Glimpses from Indian spirituality, mythology and way of life.

Glimpses from Indian spirituality, mythology and way of life.

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  • Talk-Saints-Chapter 12-Samarth Ramadas (M. Venkataraman)

    In earlier episodes, I have presented eleven chapters from my book titled ‘Great

    Saints of India’.

    This is the twelfth chapter of the book dealing with Samarth Ramadas.

    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/

    13 min
  • Kamakshi Amman Viruttham-a song in Tamil on Goddess Kamakshi (M. Venkataraman)

    About 100 kms

    from the city of Chennai in Tamilnadu, there is a place known as  Kancheepuram. It is an ancient town with a
    lot of temples. One of the most important temples here is that of Goddess
    Kamakshi-The Kamakshi Amman Temple.

     

    I am presenting

    here a song in Tamil on this great Goddess. It is known as Kamakshi Amman Virruttam.
    It is full of piety and devotion. We do not have any information on the author of
    this song.

     

    The Viruttam has

    11 verses each ending with the sentence, ‘அழகான
    காஞ்சியில் புகழாக வாழ்ந்திடும் அன்னை காமாட்சி உமையே’ meaning, ‘Oh  mother Kamakshi,  who is
    also known as Uma,  who lives gloriously in the  pretty town of
    Kanchipuram’.

     

    Eulogising the Goddess with various forms of praise

    the author says, ‘Oh great Goddess! Though I was born  and then grew up in
    this world, I do  not know any great religious places. I do not
    remember whether at any day I saw  at least a few of the  many great people and praised them. I do not
    remember whether at any time I sung from my mouth and praised you as  Vaami and Shivakami. I do not remember whether
    at any time I prostrated at the feet  of my mother and my father. I have
    never saluted  by falling at the lotus like feet of any great
    religious leader.

    Have you seen a greater  fool than me on

    this earth? Yet, oh Goddess Kamakshi, I know that you will pardon me for all my
    mistakes and shower your grace on me. So, I am seeking refuge in you. Why is it
    that in spite of coming  before you and seeking protection relating
    all my problems to you, you are confused and behave harshly  with me
    by keeping   poverty on  me? Does not the mother  tell good
    advices even if the son is bad? Does not even a ghost  bring up with love
    the child  born to it ?

    You are the

    mother who would remove  all  pains of those who come   and
    see  you on Fridays. You would remove the sorrows of those  who prostrate
    at your feet even in their thoughts. Except you, I do not see  any 
    one to protect me in this world. Oh mother, I do not know how many births I
    have taken in this earth. At least now take mercy on me and  protect me by
    not making me take another birth and give me salvation’.

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

    21 min
  • Hymn-The Atmaarpana Stuthi-Verses 21-30 (M. Venkataraman)

    The Atmaarpana Stuthi is a hymn in Sanskrit language composed by Appayya Dikshitar, one of the great saints and proponent of Advaita Philosophy after Adi Sankara. It is a hymn in praise of Lord Shiva and is also known as ‘Unmattha Panchaa Shath’.

    Once Dikshitar felt that he has to put himself to a test as to whether his devotion to Lord Shiva was indeed true. He thought, ‘Suppose I become insane, will my mouth utter the name of Lord Shiva. If that be so, then it must be real.’ So, he embarked on an experiment. He made a paste of Datura seeds. These seeds are poisonous and if taken in, will make a person insane. He also prepared an antidote to this poison.

    He called his disciples. He gave them the poisonous paste and the antidote. He told them to give him the first potion for a week and write down whatever he said in that state of mind. After recording this, they have to give after a week, the antidote that would bring him back to normalcy. Indeed, it was a remarkable experiment to find out how serious he was about Shiva.

    The experiment started. The disciples recorded what he said during that time. It was this hymn on Lord Shiva consisting of fifty verses. ‘Panchaa Shath’ means 50 and ‘Unmattha’ means “one who has lost his mind”. So, it is 50 verses composed during the period when he lost his mind.

