Voice of Vivekananda
Seviers (Capt. James Henry Sevier and Charlotte Elizabeth Sevier)—English couple who gave their “all” to Swamiji and dedicated their lives for his work. Swamiji called them “Pitaji” and “Mother” at …
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Francis H. Leggett (1840-1909) and Betty Leggett (1852-1931)—American couple who with their family were Swamiji’s closest friends in America, the staunchest supporters of his work in America and …
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Greed, activity, enterprise, unrest, longing— these arise, Ο lord of the Bhāratas, when rajas prevails. (14.12)From sattva springs knowledge, and from rajas, greed; from tamas spring inadvertence, …
Others offer wealth, austerity and Yoga as sacrifice and again others, the ascetics of rigid vows offer study and knowledge as sacrifice. (4.28)And, I am the sweet fragrance in the earth, the …
1. I bow down to Him - to Sri Hari (the destroyer of ignorance), the Supreme Bliss, the First Teacher, Ishwara, the All-pervading One and the Cause of all Lokas (the universe). 2. Herein is …
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अश्रद्धया हुतं दत्तं तपस्तप्तं कृतं च यत् |असदित्युच्यते पार्थ न च तत्प्रेत्य नो इह || 28|| aśhraddhayā hutaṁ dattaṁ tapas taptaṁ kṛitaṁ cha yatasad ity uchyate pārtha na cha tat pretya no …
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