1 TheVedanta Kesari July 2019 1 The Vedanta Kesari The Vedanta Cover Story page 11... 1 A Cultural and Spiritual Monthly `15 July of the Ramakrishna Order since 1914 2019 2 PRIVATE LIMITED Regd. Off. & Fact. : Phone : 04172 - 244820, 651507, Plot No.88 & 89, Phase - II, Tele Fax : 04172 - 244820 (Manufacturers of Active Pharmaceutical Sipcot Industrial Complex, E-mail : [email protected] Ingredients and Intermediates) Ranipet - 632 403, Tamil Nadu. Web Site : www.svisslabss.net देवि सुरेश्वरर भगिवि ग敍े, व섿भुिनिाररवि िरलिर敍े । शङ्करमौवलवनिावसवन विमले, मम मविरासिा車 िि पदकमले ॥ O stainless pure one who resides in the matted locks of Shankara, may my devotion remainहर firmly established onरपादपद्मिरव敍वि ग敍े, वहमविधुमु啍 your lotusाधि feet.लिर敍े । दूरीकु셁 मम दुषक啃विभार車, कु셁 क啃पया भिसागरपारम् ॥ The Guru O Mother, please remove the burden in my mind created by evil deeds, and Swami Vivekananda — by your grace finally make me cross the ocean of samsara. Sri Shankaracharya ir and M ri The Value of Discipline ot g n Prof. Sudha Shastri a G Ganga Dashahara on 12 June 2019 at Belur Math Editor: SWAMI MAHAMEDHANANDA Published by SWAMI VIMURTANANDA, Sri Ramakrishna Math, Chennai - 600 004 and Printed by B. Rajkumar, Chennai - 600 014 on behalf of Sri Ramakrishna Math Trust, Chennai - 600 004 and Printed at M/s. Rasi Graphics Pvt. Limited, No.40, Peters Road, Royapettah, Chennai - 600014. Website: www.chennaimath.org E-mail: [email protected] 3 106th THE VEDANTA KESARI YEAR OF PUBLICATION A Cultural and Spiritual Monthly of The Ramakrishna Order JULY Vol. 106, No. 7 2019 CONTENTS ISSN 0042-2983 ory St er ov C 11 Sant Tukaram Arpana Ghosh 46 21 FEATURES The Guru 7 Dakäiëàmùrti Stotra Lyrics in Terracotta – Ratneshwar Swami Vivekananda 8 Yugavani Temple of Bhattamati 9 Editorial Devashis Nandy 18 Reminiscences The Value of Discipline 27 Vivekananda Way Bishop John J. Keane: In Defense Prof. Sudha Shastri 33 Pariprasna of Swami Vivekananda 40 Book Reviews Asim Chaudhuri 48 What is Religion? 50 Topical Musings 43 52 The Order on the March 24 The ‘As’-‘Is’ Hybrid Poorva: Magic, Miracles and Swami Satyapriyananda the Mystical Twelve Lakshmi Devnath 35 31 Editor: SWAMI MAHAMEDHANANDA Published by SWAMI VIMURTANANDA, Sri Ramakrishna Math, Chennai - 600 004 and Printed by B. Rajkumar, Chennai - 600 014 on behalf of Sri Ramakrishna Math Trust, Chennai - 600 004 and Printed at M/s. Rasi Graphics Pvt. Limited, No.40, Peters Road, Royapettah, Chennai - 600014. Website: www.chennaimath.org E-mail: [email protected] TheVedanta Kesari Sri Ramakrishna Math, Mylapore, Chennai 600 004 h(044) 2462 1110 E-mail: [email protected] Website : www.chennaimath.org Dear Readers, The Vedanta Kesari is one of the oldest cultural and spiritual magazines in the country. 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