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Aditya Hridayam

Āditya Hṛdayam is a powerful hymn dedicated to Lord Sūrya (the Sun God), recited by Sage Agastya to Sri Rama Chandra in the Yuddha Kāṇḍa of the Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa when Lord Rāma is preparing to fight Rāvaṇa. During the final battle, Rāma is exhausted after a long fight with Rāvaṇa. Sage Agastya appears and advises Rāma to chant Āditya Hṛdayam, a secret and eternal hymn that invokes the blessings of deity within Sūrya Deva. Upon chanting this stotra, Rāma regains strength, confidence, and divine energy. The hymn highlights Sūrya's divine nature, his role as a manifestation of Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, and all deities, and his power to remove darkness, fear, and suffering. Chanting of Aditya Hridayam is known to have many benefits:  Attracts victory, strength, courage, and good health Irradicates sins, fears, sorrows, and negative energies. Expands life span, prosperity, and divine wisdom. Helps overcome difficulties and enemies. I have created transliterations for your reference:  K...
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Mahashivaratri from Skanda PuraNa

Here is the text from Skanda Purana on the significance of Shiva ratri.  Skanda Purana >>> Book 6 - Nāgara-khaṇḍa >> Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya >> Chapter 266 - Greatness of Śivarātri sūta uvāca | śivarātriṃ samāsādya yastasya puruṣo dvijāḥ | kuryājjāgaraṇaṃ rātrau nirāhāraḥ sthitaḥ śuciḥ || 6 ||  sarvaliṃgodbhavaṃ caiva phalaṃ darśanasaṃbhavam | jāyate nātra saṃdeha ityuvāca haraḥ svayam || 7 || ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | śivarātrirmahābhāga kasminkāle tu sā bhavet | vidhyānaṃ caiva māhātmyaṃ sarvaṃ no vistarādvada || 8 || sūta uvāca ||  māghasya kṛṣṇapakṣe yā tithiścaiva caturdaśī | tasyā rātriḥ samākhyātā śivarātrisamudbhavā || 9 || tasyāṃ sarveṣu liṃgeṣu sadā saṃkramate haraḥ | viśeṣātsarvapuṇyeṣu khyāteyaṃ maṃkaṇeśvare || 10 || 6-7. O Brāhmaṇas, at the advent of Śiyarātri a man should observe fast and remain pure. He should also keep awake during the night. Hara himself says that there is no doubt that he will have the benefit resulting from a visit to all th...

What does "Bharata" mean?

Bharata, the word sends a chill in many "Hindus" because it carries the energies of centuries that were blessed by many greats. "Bharata" is not merely a landmass because there are many landmasses. "Bharata" is lot more than geographical space. The word Bharata has a profound and deep symbolic meaning attached to it. The word "bharata" invokes centuries of cultural, historical and spiritual heritage of ancient "India". It encapsulates the ethos, the identities, and the essence of an ancient civilization that has flourished for millennia. There are many connotations to the word Bharata.  The widely accepted, the more popular and the simplistic version links "bharata" to King Bharata from "itihAsa" and "purANa": the land that was ruled by Bharata came to be known as Bharatavarsha. However, "bharata" has lot more to it than just the association with the King Bharata, because names are given for a rea...

