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Samskrita SubhAshitAni (a new subhAshita is added to this everyday)

subhAshitAni discussed on the SSS SubhAshita group : नियतिः कारणं लोके नियतिः कर्मसाधनम्। नियतिस्सर्वभूतानां नियोगेष्विह कारणम् || 4.25.4 ।। "Fate" is the cause of the world. "Fate" is the means of accomplishment. "Fate" assigns duties to all beings. -- Sri Ramachandra from Srimad Valmiki Ramayanam, Kishkinda Kanda "niyati" is that which is supposed to happen, what is destined to. There are things that we can control and things we cannot. "niyati" is that which we cannot control. Sri Ramachandra says this to Angada, Sugreeva and Tara after the death of Vaali when they were excessively lamenting on.  भो दारिद्र्य नमस्तुभ्यं सिद्धोऽहं त्वत्प्रसादतः | पश्याम्यहं जगत्सर्वं न मां पश्यति कश्चन || Oh Poverty, salutations to you. By your blessings I have succeeded in one thing : I see the entire world but no one sees me (as if I am invisible). I discovered this subhAshita in 2012 when we were going through a low in life, when some bad decisions...

Shiva Sahasranama Stotram (from Mahabharata)

Chanting for Practice:  Shiva Sahasranama 1 - 20  @giri-chandra Shiva Sahasranama 21 - 40 @giri-chandra Shiva Sahasranama 41 - 60 @giri-chandr Shiva Sahasranama 41 - 60 @giri-chandra ಶಿವ   ಸಹಸ್ರ   ನಾಮ   ಸ್ತೋತ್ರಂ ಪೂರ್ವಪೀಠಿಕಾ ॥   ಶಿವ ಸಹಸ್ರ ನಾಮ ಸ್ತೋತ್ರಂ ಪೂರ್ವಪೀಠಿಕಾ ॥   ವಾಸುದೇವ ಉವಾಚ । ತತಃ ಸ ಪ್ರಯತೋ ಭೂತ್ವಾ ಮಮ ತಾತ ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರ । ಪ್ರಾಂಜಲಿಃ ಪ್ರಾಹ ವಿಪ್ರರ್ಷಿರ್ - ನಾಮ - ಸಂಗ್ರಹಮಾದಿತಃ ॥ 1 ॥   ಉಪಮನ್ಯುರುವಾಚ । ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಪ್ರೋಕ್ತೈರ್ - ಋಷಿಪ್ರೋಕ್ತೈರ್ - ವೇದ - ವೇದಾಂಗ - ಸಂಭವೈಃ   ಸರ್ವಲೋಕೇಷು ವಿಖ್ಯಾತಂ ಸ್ತುತ್ಯಂ ಸ್ತೋಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ನಾಮಭಿಃ ॥ 2 ॥   ಮಹದ್ಭಿರ್ವಿಹಿತೈಃ ಸತ್ಯೈಃ ಸಿದ್ಧೈಃ ಸರ್ವಾರ್ಥಸಾಧಕೈಃ । ಋಷಿಣಾ ತಂಡಿನಾ ಭಕ್ತ್ಯಾ ಕೃತೈರ್ - ವೇದ - ಕೃತಾತ್ಮನಾ ॥ 3 ॥   ಯಥೋಕ್ತೈಃ ಸಾಧುಭಿಃ ಖ್ಯಾತೈರ್ - ಮುನಿಭಿಸ್ - ತತ್ತ್ವ - ದರ್ಶಿಭಿಃ । ಪ್ರವರಂ ಪ್ರಥಮಂ ಸ್ವರ್ಗ್ಯಂ ಸರ್ವಭೂತಹಿತಂ ಶುಭಮ್ ॥ 4 ॥   ಶ್ರುತೈಃ ಸರ್ವತ್ರ ಜಗತಿ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಲೋಕಾವತಾರಿತೈಃ । ಸತೈಃ ತತ್ಪರಮಂ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಪ್ರೋಕ್ತಂ ಸನಾತನಮ್ ॥ 5 ॥   ವಕ್ಷ್ಯೇ ಯದುಕುಲಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಶೃಣುಷ್ವ...