शीतेनाद्ध्युषितस्य माषशिमिवच्चिन्तार्णवे मज्जतः शान्ताग्नेः स्फुटिताधरस्य धमतः क्षुत्क्षामकण्ठस्य मे । निद्रा क्वाप्यवमानितेव दयिता संत्यज्य दूरं गता...
Krishna points out in the Gita (3.21) – "यद्यदाचरति श्रेष्ठः तत्तदेवेतरो जनः" – that people follow the actions of a learned person. Vidyaranya&nb...
ಶ್ರೀಮದ್ರಾಮಾಯಣದ ಉತ್ತರಕಾಂಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಬರುವ ಸೀತಾಪರಿತ್ಯಾಗವು ಹಿಂದಿನಿಂದಲೂ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಚರ್ಚೆಗೊಳಗಾಗಿರುವ ಭಾಗ. ಉತ್ತರಕಾಂಡವು ವಾಲ್ಮೀಕಿವಿರಚಿತವೋ ಅಲ್ಲವೋ ಎಂಬುದು ಕೂಡ ಅಷ್ಟೇ ಚರ್ಚಾಸ್ಪದವಾಗಿದೆ....
Rta, Rna, and Dharma True value realization naturally makes us closer to ऋत (rta), the Vedic Sanskrit word which hardly has any perfect equivalent in othe...
The Sanskrit Podcast hosted by Shoba Narayan and featuring Smt. Vimala Rangachar
How often have you heard this refrain or its variants: Naah! I don’t go to temples. I don’t like going to temples…I mean, there’s no point…all that noise, meani...
The Age of the Vedas: Introduction According to the Puranas, there are no more kshatriyas left in the world; नन्दान्तं क्षत्रिय कुलं – with the fall of the Nan...
For several years now, there has been an attempt to distort India’s history, culture, and traditions starting from the Islamic invaders, British imperialism, th...
Panini (पाणिनि) was a grammarian of ancient India. We do not know when and where he lived. 5th century BCE is a safe estimate. Today, the word ‘Panini’ connotes...
'Fact' and 'Value' in the Context of Indian Culture Unlike other cultures, Indian heritage deeply concentrated on the implications of 'facts' and 'values' both...
Dr. David Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva Shastri) has a deep interest in ayurveda, yoga, vedanta, Vedic astrology, and teaching of the Vedas. In this talk,...
Describing the situation in India after Mahmud Ghazni’s military expedition, Alberuni says, “Mahmud destroyed the wealth of India. The scars of this attack coul...