ನಟನವಾಡಿದಳ್

 ನಟನವಾಡಿದಳ್ ತರುಣಿ ನಟನವಾಡಿದಳ್ ಕಟು ಮುಖಾಭಿನಯಗಳಿಂದ ನಟನವಾಡಿದಳ್ || ಕೊರವಿತಿ ವೋಲು ವೇಷ ತೊಟ್ಟು ಸ್ಮರನ ಗುಟ್ಟಿ ಮನದೊಳಿಟ್ಟು ನಟನವಾಡಿದಳ್ || ಢಮರು ಢಣರು ಢನ್ ಢಣಾರನೆ ಚಿಲಿಕೆ ತಾಳ ಚಟ ಚಟನೆ ನಟನವಾಡಿದಳ್ || ಕುಲುಕಿ ಬಳುಕಿ ಬಳ್ಳಿಯೊಡನೆ ಒಲಿದು ನಲಿದು ಕುಣಿದು ಲಲನೆ ನಟನವಾಡಿದಳ್ || ಈಶ ತಾಂಡವದಲ್ಲೊವೆ ರಾಸ ರಭಸದಿಂದಲೊಮ್ಮೆ ಆಶೆನೋಟದಿಂದಲೊಮ್ಮೆ ಕೇಶ ವೇಷ ದಾಸಿ ಇವಳು ನಟನವಾಡಿದಳ್ ತರುಣಿ ನಟನವಾಡಿದಳ್ || ನಟನವಾಡಿದಳ್ - she performed (acted dramatically) ತರುಣಿ - young lady  ನಟನವಾಡಿದಳ್ – she performed  ಕಟು ಮುಖ ಅಭಿನಯಗಳಿಂದ – with fierce, intense, sharp facial expressions ನಟನವಾಡಿದಳ್ - she performed She performed dramatically, the young lady performed, with fierce facial expressions, she performed.  ಕೊರವಿತಿವೋಲು ವೇಷ ತೊಟ್ಟು – dressed up like a fortune teller (like a ಕೊರವಂಜಿ or ಕಣಿಹೇಳುವವಳು) ಸ್ಮರ --  ಮದನ, ಮನ್ಮಥ ಸ್ಮರನ ಗುಟ್ಟಿ ಮನದೊಳಿಟ್ಟು ನಟನವಾಡಿದಳ್ – secretly concealing her admiration for manmatha (Krishna), she performed  She dressed up like a fortune teller and performed concealing her admiration for Krishna.  ಢಮರು ಢಣರು ಢನ್ ಢಣಾರನೆ –...

ನೃತ್ಯ ಸರಸ್ವತಿ

 She asked for the meaning of one more composition from DVG's Antahpura Geete:  ನೃತ್ಯ ಸರಸ್ವತಿ - ಸತ್ಯಲೋಕವಿಭೂತಿ | ನಿತ್ಯ ಚಿದ್ರಸಿಕಾಕೃತಿ - ಕಲಾದ್ಯುತಿ ||  ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಹಿತರೂಪೆ  - ಪ್ರೀತ್ಯಾಸ್ಪದಾಲಾಪೆ | ತತ್ವಬೋಧನ ಮೋದಿನೀ - ಆಮೋದಿನಿ || ಪದಮಾತ್ರ ತಾನೆಂತು - ಹೃದಯೇಂಗಿತಂಗಳ | ವಿದಿತವಾಗಿಪುದರ್ಥ - ಚ್ಯುತಿಯಾಗದಂತೆ ||  ಒದವಿ ಕೂಡಿರೆ ರಾಗ-ಹದದಿಂದಾಗಿಕಸಂಜ್ಞೆ -  -ಯುದಿಪುದಾಗಳೆ ಪೂರ್ಣ-ವಿಧದಿಂದಾತ್ಮವಿಲಾಸ ||  ಚಿತ್ತಹಿಮಾಚಲ-ತೀರ್ಥತ್ರಿವೇಣಿಯ | ಪ್ರತ್ಯಕ್ಷರೂಪಿದು - ಹೃದ್ಭಾಷ್ಯಮೂರ್ತಿ || ಮುಕ್ತಿಯಿದಾತ್ಮಕ್ಕೆ - ರಕ್ತಿ ರಸಜ್ಞರ್ಗೆ | ಯುಕ್ತದರ್ಚನೆಯಿದು - ಚೆನ್ನ ಕೇಶವನಿಗೆ || Nrtya saraswati: ನೃತ್ಯ ಸರಸ್ವತಿ - the goddess saraswati who create the aptitude for performing arts (the knowledge, arts and wisdom behind it) ಸತ್ಯಲೋಕ ವಿಭೂತಿ – she is the splendor and glory of the highest realm of truth ನಿತ್ಯ ಚಿದ್ರಸಿಕಾಕೃತಿ – unending, and the gives form to the taste of consciousness ಕಲಾ ದ್ಯುತಿ – the inner brilliance that exhibits as art ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಹಿತರೂಪೆ – the embodiment of greatest compassion, benevolence ಪ್ರೀತ್ಯಾಸ್ಪದ ಆಲಾಪ...

