Voice of Vivekananda
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There was a great sage in India called Vyasa. This Vyasa is known as the author of the Vedanta aphorisms, and was a holy man. His father had tried to become a very perfect man and had failed. His …
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 172: yo ca pubbe pamajjitvā pacchā so nappamajjati |so imaṃ lokaṃ pabhāseti abbhā mutto'va candimā || 172 || 172. …
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 171: etha passath'iraṃ lokaṃ cittaṃ rājarathūpamaṃ |yattha bālā visīdanti natthi saṅgo vijānataṃ || 171 || 171. …
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 170: yathā bubbulakaṃ passe yathā passe marīcikaṃ |evaṃ lokaṃ avekkhantaṃ maccurājā na passati || 170 || 170. Just …
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The door-sill present in front of the Lord in Tirumala is called as Kulasekhara Padi. Because a great personality by name Kulasekhara Alvar transformed into a sill and keeps looking at Lord always. …
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The term "Alvars" refers to a group of twelve ancient Tamil poet-saints in South India who were devoted to the worship of Lord Vishnu. The Alvars lived between the 5th and 9th centuries CE and played …