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10:37, 18 September 2025 Sachi Anjunkar talk contribs created page Talk:Less Common Relationships and Families: Gay Marriages (Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal Hindū dharm is the only faith that does not condemn anyone, let alone LGBTQ, to an eternal hell. There is no strong negative opinion on unconventional relationships. In the Śāstras, non-heterosexuals and those who do not conform to the male–female gender binary are included in a category called “third nature” or as eunuchs. However, it is stated emphatically that they have the same spark of the Divine in them as heterosexual men...")
09:08, 18 September 2025 Sachi Anjunkar talk contribs created page Talk:Less Common Relationships and Families:Live-in Relationships (Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal A couple may choose to live together in the same home, and typically also develop a sexual relationship and might even have children without getting married through a religious or a legal ceremony. Although they are a family for all practical purposes, such relationships are not regarded as equivalent to a marriage either by the Hindū dharm or by the laws of the land in India and other Hindū societies. For example, if one of the par...")
08:40, 18 September 2025 Sachi Anjunkar talk contribs moved page Talk:Less Common Relationships and Families to Talk:Less Common Relationships and Families:The Significant Other
08:39, 18 September 2025 Sachi Anjunkar talk contribs created page Talk:Less Common Relationships and Families (Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal When two individuals develop a deep emotional bond, they may or may not live together. They prioritize their relationship with each other over that with others. Sometimes, the couple may take the next step to get married. If a sexual relationship is involved, the marriage is of the Gāndharva type. In other cases, the two individuals can simply have a platonic relationship but form a very close bond. We have the example of two ṛṣi...")
08:33, 18 September 2025 Sachi Anjunkar talk contribs created page Talk:Nuclear Family (Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal This comprises of a married couple and only their unmarried children in the household. Compared to the second family type, it is becoming more common especially in the urban areas because young adults are constantly on the move in pursuit of employment opportunities and career growth, leaving their parental homes. This type of family is the norm in the West. ==References== Category:Gṛhastha – The Hindu Householder")
08:30, 18 September 2025 Sachi Anjunkar talk contribs created page Talk:Joint Families (Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal Śāstras presume this type of family and even today, a large chunk of people are a part of the Joint Family. In this type of family, all unmarried children and grandchildren, as well as married males descended from the same married couple with their own families live under the same roof under a ‘head of the household’ who is typically the eldest male of the household. The eldest lady, typically the wife of the head of household wiel...")
14:51, 17 September 2025 Sachi Anjunkar talk contribs created page Talk:Types of Conventional Hindu Families (Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal Even in the early 11th century, the Muslim traveler Alberuni observed a clear distinction between Hindu and Muslim practices. He noted that Hindu men invariably consulted their wives before making major decisions, whereas the Arabs did not. In families where the husband was the sole income earner, he was expected to hand over his earnings to his wife, who enjoyed considerable freedom in deciding how to use them. In wealthy households,...")
13:45, 17 September 2025 Sachi Anjunkar talk contribs created page Talk:Widow/Widower Remarriage (Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal The loss of a beloved spouse is regarded as one of the deepest tragedies in human life. The surviving partner faces immense emotional pain, and the emptiness created by such a separation often leads to further decline in health or even an early death. :''After the passing of a beloved wife, the world appears as a desolate forest and the heart keeps incinerating as if kept in a heap of burning husk. '''Bhavabhūti, Uttara Rāmacharita...")
13:42, 17 September 2025 Sachi Anjunkar talk contribs created page Talk:The Not So Perfect Family Life (Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal The reality of family life is that perfection is rare. Even great saints and ṛṣis, capable of inspiring strangers, often faced difficulties within their own households. No family is without flaws, no individual is entirely free of ailments or weaknesses, and human joys are never everlasting. :''There is no family without some flaws, no person that has no illness, no one who is free of all addictions and none whose joys are everlas...")
13:35, 17 September 2025 Sachi Anjunkar talk contribs created page Talk:The World as One Family (Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal Beyond the bonds of one’s immediate household, the Vedas exhort humanity to embrace a broader vision where the entire world is seen as a single family. One should not view others as enemies or outsiders but cultivate friendship with all beings. This teaching extends beyond human society to encompass all creatures and the universe itself, wishing for universal peace and harmony. :''These are mine own, these are not my people – Such a...")
12:46, 16 September 2025 Sachi Anjunkar talk contribs created page Talk:The Ideal Households (Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal The Śāstras describe an ideal household as one where the couple live in harmony, faithful to each other, and blessed with children who are obedient and loving. Such a family shares prosperity, worships together, and dwells in a sturdy and well-endowed home. Their lives are long, happy, and virtuous, with minimal sickness or untimely death. :''May you two (husband and wife) live in your own home your full life together, never parted fr...")
