As It Strikes Me

In Sanathana Dharma if there is any difference of opinion between a Stotra(hymn of praise) and a Kavya(literary treatise), Kavya takes precedence; if there is a difference between Kavya and Purana, Purana(Srimad Bhagavatam and the like) takes precedence, likewise the following are progressively
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In Tirupati, as soon as the ‘Dolotsav’ (a daily routine to put the Lord to sleep) is performed to the Lord, the devotees come out of the sanctum sanctorum. But one can notice that, immediately after the ‘Dolotsav’, ‘Suprabhat’ (waking up the Lord) is performed. If the crowd is huge,
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Today, it is being said that only a small portion of the Vedas is available to us. Why is it not possible to preserve and retain the Vedas for eternity? Once Saint Thiyagaraja meditated on Bhagavan Sri Narada. Sri Narada appeared before him and presented to him a text by the name
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According to the Shastras, there may be so many reasons for the Vedas being restricted to men alone and not being allowed for women. We also find that the Puranas like Bhagavatam and Ramayana have been advocated for women. I feel that there is a very beautiful reason for the same. Let us take
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King Parikshit came to the banks of the Ganges seeking a way to liberation. By his good fortune, he came across Sage Suka, a Jivan Mukta. Sage Vishwamitra was able to create a heaven for Trishanku. Sage Agasthya could contain the mighty ocean in no time. If Parikshit wanted to escape death and had
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In this world there are people who believe in the existence of God and there are those who do not. However, we find that there is no real difference between the two – the believer and the atheist. The Atheist simply refuses to accept the existence of God and carries on with his life. The
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A person has committed an offense. He runs from pillar to post to get opinion from people around him to know if he is guilty or not. He gets a different opinion from each one. Eventually, in the court of law, the judge himself gives him a clean chit and acquits him. Is it not a big relief for
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Visualize the battlefield in Mahabharata when the war was at its climax. On one side is the valorous Karna with Salya as his charioteer and the rest of the Kuru clan. On the other side is the Pandavas especially Arjuna with verily Bhagavan Sri Krishna as his charioteer. We see Karna bubbling with
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Ramalinga Vallalar says ‘Ul onru vaithu puram onru pesuvaar uravu kalavaamai vendum’ The literal meaning of this verse is “Let me not have the company of those whose words and thoughts do not go together.” To me, it seems that Vallalar conveys a more profound meaning
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