ಬಿಡುವೇನೇನಯ್ಯ ಹನುಮ, ಸುಮ್ಮನೆ ಬಿಡುವೇನೇನಯ್ಯ||ಪ.||

ಬಿಡುವೇನೇನಯ್ಯ ಹನುಮ, ಬಿಡುವೇನೇನಯ್ಯ ||ಪ.|| ಬಿಡುವೆನೇನು ಹನುಮ ನಿನ್ನ ಆಡಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಶಿರವ ಬಾಗಿ ಜ್ಞಾನ ಭಕ್ತಿ ವೈರಾಗ್ಯವನು ಕೊಡುವ ತನಕ ಸುಮ್ಮನೇ ನಾನು ||ಅ.ಪ.|| ಹಸ್ತವ ಎತ್ತಿದರೇನು ಹಾರಗಾಲ ಹಾಕಲೇನು ಭೃತ್ಯನೋ ನಿನ್ನವನು ನಾನು ಹಸ್ತಿವರದನ ತೋರುವ ತನಕ ||೧|| ಹಲ್ಲುಮುಡಿಯ ಕಚ್ಚಿದರೇನು ಅಂಜುವೆನೇನೋ ನಿನಗೆ ನಾನು ಫುಲ್ಲನಾಭನಲ್ಲಿ ಮನಸು ನಿಲ್ಲಿಸೊ ತನಕಸುಮ್ಮನೆ ನಾನು ||೨|| ಡೊಂಕು ಮೋರೆ ಬಾಲವ ತಿದ್ದಿ ಹೂಂಕರಿಸಿದರೆ ಅಂಜುವನಲ್ಲ ಕಿಂಕರ ನಿನ್ನಗೆ ಕಿಂಕರ ನಾನು ಪುರಂಧರ ವಿಠಲನ ತೋರುವ ತನಕ||೩||

Shiva Tandava Stotram - English

  Shiva Tandava Stotram jaṭāṭavī-galajjala-pravāha-pāvitas-thalē galē-valambya lambitāṃ bhujaṅga-tuṅga-mālikām । ḍamaḍ-ḍamaḍ-ḍamaḍ-ḍaman-nināda-vaḍ-ḍamar-vayaṃ chakāra chaṇḍa-tāṇḍavaṃ tanōtu naḥ śivaḥ śivam ॥ 1 ॥ jaṭā-kaṭāha-sambhrama-bhraman-nilimpa-nirjharī- -vilōla-vīchi-vallarī-virāja-māna-mūrdhani । dhagad-dhagad-dhagaj-jvalal-lalāṭa-paṭṭa-pāvakē kiśōra-chandra-śēkharē ratiḥ pratikṣaṇaṃ mama ॥ 2 ॥ dharā-dharēndra-nandinī-vilāsa-bandhu-bandhura sphurad-diganta-santati-pramōda-māna-mānasē । kṛpā-kaṭākṣa-dhōraṇī-niruddha-durdhar-āpadi kvachid-digambarē manō vinōdamētu vastuni ॥ 3 ॥ jaṭā-bhujaṅga-piṅgaḻa-sphurat-phaṇā-maṇi-prabhā kadamba-kuṅkuma-drava-pralipta-digva-dhūmukhē । madāndha-sindhura-sphurattva-guttarīya-mēdurē manō vinōdam-adbhutaṃ bibhartu bhūta-bhartari ॥ 4 ॥ sahasra-lōchana-prabhṛtya-śēṣa-lēkha-śēkhara prasūna-dhūḻi-dhōraṇī vidhū-sarāṅghri-pīṭhabhūḥ । bhujaṅga-rājamālayā nibaddha-jāṭa-jūṭaka śriyai chirāya jāyatāṃ chakōra-bandhu-śēkharaḥ ॥ 5 ॥ lalāṭa-chatvara-jvalad...

