the bow of time

Dussehra 2025

“Mind, why are you not worshiping Shri Rama, whose bow is like time, with weapons of arrows representing the different units of time, such as paramanu, lava, nimesha, barasa, yuga, and kalpa?” (Dohavali, 130) Download as podcast episode (right click… Read More ›

It’s Your Time Now

“By human calculation, a thousand ages taken together is the duration of Brahma’s one day. And such also is the duration of his night.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 8.17) Download this episode (right click and save) सहस्र-युग-पर्यन्तम् अहर् यद् ब्रह्मणो विदुः… Read More ›

Four Lopsided Fighting Configurations

“Those fourteen thousand Rakshasas of frightening deeds were eliminated by that one man, a foot-soldier, who was Rama.” (Valmiki Ramayana, Aranya Kand, 26.35) Download this episode (right click and save) चतुर्दश सहस्राणि रक्षसां भीमकर्मणाम् हतान्येकेन रामेण मानुषेण पदातिना caturdaśa sahasrāṇi… Read More ›

Dussehra 2024

“During the exile period wearing the garb of an ascetic, while subsisting on fruits, seated on a bed of grass, and having love for trees, He gave Lanka to Vibhishana. In this way does Raghuvara behave.” (Dohavali, 162) Download this… Read More ›

Five Ways To View Time

“Mind, why are you not worshiping Shri Rama, whose bow is like time, with weapons of arrows representing the different units of time, such as paramanu, lava, nimesha, barasa, yuga, and kalpa?” (Dohavali, 130) Download this episode (right click and… Read More ›

Diwali 2023

“Mind, why are you not worshiping Shri Rama, whose bow is like time, with weapons of arrows representing the different units of time, such as paramanu, lava, nimesha, barasa, yuga, and kalpa?” (Dohavali, 130) Download this episode (right click and… Read More ›