॥ 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…
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