This is one of the most beautiful Karnatic classicals. If you understand the meaning while you listen, it’s awesome. This kriti is supposed to have been spontaneously composed by saint Thyagaraja when he saw great people (Mahatmas, his guru-like souls) assembled in a hall as he entered. This is one of the Pancharatna kriti. This […]
talirin tumbil kulirin cimizhu atinullilum undarivin niravuatutaanallayo naam tedendatuatutaanallayo naam nedendatu… തളിരിൻ തുന്പിൽ കുളിരിൻ ചിമിഴ്അതിനുള്ളിലും ഉണ്ടറവിൻനിറവ്അതുതാനല്ലയോ നാം തേടേണ്ടതുംഅതുതാനല്ലയോ നാം നേടേണ്ടതും pearl drop glistens on a leaf blade’s tip— there is fullness of wisdom even in that drop. isn’t that drop all we need isn’t it all we should get — vipin chandran
Discovery and rebirth of Vedic River Sarasvati with the creation of a National Water Grid
A very interesting eight-minute movie is based on a series of Sarasvati Darshan Exhibition posters documenting scientific evidence of the Sarasvati River from a number of disciplines including geologists, hydrologists and ground water specialists. The posters also show artifacts and archaeological evidence from the area.
Shankaracharya which glorifies the life of a Sannyasi – The man with just the loincloth is indeed the lucky one.
It is a loin cloth passed between the legs and held by a string at the waist, just enough to cover the private parts. The remainder of the cloth acts as a curtain. Kaupina is a distinctly Indian form of clothing from ancient times. Even today (2006) one can come across priests, fishermen, craftsmen, laborers, […]
see the joy and peace on his face, the light in his eyes. i had a dream of his wonderful face one day.
After a long time, I went for a long walk today, ending up at the beach. The sea is now bringing in sand, as if to increase the amount of sand on the shore. I sat on one of the rocks there for meditation. It wasn’t raining today unlike the last few days when it […]
Many of us pray for the living. Some even pray for the dead. But how many pray for the unborn? Only a Mother.
I could not join the concreting seva at the bridge , as I had so much work to do. While working in the computer room, the phone rang. It was Jaya, who teaches hatha yoga in the ashram. She wanted to speak to someone. Recognizing my voice, she said, “Hey, what are you doing there? […]