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The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa SALYA
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa SALYA PARVA translated by Kesari Mohan Ganguli In parentheses Publications Sanskrit Series Cambridge, Ontario 2002 Salya Parva Section I Om! Having bowed down unto Narayana and Nara, the most exalted of male beings, and the goddess Saraswati, must the word Jaya be uttered. Janamejaya said, “After Karna had thus been slain in battle by Savyasachin, what did the small (unslaughtered) remnant of the Kauravas do, O regenerate one? Beholding the army of the Pandavas swelling with might and energy, what behaviour did the Kuru prince Suyodhana adopt towards the Pandavas, thinking it suitable to the hour? I desire to hear all this. Tell me, O foremost of regenerate ones, I am never satiated with listening to the grand feats of my ancestors.” Vaisampayana said, “After the fall of Karna, O king, Dhritarashtra’s son Suyodhana was plunged deep into an ocean of grief and saw despair on every side. Indulging in incessant lamentations, saying, ‘Alas, oh Karna! Alas, oh Karna!’ he proceeded with great difficulty to his camp, accompanied by the unslaughtered remnant of the kings on his side. Thinking of the slaughter of the Suta’s son, he could not obtain peace of mind, though comforted by those kings with excellent reasons inculcated by the scriptures. Regarding destiny and necessity to be all- powerful, the Kuru king firmly resolved on battle. Having duly made Salya the generalissimo of his forces, that bull among kings, O monarch, proceeded for battle, accompanied by that unslaughtered remnant of his forces. Then, O chief of Bharata’s race, a terrible battle took place between the troops of the Kurus and those of the Pandavas, resembling that between the gods and the Asuras. -
Bhoga-Bhaagya-Yogyata Lakshmi
BHOGA-BHAAGYA-YOGYATA LAKSHMI ( FULFILLMENT AS ONE DESERVES) Edited, compiled, and translated by VDN Rao, Retd. General Manager, India Trade Promotion Organization, Ministry of Commerce, Govt. of India, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, currently at Chennai 1 Other Scripts by the same Author: Essence of Puranas:-Maha Bhagavata, Vishnu Purana, Matsya Purana, Varaha Purana, Kurma Purana, Vamana Purana, Narada Purana, Padma Purana; Shiva Purana, Linga Purana, Skanda Purana, Markandeya Purana, Devi Bhagavata;Brahma Purana, Brahma Vaivarta Purana, Agni Purana, Bhavishya Purana, Nilamata Purana; Shri Kamakshi Vilasa Dwadasha Divya Sahasranaama: a) Devi Chaturvidha Sahasra naama: Lakshmi, Lalitha, Saraswati, Gayatri; b) Chaturvidha Shiva Sahasra naama-Linga-Shiva-Brahma Puranas and Maha Bhagavata; c) Trividha Vishnu and Yugala Radha-Krishna Sahasra naama-Padma-Skanda-Maha Bharata and Narada Purana. Stotra Kavacha- A Shield of Prayers Purana Saaraamsha; Select Stories from Puranas Essence of Dharma Sindhu Essence of Shiva Sahasra Lingarchana Essence of Paraashara Smtiti Essence of Pradhana Tirtha Mahima Dharma Bindu Essence of Upanishads : Brihadaranyaka , Katha, Tittiriya, Isha, Svetashwara of Yajur Veda- Chhandogya and Kena of Saama Veda-Atreya and Kausheetaki of Rig Veda-Mundaka, Mandukya and Prashna of Atharva Veda ; Also ‘Upanishad Saaraamsa’ (Quintessence of Upanishads) Essence of Virat Parva of Maha Bharata Essence of Bharat Yatra Smriti Essence of Brahma Sutras Essence of Sankhya Parijnaana- Also Essence of Knowledge of Numbers Essence of Narada Charitra; Essence Neeti Chandrika-Essence of Hindu Festivals and Austerities- Essence of Manu Smriti*- Quintessence of Manu Smriti* - *Essence of Pratyaksha Bhaskara- Essence of Maha Narayanopanishad*-Essence of Vidya-Vigjnaana-Vaak Devi* Note: All the above Scriptures already released on www. -
Shakti and Shkta
