Shiva-Rama-Krishna

Philosophy Aug 07, 2017

Shiva-Rama-Krishna: The Three Ideals

In the Indian tradition, the deities Shiva, Rama, and Krishna have been revered by the learned and the lay for millennia. While Rama and Krishna were historical...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Hari Ravikumar

Philosophy Aug 27, 2017

Shiva-Rama-Krishna: The Symbolism of Shiva

Shiva holds the Ḍamaru in one of his hands. This master of laya (dissolution) plays a laya-vadya (percussion instrument). It is said that from the beating of hi...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Hari Ravikumar

Philosophy Sep 07, 2017

Shiva-Rama-Krishna: The Family Ideal

When we discussed about Shiva, a lot of symbols were invoked. Instead of taking Shiva’s form and attributes at face value, we explored the metaphor. The reason...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Hari Ravikumar

Philosophy Sep 14, 2017

Shiva-Rama-Krishna: Family Values in Rama

When Dasharatha orders Rama’s banishment, he again rushes to his mother to give her solace. At that moment, Kausalya reminds Rama that the mother is a hundred t...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Hari Ravikumar

Philosophy Sep 21, 2017

Shiva-Rama-Krishna: The World as Family

In the Ayodhyakāṇḍa, we see that Rama knew his subjects well and cared about them. He would often meet them and learn of their joys and sorrows. If they were ha...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Hari Ravikumar

Philosophy Oct 05, 2017

Shiva-Rama-Krishna: The Birth of Krishna

In the previous episodes, we discussed about Shiva being an ideal at the level of the individual and Rama being the family ideal. We will now look at the life o...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Hari Ravikumar

Philosophy Oct 19, 2017

Shiva-Rama-Krishna: Standing for Dharma

Fascinated by the Mahābhārata, Dr. S L Bhyrappa wrote the novel Parva in the 1970s, which narrated the human story of the epic, keeping aside the fantastical el...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Hari Ravikumar

Philosophy Dec 17, 2017

Shiva-Rama-Krishna: The Man for all Seasons

When Akrura comes to Gokula and invites Krishna to participate in the dhanuryāga, he takes leave of his foster-parents Yashoda and Nandagopa, and goes off with...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Hari Ravikumar

Philosophy Jan 18, 2018

Shiva-Rama-Krishna: Amidst Hostile Forces

As individuals, we can be utterly honest and upright. But that will not work at the societal realm. A public figure will have to resort to strategies. We see Kr...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Hari Ravikumar

Philosophy Feb 01, 2018

Shiva-Rama-Krishna: The Social Ideal

Public life is replete with seeming paradoxes. A person closely involved in the public space cannot be hassled by what other people think about him but if someo...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Hari Ravikumar