12:28, 16 September 2025 Sachi Anjunkar talk contribs created page Talk:Pursuit of Mokṣa by the Married Couple:Karmayog (Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal As the householder is ever engaged in fulfilling his duties (''karm'' and ''dharm'') and these have respective fruits – good and evil – how can a householder overcome the fetters of ''karm'' and attain ''mokṣa''? In the ''Bhagavad Gītā'', the path of ''Karmyog'' teaches us how we can remain engaged in the ''saṃsāra'' actively and yet escape the traps of ''karm'' that cause us to be bound, helplessly as it were, to the wheel...")
12:13, 16 September 2025 Sachi Anjunkar talk contribs created page Talk:Pursuit of Mokṣa by the Married Couple (Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal '''From Trivarga to Mokṣa''' In general, the life of householders is very busy as they are raising their family and supporting the society. Mokṣa naturally takes a rear seat. Nevertheless, the couple must pursue the ''trivarga'' (first three ''puruṣārthas'' – ''dharma'', ''kāma'' and ''artha'') in such a way that they can easily and smoothly switch their priorities to ''mokṣa'' as they advance in age. In this regard, the foll...")
12:13, 16 September 2025 Sachi Anjunkar talk contribs uploaded File:Swami Tejomayananda has written a very beautiful song that summarizes the entire purpose of a married life.jpg
12:13, 16 September 2025 Sachi Anjunkar talk contribs created page File:Swami Tejomayananda has written a very beautiful song that summarizes the entire purpose of a married life.jpg
12:09, 16 September 2025 Sachi Anjunkar talk contribs created page Talk:Alternatives to Pañca-Mahāyajñas (Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal In the ''Gītā'' and in other scriptures, some alternatives to the above five ''mahāyajñas'' are given, a detailed description of which is beyond the scope of the present compilation: :''Some yogins offer yajñas to the ''deva''-s alone, whereas others offer yajña by yajña itself in the fire of Brahman.'' '''Gītā 4.25''' :''Some offer hearing and other senses into the fires of restraint; others offer sound and other objects...")
11:57, 16 September 2025 Sachi Anjunkar talk contribs created page Talk:Modern Applications of Bhūtayajña (Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal # Take good care of pets and other animals dependent on us for their food and comfort. Feed them before taking your own food. Treat them well and do not abuse them. Treat them as a family member. # Do not overwork animals used for labor. Do not beat them. Treat them lovingly. # Adopt stray animals or feed them. Donate to animal shelter homes. # Make donations to or volunteer at homes for destitute, people suffering from terminal il...")
11:56, 16 September 2025 Sachi Anjunkar talk contribs created page Talk:Traditional Bhūtayajña (Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal Traditionally, this involves making ceremonial offerings at different points in the house to various ''deva''-s, for instance to Brahman at the center of the house, and in different directions to Indra, Yama, Varuṇa and Soma, and so on. Thereafter, offerings are made to the following: :''Let him gently place on the ground some food for dogs, outcastes, dog-eaters, those afflicted with diseases that are punishments of former sins, cr...")
11:54, 16 September 2025 Sachi Anjunkar talk contribs created page Talk:Vaiśvadevāyajña - Worship of all Devas (Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal This daily act of worship involves making offerings to the guardian deities of one’s home and secondly feeding the really disadvantaged and reviled sections of human society (e.g., criminals, lepers, social outcastes) and stray animals and birds. The merit of performing and demerit of ignoring this daily worship is great: :''That brāhmaṇa who thus daily honors all beings, goes, endowed with a resplendent body, by a straight road...")
11:52, 16 September 2025 Sachi Anjunkar talk contribs created page Talk:Anecdotes on Serving Guests (Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal Below are some instructive episodes that illustrate the principle of serving our guests from the Hindu Dharm. '''Respecting Everyone and Helping Out''' King Yudhiṣṭhira organized a ceremony to crown himself as the Emperor of India. Invitations were sent to all the kings of India to attend the ceremony and they were asked to come with presents for Yudhiṣṭhira. Lord Kṛṣṇa, who was the king of faraway Dvārakā in western...")
