Voice of Vivekananda
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Om! O Devas, may we hear with our ears what is auspicious;May we see with our eyes what is auspicious, O ye worthy of worship!May we enjoy the term of life allotted by the Devas,Praising them with our …
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स यावदादित्यः पुरस्तादुदेता पश्चादस्तमेता वसूनामेव तावदाधिपत्यंस्वाराज्यं पर्येता ॥ ३.६.४ ॥॥ इति षष्ठः खण्डः ॥ sa yāvadādityaḥ purastādudetā paścādastametā vasūnāmeva tāvadādhipatyaṃsvārājyaṃ …
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Barada received his mantra-diksha from Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi and joined the Ramakrishna Order at Habiganj Ashrama in 1932. Swami Virajanandaji gave him sannyasa-diksha in 1940. He served as the …
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 128: na antalikkhe na samuddamajajhe |na pabbatānaṃ vivaraṃ pavissa |na vijjati so jagatippadeso |yatthaṭthitaṃ …
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स य एतदेवममृतं वेद वसूनामेवैको भूत्वाग्निनैव मुखेनैतदेवामृतं दृष्ट्वा तृप्यति स य एतदेव रूपमभिसंविशत्येतस्माद्रूपादुदेति ॥ ३.६.३ ॥ sa ya etadevamamṛtaṃ veda vasūnāmevaiko bhūtvāgninaiva …
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OM! May Brahman protect us (the Guru and Sishya) both!May he give us both (enough) to enjoy!Efficiency may we both attain!Effective may our study prove!May we not hate (each other) at all!Om Shanti! …