अथ यां चतुर्थीं जुहुयात्तां जुहुयात्समानाय स्वाहेति समानस्तृप्यति ॥ ५.२२.१ ॥ atha yāṃ caturthīṃ juhuyāttāṃ juhuyātsamānāya svāheti samānastṛpyati || 5.22.1 || 1. When he [the eater] offers the …
Sadhana Panchakam of Sri Shankaracharya
The sādhana pañcakam of Sri Shankaracharya is a classic text on spiritual practice.Listen to the sādhana pañcakam chanted by Swami Brahmarupananda: ॥साधन पञ्चकम्॥वेदो नित्यमधीयतां तदुदितं कर्म …
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Chandogya Upanishad 2.22.1
विनर्दि साम्नो वृणे पशव्यमित्यग्नेरुद्गीथोऽनिरुक्तः प्रजापतेर्निरुक्तः सोमस्य मृदु श्लक्ष्णं वायोः श्लक्ष्णं बलवदिन्द्रस्य क्रौञ्चं बृहस्पतेरपध्वान्तं वरुणस्य तान्सर्वानेवोपसेवेत वारुणं त्वेव वर्जयेत् …
Rāma-Nāma-Sankirtanam: The 108 Names of Rāma
We sing the 108 names of Sri Rama monthly, usually on the first Saturday of the month, after evening arati. All are welcome to join us. Swami Brahmananda instituted this tradition in monasteries of …
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Nārāyani Stuti: Litany to the Devi in her various aspects
The fourth and final hymn to the Devi from the Chandi, by Indra and the other devas. इन्द्रादिकृतनारायणीस्तुतिःदेवि प्रपन्नार्तिहरे प्रसीद प्रसीद मातर्जगतोऽखिलस्य।प्रसीद विश्वेश्वरि पाहि विश्वं …
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Murta Maheshvara Stotram by Sharat Chandra Chakrabarty
This thrilling Sanskrit hymn to Swami Vivekananda, also known as Sri Vivekananda Giti Stotram, was composed by his disciple Sharat Chandra Chakrabarty. The author refers to himself in the hymn as …
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