April – June 2023

॥ श्रीशङ्कराचार्यवर्यम्, चन्द्रचूडावतारं भजे ज्ञानमूर्तिम्, श्रीशङ्कराचार्यवर्यम् ॥ I worship the great Sankaracharya, the incarnaon of Siva (moon crested), the very form of  Gnana. अद्वैतसिद्धान्तमूलम्, द्वैतवादाख्यमत्तेभपञ्चास्यलीलम्, भस्मत्रिपुण्ड्राङ्कफालम्, सूत्रभाष्यादिनिर्णीतवेदान्तभावम्, श्रीशङ्कराचार्यवर्यम् ॥१॥ I…

Kathasatisagar by Prof. Raj Nehru and Dr.C.K.Gariyali, published by Prabhat Prakashan Pvt. Ltd., 4/a9, Asaf Ali Road, New Delhi 110002; email: prabhatbooks@gmail.com; Price Rs.600. This book, Kathasatisagar, Folklore of Jammu-Kashmir,…

Sundarakandam is one of the most revered and popular chapters in the Hindu epic Ramayana, written by Sage Valmiki. It tells the story of Hanuman’s journey to Lanka to find…

Chardham refers to the four abodes of the    deities situated in the Himalayas, in the Uttarakhand namely, Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri. There are many big and artistic temples with…

Where does the word Hindu come from?  Vedic heritage traces NO such Name and the intrusion is a mystery shrouded in the history. “There is no religion higher than truth” is…

Brahmacharini, the second of the  Navadurgas, is the young daughter of Himavan and Menavati, living the life of a brahmacharini – subsisting on nothing (not even leaves, and hence called…

Maharishi, realizing it was getting late for his noon bath and ritual, walked with faster pace on the banks of Tamasa River followed by his disciple. He drew Bharadwaja’s attention …

Skandha 10(1) – continued मर्त्यो मृत्युव्यालभीतः पलायन् लोकान् सर्वान्निर्भयं नाध्यगच्छत् । त्वत्पादाब्जं प्राप्य यदृच्छयाद्य स्वस्थः शेते मृत्युरस्मादपैति ॥३. २७॥ The human being, caught in the cycle of birth and death,…

(A book titled as above is authored by Brahmasri Mayavaram Sivaramakrishna Sastrigal (1880-1967), a great scholar, who spent a lifetime delivering impassioned discourses on Srimad Valmiki Ramayanam and Srimad Bhagavatham….

The Himalaya mountains form the northern physical boundary of our land, and have been protecting us in many ways. In the psyche of Indians, the Himalayas represent everything that is…

Fulfillment In One’s Svadharma: Arjuna lamented, fearing that killing his relatives for the sake of right to kingdom and comforts, would incur great paapa (BG 1.45). Sri Krishna replies to…

It is unanimously recognized that Sanskrit language is the oldest of all languages. The Vedic scriptures are proof enough that this divine language has been prevailing in the world from…

The most sacred relation a devotee possesses in his life is his relation with his Guru.  It is the Guru who guides the devotee to the right path and also…

At Webinar ‘Dharmam Chara’ organized by KKSF USA. 12 December 2021 गुरुर्ब्रह्मा गुरुर्विष्णुः गुरुर्देवो महेश्वरः। गुरुस्साक्षात्परंब्रह्म तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः॥ श्रुति स्मृति पुराणानाम् आलयम् करुणालयम् । नमामि भगवत्पाद शङ्करम् लोक शङ्करम्…

In our Editorial on Simple Living in the Oct Dec 2020 issue of DILIP, we had argued in detail as to why we should return to our time-tested ancient mores…