Shakti and Shâkta Essays and Addresses on the Shâkta tantrashâstra by Arthur Avalon (Sir John Woodroffe), London: Luzac & Co., [1918] Table of Contents Chapter One Indian Religion As Bharata Dharma ........................................................... 3 Chapter Two Shakti: The World as Power ..................................................................... 18 Chapter Three What Are the Tantras and Their Significance? ...................................... 32 Chapter Four Tantra Shastra and Veda .......................................................................... 40 Chapter Five The Tantras and Religion of the Shaktas................................................... 63 Chapter Six Shakti and Shakta ........................................................................................ 77 Chapter Seven Is Shakti Force? .................................................................................... 104 Chapter Eight Cinacara (Vashishtha and Buddha) ....................................................... 106 Chapter Nine the Tantra Shastras in China................................................................... 113 Chapter Ten A Tibetan Tantra ...................................................................................... 118 Chapter Eleven Shakti in Taoism ................................................................................. 125 Chapter Twelve Alleged Conflict of Shastras............................................................... 130 Chapter Thirteen Sarvanandanatha ............................................................................. -
Kali, Untamed Goddess Power and Unleashed Sexuality: A
Journal of Asian Research Vol. 1, No. 1, 2017 www.scholink.org/ojs/index.php/jar Kali, Untamed Goddess Power and Unleashed Sexuality: A Study of the ‘Kalika Purana’ of Bengal Saumitra Chakravarty1* 1 Post-Graduate Studies in English, National College, Bangalore, India * Saumitra Chakravarty, E-mail: [email protected] Abstract This paper attempts to analyse the paradox inherent in the myth of Kali, both in her iconic delineation and the rituals associated with her worship as depicted in the twelfth century Kalika Purana. The black goddess Kali breaks conventional stereotypes of feminine beauty and sexuality in Hindu goddess mythology. She is the dominant sexual partner straddling the prone Siva and the wild warrior goddess drinking demon blood. She is originally depicted as a symbol of uncontrolled fury emerging from the fair, beautiful goddess Ambika in the battle with the demons in older goddess texts. Thereafter she gains independent existence both as the dark, mysterious and sexually demanding version of the more benign and auspicious Parvati and the Primordial Goddess Power pre-dating the Hindu trinity of male gods, the Universal Mother Force which embraces both good and evil, gods and demons in the Kalika Purana. Unlike other goddess texts which emphasize Kali’s role in the battle against the demons, the Kalika Purana’s focus is on her sexuality and her darkly sensual beauty. Equally it is on the heterodoxical rituals associated with her worship involving blood and flesh offerings, wine and the use of sexual intercourse as opposed to Vedic rituals. Keywords kali, female, sexuality, primordial, goddess, paradox 1. -
Bhagavad Gita
BHAGAVAD GITA The Global Dharma for the Third Millennium Chapter Ten Translations and commentaries compiled by Parama Karuna Devi Copyright © 2012 Parama Karuna Devi All rights reserved. Title ID: 4173075 ISBN-13: 978-1482548501 ISBN-10: 148254850X published by Jagannatha Vallabha Vedic Research Center phone: +91 94373 00906 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.jagannathavallabha.com © 2011 PAVAN Correspondence address: PAVAN House Siddha Mahavira patana, Puri 752002 Orissa Chapter 10: Vibhuti yoga The Yoga of powers The word vibhuti contains many meanings, such as "powers", "opulences", "glories", "magic". Every living being has some of such "magic powers" - a special ability, or strength, or beauty - but not everyone has the same powers, or a power to an absolute degree. Among the materially embodied beings, such powers are always conditioned by circumstances and exhausted when they are used. Through the correct practice of yoga, a sadhaka can develop special vibhutis up to the level of siddhi ("perfection"), usually listed as being able to become extremely small (anima siddhi), extremely large (mahima siddhi), extremely light (laghima siddhi), reconfiguring the patterns of material atoms (vasitva siddhi), materializing things by attracting atoms from other places (prapti siddhi), controlling the minds of others (isitva siddhi), assuming any shape or form (kamavasayita siddhi), and manifesting all kinds of wonders (prakamya siddhi). Another of such powers consists in entering and controlling the body of another, living or dead (parakaya pravesa). Also, the knowledge of genuine yoga enables the serious sadhaka to control the material elements (such as fire, water, air etc), control the weather (call or dispel storms and lightning, bring or withhold rain, etc), travel in different dimensions and planets without any vehicle, call the dead back into their old body (usually temporarily), and so on. -
