If you have not heard of the beautiful prayer of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) , commonly called the RSS Prarthana, then it is your misfortune. You have truly missed something very beautiful. Composed in Sanskrit by Narasimha Rao Bhide and is recited at RSS shakhas across India and abroad, this is as impactful as Vande Mataram. It has unfortunately been suppressed by the multiple Congress regimes because it uses words such as "hindurAshtra" without understanding its core sentiment. There is no greater expression of national pride than this. नमस्ते सदा वत्सले मातृभूमे त्वया हिन्दुभूमे सुखं वर्धितोऽहम् । महामङ्गले पुण्यभूमे त्वदर्थे पतत्वेष कायो नमस्ते नमस्ते ॥१॥ प्रभो शक्तिमन् हिन्दुराष्ट्राङ्गभूता इमे सादरं त्वां नमामो वयम् । त्वदीयाय कार्याय बद्धा कटीयम् शुभामाशिषं देहि तत्पूर्तये ॥२॥ अजय्यां च विश्वस्य देहीश शक्तिं सुशीलं जगद्येन नम्रं भवेत् । श्रुतं चैव यत्कण्टकाकीर्णमार्गं स्वयं स्वीकृतं नः सुगं कारयेत् ॥३॥ समुत्कर्षनिःश्रेयस्यैकमुग्रं परं...
This translation is based on the Shri Shankara bhAshya from AdhyAtma prakAshana. This was originally transcribed in Kannada and then translated from Kannada to English using ChatGPT. The Vishnu Sahasranama needs no introduction. This great hymn, found in the Anushasana Parva of the Mahabharata , was gifted to us by Vedavyasa . It is called both a “stotra” (hymn) and a “mantra,” because it is not merely poetic praise, but a divine chant of sacred names endowed with mantric power. This hymn contains around 107 verses, within which appear the “Sahasra” — the thousand names. Yet “thousand” here should not be understood merely as a number. The word symbolizes infinity: infinite qualities, infinite forms, and infinite glory. It is a magnificent divine composition encompassing the countless forms, virtues, deeds, compassion, and power of Lord Vishnu. The greatness of this hymn is testified by the words of Bhishma himself. When Yudhishthira ...