Voice of Vivekananda
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 161: attan'āva kataṃ pāpaṃ attajaṃ attasambhavaṃ |abhimatthati dummedhaṃ vajiraṃ v'asmamayaṃ maṇiṃ || 161 || 161. By …
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 160: attā hi attano nātho kohi nātho paro siyā |attan'āva sudantena nāthaṃ labhati dullabhaṃ || 160 || 160. Oneself …
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The story of Prahlada is a prominent narrative from the Bhagavata Purana that showcases the unwavering devotion of a young boy towards Lord Vishnu, despite facing persecution from his own father, the …
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अन्धन्तमः प्रविशन्ति येऽविद्यामुपासते ।ततो भूय इव ते तमोय उ विद्यायां रताः ॥ ९ ॥अन्यदेवाहुर्विद्ययाऽन्यदाहुरविद्यया ।इति शुश्रुम धीराणां ये नस्तद्विचचक्षिरे ॥ १० ॥विद्यां चाविद्यां च यस्तद्वेदोभयं सह …
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 159: attānañce tathā kayirā yathaññamanusāsati |sudanto vata dammetha attā hi kira duddamo || 159 || 159. As one …
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स पर्यगाच्छुक्रमकायमव्रणमस्नाविरंशुद्धम् अपापविद्धम् ।कविर्मनीषी परिभूः स्ययम्भूर्याथातथ्यतोऽर्थान्व्यदधाच्छाश्वतीभ्यः समाभ्यः ॥ ८ ॥ sa paryagācchukramakāyamavraṇamasnāviraṃśuddham apāpaviddham …