Shiva-Vishnu Temple
NOVEMBER & DECEMBER 2002 Vol.15 No.6 PLEASE NOTE THE SCHEDULES DIRECTIONS Weekdays: 9 am to 12 noon From Freeway 580 in Livermore: and 6 pm to 8 pm Exit North Vasco Road, left on Scenic Ave, Weekends & Holidays: 9 am to 7 pm Left on Arrowhead Avenue NEWS FROM THE HINDU COMMUNITY AND CULTURAL CENTER, LIVERMORE VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT http://www.livermoretemple.org SHIVA-VISHNU TEMPLE TELEPHONE (925) 449-6255 FAX (925) 455-0404 OM NAMAH SHIVAYA OM NAMO NARAYA N AYA Shanti Yagnam (Oct 15th - Nov 24th, 2002) The whole universe is with a planned base and it always goes according to the plan. That is the plan of the Gods as per the spiritual teachers. Sometimes, human life is disturbed and is in a state of confusion. The more disturbed it is, there will be frustration. Now we are facing this situation in the form of a bad economy, jobless situations, mental distress, misunderstanding in the families and alike. The Shiva-Vishnu temple management wanted to do some spiritual Yagna for world peace and prosperity. The priests were consulted and they suggested a Shanti Yagna program of 41 days starting from Vijaya Dasami day i.e., October 15th till Nov 24th 2002. The Yagna is for 1 hour every day from 7 PM to 8 PM for this 41 day period (except on Tu e s d a y, Nov 19th when it will be held from 8PM to 9PM due to a lunar eclipse occurring that day). Everyone is invited to participate and involve in this Yagna and be benefited by the grace of the Lord of Shiva-Vishnu temple and the presiding deities of the mantras, which the priests would be chanting. -
I, Narad Pokhrel Give Permission for Administrative Studies at Marywood University Publish My Professional Contribution on Its Website
ASSIMILATION ISSUES OF BHUTANESE REFUGEES AFTERMATH OF RESETTLEMENT IN U.S 1 I, Narad Pokhrel give permission for Administrative Studies at Marywood University publish my Professional Contribution on its website. ASSIMILATION ISSUES OF BHUTANESE REFUGEES AFTERMATH OF RESETTLEMENT IN U.S 2 ASSIMILATION ISSUES OF BHUTANESE REFUGEES AFTERMATH OF RESETTLEMENT IN U.S by NaradPokhrel A Professional Contribution Submitted to the Faculty of Marywood University In partial fulfillment of the requirement for the Degree of Health Services Administration in Public Administration Approved: --------------------------------- Mentor ----------------------------------- Review Committee Member ------------------------- -------------------------------------- Date Department Chairperson ASSIMILATION ISSUES OF BHUTANESE REFUGEES AFTERMATH OF RESETTLEMENT IN U.S 3 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This enlightening journey would not have been possible without the support of many people. First and foremost, I would like to express my deepest appreciation to my mentor and advisor over the past two years, Prof. Dr. Alice McDonnell who was abundantly helpful and offered invaluable assistance, support and guidance. Her willingness to motivate me contributed tremendously to my project so without whose knowledge and assistance, this study would not have been successful. Thank you for guidance and understanding you have given me throughout my academic career at Marywood University. Furthermore I would also like to express my gratitude to my Prof. Dr. Alexander Dawoody for providing me with support and guidance in some of the more tedious aspects of research, data collection and data analysis. Special thanks goes to Marywood University, Bhutanese Community of Scranton and many more who provided me the support to complete this project. At last but not least my gratitude goes to my Parents, Tika and Saraswati, wife Hema and my lovely daughters; Nahisha and Nancy, and my best friend Tek Panday for endless love and support by keeping me harmonious and calm throughout entire process of my project. -