ShivatANdava stOtram - devanagari

  शिव ताण्डव स्तोत्रम् जटाटवी-गलज्जल-प्रवाह-पावित-स्थले गले-वलम्ब्य लम्बितां भुजङ्ग-तुङ्ग-मालिकाम् । डम-ड्डम-ड्डम-ड्डमन्निनाद-वड्डमर्वयं चकार चण्डताण्डवं तनोतु नः शिवः शिवम् ॥ 1 ॥ जटा-कटाह-सम्भ्रम-भ्रम-न्निलिम्प-निर्झरी- -विलोल-वीचिवल्लरी-विराज-मान-मूर्धनि । धग-द्धग-द्धग-ज्ज्वलल्ल-लाट-पट्ट-पावके किशोरचन्द्रशेखरे रतिः प्रतिक्षणं मम ॥ 2 ॥ धरा-धरेन्द्र-नन्दिनी-विलास-बन्धु-बन्धुर स्फुर-द्दिगन्त-सन्तति-प्रमोद-मा-नमानसे । कृपा-कटाक्ष-धोरणी-निरुद्ध-दुर्धरापदि क्वचि-द्दिगम्बरे मनो विनोदमेतु वस्तुनि ॥ 3 ॥ जटा-भुजङ्ग-पिङ्गल-स्फुरत्फणा-मणि-प्रभा कदम्ब-कुङ्कुम-द्रव-प्रलिप्त-दिग्वधू-मुखे । मदान्ध-सिन्धुर-स्फुरत्त्व-गुत्तरीय-मेदुरे मनो विनोद-मद्भुतं बिभर्तु भूत-भर्तरि ॥ 4 ॥ सहस्र-लोचन-प्रभृत्य-शेष-लेख-शेखर प्रसून-धूलि-धोरणी विधू-सराङ्घ्रि-पीठभूः । भुजङ्ग-राज-मालया निबद्ध-जाट-जूटक श्रियै चिराय जायतां चकोर-बन्धु-शेखरः ॥ 5 ॥ ललाट-चत्वर-ज्वल-द्धनञ्जय-स्फुलिङ्ग-भा- -निपीत-पञ्च-सायकं नम-न्निलिम्प-नायकम् । सुधा-मयूख-लेखया विराज-मान-शेखरं महा-कपालि-सम्पदे-शिरो-जटाल-मस्तु नः ॥ 6 ॥ कराल-फाल-पट्टिका-धग-द्ध...

