Prajakta Shetye
May you be victorious! / विजयी भव।
The Navaratra Festival that is currently underway, is celebrated all over India with great fervour. From Bhondala, Dandiya and Garba in...
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Prajakta Shetye
Oct 15, 20232 min read
All work and no play...
We have covered quite a few heavy topics over the last few blogs! If you are still reading this one, a very big THANK YOU! I am humbled...
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Prajakta Shetye
Oct 8, 20233 min read
पूर्णम् एव अवशिष्यते
We continue our discussion on शान्तिमन्त्राः / Shanti Mantras today. A quick recap – Shanti Mantras appear in the Upanishads and are...
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Prajakta Shetye
Oct 1, 20233 min read
Om Shanti Shanti Shanti / ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः
I am sure you would have heard this sentence often - ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः / Om Shanti Shanti Shanti – usually after a shloka or a...
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Prajakta Shetye
Sep 24, 20233 min read
Sashtang Namaskar / साष्टाङ्ग नमस्कारः
Many of us would have done or seen someone do the साष्टाङ्ग नमस्कारः / Sashtang Namaskar – paying respect to God, a Guru/Teacher or...
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Prajakta Shetye
Sep 17, 20232 min read
Offerings to God पञ्च उपचार
This week, while I was busy with preparations for the Ganesh Festival, a thought came to my mind. Whether it’s Ganapati Sthapana or a...
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Prajakta Shetye
Sep 10, 20233 min read
This, too, shall pass! / एतदपि गमिष्यति |
A dear friend lost her mother a few days ago and was wondering how her children would cope with the loss of a beloved grandparent....
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Prajakta Shetye
Sep 3, 20233 min read
Let us follow the “Panchanga Sutra” (पञ्चाङ्ग सूत्र)
Friends, you would have heard elders talk about undertaking some important activities only after consulting “Panchang” (Astrology...
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Prajakta Shetye
Aug 27, 20233 min read
Raksha Sutra / रक्षा सूत्र
Raksha Bandhan is coming up this week and I am sure all of you would be excited. Searching for “THE rakhi” you feel is perfect for your...
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Prajakta Shetye
Aug 20, 20232 min read
Ashrama (आश्रमः) and Purushartha (पुरुषार्थः)
All of us have heard about the Four stages of Life suggested in our scriptures. Brahmacharya-ashram (ब्रह्मचर्याश्रम) Celibacy,...
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Prajakta Shetye
Aug 13, 20232 min read
As we begin to Learn anything new...
सरस्वति नमस्तुभ्यं वरदे कामरूपिणि। विद्यारम्भं करिष्यामि सिद्धिर्भवतु मे सदा॥ This Shloka is recited before starting any studies. When we...
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Prajakta Vinit
Jul 19, 20232 min read
Welcome to प्राजक्ताची फुले ... Prajakta's Bloom... !
Kids, have you ever seen the flowers of the Prajakta (or the Parijata) tree? The Prajakta flowers have an ethereal beauty – small white...
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Prajakta Vinit
Jul 19, 20232 min read
Why recite Sanskrit shlokas or stotras?
Before we even begin to discuss (and hopefully you start to assimilate and learn) the shlokas, subhashitas, suktis or kathas to follow,...
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