Tag Archives: Sanskrit
Claude Must Not Make Advaita the Ventriloquist of All Vedānta
Anthropic’s engagement with Indian philosophical traditions is welcome—but it must not mistake one influential Vedāntic school for the entire intellectual inheritance of India.
Sound as the Beginning—and End—of Vedic Metaphysics: A Modern Recapitulation offered by Sundar Sarukkai
The Veda calls itself the breath of the Veda-Puruṣa, creation a continuum of sound—yet the Upaniṣad says, “from which words turn back with the mind.”
Is this a contradiction?
This essay moves from Sundar Sarukkai’s modern restatement to the Gītā, Taittirīya Śikṣā and Ānanda Valli, and the Viṣṇu Sūkta, showing how Advaita reads the end as silent awareness and Viśiṣṭādvaita as eternal praise in Vaikuṇṭha.
மூன்று சொற்கள், ஒரு சரணாகதி
சரணாகதி, பிரபத்தி, நியாசம் — இவை மூன்றும் ஒரே பொருளா, அல்லது ஒரே ஆன்மிக இயக்கத்தின் மூன்று முகங்களா?
திருமலை மலைப்பாதையில் ஒரு பேராசிரியரும் அறியப்படாத ஸ்ரீவைஷ்ணவரும் நடத்தும் உரையாடல், பக்தி, வேதாந்தம் மற்றும் பல மரபுகளில் சரணாகதி எப்படிப் புரிகிறது என்பதை எளிய, விளக்கமான தொனியில் திறக்கிறது.
Why “Bahubali” and “Dhurandhar,” but No Mudrārākṣasa (मुद्राराक्षसम्)? Is Chanakya Less Cinematic Than the CIA?
Mudrārākṣasa (मुद्राराक्षसम्): The Classical Indian Drama of Intrigue, Intelligence, and Statecraft A Sanskrit political thriller Viśākhadatta’s Mudrārākṣasa is one of the most arresting works in the Sanskrit dramatic tradition. Unlike many classical plays that dwell on love, courtly sentiment, or aesthetic refinement, this drama is driven by politics, strategy, deception, and the struggle to consolidateContinue reading “Why “Bahubali” and “Dhurandhar,” but No Mudrārākṣasa (मुद्राराक्षसम्)? Is Chanakya Less Cinematic Than the CIA?”
Tamil Iyengars’s Quixotic squabbles
A note on the 500 years old Thenkalai Vadakalai wars of Southern India A Substack blog post on “Amaruvi Aphorisms“ is copied here below ⬇️ Sudarshan Madabushi https://mylapore.substack.com/p/tamil-iyengarss-quixotic-squabbles AMARUVI DEVANATHAN MAY 23, 2026 Subscriber Note Let me begin with a personal note. I belong to the Vadakalai school of thought. When I had sought toContinue reading “Tamil Iyengars’s Quixotic squabbles “
The Kanchipuram Sri Varadaraja Perumal: the Madras High Court passes Judgment : it belongs to “Tenkalai Sampradayam”
The High Court passed its Verdict today on a long simmering dispute between our two great Sri Vaishnava sects over the Kanchipuram Sri Varadaraja Perumal Temple and, not surprisingly, the first person to celebrate the judgment is from the city of Sri Rangam who has tweeted on X below : The judgment resolves a long‑standingContinue reading “The Kanchipuram Sri Varadaraja Perumal: the Madras High Court passes Judgment : it belongs to “Tenkalai Sampradayam””
சம்ஸ்கிருதம் – சில கேள்விகள்: A Few Questions about the Sanskrit language
சம்ஸ்கிருதம் – சில கேள்விகள் https://tamilhindu.com/2009/07/sanskrit-few-questions/ The above article written in Tamil contains many detailed historical, cultural, and political arguments supporting the philosophical, linguistic, and cultural integration of Sanskrit and Tamil, refuting claims of Sanskrit as an exclusively Brahmin language or a threat to Tamil. It highlights the coexistence and mutual enrichment of these languages inContinue reading “சம்ஸ்கிருதம் – சில கேள்விகள்: A Few Questions about the Sanskrit language”
“The Death of the Brahmin-Liberal”: M.K.Sudarshan — the 3 key themes and the key chapters in the book . A must read for young Indians today .
The book’s central thesis is that the balanced and principled “Brahmin–Liberal” ethos embodied by V S Srinivasa Sastri—marked by civility, ethical liberalism, and a harmonious blend of tradition and modernity—has all but vanished from India’s public life, and its absence has deep consequences for political and social discourse today. Three Key Themes • The complexContinue reading ““The Death of the Brahmin-Liberal”: M.K.Sudarshan — the 3 key themes and the key chapters in the book . A must read for young Indians today .”
September 30, 2025: An Evening to remember forever at Kanchipuram, all due to “Sri Perundevi Thaayaar’s” Grace!
பச்சைமா மலை போல் மேனிபவளவாய் கமலச் செங்கண்அச்சுதா அமரரேறேஆயர்தம் கொழுந்தே என்னும்இச்சுவை தவிர யான் போய்இந்திரலோகம் ஆளும் அச்சுவை பெறினும் வேண்டேன்அரங்கமா நகருளானே O Achyuta! With a body like a great green mountain, a mouth like coral, with eyes shaped like a red lotus—O Lord of the celestials! O tender sprig of the cowherds! Apart from the pleasure of uttering theseContinue reading “September 30, 2025: An Evening to remember forever at Kanchipuram, all due to “Sri Perundevi Thaayaar’s” Grace!”