dvārakā, he was married to Subhadrā who was sister to Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma.

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