ಯೌಗಂಧರಾಯಣ ತನ್ನ ಮಹತ್ತಾದ ಕನಸನ್ನು ರೇಭಿಲನೊಡನೆ ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಾನೆ: ಗೆಳೆಯಾ, ನಾನು ತುಂಬ ವರ್ಷಗಳಿಂದ ಇಡಿಯ ಭರತಭೂಮಿಯ ಹಿತ ಹೇಗೆ ಅಂತ ಆಲೋಚಿಸ್ತಾನೇ ಇದ್ದೀನಿ. ಯಾವುದೇ ಅಭಿನಿವೇಶ ಬಿಟ್...
Ayomukhī Ayomukhī is another Śūrpaṇakhā when it comes to her conduct. While her story is a minor one, it makes one aware of how many such shameless rākṣasa wom...
पातु वस्ताण्डवोड्डीनगण्डसिन्दूरमण्डनः । वान्ताभिपीतप्रत्यूहप्रताप इव विघ्नजित् ॥ May Gaṇeśa, the destroyer of obstacles, protect you, the effusing vermi...
The punishment for a lustful woman The pot bellied woman took Lakṣmaṇa’s words as the ultimate truth. Unaware of the humour she again goes back to Śrī-rāma. Sh...
ಮಣ್ಣು ಕನಸು ಕಾಣುತ್ತದೆಯೇ? ‘ಮೃತ್’, ಮಣ್ಣು ಮೂರ್ತವಾದರೂ ಅಚೇತನ. ‘ಸ್ವಪ್ನ’, ಕನಸು ಅಮೂರ್ತವಾದರೂ ಚೇತನದ ಅಂಶ ಹೊಂದಿದ್ದು ಅರೆಕ್ಷಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಲೋಕಾಲೋಕಗಳನ್ನು ಕಾಣಿಸುತ್ತದೆ. ಮಣ್ಣು ನೆಲವನ್ನು, ಭ...
निशासु ताण्डवोद्दण्डशुण्डासीत्कारशीकरैः | ज्योतींषि पुष्णन्निव वस्तमो मुष्णातु विघ्नजित् || May Vighneśvara remove the darkness of ignorance that envel...
He is described as ‘smitapūrvābhibhāṣī’, someone who always has a smile before he talks. There are many instances which proves that he had a great sense of humo...
The Story of Gomukha When the enemies flung me in different directions, a certain divine woman picked me up and dropped me in a forest. I was greatly distresse...
The avarice of the brāhmaṇas It seems as though when Brahma created the brāhmaṇas he also gave them the gift of poverty! We have heard a number of stories whic...
One night sleep eluded him, he was thinking, “I’ve been deeply interested in her, I’ve neglected others, where are my other wives? Where are my ministers?” he h...
The humour in Śrīmad-rāmāyaṇam has always appeared in the most appropriate places. Humour always demands an awareness of the world around us. Only someone who c...
तुष्टेन येन देहार्धमप्युमायै समर्पितम्। स वो ददात्वभिमतं वरदः पार्वतीपतिः॥ May Śiva, who has given half his body to Umā being pleased with her, grant yo...