
Vishnu is the Johnny Depp of Gods. Most deities usually play one role: Ganesh plays the lovable elephant-headed God, Shiva is the ascetic meditating on…

Īśvarapraṇidhāna (ईश्वरप्रणिधान) is the combination of īśvara (ईश्वर) and praṇidhāna (प्रणिधान). Patañjali tells us that īśvara is a unique being (puruṣa पुरुष) beyond all affliction…