Shiva Tandava Stotram - Kannada

ಶಿವ ತಾಂಡವ ಸ್ತೋತ್ರಂ ಜಟಾಟವೀ-ಗಲಜ್ಜಲ-ಪ್ರವಾಹ-ಪಾವಿತ-ಸ್ಥಲೇ ಗಲೇ-ವಲಂಬ್ಯ ಲಂಬಿತಾಂ ಭುಜಂಗ-ತುಂಗ-ಮಾಲಿಕಾಮ್ । ಡಮ-ಡ್ಡಮ-ಡ್ಡಮ-ಡ್ಡಮ-ನ್ನಿನಾದ-ವಡ್ಡಮರ್ವಯಂ ಚಕಾರ ಚಂಡ-ತಾಂಡವಂ-ತನೋತು ನಃ ಶಿವಃ ಶಿವಮ್ ॥ 1 ॥ ಜಟಾ-ಕಟಾಹ-ಸಂಭ್ರಮ-ಭ್ರಮ-ನ್ನಿಲಿಂಪ-ನಿರ್ಝರೀ- -ವಿಲೋಲ-ವೀಚಿವಲ್ಲರೀ-ವಿರಾಜ-ಮಾನ-ಮೂರ್ಧನಿ । ಧಗ-ದ್ಧಗ-ದ್ಧಗ-ಜ್ಜ್ವಲಲ್ಲಲಾಟ-ಪಟ್ಟ-ಪಾವಕೇ ಕಿಶೋರ-ಚಂದ್ರಶೇಖರೇ ರತಿಃ ಪ್ರತಿಕ್ಷಣಂ ಮಮ ॥ 2 ॥ ಧರಾ-ಧರೇಂದ್ರ-ನಂದಿನೀ-ವಿಲಾಸ-ಬಂಧು-ಬಂಧುರ ಸ್ಫುರ-ದ್ದಿಗಂತ-ಸಂತತಿ-ಪ್ರಮೋದ-ಮಾನ-ಮಾನಸೇ । ಕೃಪಾಕಟಾಕ್ಷ-ಧೋರಣೀ-ನಿರುದ್ಧ-ದುರ್ಧರಾಪದಿ ಕ್ವಚಿ-ದ್ದಿಗಂಬರೇ ಮನೋ ವಿನೋದ-ಮೇತು ವಸ್ತುನಿ ॥ 3 ॥ ಜಟಾ-ಭುಜಂಗ-ಪಿಂಗಳ-ಸ್ಫುರತ್ಫಣಾ-ಮಣಿ-ಪ್ರಭಾ ಕದಂಬ-ಕುಂಕುಮ-ದ್ರವ-ಪ್ರಲಿಪ್ತ-ದಿಗ್ವಧೂ-ಮುಖೇ । ಮದಾಂಧ-ಸಿಂಧುರ-ಸ್ಫುರತ್ತ್ವ-ಗುತ್ತರೀಯ-ಮೇದುರೇ ಮನೋ ವಿನೋದ-ಮದ್ಭುತಂ ಬಿಭರ್ತು ಭೂತ-ಭರ್ತರಿ ॥ 4 ॥ ಸಹಸ್ರ-ಲೋಚನ-ಪ್ರಭೃತ್ಯ-ಶೇಷಲೇಖ-ಶೇಖರ ಪ್ರಸೂನ-ಧೂಳಿ-ಧೋರಣೀ ವಿಧೂ-ಸರಾಂಘ್ರಿ-ಪೀಠಭೂಃ । ಭುಜಂಗ-ರಾಜ-ಮಾಲಯಾ ನಿಬದ್ಧ-ಜಾಟ-ಜೂಟಕ ಶ್ರಿಯೈ-ಚಿರಾಯ ಜಾಯತಾಂ ಚಕೋರ-ಬಂಧು-ಶೇಖರಃ ॥ 5 ॥ ಲಲಾಟ-ಚತ್ವರ-ಜ್ವಲ-ದ್ಧನಂಜಯ-ಸ್ಫುಲಿಂಗ-ಭಾ- -ನಿಪೀತ-ಪಂಚ-ಸಾಯಕಂ ನಮ-ನ್ನಿಲಿಂಪ-ನಾಯಕಮ್ । ಸುಧಾ-ಮಯೂಖ-ಲೇಖಯಾ ವಿರಾಜ-ಮಾನ-ಶೇಖರಂ ಮಹಾ-ಕಪಾಲಿ-ಸಂಪದೇ-ಶಿರೋ-ಜಟಾಲ-ಮಸ್ತು ನಃ ॥ 6 ॥ ಕರಾಲ-ಫಾಲ-ಪಟ್ಟಿಕಾ-ಧಗ-ದ್ಧಗ-ದ್ಧಗ-ಜ್ಜ್ವಲ- ದ್ಧನಂಜಯಾ-ಧರೀ-ಕೃತ-ಪ್ರಚಂ...

