Dear Sri Giridhar, I wish you and your family a very spiritually fulfilling experience in your upcoming pilgrimage to Gaya , Triveni , Varanasi and Ayodhya . The priests who helped us perform all rituals at the above kshetras were Smartha purohits of Sankara Mutt at Kashi . Their contact details are below and youContinue reading “All my 2023 blogs on pilgrimage to Gaya, Varanasi, Triveni and Ayodhya compiled for easy reference of readers who may be planning the same tour”
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In a conflict between King and Sage, to whom should the subject defer more?: Somber Tirukkural thoughts
In the ongoing tussle between the Rulers and the Sankaracharyas, not to mention other Sadhus at the Ayodhya temple , one wonders to which of the following 2 Tirukkural couplets should a humble and loyal subject of the land lend greater credence and deference : Kural 895 : Kural 900: Sudarshan Madabushi
To reach a consensus for Ayodhya “praana pratishta“, shouldn’t the “4+1 Sankaracharyas” convene a conclave?
Like many millions of people in our country I too have been in the last one week closely following the rather unseemly politico-religious goings-on at Ayodhya leading up to the “praana pratishta” inauguration of Ramajanmabhoomi temple . It is disheartening to see that the planned event at Ayodhya has now caused yet another polarisation inContinue reading “To reach a consensus for Ayodhya “praana pratishta“, shouldn’t the “4+1 Sankaracharyas” convene a conclave?”
The “Ayodhya Ram Mandir” : A battle won but a war about to be lost ?
The ongoing bickering — as seen both out in the open public and sensed much more perhaps while it enacts itself behind-the-scenes and out of sight — amongst some of the most venerated and leading religious establishments in India over their respective claims and counterclaims to rights of priesthood at the Ayodhya Ramajanmabhoomi Temple inaugurationContinue reading “The “Ayodhya Ram Mandir” : A battle won but a war about to be lost ?”
Their Holiness the Sankaracharyas’ stance on the Ayodhya Ram Temple
A very dear friend of mine living in the USA sent me a message this morning on WhatsApp: “Shree Ram temple will fully be completed only by 2026 and today all the 4 Sankaracharyas have politely declined to attend the consecration ceremony. Their decisions sound logical to me. Their stand seems to vindicate the OppositionContinue reading “Their Holiness the Sankaracharyas’ stance on the Ayodhya Ram Temple”
EPILOGUE: “Snaanam”, “Shraadham”, “Darsanam”, “Alinganam”: (CONCLUDED): Personal reflections on my pilgrimage to Gaya, Kashi, Prayag and Ayodhya – November 11-20, 2023
“Alinganam” This word “aalinganam” is one of the most beautiful sounding words in the Sanskrit language. One needs to read only two lines of poetry quoted below to understand what I mean…. They are found in an invocatory verse (in the stotra “narasimha prappathi”) sung in praise of the Deity of the great temples onContinue reading “EPILOGUE: “Snaanam”, “Shraadham”, “Darsanam”, “Alinganam”: (CONCLUDED): Personal reflections on my pilgrimage to Gaya, Kashi, Prayag and Ayodhya – November 11-20, 2023″
“Snaanam”, “Shraadham”, “Darsanam”, “Alinganam”: PART 1 of 8: Personal reflections on my pilgrimage to Gaya, Kashi, Prayag and Ayodhya – November 11-20, 2023
What I am going to write about in the ensuing 10- Part series of blogs on the subject is not a travelogue of a religious tourist or pilgrim. There are plenty and more of such write-ups on Kashi, Gaya, Prayag and Ayodhya that one can easily browse through on the internet. I have no intentionContinue reading ““Snaanam”, “Shraadham”, “Darsanam”, “Alinganam”: PART 1 of 8: Personal reflections on my pilgrimage to Gaya, Kashi, Prayag and Ayodhya – November 11-20, 2023″