Glimpses from Indian spirituality, mythology and way of life.

Namadeva

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

This is the eighth chapter of the book dealing with Namadeva.

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

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 twelfth 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- 27th May 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

Dwadasha Jyotirlinga Stotram

As we all know, Lord Shiva is generally worshiped in the form of a lingam. Lingam is the mark or sign of the Almighty or the phallus symbol. A Jyotirlinga is a shrine where Lord Shiva is worshipped in the form of a fiery column of light. It is said that Lord Shiva first manifested himself as a Jyotirlinga on the night of the Arudra festival.

There are twelve traditional Jyotirlinga shrines in India and this hymn composed by Adi Shankara is a prayer to the Almighty Lord Shiva in the form of these Jyotirlingas.

Ramana Maharishi

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

This is the seventh chapter of the book dealing with Ramana Maharishi.

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

Shiva Aparadha Kshamapana Stotram

In this beautiful hymn, Adi Shankara seeks forgiveness from Lord Shiva for certain transgressions or non-observances committed in life. He calls it as Shiva Aparadham and seeks for forgiveness. And whatever he says is applicable to most of we human beings.

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 eleventh 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

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

Ramakrishna Paramahamsa

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

This is the sixth chapter of the book dealing with Ramakrishna Paramahamsa.

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

Manisha Panchakam

This is a hymn composed by the great saint Adi Shankara bringing about in just five verses the essence of the Advaitha philosophy. Advaitha meaning non-dualism, expounded in detail by Adi Sankara does not recognize differences between people on the basis of caste, creed etc since everything in the universe is the manifestation of the Almighty known as Brahman.

There is a story associated with this composition. One day, Adi Shankara was walking in the holy town of Varanasi along with his disciples. He was going towards the temple of Lord Viswanatha. It so happened that at that time a sweeper crossed his way. Shankara asked the sweeper ‘move away’, ‘move away’. The sweeper then asked him, ‘O great ascetic! Whom are you asking to move away? Do you want the body made up of food to move away to another body made up of food? Or do you want the consciousness to move away from consciousness?’ Is not the Supreme Being reflected in every object just as the rays of the Sun are reflected in the water bodies? What is this illusion of difference in the form of a being? Why this doubting confusion and differentiation?’

Immediately Adi Shankara realised the presence of Lord Shiva before him. And these five verses came out from the great Saint.

Shirdi Sai Baba

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

This is the fifth chapter of the book dealing with Shirdi Sai Baba.

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

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 tenth 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

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

Link to the book.

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