(Continued from the previous issue) जगद्-योनिः अयोनिस्त्वं जगदन्तो निरन्तकः । जगदादिः अनादिस्त्वं जगदीशो निरीश्वरः ॥ २।९॥ Translation : You are the source of this world, (but) you have no other…
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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 “Sri Muthusvami Dikshita Charita Kavyam”, is an amazing set of six verses, which we shall delve into in…
(contd. From previous issue) The glory of the Goddess The Vedas celebrate Her feet too மறை நான்கினுக்கும் தான் அந்தமான சரணார விந்தம் “maṟai nāṉkiṉukkum tāṉ antamāṉa caraṇāra vindam” (AA 11) (her…
जन्मनः किं मूलम् ? कर्म एव मूलम् | कर्मणः किं मूलम् ? रागः | रागस्य किं मूलम्? द्वितीयभानम् | द्वितीयभानस्य किं मूलम् ? मिथ्याज्ञानम् , अन्यथाज्ञानम् | अन्यथाज्ञानस्-विच्छेदेनैव जन्मराहित्यम् संभविष्यति…
यदस्ति सच्चिदानन्दघनम् एकमेव अद्वितीयं परं ब्रह्म, यस्य भासा सर्वमिदं विभाति, 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…