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Freedom or Anarchy - Part 1

Freedom or Anarchy[1] Tipu Sultan complained to the then maṭhādipati of Śrṅgeri about the attacks of Marāṭhas on his kingdom. Svāmīji replied – हसद्भिः क्र...

Sir K Seshadri Iyer (Part 5)

Chanchal Rao’s Nourishment of Dharma P Chanchal Rao was an Āndhra-brāhmaṇa. He was a great Sanskrit scholar and one who had gained expertise in all modern subj...

छन्दोगतिः

“इदमन्धन्तमः कृत्स्नं जायेत भुवनत्रयं यदि शब्दाह्वयं ज्योतिरा संसारान्न दीप्यते” इत्येतद्दण्डिवचनं श्रद्दधानैः किल भारतीयैः भुवनभासिका भारती पुष्कलं समुपासिता स...

Downfall of Drona and the Subtlety of Dharma

Ekavyakti-Yakṣagāna: The Concept, Practice and Philosophy (Part 2)

Traditional forms of dance that have their roots in the upa-rūpakas are today called śāstrīya-nṛtya. There are several regional forms of śāstrīya-nṛtya (classic...

Kathāmṛta - 83 - Śaśāṅkavatī-lambaka - The Story of Kamalākara and Haṃsāvalī, and Bhīmaparākrama's adventures

The prince rode with his army to the borders of Vidiśānagara and sent word through an emissary to king Meghamālin seeking the hand of princess Haṃsāvalī. An ela...

Ekavyakti-Yakṣagāna: The Concept, Practice and Philosophy

Introduction It is natural for artistes to try their hand at bringing novelty to their art. It is rather common to see new experiments and novel presentations...

Ch. 4 Yoga of Unattached Karma (Part 2)

The Antiquity of Karma-vidyā “Arjuna, what I am explaining to you now is not something new and contemporary. It is something that I had explained to the sun na...

Kālidāsa - 4

Kauśikī’s words of praise upon seeing Mālavikā perform are noteworthy. Her response is in the form of a verse, whose second half provides incredible insights in...

The Moral Trials of Dharmaraya

Kathāmṛta - 82 - Śaśāṅkavatī-lambaka - The Story of Māyāvaṭu, The Story of Bhīmaparākrama, and The Story of Kamalākara and Haṃsāvalī

Now, I will explain the meaning of the phenomenon you saw in the lake. The incidents there indicate what will befall Mṛgāṅkadatta in the future. He is the lion...

Critical Appreciation of Prahasanas - Part 16

Veturi Prabhakara Sastri mentions that the bharatavākya is found only in one of the manuscripts All other editions say that there is no bharatavākya. The bharat...