11:49, 16 September 2025 Sachi Anjunkar talk contribs created page Talk:Modern Ways of Repaying Atithiriṇa through Atithiyajña (Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal # Offer gifts to teachers and honor them even after you graduate. Keep in touch with them. Make donations and endowments to educational institutions. # Help the poor, create or offer jobs to them. # Feed the hungry around you or in other areas, visitors or travelers who might be strangers to you. # Donate to or volunteer at orphanages, shelter homes, widow homes. ==References== Category:Gṛhastha – The Hindu Householder")
11:36, 16 September 2025 Sachi Anjunkar talk contribs created page Talk:The Good & Bad Host and Guests (Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal To gauge the relative social standing and importance of the ''atithi'', the host must not first enquire about his lineage, accomplishments and education because all the ''atithi''-s must be served and fed: :''Do not ask an ''atithi'' what his lineage is, what virtuous deeds he has done, how regular is his study of Śāstras or how many and which Śāstras he has studied. Rather, the host should think of the ''atithi'' as a deva in his...")
11:33, 16 September 2025 Sachi Anjunkar talk contribs created page Talk:Order of Feeding and Serving (Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal Before even the ''atithi'' is fed, the following must be provided food for obvious reasons: :''A newly married bride, infants, the sick, and a pregnant woman – these should be fed without hesitation even before the ''atithi''-s are fed.'' '''Manusmṛti 3.144, Viṣṇu Dharmasūtra 67.39''' :''A householder who eats while pregnant women, sick persons, servants, children and elders in his home are still hungry begets great sin.''...")
11:29, 16 September 2025 Sachi Anjunkar talk contribs created page Talk:General Hospitality towards non-Atithis (Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal Despite the restricted membership of the category of ''Atithi'', there are many others who are served, honored, fed etc., on par with the Atithi-s. In general, hospitality should be extended to everyone, especially to those who are dependent on us. :''Even to others, personal friends and so forth who have come to his house out of affection, he may give food, garnished (with seasoning) according to his ability; at the same time with hi...")
11:24, 16 September 2025 Sachi Anjunkar talk contribs created page Talk:Who is an Atithi and who is Not (Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal The category of ''Atithi'' includes learned Brāhmaṇas, students, ascetics, tired and unknown travelers and other strangers, needy, poor and so on. :''A tired traveler coming from a great distance who has never visited one’s home before and who shows up at the time of the Balivaishvadeva is considered an Atithi.'' '''Parāshara Smriti 1.41''' :''A Brāhmaṇa who stays only one night is declared to be a guest (atithi); because...")
11:11, 16 September 2025 Sachi Anjunkar talk contribs created page Talk:What should be offered to the Atithi-s (Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal The host should receive the Atithi with respect and greet him with pleasant words. Then, he should make him comfortable on a seat, offer him food and water. If the Atithi needs a place to stay beyond the meal, then whatever the host’s accommodation allows (like a guest room) should be prepared and offered. When the Atithi leaves, the host must greet him and walk him off for a short distance. :''Grass (for making a comfortable seat o...")
11:09, 16 September 2025 Sachi Anjunkar talk contribs created page Talk:Traditional Atithiyajna (Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal The Atithiyajna is performed after the Bali Vaishvadeva Yajna has been performed, both times the meal has been prepared (lunch and dinner), in the morning and the evening. However, the very word ''Atithi'' means ''he who does not have a fixed moment of arrival'', and therefore, one may offer food, water etc., to the Atithi whenever he arrives at one’s doorstep, or whenever one can find an Atithi to serve. :''Having performed this Ba...")
12:11, 15 September 2025 Sachi Anjunkar talk contribs created page Talk:Atithiyajna or Manuṣhyayajna (Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal This daily act of worship involves serving, honoring and giving charity to ''atithis'' or scholars, ascetics, passing strangers, sick persons and any other needy persons who arrive at our doorstep without notice. One should also go out searching for these beneficiaries even if they do not land at our doorstep. In modern times, this could take the form of making regular donations to charitable organizations such as orphanages. :''One m...")
12:05, 15 September 2025 Sachi Anjunkar talk contribs created page Talk:Old Age Homes and Shelters (Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal In traditional homes, elderly parents live with their children and grandchildren (or in their close proximity) till their very end. As a result, they pass their last days happily, playing with their grand-children, and being served lovingly by their children whom they had raised with great effort and pain in their own younger years. In modern times however, many young couples do not want to take care of their old parents. The excuse o...")
12:01, 15 September 2025 Sachi Anjunkar talk contribs created page Talk:How to Honor our Elders (Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal Honor can be shown to our elders in various ways: :''Let him respectfully greet his elders and give them his own seat. He should sit near them with his hands joined in reverence and follow behind them when they go.'' (''Manusmṛti'' 4.154) :''One has three supreme elders – mother, father and teacher. He must always serve them obediently and do whatever they ask. He must do what is pleasing and beneficial to them. He must not car...")