Events in 2025

Sanatana Spiritual Society (SSS) aims to create awareness around Sanatana Dharma and Hinduism by organizing and supporting events that align with this goal. Following are some events that SSS will be actively part of:   Tuesday, January 14th, 2025: Sankranti Festival (organized by SSS) Saturday and Sunday, February 8th and 9th, 2025: Sri Purandaaradasa Aaradhana (organized by Mahalakshmi Temple) Tuesday, February 25th, 2025: Mahashivaratri (organized by SSS) Saturday, March 15th, 2025: DV Gundappa Jayanti - Mankutimmana Kagga competition Saturday, April 12th, 2025: Ramanavami Celebrations (organized by SSS) Saturday, May 3rd, 2025: Sri Shankara Jayanti (organized by Sri Sankara Jayanti team) Saturday, June 28th, 2025: Sri Jagannath Rath Yatra (organized by Jagannath Cultural Society in association with NAHA) Saturday, August 16th, 2025: Sri Krishna Janmashtami (support ISKCON)    Tuesday, August 26th, 2025: Ganesha Utsav (organized by SSS)  Tuesday, September 30...

Shree Rama Bhujanga Stotram

  ಶ್ರೀ ರಾಮ ಭುಜಂಗ ಪ್ರಯಾತ ಸ್ತೋತ್ರಂ ವಿಶುದ್ಧಂ ಪರಂ ಸಚ್ಚಿದಾನಂದರೂಪಂ ಗುಣಾಧಾರಮಾಧಾರಹೀನಂ ವರೇಣ್ಯಮ್ । ಮಹಾಂತಂ ವಿಭಾಂತಂ ಗುಹಾಂತಂ ಗುಣಾಂತಂ ಸುಖಾಂತಂ ಸ್ವಯಂ ಧಾಮ ರಾಮಂ ಪ್ರಪದ್ಯೇ ॥ 1 ॥ ಶಿವಂ ನಿತ್ಯಮೇಕಂ ವಿಭುಂ ತಾರಕಾಖ್ಯಂ ಸುಖಾಕಾರಮಾಕಾರಶೂನ್ಯಂ ಸುಮಾನ್ಯಮ್ । ಮಹೇಶಂ ಕಲೇಶಂ ಸುರೇಶಂ ಪರೇಶಂ ನರೇಶಂ ನಿರೀಶಂ ಮಹೀಶಂ ಪ್ರಪದ್ಯೇ ॥ 2 ॥ ಯದಾವರ್ಣಯತ್ಕರ್ಣಮೂಲೇಽಂತಕಾಲೇ ಶಿವೋ ರಾಮ ರಾಮೇತಿ ರಾಮೇತಿ ಕಾಶ್ಯಾಮ್ । ತದೇಕಂ ಪರಂ ತಾರಕಬ್ರಹ್ಮರೂಪಂ ಭಜೇಽಹಂ ಭಜೇಽಹಂ ಭಜೇಽಹಂ ಭಜೇಽಹಮ್ ॥ 3 ॥ ಮಹಾರತ್ನಪೀಠೇ ಶುಭೇ ಕಲ್ಪಮೂಲೇ ಸುಖಾಸೀನಮಾದಿತ್ಯಕೋಟಿಪ್ರಕಾಶಮ್ । ಸದಾ ಜಾನಕೀಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಣೋಪೇತಮೇಕಂ ಸದಾ ರಾಮಚಂದ್ರಂ ಭಜೇಽಹಂ ಭಜೇಽಹಮ್ ॥ 4 ॥ ಕ್ವಣದ್ರತ್ನಮಂಜೀರಪಾದಾರವಿಂದಂ ಲಸನ್ಮೇಖಲಾಚಾರುಪೀತಾಂಬರಾಢ್ಯಮ್ । ಮಹಾರತ್ನಹಾರೋಲ್ಲಸತ್ಕೌಸ್ತುಭಾಂಗಂ ನದಚ್ಚಂಚರೀಮಂಜರೀಲೋಲಮಾಲಮ್ ॥ 5 ॥ ಲಸಚ್ಚಂದ್ರಿಕಾಸ್ಮೇರಶೋಣಾಧರಾಭಂ ಸಮುದ್ಯತ್ಪತಂಗೇಂದುಕೋಟಿಪ್ರಕಾಶಮ್ । ನಮದ್ಬ್ರಹ್ಮರುದ್ರಾದಿಕೋಟೀರರತ್ನ ಸ್ಫುರತ್ಕಾಂತಿನೀರಾಜನಾರಾಧಿತಾಂಘ್ರಿಮ್ ॥ 6 ॥ ಪುರಃ ಪ್ರಾಂಜಲೀನಾಂಜನೇಯಾದಿಭಕ್ತಾನ್ ಸ್ವಚಿನ್ಮುದ್ರಯಾ ಭದ್ರಯಾ ಬೋಧಯಂತಮ್ । ಭಜೇಽಹಂ ಭಜೇಽಹಂ ಸದಾ ರಾಮಚಂದ್ರಂ ತ್ವದನ್ಯಂ ನ ಮನ್ಯೇ ನ ಮನ್ಯೇ ನ ಮನ್ಯೇ ॥ 7 ॥ ಯದಾ ಮತ್ಸಮೀಪಂ ಕೃತಾಂತಃ ಸಮೇತ್ಯ ಪ್ರಚಂಡಪ್ರಕೋಪೈರ್ಭಟೈರ್ಭೀಷಯೇನ್ಮಾಮ್ । ತದಾವಿಷ್ಕರೋಷಿ ತ್ವದೀಯಂ ಸ್ವರೂಪಂ ಸದಾಪತ್ಪ್ರಣಾಶಂ ಸಕೋದಂಡಬಾ...

