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Philosophy Aug 09, 2023

Stories from the Upaniṣads - part 3

Naciketas (from kaṭhopaniṣat) Naciketas was the son of the ṛṣi Vājaśravas who belong to the Gautama gotra. Though a child, he was scholarly; contemplative. His...

Vidwan Ranganatha Sarma | Trans: Raghavendra G S

Philosophy Aug 08, 2023

Ch. 16 Yoga of Distinction Between āsurī and daivī qualities (Part 5)

Therefore, it does not mean that belief in śāstra means that the buddhi is going to stop working. In the sixth chapter, Bhagavān himself has explained how impor...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra Hebbalalu, Sreelalitha Rupanagudi

Literature Aug 07, 2023

ಕೆಲವು ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧ ವರ್ಣವೃತ್ತಗಳ ಗತಿಮೀಮಾಂಸೆ - 6

{ಸ್ವಾಗತಾ} ರಥೋದ್ಧತಾವೃತ್ತಕ್ಕಿರುವ ಚತುರಸ್ರಶೋಭಿಯಾದ ಗತಿಸೌಂದರ್ಯ ಎಂಥದ್ದೆಂದು ಮನಗಾಣಲು ವ್ಯತಿರೇಕರೂಪದ ಉದಾಹರಣೆಯೆಂಬಂತೆ ಸ್ವಾಗತಾ ಎಂಬ ವೃತ್ತವನ್ನು ನಾವು ಕಾಣಬಹುದು. ಅದರ ಪ್ರಸ್ತಾರ ಮತ್ತು...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh

Epics Aug 03, 2023

Araṇya-kāṇḍa Part 2: Rāma, Sītā and Lakṣmaṇa enter the Daṇḍakāraṇya

Many sages gathered around Rāma once Śarabhaṅga had ascended to svarga. They told him their plight of being tormented by rākṣasas along River Pampā, Mandākinī,...

Vālmīki | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj

Philosophy Aug 02, 2023

Stories from the Upaniṣads - part 2

The victory of the Devas (from Kenopaniṣat) The Paramātman is the creator and sustainer of the world, omniscient, omnipotent. The main aim of our lives should...

Vidwan Ranganatha Sarma | Trans: Raghavendra G S

Philosophy Aug 01, 2023

Ch. 16 Yoga of Distinction Between āsurī and daivī qualities (Part 4)

It is not possible for ordinary people to know the path of dharma by their own judgment, without the guidance of Śruti and Smṛti. Their knowledge is limited; th...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra Hebbalalu, Sreelalitha Rupanagudi

Literature Jul 31, 2023

ಕೆಲವು ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧ ವರ್ಣವೃತ್ತಗಳ ಗತಿಮೀಮಾಂಸೆ - 5

ರಥೋದ್ಧತಾ, ಸ್ವಾಗತಾ, ಮಂಜುಭಾಷಿಣಿ ಇತ್ಯಾದಿ ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಛಂದಃಪ್ರಯೋಗಗಳು ಬೆಳೆದ ರೀತಿಯನ್ನು ಗಮನಿಸಿದಾಗ - ನಿರಾಲಂಬವೂ ಧ್ಯಾನಶೀಲವೂ ಆದ ಬಗೆಯಿಂದ ಭಾಷೆಯ ಸಹಜಸುಂದರ ಪದಗತಿಯನ್ನು ಸ...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh

Philosophy Jul 30, 2023

Stories from the Upaniṣads - part 1

Prologue The upaniṣads occur at the end of each of the vedas. Hence they are known as the vedānta. Or they are the conclusion or the ultimate truth. It is firm...

Vidwan Ranganatha Sarma | Trans: Raghavendra G S

History Jul 28, 2023

Kṣāttra: The Tradition of Valour in India

Speech delivered by S R Ramaswamy during the launch of four books published by Prekshaa Pratishtana: Kṣāttra: The Tradition of Valour in India, Nayana-Savana, S...

Dr. S R Ramaswamy

Epics Jul 28, 2023

Rāmāyaṇa - Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa - Part 9 and Araṇya-kāṇḍa - Part 1: Meeting Atri and Anasūyā; Virādha vanquished

Rāma, Sītā, and Lakṣmaṇa walked ahead and reached Sage Atri’s āśrama. Rāma prostrated before him and the sage received him like a son. He personally provided ho...

Vālmīki | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj

Literature Jul 26, 2023

Sandarbhasūkti - part 30

265. Sopānārohaṇa-nyāya Climb the stairs one by one to reach the top. It's impossible to jump from one floor to the next. It is dangerous too. Likewise any acc...

Vidwan Ranganatha Sarma | Trans: Raghavendra G S

Philosophy Jul 25, 2023

Ch. 16 Yoga of Distinction Between āsurī and daivī qualities (Part 3)

In the Rāmāyaṇa, after Daśaratha left to the heavenly abode, when Bharata begged Rāma to return to Ayodhyā and become the king, Srirāma says the following -...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra Hebbalalu, Sreelalitha Rupanagudi