DharmashastraAugust 04, 2026
Ugrarathaśānti: Taming the Fierce Sixtieth Year
Ugrarathaśānti pacifies the dangers of the sixtieth year through ritual centered on Mārkaṇḍeya, the sage who conquered death.
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DharmashastraAugust 02, 2026
Svarodaya: Reading Fate in the Breath
Svarodaya teaches breath as destiny — the science of nāḍīs, tattvas, and auspicious moments, transcending the planets through knowledge of the body's inner clock.
DharmashastraJuly 25, 2026
The Bath with a Single Garment: Purification Rituals
A ritual manual of purification — the hierarchy of sacred ash, the tripuṇḍra mark and its Om-syllable meaning, and a bath meant to unite the outward body with an inward meditation.
DharmashastraJune 28, 2026
The Three Balls: Ancestral Rites in the Tripiṇḍīśrāddha
Tripiṇḍīśrāddhaprayoga is a manual of the ancestral rites — the three piṇḍas, the Kṣipiṇḍī, and the words spoken over each rice-ball for the departed.
DharmashastraJune 14, 2026
The Seven Constituents: A Second Copy of Nītimayūkha
A second copy of the Nītimayūkha cites Kauṭilya on the seven constituents of kingdom and the internal enemies of the senses that undo rulers.
DharmashastraJune 12, 2026
The Art of the Kalasha: Gandhottamanirṇaya on Ritual
Gandhottamanirṇaya defends the kalasha and tantric ritual through theological argument, proving the Āgamas are consistent with the Vedas.
DharmashastraJune 12, 2026
Hunting With Mantras: The Mṛgayāvidhi's Sacred Rules
A hunting manual from the dharmashastra tradition shows how mantras consecrated the gun, sanctified the kill, and purified the meat on the plate.
DharmashastraMay 19, 2026
The Fifth Stage: Entering Renunciation
The final stage of life: timing, ritual, and the practice of complete renunciation in the fifth ashrama, where even ascetic identity dissolves.
DharmashastraApril 24, 2026
Worshipping the Śrī Cakra: A Manual of the Goddess
The Cakrapūjana walks through worship of the Śrī Cakra geometry step by step — from visualizing the goddess's pavilion to placing mantras on the body.
DharmashastraFebruary 13, 2026
Four Ways to Settle a Dispute: Vīramitrodaya on Law
The four means of decision, witness testimony, and the machinery of court: a 17th-century legal digest organizing dharma, procedure, custom, and royal command.