Glimpses from Indian spirituality, mythology and way of life.

Glimpses from Indian spirituality, mythology and way of life.

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Glimpses from Indian spirituality, mythology and way of life. episodes

  • Hymn-The Bhagavat Gita-Canto 3-M. Venkataraman

    The Bhagavat Gita is one of the main religious literature in the Hindu way of life. It contains about 700 verses divided into 18 cantos. It is the essence of the philosophy

    contained in the Upanishads and is a part of the Mahabharata which describes the story of the Pandavas and the Kouravas. The development of the various
    incidents in the life of the Pandavas and the Kouravas ultimately leads to the war in Kurukshetra wherein the Pandavas finally win the battle.

    When Arjuna, the great warrior of the Pandava brothers sees the Kourava army in the battlefield, he is overwhelmed with concern because they are all his kinsmen. He gets terrified. Not because of fear of battle but because of emotions. Krishna who is the incarnation

    of the Almighty God was acting as his  charioteer. Arjuna tells Krishna, ‘My limbs give way. My mouth is getting parched. I feel shaky. My bow slips from my hand. My skin burns all over. My mind is whirling as though I cannot hold on to myself. I see evil portends.’

    A conversation ensues between Krishna and Arjuna and this conversation is the Bhagavat Gita.

    I am presenting here the recitation of the verses of the Bhagavat Gita in a series. Here I present the recitation of Canto 3. The Dhyana Slokas and earlier cantos have been

    covered in earlier episodes.

    Please also visit my website at https://www.ramannithya.com/. I have published a number of e -books and audio books and you may be able to see them in my website. You may even be able to purchase a few of them through the shop page of that website. Some of the e books like the one on Sandhyavandanam and the Brahma Yagnam are almost free for download.

    16 min
  • Talk- Saints- Chapter 19- Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati (M. Venkataraman)

    In earlier episodes, I have presented eighteen chapters from my book titled ‘Great Saints of India’.

    This is the nineteenth and final chapter of the book dealing with Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati.

    Please also visit my website at https://www.ramannithya.com/. I have published a number of e -books and audio books and you may be able to see them in my website. You may even be

    able to purchase a few of them through the shop page of that website. Some of the e books like the one on Sandhyavandanam and Brahma Yagnam are almost free
    for download.

    Link for book

    https://www.draft2digital.com/book/739855

    Link for audio book

    https://www.kobo.com/us/en/audiobook/great-saints-of-india-4

    https://play.google.com/store/audiobooks/details/VENKATARAMAN_M_Great_Saints_of_India?id=AQAAAEC8-xe7uM

    https://www.chirpbooks.com/audiobooks/great-saints-of-india-by-venkataraman-m

    https://www.scribd.com/audiobook/537763163/Great-Saints-of-India

    https://books.apple.com/us/audiobook/id1593857836

    https://www.nookaudiobooks.com/audiobook/1060319/Great-Saints-of-India

    https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9781667080727

    15 min
  • Hymn-The Bhagavat Gita-Canto 2-M. Venkataraman


    The Bhagavat Gita is one of the main religious literature in the Hindu way of life. It contains

    about 700 verses divided into 18 cantos. It is the essence of the philosophy contained in the Upanishads and is a part of the Mahabharata which describes the story of the Pandavas and the Kouravas. The development of the various incidents in the life of the Pandavas and the Kouravas ultimately leads to the
    war in Kurukshetra wherein the Pandavas finally win the battle.

     

    When Arjuna, the great warrior of the Pandava brothers sees the Kourava army in the battlefield, he is overwhelmed with concern because they are all his kinsmen. He gets terrified. Not because of fear of battle but because of emotions.  Krishna who is the incarnation of the Almighty God was acting as his  charioteer. Arjuna tells Krishna, ‘My limbs give way. My mouth is getting parched. I feel shaky. My bow

    slips from my hand. My skin burns all over. My mind is whirling as though I cannot hold on to myself. I see evil portends.’

    A conversation ensues between Krishna and Arjuna and this conversation is the Bhagavat Gita.

     

    I am presenting here the recitation of the verses of the Bhagavat Gita in a series. This is the recitation of Canto 2. The Dhyana Slokas and Canto 1 have

    been covered in earlier episodes.

     

    Please also visit my website at https://www.ramannithya.com/. I have published a number of e -books and audio books and you may be able to see them in my website. You may even be

    able to purchase a few of them through the shop page of that website. Some of the e books like the one on Sandhyavandanam and Brahma Yagnam are almost free for download.


