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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...

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...

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 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 –...

 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, 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||