Monthly Archives: July 2015

What are varnas. Varnas are the caste system that has come from the shruti. This can also be seen as psychological bent of mind of a person. There are four varnas – brahmana, kshatriya, vaishya and shudra. There is also panchama – the fifth, the people who are born through shudra and other varnas, and … Continue reading »

Upanayana – Initiating with scared thread and teaching him Gayathri mantra When Govinda was the right age, as was instructed by his father shivahar started the arrangements for the sacred thread ceremony. Sacred thread initiation is done as a ceremony, like marriage. And sometimes is also referred to as sacred thread marriage. This is karma … Continue reading »