    25 min
  • Hymn-Sriramastotram by Indra, the King of gods (M. Venkataraman)

    Most of us are aware of Valmiki Ramayanam. It is considered to be the original and oldest version of the
    Ramayana. Adhyathma Ramayanam is a spiritual version of Ramayanam and it finds a place in the Brahmanda Purana. It is the portrayal of a conversation between Lord Siva and Goddess Parvati as reported by Lord Brahma to Sage Narada. Its author is considered to be Sage Veda Vyasa. This is a much smaller work than the
    Valmiki Ramayanam and contains about 4,000 verses.

    The Adhyatma Ramayanam contains many hymns. In the Yudha Kanda, after the annihilation of Ravana, the gods hail the victory of Lord Rama. In Canto 13 of the Yudha Kanda, Indra, the king of gods, praises Lord Rama and that hymn is this Srirama Stotram.

    Please also visit my website at https://www.ramannithya.com/. I have published a number of e-books and audio books and you may be able to see them in my website. You may even be able to purchase a few of them through the shop page of that website. Some of the e books like the one on Sandhyavandanam and Brahma Yagnam are almost free

    for download.

    8 min
  • Hymn-The Bhagavat Gita-Canto 1-M. Venkataraman

    The Bhagavat Gita is one of the main religious literature in the Hindu way of life. It contains about 700 verses divided into 18 cantos. It is the essence of the philosophy
    contained in the Upanishads and is a part of the Mahabharata which describes the story of the Pandavas and the Kouravas. The development of the various
    incidents in the life of the Pandavas and the Kouravas ultimately leads to the war in Kurukshetra wherein the Pandavas finally win the battle.

     

    When Arjuna, the great warrior of the Pandava brothers sees the Kourava army in the battlefield, he is overwhelmed with concern because they are all his kinsmen. He gets terrified. Not because of fear of battle but because of emotions. Krishna who is the incarnation

    of the Almighty God was acting as his  charioteer. Arjuna tells Krishna, ‘My limbs give way. My mouth is getting parched. I feel shaky. My bow slips from my hand. My skin burns all over. My mind is whirling as though I cannot hold on to myself. I see evil portends.’

    A conversation ensues between Krishna and Arjuna and this conversation is the Bhagavat Gita. I am presenting here the recitation of the verses of the Bhagavat Gita in a

    series. The Dhyana Slokas has been covered in an earlier episode. Now I present the recitation of Canto 1.

     

    Please also visit my website at https://www.ramannithya.com/. I have published a number of e -books and audio books and you may be able to see them in my website. You may even be able to purchase a few of them through the shop page of that website. Some of the e books like the one on Sandhyavandanam and Brahma Yagnam are almost free

    for download.

    15 min
  • Talk- Saints- Chapter 18- Swamy Vivekananda (M. Venkataraman)

    In earlier episodes, I have presented seventeen chapters from my book titled ‘Great Saints of India’. This is the eighteenth chapter of the book dealing with Swamy Vivekananda.

    Link for book

    https://www.draft2digital.com/book/739855

    Link for audio book

    https://www.kobo.com/us/en/audiobook/great-saints-of-india-4

    https://play.google.com/store/audiobooks/details/VENKATARAMAN_M_Great_Saints_of_India?id=AQAAAEC8-xe7uM

    https://www.chirpbooks.com/audiobooks/great-saints-of-india-by-venkataraman-m

    https://www.scribd.com/audiobook/537763163/Great-Saints-of-India

    https://books.apple.com/us/audiobook/id1593857836

    https://www.nookaudiobooks.com/audiobook/1060319/Great-Saints-of-India

    https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9781667080727

    https://www.audible.com/pd/Great-Saints-of-India-Audiobook/B09MSPFHKL

    Please also visit my website at https://www.ramannithya.com/. I have published a number of e -books and audio books and you may be able to see them in my website. You may even be able to purchase a few of them through the shop page of that website. Some of the e books like the one on Sandhyavandanam and Brahma Yagnam are almost free for download.

    14 min
  • Hymn-The Bhagavat Gita-Dhyana Slokas-M. Venkataraman

    The Bhagavat Gita is one of the main religious literature in the Hindu way of life. It contains about 700 verses divided into 18 cantos. It is the essence of the philosophy contained in the Upanishads and is a part of the Mahabharata which describes the story of the Pandavas and the Kouravas. The development of the various
    incidents in the life of the Pandavas and the Kouravas ultimately leads to the war in Kurukshetra wherein the Pandavas finally win the battle.