    Link for the Book and the audio book

    Book

    https://play.google.com/books/publish/a/6906812638078302264#book/GGKEY:Z2LZCKQP5GH/review

    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B9STYXTK

    Audio Book

    https://www.kobo.com/us/en/audiobook/appayya-dikshitar-s-atmaarpana-stuthi-or-unmattha-panchaa-shath

    https://play.google.com/store/audiobooks/details/M_Venkataraman_Appayya_Dikshitar_s_Atmaarpana_Stut?id=AQAAAECC9De0pM

    https://www.chirpbooks.com/audiobooks/appayya-dikshitar-s-atmaarpana-stuthi-or-unmattha-panchaa-shath

    https://www.scribd.com/audiobook/585918699/Appayya-Dikshitar-s-Atmaarpana-Stuthi-or-Unmattha-Panchaa-Shath-With-brief-summary-in-English

    https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/appayya-dikshitars-atmaarpana-stuthi-or-unmattha-panchaa-shath-m-venkataraman/1141972658?ean=2940175026963

    https://www.audiobooks.com/audiobook/appayya-dikshitars-atmaarpana-stuthi-or-unmattha-panchaa-shath-with-brief-summary-in-english/617162

    https://shop.authors-direct.com/products/appayya-dikshitars-atmaarpana-stuthi-or-unmattha-panchaa-shath-with-brief-summary-in-english

    15 min
  • Talk-Saints- Chapter 11-Sri Aurobindo (M. Venkataraman)

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

    This is the eleventh chapter of the book dealing with Sri Aurobindo.

    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

    12 min
  • Hymn-Atmaarpana Stuthi-Verses 11-20 (M. Venkataraman)

    The Atmaarpana Stuthi-Verses 11-20

    The Atmaarpana Stuthi is a hymn in Sanskrit language composed by Appayya Dikshitar, one of the great saints and proponent of Advaita Philosophy after Adi Sankara. It is a hymn in praise of Lord Shiva and is also known as ‘Unmattha Panchaa Shath’.

    Once Dikshitar felt that he has to put himself to a test as to whether his devotion to Lord Shiva was indeed true. He thought, ‘Suppose I become insane, will my mouth utter the name of Lord Shiva. If that be so, then it must be real.’ So, he embarked on an experiment. He made a paste of Datura seeds. These seeds are poisonous and if taken in, will make a person insane. He also prepared an antidote to this poison.

    He called his disciples. He gave them the poisonous paste and the antidote. He told them to give him the first potion for a week and write down whatever he said in that state of mind. After recording this, they have to give after a week, the antidote that would bring him back to normalcy. Indeed, it was a remarkable experiment to find out how serious he was about Shiva.

    The experiment started. The disciples recorded what he said during that time. It was this hymn on Lord Shiva consisting of fifty verses. ‘Panchaa Shath’ means 50 and ‘Unmattha’ means “one who has lost his mind”. So, it is 50 verses composed during the period when he lost his mind.

    I am presenting them here in a series of five sections. This is the second section dealing with verses 11 to 20.

    Link for the Book and the audio book

    Book

    https://play.google.com/books/publish/a/6906812638078302264#book/GGKEY:Z2LZCKQP5GH/review

    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B9STYXTK

    Audio Book

    https://www.kobo.com/us/en/audiobook/appayya-dikshitar-s-atmaarpana-stuthi-or-unmattha-panchaa-shath

    https://play.google.com/store/audiobooks/details/M_Venkataraman_Appayya_Dikshitar_s_Atmaarpana_Stut?id=AQAAAECC9De0pM

    https://www.chirpbooks.com/audiobooks/appayya-dikshitar-s-atmaarpana-stuthi-or-unmattha-panchaa-shath

    https://www.scribd.com/audiobook/585918699/Appayya-Dikshitar-s-Atmaarpana-Stuthi-or-Unmattha-Panchaa-Shath-With-brief-summary-in-English

    https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/appayya-dikshitars-atmaarpana-stuthi-or-unmattha-panchaa-shath-m-venkataraman/1141972658?ean=2940175026963

    https://www.audiobooks.com/audiobook/appayya-dikshitars-atmaarpana-stuthi-or-unmattha-panchaa-shath-with-brief-summary-in-english/617162

    https://shop.authors-direct.com/products/appayya-dikshitars-atmaarpana-stuthi-or-unmattha-panchaa-shath-with-brief-summary-in-english

    10 min
  • Talk-Saints- Chapter 10-Sri Raghavendra Swami (M. Venkataraman)

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

    This is the tenth chapter of the book dealing with Sri Raghavendra Swami.

