Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham Shankaracharya Vijayendra Saraswati Swamiji emphasized that the Panch Parivartan mission, initiated during the RSS Shatabdi varsh, is a necessity of the times and must be embraced and…
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Shukravaram Swarna Rathotsavam (18Sep26) The sacred Swarna Rathotsavam (Golden Chariot procession) of Sri Kanchi Kamakshi Ambal was performed this evening, 18 September 2026, at Kanchi Kamakshi Ambal Devasthanam. (Front cover…
Shri Kanchi Kamakoti Peethadhipa Jagadguru Shankaracharya Parivrajakendra Navaratnamalika Stuti “The Nine-Gem Garland Hymn to the Jagadguru Śaṅkarācārya, Head of the Śrī Kāñcī Kāmakoṭi Pīṭha, the Foremost among Ascetics” First,…
Siva Lilas – 3 Kama Dahanam We have experienced Tripura Samharam and Daksha Yagna Vinashanam through Thiruppugazh, in the previous parts of this section. We now move on to how…
Daivarata (This beautiful Stotra on Ramana Maharishi has all the vibhaktis (declensions of nouns) of Samskrit grammar, from the first to the eighth in the same order in each stanza….
Skandha 6 Kartavirya Arjuna and Aurva Kartavirya Arjuna was a great warrior with 1000 arms; a direct disciple of Dattatreya. He performed many sacrifices and gave lavish donations to the…
6. IMPORTANCE OF PAÑCAMAHĀYAJÑA[1] Once there lived a king named Vasu, who was both brave and righteous. By worshipping Lord Viṣṇu and performing virtuous deeds, he pleased the Lord….
Madhvacharya was a great Vaishnavite saint, a reformer, a scholar and proponent of Dvaita school of philosophy. He was instrumental in creating a powerful Bhakti movement in India. According to…
Asteyam, or non-stealing, is one of the foundational ethical pillars of Indian philosophy, serving as a cornerstone for both individual spiritual evolution and societal harmony. Derived from the Sanskrit root…
In the first two parts we have seen the date and content of the different Śulbasūtras and glimpse of some of the basic and important constructions given in them. For…
Sri Krishna explains to Arjuna that a spiritual aspirant endowed with sadhana chatushtaya sampatti (discrimination, dispassion, discipline, and a desire for moksha), who studies Vedanta under the guidance of a…
In the vast repository of ancient Indian philosophy, complex psychological, ethical, and strategic truths are often distilled into simple, elegant metaphors known as nyayas (maxims or axioms). These maxims serve…
काञ्चीपुरीनिवासाय वाञ्छितार्थप्रदायिने। सर्वलोकशरण्याय शङ्करांशाय मङ्गलम्॥ 1 Auspiciousness to the one who resides in the sacred city of Kanchipuram, who grants the desired boons of his devotees, who is the refuge…