Krishna Ramadas

Exploring timeless knowledge | Author on Vedic Astronomy & Cosmology | Brought Siddhar Agasthiyar’s Magnum Opus to English | Working on Siddhar Medicine 🌿

[Krishna Ramadas @sky3102bce]

The earliest origin of the idea of Time being cyclical is from the 1st Mandala of the Rig Veda. Rishi Dhirghatamas's verse educates us also about how Rik mantras draw divine energies to a Yagya.

[Krishna Ramadas @sky3102bce]

Ṛgveda 1.155.6

चतुर्भिः साकं नवतिं च नामभिः
चक्रं न वृत्तं व्यतीँरवीविपत् ।
बृहच्छरीरो विमिमान ऋक्वभिर्
युवा कुमारः प्रत्येत्याहवम् ॥

Viṣṇu's vast cosmic form propels the divisions of time, whose identifiable cycles add up to ninety-four. These divisions revolve like a many-faceted wheel under his governance. Viṣṇu manifests this cosmic form through the diversity of existence. Though all-pervading and beyond measure, he becomes accessible through the Ṛk-mantras;

[Krishna Ramadas @sky3102bce]

The earliest origin of the idea of Time being cyclical is from the 1st Mandala of the Rig Veda. Rishi Dhirghatamas's verse educates us also about how Rik mantras draw divine energies to a Yagya.

[Krishna Ramadas @sky3102bce]

@ArtofLiving Unique initiative which has come out of great foresight.

[Krishna Ramadas @sky3102bce]

@trramesh Happy to see you back on X and for the good news

[Indic Matrix🐦‍🔥 @IndicMatrix]

Big Breaking 🚨 Indian teenagers won the earth prize for microplastic filter made from tamarind seeds.

But the Indian media is busy licking the boots & shielding China what is the significance of this news for them?

[Krishna Ramadas @sky3102bce]

@ProfVemsani Anyone who got on a pedestal through lies can never give up their habit.

[Krishna Ramadas @sky3102bce]

https://t.co/I18AGAVDkF

[Krishna Ramadas @sky3102bce]

The second word for Body conveys the idea that the Body is an extension of Consciousness.

https://t.co/I7Yx4eUUDv

[Krishna Ramadas @sky3102bce]

Rig Veda refers to "Mortal Body" only once! There is a second word for Body in Sanskrit which is more frequently seen in the Rig Veda

https://t.co/5KyCywVe9P

[Krishna Ramadas @sky3102bce]

@RupertLowe10 ...bloodied map

[Krishna Ramadas @sky3102bce]

@TechByArti "maintain the original intent" - an important part of the command

[Indu Viswanathan @indumathi37]

I thought I should write something really measured and accessible explaining why this headline from @nytimes is so misleading. I wanted to do it in a way that would make sense to people who don't already see the problem. So first, I meditated. You know, to calm down.

Then I looked at the headline again and thought: WHAT THE ACTUAL REFRIGERATOR.

Okay, breathe in...and out.

To begin with, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is not a "new" hero to Indians and Hindus. That's a laughable proposition. Even I know that, and I grew up here in the United States before the internet. This is like saying George Washington is a new hero to Americans. Buildings, airports, train terminals, roads, universities, and public institutions have borne Shivaji's name for decades. Long before the current administration took office. So the question is not whether Shivaji is actually a new hero. The question is why the Times would frame him that way.

And this is where media literacy becomes useful. Notice the language. Not "new memorials have been built." Not "additional statues have been commissioned." Not even "Shivaji statues have become more common." Instead, we are told that statues of Shivaji are "rising across India." It is a fascinating choice of verb because statues do not normally "rise" in journalistic writing. Movements rise. Armies rise. Extremism rises. Threats rise. The word "rise" transforms what could have been described as commemorative acts into something vaguely threatening. The image it conjures is almost cinematic: Shivaji statues menacingly erupting from the earth across India like something out of a Marvel movie.

What makes this especially frustrating is that there are genuine debates taking place in India about history, textbooks, colonization, historical memory, and the representation of Hindu civilization. Some scholars and members of the public argue that post-Independence narratives minimized aspects of Mughal conquest, neglected Hindu resistance movements, or failed to adequately account for Hindu civilizational contributions. Others disagree. But these are real debates, and they are neither new nor confined to one political party.

In fact, Americans should find this entirely familiar. We revise textbooks all the time. We revisit historical narratives. We argue about whose stories were centered, whose stories were marginalized, and whether previous generations of historians got important things wrong. We understand that academic consensus is not infallible and that history is constantly being reexamined as new evidence emerges and new questions are asked.

