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Stories from the Upaniṣads - part 8
Philosophy Sep 24, 2023

Stories from the Upaniṣads - part 8

Satyakāma jābāla (Chāndogya) continued The night was over. Satyakāma finished his morning routine and started his journey back to the gurukula with the herd of...

Vidwan Ranganatha Sarma | Trans: Raghavendra G S
Kiṣkindhā-kāṇḍa - Part 2: Rāma kills Vālī
Epics Sep 21, 2023

Kiṣkindhā-kāṇḍa - Part 2: Rāma kills Vālī

Sugrīva was immensely pleased with Rāma’s promise but he wanted to make him understand Vālī’s prowess. He said, “Even before the Sun rises, Vālī traverses from...

Vālmīki | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj
Ch 18 Yoga of Single-pointed Surrender (Part 2)
Philosophy Sep 20, 2023

Ch 18 Yoga of Single-pointed Surrender (Part 2)

A gṛhastha performs karmas out of desire — for the wellbeing of his wife and children and for the sake of his friends and relatives. Worldly life becomes possib...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra Hebbalalu, Sreelalitha Rupanagudi
ವ್ಯಾಕರಣಶಾಸ್ತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಂಡುಬರುವಂತೆ ಪ್ರಾಚೀನ ವಿದ್ಯಾಭ್ಯಾಸಪದ್ಧತಿ
Culture Sep 18, 2023

ವ್ಯಾಕರಣಶಾಸ್ತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಂಡುಬರುವಂತೆ ಪ್ರಾಚೀನ ವಿದ್ಯಾಭ್ಯಾಸಪದ್ಧತಿ

ನಮ್ಮ ದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ ಹಿಂದೆ ವಿದ್ಯಾಭ್ಯಾಸಪದ್ಧತಿ ಹೇಗಿತ್ತೆಂಬ ವಿಚಾರ ಕುತೂಹಲಕರವಾಗಿದೆ. ಈ ವಿಷಯವನ್ನು ನೇರವಾಗಿ ವಿವರಿಸುವ ಗ್ರಂಥಗಳು ನಮ್ಮಲ್ಲಿ ಇಲ್ಲ. ನಾಲಂದ, ತಕ್ಷಶಿಲೆ, ವಿಕ್ರಮಶಿಲೆ, ವಲಭಿ ಮೊ...

Vidwan Ranganatha Sarma
Stories from the Upaniṣads - part 7
Philosophy Sep 13, 2023

Stories from the Upaniṣads - part 7

Satyakāma jābāla (Chāndogya) In the past, education would mean learning the vedas and allied branches like vyākaraṇa (grammar).  The student had to leave...

Vidwan Ranganatha Sarma | Trans: Raghavendra G S
Ch 18 Yoga of Single-pointed Surrender (Part 1)
Philosophy Sep 12, 2023

Ch 18 Yoga of Single-pointed Surrender (Part 1)

Note sapta-daśādhyāya-gaḻoḻ Vistarisida dharma-tattva-gaḻan-īgaḻ saṃ- । kṣiptadi peḻvaṃ guru tan- nāpta-sakha-vyāja-diṃde loka-hitārthaṃ ॥ 1 ॥ For t...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra Hebbalalu, Sreelalitha Rupanagudi
Māgha
Literature Sep 11, 2023

Māgha

Māgha In the second canto of Śiśupālavadha, the poet Māgha uses ideas from various sciences to support his arguments on polity. It is appropriate that he has i...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Shashi Kiran B N
Stories from the Upaniṣads - part 6
Philosophy Sep 06, 2023

Stories from the Upaniṣads - part 6

Jānaśruti (Chāndogya) Once there lived a noble king called Jānaśruti.  His practices were rooted in dharma and always involved in dāna. He had arranged da...

Vidwan Ranganatha Sarma | Trans: Raghavendra G S
Ch 17 Yoga of the Discernment of tri-fold Śraddhā (Part 4)
Philosophy Sep 05, 2023

Ch 17 Yoga of the Discernment of tri-fold Śraddhā (Part 4)

Let us now reflect a little upon its meaning. 1.Om tasmādomityudāhṛtya yajñadānatapaḥkriyāḥ | pravartante vidhānoktāḥ satatam brahmavādinām || BG 17.2...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra Hebbalalu, Sreelalitha Rupanagudi
गगनादवलोकनम्
Literature Sep 04, 2023

गगनादवलोकनम्

मर्त्यानां वियद्विहारवाञ्छा चिरनिरूढैव। विहायसि विहरन्तं विहङ्गवृन्दं वारं वारं पश्यत्सु मानवेषु डिडयिषा समुत्पन्नेति जीवविकासवादिनो विद्वांसो मन्वते। प्रायेण ग...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh