ஊதற சங்க ஊதினாலும் விடியறப்பத்தான் விடியும்
In old times there was a ceremonial ritual in high places that the dawn and sunrise would be heralded by blowing of a conchSome very very important person once wanted the dawn and the sun should arrive...
View ArticleThe interaction with others should be completely in our control
The interaction with others should be completely in our control..We need not react, respond to or act according to what every Tom Dick or H arry says or does.Some people who are not close to us and...
View Articlea human being under the grip of terrible fear, and is seeking protection must...
आर्तो वा यदि वा त्रस्तः परेषां शरणागतः।अरिः प्राणान्परित्यज्य रक्षितव्यः कृतात्मना॥इन्दिश्चे स्प्रूचे ३७२४ रामायणेārto vā yadi vā trastaḥ pareṣāṁ śaraṇāgataḥ|ariḥ prāṇānparityajya rskṣitavyaḥ...
View Articleour present generation is going through an identity crisis
My attempt, though inadequate is to showcase ideas and traditions which are indeed noble and which have been held as sacrosanct by our forefathers for many generations..Of course, most of the ideas...
View Articledifficult to have complete control over senses
इन्द्रियाणामनुत्सर्गो मृत्युनापि विशिष्यते।अत्यर्थं पुनरुत्सर्गः सादयेद्दवतानपि॥इन्दिश्चे स्प्रूचे ३७४७ महाभारतेindriyāṇāmanutsargo mṛtyunāpi viśiṣyate|atyarthaṁ punarutsargaḥ...
View Articleactivities through mind, words and body should be ensured for blissful life
मनसा त्रिविधं चैव वाचा चैव चतुर्विधम् ।कायेन त्रिविधं चापि दशकर्मपथं चरेत॥७३॥ [१३.१३.२]अनभिध्या परस्वेषु सर्वसत्त्वेषु सौहृदम् ।कर्मणां फलमस्तीति त्रिविधं मनसा चरेत॥७४॥ [भा.पु. १३.१३.५]असत्प्रलापं...
View Articlewith dissidence affection and concern for one another cannot survive
न भाति वाञ्छा वैजात्ये न देवा भान्ति वादिनि।अञ्जनं दूषणम् वक्त्रे भूषणं किल लोचने॥दृष्टान्तकलिकाशतकंna bhāti vāñchā vaijātye na devā bhānti vādini|anjanaṁ dūṣaṇam vaktre bhūṣaṇaṁ kila...
View ArticleNormally I am not a supporter of any political party
Normally I am not a supporter of any political party.. Nor am I allergic to the noble ideas and goals finding their place in the election manifestos of any political party.. But the recent results in...
View ArticleDig and undermine the houses of others.
आखुभ्यः किं खलैर् ज्ञातं खलेभ्यश्च किमाखुभिः।अन्यत्परगृहोत्खातात्कर्म येषां न विद्यते॥ इन्दिश्चे स्प्रूचे ३६८१ कवितामृतकूपेākhubhyaḥ kiṁ khalair jñātaṁ khalebhyaśca...
View Articlefocus the mind on good and your desires will be fulfilled
यथा यथा हि पुरुषः कल्याणे रमते मनः।तथा तथास्य सिद्ध्यन्ति सर्वार्था नात्र संशयः॥महाभारते विदुरनीत्यां ५-३५-३४yathā yathā hi puruṣaḥ kalyāṇe ramate manaḥ|thathā tathāsya siddhyanti sarvārthā nātra...
View Articleservice to people who just clutch on them for survival when the river is in...
जातस्य नदीतीरे तस्यापि तृणस्य जन्मसाफल्यम्।सलिलमज्जनाकुलजनहस्तावलम्बं भवति॥पञ्चतन्त्रेjātasya nadītīre tasyāpi tṛṇasya janmasāphalyam|salilamajjanākulajanahastāvalambaṁ bhavati||pañcatantreIndeed...
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TarpanamsRik Tarpananam ( respectful offering of water and Tilam or gingely) is Tarpanam chanting detailed Vedic mantras ..By Rik is meant a short invocation from Veda ( any Veda.. rig, yajur or...
View ArticleFuture is just a speculation.
The hardcore Vedantin may say that even the present, even this very minute, is an illusion.However, most of us are just ordinary human beings.Nevertheless, even for the down to earth realists, this...
