August 2026
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Today we’ll attempt to solve the mystery of the City of Nine Gates — the nava dvara-pur mentioned in three sacred Hindu texts. According to Google AI, that nine-gated city isn’t mentioned in the Rigveda, but can be found in the Atharva Veda (10.2:31), the Shvetashvatara Upanishad (3:10), and the Bhagavad Gita (5:13). If, however,…
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Today, we’re moving forward to the 32nd Sukta of the Rigveda’s first mandala (Rv 1.32). Neither a metered poem nor a hymn of praise, this ancient sacred teaching is erroneously described by Google AI as “a famous Vedic hymn dedicated to Indra and his legendary battle with the serpent Vritra. Composed by the sage Hiraṇyastūpa…