11:35, 15 September 2025 Sachi Anjunkar talk contribs created page Talk:Modern Applications of Brahmayajña (Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal While the recitation of select passages of the Vedas every day is the best way to repay this debt, some modern alternatives might be considered. The ṛṣi-s were visionaries, the teachers of humans, the founding fathers of our nations and societies, the seers and revealers of spiritual truths, and the authors of our books of knowledge. Where we are today, as a nation, human society and civilization with its laws, conventions, rules, an...")
11:33, 15 September 2025 Sachi Anjunkar talk contribs created page Talk:The Brahmayajña (Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal This religious act involves the daily study of scriptures (and other branches of knowledge) and teaching them to others. This keeps us connected to the collected wisdom of our sages, and also helps in transmitting it to future generations. :''The deva-s please the performer of Brahma-yajña with a long life, with tejas (energy), varcas (strength), riches and felicities, fame, the power of Brahman (brahmavarchas) and with food (or good...")
11:27, 15 September 2025 Sachi Anjunkar talk contribs created page Talk:The Five Sources of Unavoidable Evil (Pāpam) (Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal We cause injury and commit violence unintentionally even by performing the bare-minimum activities needed to survive. For example, agriculture involves the uprooting of weeds, and the killing of worms and other bugs in the cropland. Hindu dharm teaches that we should atone for these sins, and also repay the debts that we are born with, through the daily performance of the ''pañca-mahā-yajña-s'' or the five great daily sacred acts duri...")
11:27, 15 September 2025 Sachi Anjunkar talk contribs uploaded File:King Pṛthu Milks Mother Earth.jpg
11:27, 15 September 2025 Sachi Anjunkar talk contribs created page File:King Pṛthu Milks Mother Earth.jpg
11:11, 15 September 2025 Sachi Anjunkar talk contribs moved page Talk:Guidelines for Raising Children: The Reason for Performing the Five Daily Mahāyajna-s to Talk:The Reason for Performing the Five Daily Mahāyajna-s
11:10, 15 September 2025 Sachi Anjunkar talk contribs created page Talk:Guidelines for Raising Children: The Reason for Performing the Five Daily Mahāyajna-s (Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal We often take the comforts, the prosperity, and other facilities that our environment gives to us for granted. We seldom acknowledge the role that our elders, older generations, sages, and the divine powers have played in the continuous progress of our civilization to its current state. Just as they have done their bit to make our present lives comfortable, so must we too exert ourselves to make this world a better place for our future g...")
06:52, 13 September 2025 Sachi Anjunkar talk contribs created page Talk:Dharm of a Couple – Five Great Daily Worships (Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal The ''Kalpasūtra'' and ''Dharmashāstra'' scriptures lay great emphasis on the five great daily duties that must be performed as acts of worship by all married householders. The aims of these acts are very lofty and their goal is heaven as well as mokṣa, and their avoidance incurs evil karm (''pāpaṃ''). All long journeys begin with a small step. These five daily duties ensure that we take constant small steps in the direction of dh...")
06:47, 13 September 2025 Sachi Anjunkar talk contribs created page Talk:Guidelines for Raising Children: Abortion (Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal Children are regarded as a blessing, a source of joy, and a fulfillment of married life in the Hindu tradition. Therefore, abortion was frowned upon and was generally associated with cases where illicit relations had led to a pregnancy. The birth of a child gives an ātmā the chance to inhabit a physical abode and progress towards its own mokṣa. Abortion snatches that right from the ātmā. Children also free us from our debt to our f...")
06:33, 13 September 2025 Sachi Anjunkar talk contribs created page Talk:Guidelines for Raising Children: Single Child, Twins, Triplets (Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal There are unique challenges involved in raising an only child who has no siblings. And if his parents were the only child of their parents as well, then he has no cousins either. Cousins are not regarded as distant family members, and they can be as close as biological siblings. This helps mitigate the loneliness that a single child might face. :''It is better to have one excellent child than a hundred foolish children. A host of star...")
06:23, 13 September 2025 Sachi Anjunkar talk contribs created page Talk:Guidelines for Raising Children: The Single Parent (Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal Raising children is a tough job, even more so when the parent is single due to separation from the married partner by death, divorce, or another unfortunate circumstance. One’s eligibility and worth are determined not by lineage but by innate character and fidelity to the truth. ''Story: Satyakāma Jābāla'' Satyakāma wanted to enroll in the prestigious school of Ṛṣi Gautama. When the Ṛṣi asked him for his father’s na...")
