Author’s Note: The quotation discussed here in this essay below appears in Vedanta Desikan’s Rahasya Traya Saram, where a Mahabharata episode is re-read within a later Sri Vaishnava interpretive framework. The essay is merely an observation — neutral , non-judgmental and wholly academic. The writer’s purpose in penning the essay is solely to invite religiousContinue reading “Vidura, Birth, and Bhakti: A Tension in Reading and interpreting the Mahabharata”
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“What Do We Do With Surplus Temple Funds?”- The Fig Leaf of Sovereign Guarantee: (A Supplementary post)
Below is supplemental sequel to my earlier subject blogpost (https://mksudarshans.blog/2026/05/30/the-fig-leaf-of-sovereign-guarantee-tamil-nadus-temple-fund-dilemma-and-a-path-to-justice/). It addresses the critical question: What do we do with surplus temple funds? Temple funds must be invested, not hoarded. But the government’s solution—coercing investment in state NBFCs—is wrong. Multiple safe alternatives exist, and trustees—not the government—must decide.” M.K.Sudarshan (Temple Worshipper, Author, Historian, Observer-Commentator onContinue reading ““What Do We Do With Surplus Temple Funds?”- The Fig Leaf of Sovereign Guarantee: (A Supplementary post)”
Ruins of the “Thanian War”: A Dialogue at Mahabalipuram”
Prologue Mahabalipuram is where the past becomes a touristic afterthought. The Pallava‑era rock cavities, the carved monoliths, the half‑ruined shrines—all stand serene under the coastal sky, admired for their stone, not their sacrament. Visitors pass by, take photographs, sip tea outside the temple, and move on. The devotion that once gave these stones life isContinue reading “Ruins of the “Thanian War”: A Dialogue at Mahabalipuram””
Amaruvi Devanathan’s Book Review: “A Tale of Two Cities: the decline and fall of the ‘Ubaya-vedantins” – The History of the Sri Vaishnavas of Tamil Nadu that was never told”
Amaruvi Devanathan is an Indian author, public speaker, and professional banking technologist. He frequently describes himself with the catchphrase “a banker by day and blogger by night,” balancing a corporate career in data architecture with a prominent role in the Tamil and English literary circuits. Professional Background Literary & Public Work Published Books He has written several notable worksContinue reading “Amaruvi Devanathan’s Book Review: “A Tale of Two Cities: the decline and fall of the ‘Ubaya-vedantins” – The History of the Sri Vaishnavas of Tamil Nadu that was never told””
ஒருவேளை காலப்போக்கில் நீங்கள் முதிர்ச்சி அடைவீர்கள், திரு. உதயநிதி ஸ்டாலின் அவர்களே!
சனாதனமும் அவதூறும் உதயநிதி ஸ்டாலின் “சனாதன தர்மத்தை ஒழிக்க வேண்டும்” என்ற தனது மறுகூற்றால், தமிழ்நாட்டில் நீண்ட காலமாக நீடிக்கும் பண்பாட்டு–அரசியல் மோதலின் இன்னொரு அத்தியாயத்தை மட்டும் மீண்டும் எழுப்பவில்லை. ஒரே சொற்றொடரில் ஒரு சிக்கலான நாகரிக மரபை எவ்வளவு எளிதாக ஒரு அரசியல் இலக்காகச் சுருக்கிவிடுகிறோம் என்பதையும் அது நினைவூட்டுகிறது. அந்த முழக்கத்தின் செயல்பாடு தெளிவானது: சனாதன தர்மமும் சாதிய ஒடுக்குமுறையும், பிராமணீய வழிபாட்டு மரபும் சமூக ஆதிக்கமும், சடங்கு அதிகாரமும் மரபுவழி சிறப்புரிமையும் —Continue reading “ஒருவேளை காலப்போக்கில் நீங்கள் முதிர்ச்சி அடைவீர்கள், திரு. உதயநிதி ஸ்டாலின் அவர்களே!”
Perhaps you will mature in time, Thiru. Udayanidhi Stalin “avargale”!
Sanatana and the Slur Udhayanidhi Stalin’s renewed call for the “eradication” of Sanatana Dharma is not merely another episode in Tamil Nadu’s familiar culture war. It is a reminder of how casually a complex civilizational inheritance is flattened into a political target. The slogan works only by collapsing distinctions: between Sanatana Dharma and caste oppression,Continue reading “Perhaps you will mature in time, Thiru. Udayanidhi Stalin “avargale”!”
How the “Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility”, “Moore’s Law” and “Jevon’s Paradox” teach us all the true Meaning of Life (Part 1 of 3)
– Part 1- Of Three Laws: Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility (LDMU), Jevons’ Paradox, and Moore’s Law I first encountered the law of diminishing marginal utility (LDMU) as an undergraduate student of economics in university, wrestling with the neat diagrams of descending marginal‑utility curves and the intuitive truth that each extra unit of a goodContinue reading “How the “Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility”, “Moore’s Law” and “Jevon’s Paradox” teach us all the true Meaning of Life (Part 1 of 3)”
The Tambrahm meal: why “pariseshanam” ritual for males only?
The meal was spread before them on stainless steel plate, an ordinary Brahmin home meal made solemn by habit: rice, sambar, a dab of ghee, some vegetables, and the faint scent of steamed grain rising from the plates. The father sat down with the quiet composure of long familiarity, and with the same measured movementContinue reading “The Tambrahm meal: why “pariseshanam” ritual for males only?”
Sri Krishna dialogues with the “Unknown Sri Vaishnava”: On modern Friendship
-Part I– The train was already moving past the suburbs when Krishna looked up from the window and sighed. “Look at them,” he said softly. “All these young people seated so close to one another, and yet each seems miles away. No one speaks. Their eyes are lowered, their thumbs are busy, and their facesContinue reading “Sri Krishna dialogues with the “Unknown Sri Vaishnava”: On modern Friendship”
ஸ்ரீ வைஷ்ணவ குரு‑பரம்பரை‑விருக்ஷத்தில் விஷ்வக்சேனரின் தத்துவ‑கடமை, பிரமாண‑அடிப்படை மற்றும் வரலாற்று‑அமைப்பு
DISCLAIMER: the Essay below is an AI-assisted translation of the original English at https://mksudarshans.blog/2026/04/26/sri-visvaksena-a-divine-puzzle-in-the-sri-vaishnava-guru-parampara-revelation-historicity-and-theological-function/ The English original may please be referred by readers to be the principal reference document. முன்னுரை (முன்னோட்டம்) ஆரம்பத்திலேயே, ஒரு ஸ்ரீ வைஷ்ணவராக நான் ஸ்ரீ விஷ்வக்சேனரை நித்தியசூரி மற்றும் ஸ்ரீ வைஷ்ணவ பரம்பரையில் ஆசார்ய‑நிலைக்குரியவராக (ஆசார்ய‑பரம்பரை‑திருவுருவமாக) ஆழ்ந்த பக்தியுடன் கொண்டாடுகிறேன் என்பதைக் கூறிவிட விரும்புகிறேன். இதில் எவ்வித சந்தேகமும் இருக்கக்Continue reading “ஸ்ரீ வைஷ்ணவ குரு‑பரம்பரை‑விருக்ஷத்தில் விஷ்வக்சேனரின் தத்துவ‑கடமை, பிரமாண‑அடிப்படை மற்றும் வரலாற்று‑அமைப்பு”