We all know about Valmiki Ramayana, consisting of 24000 verses, expounded by sage Valmiki. There is another scholar, who has composed in just 200 verses, the seven chapters of the Ramayana that was written by sage Valmiki. This is known as Sri Ramodantam. I have given a brief introduction about this in one of my earlier presentations. I am presenti…

This is one of the beautiful hymns composed by Adi Sankara on Goddess Parvati. He says, ‘Oh, Mother Bhavani, you are my refuge, you alone are my protector. ‘I am tied in the bondage of worldly existence. It is an endless ocean of misery and I struggle with sorrow and fear. Neither the father nor the mother nor son,daughter, knowledge, profession no…

This hymn on Lord Krishna was composed by Saint Nimbaarkaacharya. He is believed to have lived around the 11th and 12th centuries and is the exponent of the Dvaitadvaita school of philosophy. According to him the Jiva and the world are both separate from, and also identical with, Brahman. Adi Sankara was the exponent of the Kevala Advaita philosoph…

We all know about Valmiki Ramayana, consisting of 24000 verses, expounded by sage Valmiki. There is another scholar, who has composed in just 200 verses, the seven chapters of the Ramayana that was written by sage Valmiki. This is known as Sri Ramodantam. I have given a brief introduction about this in one of my earlier presentations. I am presenti…

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 philosophycontained in the Upanishads and is a part of the Mahabharata which describes the story of the Pandavas and the Kouravas. The development of the variousincidents in the life of th…

We all know about Valmiki Ramayana, consisting of 24000 verses, expounded by sage Valmiki. There is another scholar, who has composed in just 200 verses, the seven chapters of the Ramayana that was written by sage Valmiki. This is known as Sri Ramodantam. I have given a brief introduction about this in one of my earlier presentations. I am presenti…

There are a number of stories and parables in the Puranas about Lord Ganesha. The Ganesha Purana and the Mudgala Purana are the core scriptures regarding Ganesha. They consider Ganesha as the Supreme Being, the one Almighty God. The Mudgala Purana indicates eight incarnations of Ganesha like the ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu. These incarnations a…

We all know about Valmiki Ramayana, consisting of 24000 verses, expounded by sage Valmiki. There is another scholar, who has composed in just 200 verses, the seven chapters of the Ramayana that was written by sage Valmiki. This is known as Sri Ramodantam. I have given a brief introduction about this in one of my earlier presentations. I am presenti…

This hymn is one in praise of Lord Krishna. The author of this hymn is not known. It consists of eight verses eachverse ending with the phrase ‘Krishnam vande Jagatgurum’ meaning ‘I prostrate Krishna, the Lord of the Universe’. At the end there is a phalasruti which saysthat all the sins of those who get up early in the morning and recite this hymn…

We all know about Valmiki Ramayana, consisting of 24000 verses, expounded by sage Valmiki. There is another scholar, who has composed in just 200 verses, the seven chapters of the Ramayana that was written by sage Valmiki. This is known as Sri Ramodantam. I have given a brief introduction about this in one of my earlier presentations. I propose to …

We all know about Valmiki Ramayana, consisting of 24000 verses, expounded by sage Valmiki. There is another scholar, who has composed in just 200 verses, the seven chapters of the Ramayana that was written by sage Valmiki. This is known as Sri Ramodantam. I have given a brief introduction about this in one of my earlier presentations. I propose to …

We all know about Valmiki Ramayana, consisting of 24000 verses, expounded by sage Valmiki. There is another scholar, who has composed in just 200 verses, the seven chapters of the Ramayana that was written by sage Valmiki. This is known as Sri Ramodantam. The author of this work is unknown. But it is said that one Parameshwara Kavi has composed thi…

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 philosophycontained in the Upanishads and is a part of the Mahabharata which describes the story of the Pandavas and the Kouravas. The development of the variousincidents in the life of th…

This is a hymn in praise of Lord Rama and Goddess Sita. It describes the attributes and compassion of Rama and Sita.According to legends, this hymn is said to have been composed by Lord Hanuman. The hymn consists of ten verses based on simple sentences like this. Rama is the Lord of Ayodhya and a great ornament of the Raghu dynasty. Sita is the que…

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 philosophycontained in the Upanishads and is a part of the Mahabharata which describes the story of the Pandavas and the Kouravas. The development of the variousincidents in the life of th…

Swamy Vedanta Desikan is one of the greatest Vaishnavite scholars and thinkers of India. He belonged to the 13th century. He had written a number of philosophical as well as religious and poetical works in several languages. Raghuveera Gadyam is one of his important works. Gadyam means prose. Normally most of the hymns arein poetic forms. But this …

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 philosophycontained in the Upanishads and is a part of the Mahabharata which describes the story of the Pandavas and the Kouravas. The development of the variousincidents in the life of th…