Bhagavad Gita
March 2020 Issue 39 Newsletter from the Tri State Hindu Temple and Cultural Center Bhagavad Gita karmendriyani samyamya Important dates this month ya aste manasa smaran indriyarthan vimudhatma March 20-21: Holi mithyacharah sa uchyate March 24 : Ugadi .Vasantik Navratri SYNONYMS karma-indriyani—the five working sense organs; samyamya— controlling; yah—anyone who; aste—remains; manasa—by mind; smaran— thinking; indriya-arthan—sense objects; vimudha—foolish; atma— soul; mithya-charah —-pretender; sah—he; uchayate —is called. TRANSLATION One who restrains the senses and organs of action, but whose mind dwells on sense objects, certainly deludes himself and is called a pretender. Annual Golf Outing : Sunday, June 07, 2020 The Annual Golf Outing is one of our best fund raising events of the year, and with your support we want to make it yet another huge success. th This year’s event will be held on June 7 at Cambridge Golf Course in Evansville. The cost if 500 dollars per foursome. This includes entry to all events, 18 holes of golf with cart, lunch and dinner. Registration and lunch : 12.15 pm Shotgun start : 1.00 pm All sponsors eligible to receive charitable income tax deduction Contact: Dr. M.S. Krishna, 812-386-6776, [email protected] Message from Panditji Rangwali Holi : Holi is a religious festival celebrated by Hindus all over the world. Diwali Holi is also known as festival of Colors. Places related to life of Lord Krishna are known as Braj regions. Holi rituals in Braj regions - Mathura, Vrindavan, Gowardhan, Gokul, Nandagaon and Barsana - are the most famous one. -
SHIVA RATRI the HARBINGER of GOLDEN DAWN.P65
SHIVA RATRI THE HARBINGER OF GOLDEN DAWN Shivaratri is the most important festival for the entire humanity because it signifies the incarnation of incorporeal God Shiva for re-establishing heaven on earth, On Shivaratri devout people in India ob- serve fast which is symbolic of the purification of body and soul. People also keep awake the whole night, and this signifies the vigil against looting by dacoits who have looted human soul of its innate qualities of peace, purity, power, truth, love, happiness and bliss. People visit Shiva temples where they pour milk and water over the Shivlinga, the oval stone representing incorporeal God, Shiva. This offer- ing is poured into a vessel suspended above the linga on which the fluid falls drop by drop. This symbolizes the deep contemplation on Godly versions, one by one, by His children. Through this con- templation the souls not only get clarity on points of spiritual knowledge, but also the souls get purified. Such purification is very important for ensuring one’s presence in the Golden Age which God re-estab- lishes during the Auspicious Confluence Age that starts with the incarnation of God Shiva and lasts until the establishment of the Golden Age, whereby starting a new cycle of the ‘Eternal World Drama’. Some people consume potions of Bhang, an intoxicating herb, and this practice signifies the spiritual intoxication of human souls during the Confluence Age. It is paradoxical that those who practice these rituals are usually unaware of the spiritual significance stated above, and hence are deprived of the full reward, i.e. -
Essence of Shrimad Bhagavad Gita
1 ESSENCE OF BHAGAVAD GITA Translated and interpreted byV.D.N.Rao, former General Manager, India Trade Promotion Organization, Ministry of Commerce, Govt. of India, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, now at Chennai 1 2 Other Scripts by the same Author: Essence of Puranas:-Maha Bhagavata, Vishnu Purana, Matsya Purana, Varaha Purana, Kurma Purana, Vamana Purana, Narada Purana, Padma Purana; Shiva Purana, Linga Purana, Skanda Purana, Markandeya Purana, Devi Bhagavata;Brahma Purana, Brahma Vaivarta Purana, Agni Purana, Bhavishya Purana, Nilamata Purana; Shri Kamakshi Vilasa Dwadasha Divya Sahasranaama: a) Devi Chaturvidha Sahasra naama: Lakshmi, Lalitha, Saraswati, Gayatri; b) Chaturvidha Shiva Sahasra naama-Linga-Shiva-Brahma Puranas and Maha Bhagavata; c) Trividha Vishnu and Yugala Radha-Krishna Sahasra naama-Padma-Skanda- Maha Bharata and Narada Purana. Stotra Kavacha- A Shield of Prayers -Purana Saaraamsha; Select Stories from Puranas Essence of Dharma Sindhu - Dharma Bindu - Shiva Sahasra Lingarchana-Essence of Paraashara Smriti- Essence of Pradhana Tirtha Mahima Essence of Upanishads : Brihadaranyaka , Katha, Tittiriya, Isha, Svetashwara of Yajur Veda- Chhandogya and Kena of Saama Veda-Atreya and Kausheetaki of Rig Veda-Mundaka, Mandukya and Prashna of Atharva Veda ; Also ‘Upanishad Saaraamsa’ -Essence of Maha Narayanopanishad; Essence of Maitri Upanishad Essence of Virat Parva of Maha Bharata- Essence of Bharat Yatra Smriti Essence of Brahma Sutras Essence of Sankhya Parijnaana- Essence of Knowledge of Numbers for students Essence of Narada -
