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I had written a similar thread on mukhya, jati and gauna
teapawt.net/jamvasu/status/2080675…
1/8
Is "Varṇa" determined only by birth, or can you change it through intense spiritual practice like Viśvāmitra did?
The answer isn't as simple. It relies on a profound mix of metaphysics, karmic seeds, and cosmic energy.
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Read the full deep-dive: mallanaaga.substack.com/p/on…
1/10
An overview of the śāstric origins, ritual prescriptions, and significance of Naraka Caturdaśī and Dīpāvalī as outlined in Dharmaśāstra texts such as the Nirṇayasindhu and Dharmasindhu.
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9/10
The Tradition of Playing Dice:
While card games are popular on Dīpāvalī, smṛti texts actually prescribe playing dice on Kojāgarī Pūrṇimā (Āśvayuja Pūrṇimā) during midnight jāgaraṇa. Lakṣmī Devī visits homes that night, blessing those joyfully awake with prosperity.
10/10
Śāstra & Śiṣṭācāra:
Where direct textual pramāṇa is absent, ancestral custom (śiṣṭācāra) is valid. Yet re-establishing core śāstric rituals remains vital to align our utsavas with the puruṣārthas.
Full discussion: youtube.com/watch?v=irI-MPNJ…
नरकचतुर्दश्याः दीपावल्याश्च शुभाशयाः
Here we explored the origin and significance of Naraka Chaturdasi and Deepavali
youtu.be/irI-MPNJmK0?si=qmL1…
Sri suktam with visualization. Attempted to match the mantrartha.
Shubha Naraka chaturdasi and Deepavali
youtu.be/2K2tZzZUd2I?si=dhpo…
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1/16
We use words like “liberation,” “progress,” and “liberty” so often that we seldom ask their tātparya: the deeper purport they point to.
Let’s unpack them through Harvey Mansfield’s “The Rise and Fall of Rational Control” 🧵
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The contrast:
Modern thought asks how to assert the human against the divine.
Bhāratīya thought keeps the divine at the core of every discipline, from grammar and medicine to music and architecture.
Each begins as sacred knowledge.