This hymn is a composition of Swamy Vedanta Desikan. Swamy Desikan is a great Poet-Saint. He belonged to the13th century. He had composed many hymns and many other works based on the Visishtadvaita philosophy. Notable among his great works are the‘Yadavabhudayam’ and ‘Paduka Sahasram’. His authorship of the Sri Hayagriva Stotram is one of the most …

This is a hymn said to have been composed by thegreat demon Ravana. Ravana committed the sin of abducting Sita and was punished by Lord Rama. We all know that. But Ravana was also a great devotee of LordShiva and he has composed this hymn praising Lord Shiva. There is a story behind this hymn. It is said that on one occasion Ravana tried to lift Mo…

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 philosophycontained in the Upanishads and is a part of the Mahabharata which describes the story of the Pandavas and the Kouravas. The development of the variousincidents in the life of th…

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 i…

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

Most of us are aware of Valmiki Ramayanam. It is considered to be the original and oldest version of theRamayana. 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 c…

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 philosophycontained in the Upanishads and is a part of the Mahabharata which describes the story of the Pandavas and the Kouravas. The development of the variousincidents in the life of th…

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/audiob…

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 variousincidents in the life of t…

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=AQ…

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 numbe…

Inearlier episodes, I have presented fifteen chapters from mybook titled ‘Great Saints of India’. Thisis the sixteenth chapter of the book dealing with SantTukaram. 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/audioboo…

Guru occupies a very important place in the Hindu way of life.Hindu tradition gives a place of high esteem to a guru. The word cannot beeasily translated though roughly it may be said that the word represents ateacher. In Sanskrit, the word Guru is made up of two rootwords Gu and Ru. Gu means darkness, and Ru means remover. So, the word gurustands …

Inearlier episodes, I have presented fourteen chapters from mybook titled ‘Great Saints of India’. Thisis the fifteenth chapter of the book dealing with Swamy Rama Tirtha. 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/a…

This is a very short hymn onLord Subrahmanya, the second son of Lord Shiva, also known as Murugan in Tamil.He is also known as Guha and Karthikeya. The first two stanzas of the hymn offerprostrations to the Lord residing at a place called Kumarasaila. Murugan isconsidered to have six faces. He is also the commander-in-chief of the army ofthe celest…

TheAtmaarpana Stuthi is a hymn in Sanskrit language composed by AppayyaDikshitar, one of the great saints and proponent of Advaita Philosophy afterAdi Sankara. It is a hymn in praise of Lord Shiva and is also known as‘Unmattha Panchaa Shath’. OnceDikshitar felt that he has to put himself to a test as to whether his devotionto Lord Shiva was indeed …

Inearlier episodes, I have presented thirteen chapters from mybook titled ‘Great Saints of India’. Thisis the fourteenth chapter of the book dealing with Surdas. 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/g…

This is a hymn said to have been composedby the great demon Ravana. Ravana committed the sin of abducting Sita and waspunished by Lord Rama. We all know that. But Ravana was also a great devotee ofLord Shiva and he has composed this hymn praising Lord Shiva. There is a story behind this hymn. It issaid that on one occasion Ravana tried to lift Moun…

TheAtmaarpana Stuthi is a hymn in Sanskrit language composed by AppayyaDikshitar, one of the great saints and proponent of Advaita Philosophy afterAdi Sankara. It is a hymn in praise of Lord Shiva and is also known as‘Unmattha Panchaa Shath’. OnceDikshitar felt that he has to put himself to a test as to whether his devotionto Lord Shiva was indeed …

Inearlier episodes, I have presented twelve chapters from my book titled ‘GreatSaints of India’. Thisis the thirteenth chapter of the book dealing with SriChaitanya Mahaprabhu. 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…

This is a simple stotramconsisting of ten verses praying to Lord Rama for the removal of sufferings andagonies in life. The slokas seek removal of all types of diseases and pray forwell-being and prosperity. Please also visit my website at https://www.ramannithya.com/

Weare all aware of the great epic Ramayana. It is the religious text whichdescribes and accounts the story and journey of Lord Rama, one of the tenincarnations of Lord Vishnu. The great epic written by Maharshi Valmikihighlights the heritage of India and is considered as an integralpart of the history of ancient India. Thisis a stotram on Lord Rama…

In earlier episodes, I have presented eleven chapters from my book titled ‘GreatSaints 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/audio…

About 100 kmsfrom the city of Chennai in Tamilnadu, there is a place known as Kancheepuram. It is an ancient town with alot of temples. One of the most important temples here is that of GoddessKamakshi-The Kamakshi Amman Temple. I am presentinghere a song in Tamil on this great Goddess. It is known as Kamakshi Amman Virruttam.It is full of piety an…

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 i…

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/audioboo…

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 wheth…

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/au…

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 whethe…

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…

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.…

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…

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/audi…