July – September 2025

Release of Tamil translation of Books- 12-Jun 2025 Pujyashri Acharya Swamiji released Tamil translation of books published by The Hindu Group on Mahaswamigal. The book details Mahaswamigal’s life, spiritual journeys,…

In the venerable Guru Parampara of the Mulamnaya Sarvajna Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham, we have been lucky to witness yet another new milestone. The 71st Peethadhipati in the more than 2500-year-old…

This is Vasanta Rtu (Spring Season) and it’s the season of vibrant colours! Here is an easy rhyme written by me, for children and beginners to learn ‘colours’ in Samskrtam….

  (Translation of letter from Shrimatam) Parayana of Shri Narasimha Karunarasa Stotra for ensuring suraksha and yoga kshema of the followers of Sanatana Dharma By the orders of the Mahasannidhanam…

Birth of the divine child of wisdom – Thirugnanasambandar Tirugnanasambandar was born in Sirkazhi in the 7th century BCE to a devout couple Shivapada Hridayar and Bhagavathiyar. Shivapada Hridayar belonged…

The word ‘Nyaya’ or maxim refers to a familiar or patent instance quoted to explain similar cases. It came to be used in the general sense of ‘Paribhasha’ or rules…

In the second half of the song, kaitthala niRai kani, that Arunagirinathar describes some three stories is what we saw in the previous part. Let us look at them. Story…

दर्शनादभ्रसदसि जननात्कमलालये ॥ darshanAth abrasAdasi jananat kamalAlaye काश्यांन्तु मरणान्मु्क्तिः स्मरणादरुणाचले ॥ kAshyAntu maranAnmukti smaranAth arunAchale The above verse found in the Arunachala Mahatmyam in Skanda Purana tells us about the…

66th Acharya In the Guru Parampara of Sri Adi Sankaracharya comes the 66th Jagadguru Puja Sri Sri Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Swamy of Kanchi Kamakoti Peethadhipati. The 66th Acharya was born…

Ashrama Sveekaara Procedure Summary First day forenoon 1. Prayashchitta-s – To get adhikara to take up sannyasa, one should perform vrata-s, Kushmanda Homa etc as expiation of mistakes which might…

Stuti by Sriramana Sarma वेदरूपे वसुन्यस्मद्-विश्वासं परिरक्षितुम्। विश्वावसौ समुद्भूतं कामकोटीशमाश्रये॥१॥ I devote myself to the Kamakotisha who came in the Vishvavasu year to protect our vishvasa (faith) in the vasu…

Shri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetadhipati Jagadguru Pujyashri Shankara Vijayendra Saraswathi Shankaracharya Swamiji gave Sanyasa Deeksha to Sri Duddu Satya Venkata Surya Subrahmanya Ganesha Sharma Dravid at Shri Kamakshi Ambal Devasthanam in…

Smṛtis on rājadharma: The seventh, eighth and nineth chapter in Manusmṛti exclusively deal with the rājadharma, where[1] the term rājā has been interpreted by the commentator Kullūkabhaṭṭa as “राजशब्दोऽपि नात्र…

Our Vedic saints have prescribed different paths to reach and realize God. Though the paths are different, the beginning or the first step and the end, the ultimate step are…

Citra-bandhas find place in the Citra-kāvyas in Sanskrit. The alaṅkārika Mammaṭa in his Kāvyaprakāśa says that Citrakāvyam (IX.85 cd) constitutes bandhas [1]. तच्चित्रं यत्र वर्णानां खड्गाद्याकृतिहेतुता। संनिवेशविशेषेण यत्र न्यस्ता वर्णाः…

Skandha 2 (contd.)  Parikshit After the Pandavas ascended to heaven, Parikshit assumed the throne at the age of 36. He ruled according to the Dharma. Once, he went hunting, became…

STHITA PRAJNA (JNANI) LAKSHANAM/ SADHANAS Bhagavan talks about the qualities of stitha prajna in the Gita. One who is established in the Absolute knowledge of Brahman (Pure consciousness principle), has…

Its Veda, Vidya and Vaidya sevas have transformed various dimensions of Bharat’s growth over the last century. The venerated Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam, the 2,500-plus-years-old mutt established by Adi Sankara, is…

गुरुर्ब्रह्मा गुरुर्विष्णुर्गुरुर्देवो महेश्वरः। गुरुःसाक्षात् परंब्रह्म तस्मै श्री गुरवे नमः॥ नारायणं पद्मभुवं वसिष्ठं शक्तिं च तत्पुत्रपराशरं च व्यासं शुकं गौडपदं महान्तं गोविन्दयोगीन्द्रमथास्य शिष्यम् । श्री शंकराचार्यमथास्य पद्मपादं च हस्तामलकं च शिष्यम् तं तोटकं…