    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

    14 min
  • Hymn-The Atmaarpana Stuthi-Verses 1-10 (M. Venkataraman)

    The Atmaarpana Stuthi-Verses 1-10

    The Atmaarpana Stuthi is a hymn in Sanskrit language composed by Appayya Dikshitar, one of the great saints and proponent of Advaita Philosophy after Adi Sankara. It is a hymn in praise of Lord Shiva and is also known as ‘Unmattha Panchaa Shath’.

    Once Dikshitar felt that he has to put himself to a test as to whether his devotion to Lord Shiva was indeed true. He thought, ‘Suppose I become insane, will my mouth utter the name of Lord Shiva. If that be so, then it must be real.’ So, he embarked on an experiment. He made a paste of Datura seeds. These seeds are poisonous and if taken in, will make a person insane. He also prepared an antidote to this poison.

    He called his disciples. He gave them the poisonous paste and the antidote. He told them to give him the first potion for a week and write down whatever he said in that state of mind. After recording this, they have to give after a week, the antidote that would bring him back to normalcy. Indeed, it was a remarkable experiment to find out how serious he was about Shiva.

    The experiment started. The disciples recorded what he said during that time. It was this hymn on Lord Shiva consisting of fifty verses. ‘Panchaa Shath’ means 50 and ‘Unmattha’ means “one who has lost his mind”. So, it is 50 verses composed during the period when he lost his mind.

    Link for the Book and the audio book

    Book

    https://play.google.com/books/publish/a/6906812638078302264#book/GGKEY:Z2LZCKQP5GH/review

    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B9STYXTK

    Audio Book

    https://www.kobo.com/us/en/audiobook/appayya-dikshitar-s-atmaarpana-stuthi-or-unmattha-panchaa-shath

    https://play.google.com/store/audiobooks/details/M_Venkataraman_Appayya_Dikshitar_s_Atmaarpana_Stut?id=AQAAAECC9De0pM

    https://www.chirpbooks.com/audiobooks/appayya-dikshitar-s-atmaarpana-stuthi-or-unmattha-panchaa-shath

    https://www.scribd.com/audiobook/585918699/Appayya-Dikshitar-s-Atmaarpana-Stuthi-or-Unmattha-Panchaa-Shath-With-brief-summary-in-English

    https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/appayya-dikshitars-atmaarpana-stuthi-or-unmattha-panchaa-shath-m-venkataraman/1141972658?ean=2940175026963

    https://www.audiobooks.com/audiobook/appayya-dikshitars-atmaarpana-stuthi-or-unmattha-panchaa-shath-with-brief-summary-in-english/617162

    https://shop.authors-direct.com/products/appayya-dikshitars-atmaarpana-stuthi-or-unmattha-panchaa-shath-with-brief-summary-in-english

    15 min
  • Story-Yathni's Travel to Kailash- Chapter 13- Return to Earth. (M. Venkataraman)

    This is a story based on Hindu mythology and is a mixture of facts and fiction. Yathni is a little girl studying in Fifth Grade and she is a devotee of Lord Ganesha. Ganesha takes her on an excursion to the legendary mountain of Kailash. How was this excursion, what are the things which she saw and how was her meeting with Lord Shiva. These are the things covered in the story.

    The main book titled ‘Yathni’s Travel to Kailash’ was published in the year 2012. While giving a number of anecdotes from Hindu mythology, the story takes one to the North Pole, the Moon and the outer space and beyond. In this process matters of educational interest like climate change, bio-diversity, space science etc have been dealt with. These are given with colourful illustrations. Subsequently, an abridged edition was published in the year 2020. An audio book has also been published.

    This is the fourteenth episode of the story from the audio book. The earlier episodes had been published as follows:

    First episode - 5th August 21.