anusmriti from Mahabharata

Anusmriti is considered as one of the five jewels in the great epic of Mahabharata as mentioned in the following oft-quoted verse: गीता नामसहस्रं च स्तवराजोऽनुस्मृतिः। गजेन्द्रमोक्षणं चैव पञ्चरत्नानि भारते॥ The following are the five jewels in Mahabharata: Bhagavadgita, Sahasranama, Bhishma stava, anusmriti and Jagendra Moksha.  Anusmriti is in the form of a conversation with as beautiful in composition as Sri Vishnusahasranama.  शतानीक उवाच – महामते महाप्राज्ञ सर्वशास्त्रविशारद। अक्षीणकर्मबन्धस्तु पुरुषो द्विजसत्तम ॥१॥ सततं किं जपेज्जाप्यं विबुधः किमनुस्मरन्। मरणे यज्जपेज्जाप्यं यं च भावमनुस्मरन् ॥२॥ यं च ध्यात्वा द्विजश्रेष्ठ पुरुषो मृत्युमागतः। परं पदमवाप्नोति तन्मे वद महामुने॥३॥ शौनक उवाच – इदमेव महाप्राज्ञ पृष्टवांश्च पितामहम्। भीष्मं धर्मभृतां श्रेष्ठं धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः॥ युधिष्ठिर उवाच – पितामह महाप्राज्ञ सर्वशास्त्रविशारद। प्रयाणकाले किं चिन्त्यं मुमुक्षोस्तत्त्वचिन्तकैः॥५॥ किं नु स्मरन् कुरुश्रेष्ठ मरणे पर्युपस्थिते। प्राप्नुयां परमां सिद्धिं श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्त्वत...

Science, Math and Astronomy - a spec out of the ocean of wisdom in sanatana dharma

Yesterday late night I was asked by a senior member of the community to give a 10 minute talk next day on science, maths and astronomy in Sanatana Dharma. I am not an expert in any of these and may not even be qualified but when someone asks me to talk about anything I never say no because by saying yes I have the opportunity to learn about something. Talking about Mathematics, Science and Astronomy in 10 or 15 minutes is like swimming across the Atlantic Ocean in 10 or 15 minutes. It will take more than 10 to 15 minutes just to start. It could take 10-15 minutes to just mention the names of the great aacharyaas who have made significant impact of not just the past but even the present. Sanatana dharma has not just touched but gone into the details of almost every aspect of science and engineering: biology, chemistry, metallurgy, botany, physiology, medicine, anatomy, surgery, astronomy, cosmology, holistic healthcare etc. etc. etc. Have you heard of four-minute-mile? The four-minute...