Preamble: This is a hymn of sixteen verses in Sanskrit on Guru. The first fifteen among those are in Bhujangaprayātam, of the Jagati metre, and the last one is in…
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(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…
Essence of Nishkama Karma yoga Sri Krishna told Arjuna about jnana yoga and then about karma yoga. He said that doing karma yoga for purity of mind, will relieve him…
जन्मनः किं मूलम् ? कर्म एव मूलम् | कर्मणः किं मूलम् ? रागः | रागस्य किं मूलम्? द्वितीयभानम् | द्वितीयभानस्य किं मूलम् ? मिथ्याज्ञानम् , अन्यथाज्ञानम् | अन्यथाज्ञानस्-विच्छेदेनैव जन्मराहित्यम् संभविष्यति…
A new government has taken over at the centre. There is no doubt that in recent years the government has done much to improve the standard of living of the…
Skandha 12 वित्तमेव कलौ नॄणां जन्माचारगुणोदयः । धर्मन्यायव्यवस्थायां कारणं बलमेव हि ॥ २.२॥ In Kaliyuga wealth alone will determine the lineage of a person, his conduct, his qualities etc. Strength…
कामारिकामां कमलासनस्थां काम्यप्रदां कङ्कणभूषहस्ताम् । काञ्चीनिवासां कनकप्रभासां कामाक्षिदेवीं कलयामि चित्ते ॥ kāmārikāmāṃ kamalāsanasthāṃ kāmyapradāṃ kaṅkaṇabhūṣahastāṃ | kāñcīnivāsāṃ kanakaprabhāsāṃ kāmākṣidevīṃ kalayāmi citte || कामारिकामां – kāmārikāmāṃ – One who is the…
Kumbabhishekam – Sri Tiruveerattaneswarar Swami Temple – Kanchipuram (02-Jun-24) With the blessings of Pujya Acharya Swamiji, Kumbabhishekam of Sri Tiruveerattaneswarar Swami Temple was performed at Kanchipuram. Pujyashri Acharya Swamiji blessed…
KASHMIRA STABAKAM – A bunch of works on Kashmir History, Culture & Heritage compiled by P.R. Kannan, published by Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam, Kancheepuram, 2023. Pages 384, Price Rs. 900….
Indian civilization is unique in many ways. Its antiquity and its classification has been subject of envy from ages among other civilizations. The literary grandeur of the ancient texts available…
நன்று உடையானை, தீயது இலானை, நரை-வெள் ஏறு ஒன்று உடையானை, உமை ஒரு பாகம் உடையானை, சென்று அடையாத திரு உடையானை, சிராப்பள்ளிக்- குன்று உடையானை, கூற, என் உள்ளம் குளிருமே. nanRudaiyAnai theeyadhillAnai narai veLLERu onRudaiyAnai umai oru…
India, 2500 years ago, was passing through adark period. The people were divided on different lines. The clouds of ignorance were hovering over the land. Spiritual values which formed the…
Kāñcipuram, known as the beautiful city of India in ancient times, was the most important capital of north Tamil Nadu from its known history to the end of the seventeenth…
Shankarabhyudayam is an epic poem (kavya) narrating the life story of Shankaracarya in eight chapters (sargas). It was penned by Rajacudamani Dikshita, the youngest son of Shrinivasa Ratnakheta Dikshita, who…
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,…
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