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Masti Venkatesha Iyengar and D V Gundappa

Masti’s life was extremely organized; his work was meticulous, immaculate, and accurate; he kept a track of all his activities and an account of all his expense...

Ch. 2 Yoga of Discernment of Reality (Part 9)

The Characteristics of a Knower The teaching must have affected Arjuna a wee bit. He asks, “You mentioned about the state of being in samādhi and talked about...

ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಕವಿಗಳ ಕಾವ್ಯಮೀಮಾಂಸೆ - 32

ನಾವಿನ್ನು “ಶಿವಲೀಲಾರ್ಣವ”ದತ್ತ ತಿರುಗಬಹುದು. ಇದರಲ್ಲಿ ನೀಲಕಂಠದೀಕ್ಷಿತನ ವ್ಯಾಪಕವಾದ ಕಾವ್ಯಚಿಂತನೆ ಕಂಡುಬರುತ್ತದೆ. ಮೊದಲಿಗೇ ಕವಿಯು ಧ್ವನಿಯ ಮಹತ್ತ್ವವನ್ನು ಸಾರುತ್ತಾನೆ: ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯವಿದ್ಯ...

Who is an Outsider to the All-Pervading Srikrishna?

Kathāmṛta - 54 - Sūryaprabha -lambaka - The Story of Sūryaprabha and Guṇaśarmā

  चलत्कर्णानिलोद्धूत सिन्धूरारुणिताम्बरः। जयत्यकालेऽपि सृजन् सन्धामिव गजाननः॥   Victory to Gajānana, who reddens the sky with sindhūra sca...

Kolar Lodging

Upon completing my first year of high school (Fourth Form) at Mysore, I moved to Kolar for the second year (Fifth Form). After initial hardships in matters of b...

Rāḻḻapalli Ananthakrishna Sarma (Part 1)

“There is a dire need for the rejuvenation of connoisseurship. The number of connoisseurs in the society must increase. The tastes and opinions of people need t...

ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಕವಿಗಳ ಕಾವ್ಯಮೀಮಾಂಸೆ - 31

ಇಂಥ ಕಲ್ಪನೆಯಿಂದ ಹುಟ್ಟಿದ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದ ಸ್ವರೂಪವನ್ನು ಹೀಗೆ ಬಣ್ಣಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ: ಅಸ್ತಿ ಸಾರಸ್ವತಂ ಚಕ್ಷುರಜ್ಞಾತಸ್ವಾಪಜಾಗರಮ್ | ಗೋಚರೋ ಯಸ್ಯ ಸರ್ವೋऽಪಿ ಯಃ ಸ್ವಯಂ ಕರ್ಣಗೋಚರಃ || (೧.೯)...

Srikrishna's Childhood Pranks and the Philosophical Tenets of the Bhagavatam

சமஸ்கிருதம் கற்றலும் நம் கலாச்சாரத்தின் மதிப்பும் (பகுதி 3)

பூர்வ பாகத்தில் ஒரு மனிதன் அடைய வேண்டிய உயர் பதவி சொர்க்கம் என்றும், அது வாழ்க்கை முடிந்தபின்பே சென்றடைய முடியும் என்றும் கூறுவதாக இந்த உபநிஷதம்[1] உரைக்கிறது....

Kathāmṛta - 53 - Ratnaprabhā-lambaka - The Story of Karpūrikā’s Past Life

Naravāhanadatta and Gomukha bathed in the garden well, partook their meals in the middle court of the palace, drank well, and ate tāmbūla. That night, besotted...

Amin-ul-Mulq - Sir Mirza M Ismail - Part 8

Discord Once again rumours flew thick and fast about Mirza Ismail when the Crown Prince died in Bombay (11 March 1940). Some people spread rumours that Mirza h...