    Second episode -3rd September 21

    Third episode -15th September 21

    Fourth episode -22nd October 21

    Fifth episode -16th November 21

    Sixth episode – 24th December 21

    Seventh episode – 10th January 22

    Eighth episode-11th February 22

    Ninth episode-18th March 22

    Tenth episode- 12th April 22

    Eleventh episode- 27thMay 22

    Twelfth episode- 12th August 22

    Thirteenth episode- 14th September 22

    Links to the audio book.

    https://play.google.com/store/audiobooks/details/VENKATARAMAN_M_Yathni_s_Travel_to_Kailash_Abridged?id=AQAAAEBcbkUuCM

    https://www.kobo.com/us/en/audiobook/yathni-s-travel-to-kailash-abridged-edition

    https://www.scribd.com/audiobook/488592948/Yathni-s-Travel-to-Kailash-Abridged-Edition

    https://www.chirpbooks.com/audiobooks/yathni-s-travel-to-kailash-abridged-edition-by-venkataraman-m

    https://books.apple.com/us/audiobook/id1545571778

    https://bingebooks.com/book/yathni-s-travel-to-kailash-abridged-edition

    https://www.nookaudiobooks.com/audiobook/1026141/Yathni-s-Travel-to-Kailash-Abridged-Edition

    https://shop.authors-direct.com/products/yathnis-travel-to-kailash-abridged-edition

    https://www.audiobooks.com/audiobook/yathnis-travel-to-kailash-abridged-edition/527676

    Links to the book.

    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B092QR9HF3

    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B092PCW91S

    https://www.draft2digital.com/book/626109

    4 min
  • Talk-Saints- Chapter 9-Dayananda Saraswati (Arya Samaj) (M. Venkataraman)

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

    This is the ninth chapter of the book dealing with Dayananda Saraswati (Arya Samaj).

    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

    16 min
  • Story-Yathni's Travel to Kailash- Chapter 12- The Rasakrida dance. (M. Venkataraman)

    This is a story based on Hindu mythology and is a mixture of facts and fiction. Yathni is a little girl studying in Fifth Grade and she is a devotee of Lord Ganesha. Ganesha takes her on an excursion to the legendary mountain of Kailash. How was this excursion, what are the things which she saw and how was her meeting with Lord Shiva. These are the things covered in the story.

    The main book titled ‘Yathni’s Travel to Kailash’ was published in the year 2012. While giving a number of anecdotes from Hindu mythology, the story takes one to the North Pole, the Moon and the outer space and beyond. In this process matters of educational interest like climate change, bio-diversity, space science etc have been dealt with. These are given with colourful illustrations. Subsequently, an abridged edition was published in the year 2020. An audio book has also been published.

    This is the thirteenth episode of the story from the audio book. The earlier episodes had been published as follows:

    First episode - 5th August 21.

    Second episode -3rd September 21

    Third episode -15th September 21

    Fourth episode -22nd October 21

    Fifth episode -16th November 21

    Sixth episode – 24th December 21

    Seventh episode – 10th January 22

    Eighth episode-11th February 22

    Ninth episode-18th March 22

    Tenth episode- 12th April 22

    Eleventh episode- 27thMay 22

    Twelfth episode- 12th August 22

    Links to the audio book.

    https://play.google.com/store/audiobooks/details/VENKATARAMAN_M_Yathni_s_Travel_to_Kailash_Abridged?id=AQAAAEBcbkUuCM

    https://www.kobo.com/us/en/audiobook/yathni-s-travel-to-kailash-abridged-edition

    https://www.scribd.com/audiobook/488592948/Yathni-s-Travel-to-Kailash-Abridged-Edition

    https://www.chirpbooks.com/audiobooks/yathni-s-travel-to-kailash-abridged-edition-by-venkataraman-m

    https://books.apple.com/us/audiobook/id1545571778

    https://bingebooks.com/book/yathni-s-travel-to-kailash-abridged-edition

    https://www.nookaudiobooks.com/audiobook/1026141/Yathni-s-Travel-to-Kailash-Abridged-Edition

    https://shop.authors-direct.com/products/yathnis-travel-to-kailash-abridged-edition

    https://www.audiobooks.com/audiobook/yathnis-travel-to-kailash-abridged-edition/527676

    Links to the book.

    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B092QR9HF3

    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B092PCW91S

    https://www.draft2digital.com/book/626109

    20 min

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