View ArticleA man's value and standing in society entirely depends on his utility in the...
A man's value and standing in society entirely depends on his utility in the presentHowever, many assume rightly or wrongly, that what they had rendered service in the past count as their worth and...
View Articlevocal slanderer is getting sins, while the innocent man gets relieved of all...
आक्रोशपरिवादाभ्यां विहिंसन्त्यबुधा बुधान्।वक्ता पापमुपादत्ते क्षममाणो विमुच्यते॥३६७९ महाभारतेākrośaparivādābhyāṁ vihiṁsantyabudhā budhān|vaktā pāpamupādatte kṣamamāṇo vimucyate||3679...
View Articlewhatever is written in my book of fate, would invariably happen to me
आगमिष्यन्ति ते भावाः ये भावा मयि भाविता।अहं तैरनुगन्तव्यो न तेषामन्यथा गतिः॥इन्दिश्चे स्प्रूचे ३६८२ शार्ङ्गधरपद्धत्याम्āgamiṣyanti te bhāvāḥ ye bhāvā mayi bhāvitā|ahaṁ tairanugantavyo na teṣāmanyathā...
View Articlethe company of evil people does not affect the pure and generous nature of...
सत्सङ्गाद् भवति हि साधुता खलानांसाधूनां न हि खलसङ्गमात् खलत्वम्।आमोदं कुसुमभवं मृदेव धत्तेमृद्गन्धं न हि कुसुमानि धारयन्ति॥चाणक्यनीति १२-७satsaṅgād bhavati hi sādhutā khalānāmsādhūnāṁ na hi...
View ArticleHow can we get bhakthi?
Someone asked a question. How can we get bhakthiMy answer isBhakthi is always within us.. like love..We have just to attune our mind to that.And rememberGod too is just with us and within us.If we try...
View ArticleEvery human being has at least two distinct facets in himself
Every human being has at least two distinct facets in himself..( of course there can be many classifications between the two extremes.)The personal and social life, where all emotions, pleasures,...
View ArticleEven the sweetest food when eaten in excess would cause indigestion.
मधुरमपि बहुखादितं अजीर्णं भवति॥भासकवेः चारुदत्ते॥madhuramapi bahukhāditaṁ ajīrṇaṁ bhavati||bhāsakaveḥ cārudatte||This very wise remark occurs in the classic drama of poet Bhasa,...
View Articleuseless and potentially hazardous activities
अनर्थकमनायुष्यं गोविषाणस्य भक्षनम्।दन्ताश्च परिमृज्यन्ते रसश्चापि न लभ्यते॥इन्दिश्चे स्प्रूचे ३४५३ महाभारतेanarthakamanāyuṣyaṁ goviṣāṇasya bhakṣanam|dantāśca parimrujyante rasaścāpi na...
View Articleas if they are selling the fellow with those names
विक्रेतुकामाखिलगोपकन्या मुरारिपादार्पितचित्त्वृतिःदध्यादिकम् मोहवशादवोचत् गोविनदामोदर्माधवेति॥vikretukāmākhilagopakanyā murāripādārpitacittvṛtiḥdadhyādikam mohavaśādavocat govinadāmodarmādhaveti||young...
View ArticleThe worth of our life lies in the way we live
The worth of our life lies in the way we liveand achievements or what we call as achievements are just incidental.Things in the world happen and shall continue to happen whether you or I are there or...
View ArticleVishnu is present in the vital inner core within you and me too
त्वयि मयि चान्यत्रेको विष्णुः व्यर्थं कुप्यति मय्यसहिष्णुः।सर्वं पश्यात्मन्यात्मानं सर्वत्रोत्सृन भेदज्ञानम्॥इन्दिश्च्चे स्प्रुचे ४१५५ मोहमुद्गर स्तोत्रम्।tvayi mayi cānyatreko viṣṇuḥ vyarthaṁ kupyati...
View ArticleAnd one should never be excessively credulous.
एकाग्रः स्यादविवृतो नित्यं विवरदर्शकः।राजन्नित्यं सपत्नेषु नित्योद्विग्नः समाचरेत्॥ईन्दिस्चे स्प्रूचे ३८३५ महाभारतेekāgraḥ syādavivṛto nityaṁ vivaradarśakaḥ|rājannityaṁ sapatneṣu nityodvignaḥ...
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