The Universal Guru: Dakṣiṇāmurty is regarded as an aspect of Siva, as the universal teacher. He is the young and radiant Adi-Guru, Para-Guru, the Supreme Guru, imparting knowledge that liberates. He is the very personification of spiritual wisdom and eminence; and one who is immersed in Self. His teaching is through the subtlest form of… Continue reading DAKSHINAMURTHY
Tag: Adi Sankara
Siva Panchaakshara Stothram
The Panchakshara (पञ्चाक्षर) literally means "five letters" in Sanskrit and refers to the five holy letters Na, Ma, Śi, Vā and Ya. This is prayer to Lord Siva and is associated with Siva’s Mantra , OM Namah Sivaya of which is also called the Panchakshari Mantra. Here is a translation in Tamil of the epic… Continue reading Siva Panchaakshara Stothram
ஆலமரத்தடி ஆசானின் அருள்வாக்கு – Dakshinamurthy Stothram
As I wrote last week, I have commenced my journey in understanding myself. Nothing works without a prayer and I am a strong believer in that life style. So, I will start with a prayer on who else except the one and only Lord Arunachala at Thiruvannamalai who through Bhagwan Ramana Maharishi kindled the enquiry… Continue reading ஆலமரத்தடி ஆசானின் அருள்வாக்கு – Dakshinamurthy Stothram
WHO AM I – The baby steps
As a kid nearly 60 years back, Visalakshi Ammman Kovil (Temple is more than 300 years old ) in Batlagundu (Vattlagundu), situated in Nilkottai Taluk of in Dindigul District in Tamilnadu, on the bank of HARIDHRA RIVER (MANJALARU - no idea if the river exists today!) was the only place which I used to go… Continue reading WHO AM I – The baby steps
The Fairy “I” can’t fathom – She, the Big M
“It is an oft-quoted saying that philosophy begins in wonder. The mystery of the world with all its changes strikes the reflective temper. The Vedic philosophy grew out of a demand for the explanation of actual experience. Philosophy bade men seek beneath all change, which is the law of life, unity and persistency. All things… Continue reading The Fairy “I” can’t fathom – She, the Big M
ஆறு மனமே ஆறு – The six tenets of Sankara
Atma Shatakam known as Nirvana Shatakam written by Adi Sankaracharya is the core of the Advaita (Non duality) philosophy. My earlier blogs on this, provided the meanjng of the Sanskrit words and the translations in Tamil. Here is a consolidation of the same in a video form. https://youtu.be/3QzCVqE1F2E
November Dedications
Kartigai Deepam In the Tamil calendar (Solar based) of Kartigai (around mid November - mid December), the full moon day is divinely important. Two important events - the arrival of Lord Katikeya (Subramanya/Arumugam) and the manifestation of Lord Siva as an endless flame of light (even Lord Vishnu and Lord Brahma couldn’t find the start… Continue reading November Dedications
Durga Pancharathnam – Verse 4
Audio Link https://www.dropbox.com/s/7d025kljtj94cka/Durga%20Pancharatnam-RYKQcQQ3Evs.mp3?dl=0 Sanskrit Verse देवात्मशब्देन शिवात्मभूता यत्कूर्मवायव्यवचोविवृत्या । त्वं पाशविच्छेदकरी प्रसिद्धा मां पाहि सर्वेश्वरि मोक्षदात्रि ॥ ४॥ English Transliteration dēvā atma śabdēna śivā atma bhūtā yat kūrma vāyavya vacō vivr̥tyā tvaṁ pāśa vicchēdakarī prasiddhā māṁ pāhi sarvēśvari mōkṣadātri || 4 || Meaning of the Sanskrit Words देव - God आत्म - Soul शब्देन -… Continue reading Durga Pancharathnam – Verse 4
Guru Purnima & Dedication to the Guru
Last year in 2019, it was July 19th. July is normally the month of Guru purnima. This year it is on 5th July 2020. Last year being the first year of my blogging, I dedicated the blog to my Guru, my father. This year I was contemplating as to what to do. What better way… Continue reading Guru Purnima & Dedication to the Guru
Masterpiece
Last Friday, the last of six verses of Nirvana Shatakam (Atma Shatakam) was posted along with the Tamil Translation thereof. This Shatakam addresses the very complicated inquiry of “Who am I?”. Though the answers provided by Adi Sankara appears very simple from an over all reading perspective, the subject itself is the essence of the… Continue reading Masterpiece
