Devi Navaratri at Chennai 22nd Sep onwards Shri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetadhipati Pujya Shri Shankara Vijayendra Saraswathi Shankaracharya Swamiji and Pujya Shri Satya Chandrashekharendra Saraswathi Shankaracharya Swamiji will observe Vishvavasu Samvatsara…
Mantra Pushpam (literally translating to “Flower of Mantras”) is a collection of sacred verses from the 10th chapter of Taittiriya Aranyaka of Krishna Yajur Veda. Each verse begins with an…
राकाचन्द्र सुदीप्त वक्त्रकमलामालोलनीलालकाम्। गौरीं कुंकुमभूषितांगलतिकां माङ्गल्यसूत्रोज्वलां। श्रीमच्छैवसुजाह्नवीतटगृहां भक्तेष्टसंपत्प्रदाम्। वन्दे त्वां शिवकामसुन्दरसखीं वाञ्छाधिकेष्टप्रदाम्।। (1) I worship Gowri, the consort of Shivakamasundara, who bestows much more than what is desired, whose lotus…
वन्दे चन्द्रकलाधरं मृगधरं वन्दे जगत्पालकं वन्दे कुञ्चितपादमीशमनिशं वन्दे पुरद्वेषिणम्। वन्दे हेमसभापतिं नटपतिं वन्दे कृपाम्भोनिधिं वन्देऽहं शिवकामिनीसहचरं वन्दे सभानायकम्॥1॥ I constantly worship the consort of Shivakamasundari, Sabhanayaka (Lord of Chitsabha), who…
नौमि श्रीकामकोटीशं श्रीजयेन्द्रसरस्वतीम् । भूतिभूषितभालंच करुणापूर्णलोचनम् ॥ १ I prostrate to Shri Jayendra Saraswathi, the Kamakoti Peethadhipati, whose forehead shines with Vibhuti and whose eyes radiate with fullness of compassion….
ससत्यचन्द्रचूडेन्द्रः विजयेन्द्रगुरुस्तु नः। करुणापाङ्गवीक्षेण पातु मग्नान् भवार्णवे॥१॥ May Sri Vijayendra Saraswati along with Sri Satyachandrasekhendra Saraswati protect us, who are immersed in the ocean of Samsara, by their compassionate sidelong glances….
पुरा किल पर-ब्रह्म-अनुग्रह-शक्ति-रूपायाः पर-देवतायाः सगुण-रूपां – पाशाङ्कुश-धनुर्बाण- परिष्कृत-चतुर्भुजाम् – श्रीदेवी इति आदि-लक्ष्मीः इति च कीर्तितां ल – त्रि-मूर्ति-सर्गादपि पुरा- भवत्त्वात्, पुरैव त्रयी-मय-त्वात्, त्रिलोकी-लय-पूरणत्वाच्च त्रिपुरा इति प्रसिद्धाम् * – उच्चारण- मात्र-प्रसन्नता-लब्ध-सर्व-मङ्गल-हेतु-भूत-वर्ण-त्रयात्मकेन…
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Obeisance to the multifaceted Nonagenarian Brahmasri K V SESHADRINATHA SASTRIGAL (Born 20 June 1934 ஆனி சுக்ல பக்ஷஅஷ்டமி-உத்தரம்), eminent Indian Vedic & Sanskrit Scholar and a Veda Samrakshakar, on His Janmadinam…
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