Yet when these debates about Indian history are translated for Western audiences (often by Indians themselves), they often become a much simpler story: the Hindu right is resurrecting forgotten heroes for political purposes and to oppress the minorities. The problem is that Shivaji was never forgotten in the first place. The debates themselves disappear, replaced by a narrative that is far easier for Western readers to recognize and consume.

This is why bias is often less about outright falsehoods than about framing. The article does not simply describe Shivaji Maharaj. It encourages readers to understand him through a very particular lens: not as a historical figure who has occupied a central place in Indian historical memory for centuries, but as a symbol recently manufactured by "the Hindu right." Yet Shivaji was never forgotten. The framing tells us far more about how the Times wants its readers to view contemporary India and Hindus than it does about Shivaji himself.

Of course, for those of us who have been paying attention to how @nytimes covers India and Hinduism for a long time, this distorted reportage isn't out of the ordinary.

Absurd? Yes. Intellectually dishonest? Absolutely? Clearly seeking to manufacture negative public associations regarding the third-largest religion in the world? 100%

Surprising? Not even a little bit.

[Maria-Georgiana Teodorescu @MGTeodorescu]

Honored to have received the visit of @Gurudev in the Romanian Parliament today.

He is a true ambassador of peace and his words full of wisdom teach us about the true meanings of life.

The world would be better by far if we would have less politicians and more spiritual and wise people like His Excellency.

Welcome to Romania and to Bucharest, @Gurudev !

#romania
#india
#peace
#ambassador

[Krishna Ramadas @sky3102bce]

@swati_gs I hope this program is replicated in several cities.

[Krishna Ramadas @sky3102bce]

@gurudev - "One can grasp the gist of Brahma Sutra from three Sutras."

https://t.co/8ecF4tcSye via @YouTube

Janmādy asya yataḥ
Śāstrayonitvāt
ānandamayo'bhyāsāt

[Indian Knowledge Systems(IKS) Division, MoE @IKS_Media]

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[Krishna Ramadas @sky3102bce]

The word "thin" is from the Sanskrit root "tan". Knowing this connection lets us understand some secrets about Rudra's Body.

https://t.co/xCYQY7Yeb0

या ते रुद्र शिवा तनूरघोराऽपापकाशिनी ।
तया नस्तनुवा शन्तमया गिरिशन्ताभिचाकशीहि ॥

Interestingly, the "body" is not gross per its Sanskrit equivalent word, namely, Tanu. Body is an "extension", an extension of consciousness/mind. Therefore biological processes are an extension of "mind" and not vice versa. Tanu also implies that consciousness can exist without a body which is just its extension.

We find a grand illustration of the use of the word Tanu in the well-known mantra from the Rudram.

The blessings of Rudra can descend to us through any manifestation which is benevolent, peaceful and mountainous.

The verse conveys many facts about Rudra, merely by using of the word Tanu. Rudra's blessings can come to us through any of his manifestations. Manifestations may be transitory, but Rudra is eternal. His blessings are therefore available at different eras. His blessings are available simultaneously in many places through different manifestations. These support the idea of Rudra being hundreds (Shata) and thousands (Sahasra) in number!

[The Art of Living @ArtofLiving]

Time travel is real, just not in the way we imagine.
Kaalgyaan is the knowledge of scanning through time and seeing what is yet to unfold.
Revived by @Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, this wisdom helps dissolve anxiety about the future and release the grip of the past.
It’s helping people live lighter, freer, and more at peace!

[Krishna Ramadas @sky3102bce]

India has 30 crore cattle - India is going through challenges on the Gas front. How much CNG does 30 crore translates to?

Great reporting by "The Rajdharma" handle on YT

https://t.co/OBJjBAZTGY via @YouTube

[Krishna Ramadas @sky3102bce]

Know how manipulated Wikipedia edits evade challenges

[Hindu American Foundation @HinduAmerican]

One question we've heard since @npovmedia investigation into the defacing and distortion of HAF's @Wikipedia page is: "Why don't you just go in and edit the page?"

If only it were that simple. Wikipedia doesn't work the way most people think it does. The NPOV investigation revealed that a small group of anonymous editors exercised extraordinary influence over HAF's page for years, repeatedly pushing content and narratives that rendered the organization increasingly unrecognizable from who we actually are.

What many assumed were isolated edits turned out to be something far more persistent: a years-long pattern of distortion. This was never about just our Wikipedia page. It was about how narratives are constructed, who gets to construct them, and what happens when a few anonymous actors are allowed to influence an organization's public identity for years.

You don't want to miss this very important episode 👉 https://t.co/tQPbnFVvdM