06:13, 13 September 2025 Sachi Anjunkar talk contribs created page Talk:Guidelines for Raising Children: Pets (Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal In the Hindu Dharm, animals have an ātmā that is identical to the human ātmā even though the former are not as developed mentally and spiritually as human beings are. People also believe in transmigration – the ability of the ātmā to change its biological species in different life spans. This core belief motivates people to be kind and compassionate towards all animals and to minimize the suffering and pain that we can cause them...")
05:42, 13 September 2025 Sachi Anjunkar talk contribs created page Talk:Guidelines for Raising Children: Disappointments with Children (Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal Sometimes, despite our best efforts, our children are a disappointment to us. Emperor Bharata, who lived several thousands of years ago, is said to have given the traditional name ‘Bhārata’ to the country now known as India. He had nine sons, but none of them were capable or virtuous. He was very disappointed and decided to adopt a son of Ṛṣi Bharadvāja to succeed him as the next king, according to the ''Mahābhārata''. Rāva...")
05:36, 13 September 2025 Sachi Anjunkar talk contribs created page Talk:Guidelines for Raising Children: Treat Children According to their Age (Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal Children have to be treated differently according to their age. While the little ones can be scolded, it is not fruitful to talk down to teenagers. The general guideline to be followed in treating children of different ages differently is summarized in the verses below: :''Raise your son with pampering till his five years old, and then be strict in disciplining him for the next ten years. And when he turns sixteen, treat him as your f...")
05:32, 13 September 2025 Sachi Anjunkar talk contribs created page Talk:Guidelines for Raising Children: Strike a balance between Pampering and Disciplining (Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal Parents, especially the mother, often pamper their children. Children deserve the love of their parents, and if the parents are not loving and forgiving, they are not good parents. :''That mother alone demonstrates her love to her children who forgives their faults and who takes care of them diligently. But a mother who does not have these qualities and has a bad character, she brings grief to her children. '''Śukranītisāra 3.252''...")
13:00, 12 September 2025 Sachi Anjunkar talk contribs created page Talk:Guidelines for Raising Children: Learn from your Children (Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal One of the longest Upaniṣads, namely the ''Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad'', has a passage (3.5.1) that seems to exalt some traits of a child while discussing the path of spirituality – :''Therefore, let a Brāhmaṇa, after he has done with his learning, desire to live as a child. '''Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad 3.5.1''' '' This passage has been the subject of a prolonged discussion in the commentaries on ''Brahmasūtra'' 3.4....")
12:57, 12 September 2025 Sachi Anjunkar talk contribs created page Talk:Guidelines for Raising Children: Do not Impose your Ideas on Children, and Do not treat them as an Alter-Ego (Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal In this regard, a modern saint gives the following sagely advice – :"There is generally a tendency in every human being to impose his or her own ideas on others. We may not be doing it very consciously or deliberately, but it happens. You may take it as a kind of dictatorship. This tendency of imposing on others is present in every human being in a smaller or larger measure. We think we know and that we are right, and therefore, we...")
12:47, 12 September 2025 Sachi Anjunkar talk contribs created page Talk:Guidelines for Raising Children: Respect Children’s Opinions (Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal Children might not be as learned and knowledgeable as adults but they are innocent and pure, and can sometimes offer wisdom that eludes their elders. Therefore, one must not hesitate to accept good teachings of children. :''Give good advice to even one’s Guru if he asks you to do a wrong thing. And do not ignore even a little child if he teaches you about doing something good and beneficial. '''Śukranītisāra 3.115''' '' Paying...")
12:43, 12 September 2025 Sachi Anjunkar talk contribs created page Talk:Guidelines for Raising Children: Ensure they are Productive Citizens and Debt Free (Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal Parents must also ensure that their children are not a burden on them or on society when they grow up. They must be productive adults who contribute to society in various ways because the ''Gṛhastha'' stage of life is the one that supports all other classes in society. Likewise, good parents also do not burden their children with debt that the latter have to pay after their parents die. :''That father who ensures that his children g...")
12:41, 12 September 2025 Sachi Anjunkar talk contribs created page Talk:Guidelines for Raising Children: Pay Attention to Children’s Education (Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal The purpose of an education is not just acquiring the ability to earn money but also to become a cultured, wholesome and informed individual. Even if parents are extremely wealthy, they must nevertheless ensure that their children get a good education because an uneducated and uncultured child is unfit for civic engagement and participation. :''That mother is an enemy and that father shows hostility to their child when they do not pro...")