Sources of Ancient Indian Iconography: - Vedas Are the Primary Sources of All Ideology of the Indian Culture
Sources of Ancient Indian Iconography: - Vedas are the primary sources of all ideology of the Indian culture. Various forms of various deities have been praised in the Vedas, icons or idols have mentioned in the various eulogies of Vedas. Many deities were conceived in Indian religions. Different sect of Brahmin religion such as Shaivite, Vaishnavism, Shakt, and solar belong to Siva, Vishnu, Shakti and Sun deities respectively. Similarly, Jain and Buddhism are related to Tirthankaras and Buddha respectively. The Brahmin literature: - The early literature of various religions gives a description of the imagination, origin and development of various deities. Various stories, events and different themes related to the deities are found in the early religious literatures such as Vedic texts, Puranas and later Vedic literature. In the Rigveda, Yajurveda, Atharvaveda, Taittariya Samhita, Shatapatha Brahmana, Aitreya Brahmana, Ramayan, Mahabharat, Vayu Purana, Vishnu Purana, Shiva Purana, Markandeya Purana, Matsya Purana, Linga Purana, Harivansh Purana, Padma Purana, Brahma Purana, Devi Bhagavata Purana and Garuna Purana has described the character and nature of Gods and Goddesses, their stories, Armaments, hobbies and interrelations etc. In all the Puranas, the ten chapters of the ancient Matsya Purana described the shape and size of the idols. In this Purana, the details related to the Shivalinga and the human idols of Shiva are presented prominently. The sixteen chapter of Agni Purana describe iconography. In addition to the Saiva and Vaishnav idols in this Purana Devi (Goddess) and sun idols have been discussed. The Vishnu Dharmottar Purana is particularly notable in this context, it has a more detailed description than others Purana. -
74. Srimad Bhagavad Gita V2
Sincere Thanks To: 1. 'SrI nrsimha seva rasikan' Oppiliappan Koil SrI VaradAchAri SaThakopan swami, Editor-in-Chief, of SrI Hayagrivan eBooks for kindly hosting this title in his web series. 2. Smt Krishna Priya for compilation of the source document 3. Mannargudi SrI Srinivasan Narayanan swami for providing Sanskrit/Tamil texts and proof-reading sadagopan.org 4. Nedumtheru SrI Mukund Srinivasan, www.glimpseofkrishna.com, Sau R Chitralekha, and SrI Stephen Knapp for images 5. Smt. Kala Lakshminarayanan and Smt. Jayashree Muralidharan for eBook assembly C O N T E N T S Foreword by Editor 1 Vol 1 (chapters 1 to 6) pdf Vol 2 - Slokams and Commentaries 5 Chapter 7 7 Chapter 8 51 Chapter 9 85 Chapter 10 143 sadagopan.org Chapter 11 205 Chapter 12 289 nigamanam 316 sadagopan.org SrI pArthsArati perumAl - tiruallikENi FOREWORD BY THE EDITOR 'SrI nrsimha seva rasikan' Oppiliappan koil SrI VaradAcAri SaThakopan INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND HEXTAD (CHAPTERS 7-12) In the second hextad, the bhakti tattvam (doctrine) is elaborated in detail. The subject matter of Bhakti yoga as the direct means of attaining ParamAtman is covered extensively. The divine mystery and majesty of the Lord, which is conducive towards the cultivation of Bhakti is elaborated. The Lord is sadagopan.org described not only as a Supreme Being known for His mystery and majesty but also as a God of Love, for whom the devotee is very dear. The Lord declares here that no devotee of Him will ever perish. The four kinds of devotees seeking Him for different purposes are identified as Arta (the one who seeks relief from his misery), jij~nAsu (the one in search of the Atman), arthArti (One seeking material wealth) and j~nAni (the wise, knowing one).