(Continued from the previous issue) рдЬрдЧрджреН-рдпреЛрдирд┐рдГ рдЕрдпреЛрдирд┐рд╕реНрддреНрд╡рдВ рдЬрдЧрджрдиреНрддреЛ рдирд┐рд░рдиреНрддрдХрдГ ред рдЬрдЧрджрд╛рджрд┐рдГ рдЕрдирд╛рджрд┐рд╕реНрддреНрд╡рдВ рдЬрдЧрджреАрд╢реЛ рдирд┐рд░реАрд╢реНрд╡рд░рдГ рее реиредрепрее Translation : You are the source of this world, (but) you have no other…
The Kumarasambhava of Kalidasa is one of the most famous works of the entire body of Sanskrit Literature. It describes the birth and penance of Parvati, culminating in the wedding…
The Srimukham blessed by Mahaperiyava, to Dr V Raghavan’s work known as тАЬSri Muthusvami Dikshita Charita KavyamтАЭ, is an amazing set of six verses, which we shall delve into in…
(contd. From previous issue) ┬аThe glory of the Goddess ┬аThe Vedas celebrate Her feet too рооро▒рпИ роиро╛ройрпНроХро┐ройрпБроХрпНроХрпБроорпН родро╛ройрпН роЕроирпНродрооро╛рой роЪро░рогро╛ро░ ро╡ро┐роирпНродроорпН тАЬmaс╣Яai n─Бс╣Йkiс╣Йukkum t─Бс╣Й antam─Бс╣Йa caraс╣З─Бra vindamтАЭ (AA 11) (her…
рдЬрдиреНрдордирдГ рдХрд┐рдВ рдореВрд▓рдореН ? рдХрд░реНрдо рдПрд╡ рдореВрд▓рдореН | рдХрд░реНрдордгрдГ рдХрд┐рдВ рдореВрд▓рдореН ? рд░рд╛рдЧрдГ | рд░рд╛рдЧрд╕реНрдп рдХрд┐рдВ рдореВрд▓рдореН? рджреНрд╡рд┐рддреАрдпрднрд╛рдирдореН | рджреНрд╡рд┐рддреАрдпрднрд╛рдирд╕реНрдп рдХрд┐рдВ рдореВрд▓рдореН ? рдорд┐рдереНрдпрд╛рдЬреНрдЮрд╛рдирдореН , рдЕрдиреНрдпрдерд╛рдЬреНрдЮрд╛рдирдореН | рдЕрдиреНрдпрдерд╛рдЬреНрдЮрд╛рдирд╕реН-рд╡рд┐рдЪреНрдЫреЗрджреЗрдиреИрд╡ рдЬрдиреНрдорд░рд╛рд╣рд┐рддреНрдпрдореН рд╕рдВрднрд╡рд┐рд╖реНрдпрддрд┐…
рдпрджрд╕реНрддрд┐ рд╕рдЪреНрдЪрд┐рджрд╛рдирдиреНрджрдШрдирдореН рдПрдХрдореЗрд╡ рдЕрджреНрд╡рд┐рддреАрдпрдВ рдкрд░рдВ рдмреНрд░рд╣реНрдо, рдпрд╕реНрдп рднрд╛рд╕рд╛ рд╕рд░реНрд╡рдорд┐рджрдВ рд╡рд┐рднрд╛рддрд┐, That which is the pure Sat-Cit-Ananda, the one Supreme Brahman without a second, by whose radiance all this is illumined,…
The recently celebrated Pushya Amavasya saw many people chanting the beautiful Tamil work of Abhirami Bhattar, known as Abhirami Antadi, which was composed on that day. History says that King…
Murugan, also known as Subrahmanya and Skanda, is a much-loved God in the southern states of India. His youth, charming beauty, valour and his courting and marrying Valli, are all…
In the land of Bharata, where the culture of mundane upliftment and ultimate bliss is considered most important, which is the lifeline of those who value the four Vedas, Upanishads,…
We went on a short trip to see the temples in and around Vriddhachalam. The seed for the trip was sown when reading the story of Sundaramurti Nayanar, who got…
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…
At various stages of our lives, we start thinking and wondering about what is the purpose of this life that we are given, what gives meaning to it etc. Our…
THE great epic Mahabharata contains many gems. The most famous of these are the Bhagavad Gita and the Vishnu Sahasranama. Sanat-sujatiya is another of these, a work of wisdom for…