     

    When Arjuna, the great warrior of the Pandava brothers sees the Kourava army in the battlefield, he is overwhelmed with concern because they are all his kinsmen. He gets terrified. Not because of fear of battle but because of emotions.  Krishna who is the incarnation

    of the Almighty God was acting as his  charioteer. Arjuna tells Krishna, ‘Krishna, My limbs give way. My mouth is getting parched. I feel shaky. My bow slips from my hand. My skin burns all over. My mind is whirling as though I cannot hold on to myself. I see evil portends.’

    A conversation ensues between Krishna and Arjuna and this conversation is the Bhagavat Gita. A recitation of the Bhagavat Gita is presented here in a series.

     

    Please also visit my website at https://www.ramannithya.com/

    I have published a number of e -books and audio books and you may be able to see them in my website. You

    may even be able to purchase a few of them through the shop page of that website. Some of the e books like the one on Sandhyavandanam and Brahma Yagnam are almost free for download.

    8 min
  • Talk-Saints- Goswamy Tulsidas-M. Venkataraman


    In earlier episodes, I have presented sixteen chapters from my book titled ‘Great Saints of India’.

    This is the seventeenth chapter of the book dealing with Goswamy Tulsidas.

    Link for the book

    https://www.draft2digital.com/book/739855

    Link for the audio book

    https://play.google.com/store/audiobooks/details/VENKATARAMAN_M_Great_Saints_of_India?id=AQAAAEC8-xe7uM

     

    https://www.chirpbooks.com/audiobooks/great-saints-of-india-by-venkataraman-m

     

    https://www.scribd.com/audiobook/537763163/Great-Saints-of-India

     

    https://books.apple.com/us/audiobook/id1593857836

     

    https://www.nookaudiobooks.com/audiobook/1060319/Great-Saints-of-India

     

    https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9781667080727

     

     

    Please also visit my website at https://www.ramannithya.com/

    13 min
  • Hymn-Vinayagar Agaval-M. Venkataraman


    Avvaiyar is one of the important and famous woman poet-saints of Tamilnadu. In Tamil literature, there are many poetesses with the name of Avvaiyar. However, there are two of them who are well known. One of them lived during the Sangam period and was close to the kings of that period like Pari Vallal and Adhigaman. It is said that she wrote a number of poems of a work known as Purananuru.

    The other Avvaiyar was a contemporary of poet Kamban. Kamban wrote the Ramayanam in Tamil known as Kamba Ramayanam. This Avvaiyar was an elderly lady well known to Tamil people. Her

    works, the Athichudi and the Kondraivendan contain universally acceptable values of life in just a single line. They are normally prescribed in schools
    for children of primary classes. Two of her other works known as Moodurai and Nalvazhi are generally prescribed for children of higher classes. All these
    works instruct and explain the basic wisdom that should govern the ordinary course of life. Vinayagar Agaval is another one of her great works and is a hymn on Lord Ganesha.

    Lord Ganesha is popularly known as Pillaiyar in Tamilnadu. He is also known as Vinayagar meaning ‘he who removes obstacles’. Agaval means blank poetry and Vinayagar Agaval is a poem on Lord Ganesha. It is in Tamil and this hymn is popular in Tamil Nadu. The hymn brings out the mastery of Avvaiyar in the philosophy of Hindu religion and in particular the Saivism.

    Please also visit my website at https://www.ramannithya.com/



    9 min
  • Talk- Saints- Chapter 16- Sant Tukaram (M. Venkataraman)

    In

    earlier episodes, I have presented fifteen chapters from my
    book titled ‘Great Saints of India’.

    This

    is the sixteenth chapter of the book dealing with Sant
    Tukaram.

    Link for book

    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MZB809A

    https://www.amazon.com/dp/1520412738

    https://www.draft2digital.com/book/739855

    Link for audio book

    https://www.kobo.com/us/en/audiobook/great-saints-of-india-4

    https://play.google.com/store/audiobooks/details/VENKATARAMAN_M_Great_Saints_of_India?id=AQAAAEC8-xe7uM

    https://shop.authors-direct.com/products/great-saints-of-india

    https://www.chirpbooks.com/audiobooks/great-saints-of-india-by-venkataraman-m

    https://www.scribd.com/audiobook/537763163/Great-Saints-of-India

    https://books.apple.com/us/audiobook/id1593857836

    https://www.nookaudiobooks.com/audiobook/1060319/Great-Saints-of-India

    https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9781667080727

    https://www.audible.com/pd/Great-Saints-of-India-Audiobook/B09MSPFHKL

     

    Please also

    visit my website: https://www.ramannithya.com/

    8 min

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