Kharavela is celebrated for turning the once-weak Kalinga empire into a formidable force. His influence was so vast that his inscriptions were found from the northern region of Takshashila to the southern tip of Kanyakumari. Had all Indian rulers possessed his farsighted vision, wisdom, and love for his country, India might not have endured centuries…
“Bhaja Govindam” is a popular devotional hymn composed by the 8th-century Indian philosopher and saint, Adi Shankaracharya. The hymn consists of 31 verses that emphasize the importance of seeking knowledge, renouncing worldly desires, and focusing on spiritual pursuits. As the story goes, Shankaracharya was once walking along the banks of the river Ganges in Varanasi…
We all know India is a land of science, different cultural heritage, spirituality, love, and peace. Indian consumers are likely to hook up with western products rather than going our desi one. We have surrounded many products in the market but couldn’t realize the value of made-in-India products that are actually thriving in other countries…
Who was Andal and what was her original name? The girl who would marry no one but God. She lived a life of innocence, purity, and total dedication to her God and was finally united with Him. She was also called by her original name, Goda or Kodai in Tamil. Let us in this article…
PakkaPatriot (PP): nāgāḥ vājakharoṣṭravesaragavām ekaikahīnāḥ kramāt aṣṭāviṃśatirekahīnagaṇitā rūponamantyam punaha | teṣām sarva dhanam pṛthak ca niyamāt vācyam tvayā niścitam kṛtsnam ca āryabhaṭapraṇītagaṇitam dṛṣṭam gurorantike || 2 || If you want to watch this conversation in the form of a video, please follow the below link. PP: Hmmm, this and in most of such shlokas why is he referred…
While everybody will be aware of how important Vidya or knowledge is, let us understand what Sanskrit has to talk about it from the three Shlokas or Subhashitas. For 37 simple Subhashitas, follow this link. As we move ahead the shlokas will get more interesting, the final one i.e. the third one is mostly unheard…
Introduction The mighty sage to whom the mountain bowed, and who drank the sea empty. He humbled the arrogant and punished the demons. He is the symbol of man’s heroism and confident strength. Agasthya What a wonderful sight the star-studded sky is! We want to go on gazing at it forever, don’t we? We can…
Sankalpa is a formal statement of intent chanted before any activity dedicating our actions to the god. On a daily basis, this is done while we perform Sandhyavandanam. You can check out our article on Sandhyavandanam from this link. We decide and focus on our activity and offer it to the god, by designating the…
lntroduction A Brahmarshi. The mastermind that produced ‘Shukla Yajurveda’. Even as a student in the Gurukula he firmly stuck to the path he considered as the right one. He was the master who guided thousands of persons, from king Janaka to the commonest students, on the path of Enlightenment. So brilliant a genius was he…
Introduction The eldest of the Pandava brothers, the heroes of the great epic, the Mahabharatha. Yudhishtira lived for justice, and patiently suffered humiliation and exile.’ A man should live virtuously because virtue is good, not because it pays to be virtuous’ – so he believed and acted. And he said to the King of the…
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