A few people, who had read my blog of yesterday September 20th above, messaged me saying that while they understood the spirit in which I wrote it, and were in sympathy with my sense of outrage , still they felt that instead of focusing on the main issue of adulteration of Tirumala laddoo, I hadContinue reading ““Tirumala Laddoo-Gate”: a Shakespearean tragedy indeed!”
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The 4 “vyuhas” of Vishnu explained in one chart
Vishnu , the Supreme Godhead of the Upanishads called Brahman or Sriman Naaraayana, is transcendent and beyond mere mortal perception or comprehension. He is also the supreme paragon of limitless virtues and perfections … “Anantha kalyaana gunaan”. While it is impossible to apprehend the Supreme Brahman wholly through the senses, Vishnu’s “gunas”, or multitudes ofContinue reading “The 4 “vyuhas” of Vishnu explained in one chart”
Srimathe Srivan Satagopa Sri Ranganatha Yathindra Mahadesikan, HH Srimadh Azhagiyasingar of Sri Ahobila Mutt and Dr. S. Padmanabhacharya, the Sri Karyam of the Mutt, on August 15, 2024 at Tirumala Hills, gave glowing endorsements for the book “The Epistles of a Prolific Pontiff”
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At 68 years of age, again “I’m getting married in the morning …”!
On the sacred Tirumala Hills of my native town of Tirupati, in the presence of the presiding deity there, Sri Tiruvenkatamudaiyan , in the holy premises of Sri Ahobila Mutt, on the auspicious day of August 15, 2024, happening also to be the day of my 68th “janma tirunakshatram” of Moolam in the month ofContinue reading “At 68 years of age, again “I’m getting married in the morning …”!”
The Parliament debate on Waqf Amendment Bill-2024: The sound and the fury!
Waqf Act Amendment Bill 2024 is pending in Parliament and expectedly is arousing a lot of heat, sound, fury and much of it is more political posturing and theatrics rather than any significant debate. However, after following the debates on TV and the Press media in the last few days, I could not help reachingContinue reading “The Parliament debate on Waqf Amendment Bill-2024: The sound and the fury!”
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If you’re interested in the subjects but not equipped to study Vedanta,Visishtaadvaita and Sri Ramanuja Siddhaantha in Sanskrit or Tamizh or in any other vernacular … and you earnestly wish to read a lucid work on them in the English language, then you must buy this book! It will be an eye-opener for you !Continue reading “EPISTLES OF A PROLIFIC PONTIFF (Second & Updated edition) by M. K. Sudarshan – Books on Google Play”
Dushyant Sridhar sets the cat amongst the pigeons and laughs his way to the bank? – (Part 2 of 2)
Dushyant Sridhar is a young ‘upannyaasaka‘ of rare ability. He is a professional raconteur of purana, itihaasa and other Vedic scriptures. His scholarship, intelligence, eloquence and stage-presence appeal to young audiences and make him an ambassador even abroad for our Indian religious culture, especially of the Sri Vaishnava strain. None therefore should deny him hisContinue reading “Dushyant Sridhar sets the cat amongst the pigeons and laughs his way to the bank? – (Part 2 of 2)”
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Are Vedic rituals meaningless? Certainly not… not if you understand it in the Japanese sort of way.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/pointing-and-calling-japan-trains Reading the above interesting article and watching the two short video/clips in it, reminds me so much of our own traditional Vedic ritual cultural practices which unfortunately are fast vanishing today in our families and ordinary daily ways of living. While the Japanese Railways devised shisha kanko ritual to regulate their trains in anContinue reading “Are Vedic rituals meaningless? Certainly not… not if you understand it in the Japanese sort of way.”
STOP PRESS! I wrote hastily and unwisely “அரியும் அரனும் ஒன்று. அறியாதவன் வாயில் மண்’: Part-1: A pilgrim’s jottings”
Only last night (May 5, 2024), in my blogpost with the above title, I had spoken of the religious harmony and goodwill between Saivism and Vaishnavism that is found symbolised inside the Nellaiappan Temple in Tirunelveli where both Sannidhis of Shiva and Govindaraja Perumal can be seen abutting each other and worshipped side by sideContinue reading “STOP PRESS! I wrote hastily and unwisely “அரியும் அரனும் ஒன்று. அறியாதவன் வாயில் மண்’: Part-1: A pilgrim’s jottings””