Dream MeaningsSwapna Shastra

Swapna shastra is the traditional Indian study of dreams. It links what you see in a dream, animals, deities, places, events, to meanings about your mind, family and coming events.

Traditional texts read some dreams as signs, but modern understanding sees dreams as the mind processing emotions. Read these meanings as reflection, not prediction.

Swapna shastra considers a cow, an elephant, a lotus, a temple, a rising sun and seeing deities such as Lord Ganesha or Goddess Lakshmi among the most auspicious dreams.

Tradition says dreams seen in the early morning hours (brahma muhurat) are the most meaningful, while dreams early in the night mostly reflect the day's thoughts.