Sri SitaRama Kalyanam Today is Sri Rama Navami, nostalgy drives me to remember how we would celebrate it back home.Typically listening to the Kalyanam on AIR was the biggest part. Ushasri as most of you know was involved in the live moderation of the commentary for several years, Ushasri.org were kind enough to upload the […]
Mrutyunjaya Maha Mantram When a fruit is cut from a plant, a drop or two of the sap is released from the cut stem. However when a ripe fruit drops from the tree, there is no sap released, the fruit renders itself for others to enjoy itself and voluntarily detaches itself from the tree. This is the […]
[Via CNN] People come up to Aimee Mullins all the time and say, “you know, I have to tell you, you just don’t look disabled.” The record-setting athlete, actress and model says, “And it’s sweet because I know that they’re confused, and they’re telling me this because they know I’m missing both legs from the […]
Came across the Naivedyam and Neerajanam vidhanam which was used by my father, he would go over everyday just to make sure he did it right. Script could be a handy resource for nitya pooja.
A king who was a learned man in the vedas used to take care of his subjects very well to the like of his people.He had everything he wanted but had three questions bothering him for a long time for which he was looking for answers,he visited many places met many scholars to find answers […]
Wanted to share this beautiful poem , please comment on the meaning of the poem and the audience. సామద పుష్పంద యద ఝంకారములు కావు భీష కుమ్భేంద్ర బృంహితములు వాయువునిర్గత పద్మ వరనేవులు కావు తురవ నికరము తో ధుత్రజనము లాకీర్ణ జల తరంగ సరములు కావు ఆహాత్రు ధనుర్ముఖ్త శత్రు కమల కలహాల కుసుమ కన్య నీవేద రానా రంగమున మెడ వొట్టు వేగము వలదు వలదు
There are several names to the “Kaliyuga” daivam like “Narayana“,”Govinda” and so on but what does “Venkateswara” mean?
Why was this chapter in the “Ramayanam” named Sundara Kanda while the rest of the chapters like Bala Kanda, Ayodhya Kanda,Aranya Kanda,Kishkindha Kanda, Yuddha Kanda and Uttara Kanda were self explanatory.
A treat for the Republic Day, Mile Sur Tumhara has been rendered again and it is simply wonderful!
As we all know Time magazine reflects the current events on their cover page, India was on several times from the pre-independence era but for the first time in 2006 India Inc dawned as the cover page, this is the first time in a while something positive about India was featured on the cover story. […]
This forum is for all those to share and exchange knowledge on scriptures, puranams, poems etc…Its like a quiz….A question would be asked and anyone can give a complete explanation on that in say, a week’s time…We can do our homework anywhere… The following is the first question posted in this forum: “Bhandana Bheemudaartajana Bhaandhavadujhwala […]
