आदित्प्रत्नस्य रेतसः ज्योतिः पश्यन्ति वासरम्; परो यदिध्यते दिवि ॥ ३.१७.७ ॥उद्वयं तमसस्परि ज्योतिः पश्यन्त उत्तरंस्वः पश्यन्त उत्तरं देवं देवत्रा सूर्यमगन्म ज्योतिरुत्तममिति ज्योतिरुत्तममिति ॥ ३.१७.८ …
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Dhammapada, Verse 406 – The Story of The Four Novices
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 406: aviruddhaṃ viruddhesu attadaṇḍesu nibbutaṃ |sādānesu anādānaṃ tam ahaṃ brūmi brāhmaṇaṃ || 406 || 406. Among the …
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Sant Namdev
Among the great saints of Maharashtra who surrendered at the feet of Lord Vitthala of Pandharpur, Sant Namadev (1270 -1350 C.E.) holds a very special place. He loved Vitthala with such intensity and …
Chandogya Upanishad 3.17.6
तद्धैतद्घोर् आङ्गिरसः कृष्णाय देवकीपुत्रायोक्त्वोवाचापिपास एव स बभूव सोऽन्तवेलायामेतत्त्रयं प्रतिपद्येताक्षितमस्यच्युतमसि प्राणसंशितमसीति तत्रैते द्वे ऋचौ भवतः ॥ ३.१७.६ ॥ taddhaitadghor āṅgirasaḥ …
Dhammapada, Verse 405 – The Story of the Monk and the Woman
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 405: nidhāya daṇḍaṃ bhūtesu tasesu thāvaresu ca |yo na hanti na ghāteti tamahaṃ brūmi brāhmaṇaṃ || 405 || 405. Who …
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Lessons from Swami Abhayananda
Concern for devotees While I was in the Training Centre during 1968-69, I sometimes was called to write some letters for Swami Abhayananda Maharaj, generally known as Bharat Maharaj. He was very …