Rishi Markandeya was blessed with the vision of Sri Krishna in the child form resting on a banyan leaf. Srimad Bhagavatam speaks of this. Once sages Nara and Narayana visited the hermitage of sage Markandeya in the Himalayas. When they …
There was a time in Adi Shankaracharya’s life when he left his body in a cave and inhabited the body of a king to learn all about pleasures. He had been asked questions on sexual relations and marital obligations by …
After Bhagavan Rama, just the mention of Hanuman brings a smile to our faces. He has become the beloved of all due to his unparalleled courage, power and devotion. There is no one like him in our Itihāsa, or Purāna. …
Sri Rama Bhujanga Prayata Stotram is a remarkable set of 26 devotional verses dedicated to Bhagavan Sri Rama composed by Jagadguru Adi Shankaracharya. The Stotram refers to the unchanging nature of Sri Rama that is Brahman, the limitless being, Sri …
Long before the playlists of Bollywood music, pop, rock, rap and world music became popular, the playlists of people were and still are the devotional songs sung by sages and devotees across the ages. As our voice soars above our …
Any prayer in any language or culture is karma, an action. Every action gives results, visible and invisible. Invisible results of helpful karma are called punya while invisible results of harmful karma is called paapa. Karma is three fold – …
To know the vision of Vedanta, we worship Bhagavan. Really speaking, we are worshipping Bhagavat-shakti which is also referred to as Devi shakti. Our worship envelopes the entire world which is a manifestation of Bhagavan. Devi Saraswati also known as …
Sriramachandra kripalu bhajaman is a stuti, verses of praise, composed by Goswami Tulsidas ji who invites Sri Rama to reside in our hearts. It was written sometime in the sixteenth century, in a combination of Sanskrit and Braj languages. Sri …
Aditya Hrdayam Stotram is a devotional chant dedicated to Surya Bhagavan and occurs in Srimad Ramayana authored by Adikavi Valmiki. The Ramayana is divided into six volumes (kanda) called Bala, Ayodhya, Aranya, Kishkindha, Sundara and Yuddha. Aditya Hridayam consists of 31 …
In our younger days, time seems like a forever friend as our life ‘s experiences stretch on. As seasons change and the decades pass, we become more conscious of the effects of time on our lives – ageing and decline …