I know. As soon as you saw the title, you must have thought of it to be a cliché. I’ve heard and seen both sides of the argument. One side contends that if you have to spend 8-10 hours doing something, you might as well love it. Or, to rephrase, find something that you love …
Read the previous part here… He was named Jīmūtavāhana. He was courageous and yet compassionate, and attentive to the teachings of his gurus. When he grew up, his father made him crown prince, considering his noble qualities, and on the advice of his ministers. देव कल्पतरुर् यो ऽयम् अस्ति वः सर्वकामदः ।अधृष्यः सर्वभूतानां सैष पूज्यः …
I am reading an engaging book – The Tell-Tale Brain, by Dr. V.S. Ramachandran. An interesting look at what makes us human, from a neurologist’s perspective. Dr. Ramachandran takes a look at the neurological structure of our brain, not through complicated instruments, but by basic methods and experiments, and comes to some very enlightening conclusions. …
Read the previous part here… “So tell me, o King, to whom did the princess Śaśiprabhā belong? To Manaḥsvāmin, or to Śaśin? “Remember, if you know the answer, and don’t tell me the truth, your head will burst into a hundred pieces!“ तद् राजंस् त्वं मम ब्रूहि तावत् कस्योपपद्यते ।भार्या सा संशयं छिन्धि पूर्वोक्तः समयो …
Doesn’t sound like the next installment of the Vetāla series does it? Well, the fact is that it isn’t. I started to write everyday, a little more than a year back. Today, I have decided to end the streak. 365+ days is not bad in itself, but had to end someday. I feel it’s time …
Read the previous part here… Mṛgāṅkavatī could not stop herself, and they spent many a night passionately, with Manaḥsvāmin transforming himself back into a woman during the day. After a few days, they heard about the minister’s son, who was on his way back from his teerth yātrā, and was about to reach home by …
Read the previous part here… “My dear, this story makes my body tremble, and my heart sinks. It feels as if I long something, but I don’t understand or know what it is…what is the meaning of all this?“ तच् छ्रुत्वा सो ऽङ्गनारूपो विप्रः पुन उवाच ताम् ।एतानि कामचिह्नानि नन्व् अपूर्वाणि ते सखि ॥ १२,२२.९१ …
Read the previous part here… “But I will consent to this marriage only on one condition. I am not to be considered as his wife until my husband spends six months on a pilgrimage to the Himalayas and other sacred teerthas on the way.” “If this condition is not agreed to, let it be known …
श्याम पिया मोरी रंग दे चुनरिया । ऐसी रंग दे, के रंग नहीं छुटे ।धोभिया धोये चाहे सारी उमरिया ॥ लाल ना रंगाऊं मैं, हरी ना रंगाऊ ।अपने ही रंग में रंग दे चुनरिया ॥ बिना रंगाये मैं तो घर नाही जाउंगी ।बीत ही जाए चाहे सारी उमरिया ॥ मीरा के प्रभु गिरिधर नागर ।प्रभु …
Holi is a popular festival in Sanatana Dharma, originating from India. It is celebrated predominantly in India, but has also spread to other areas of Asia and parts of the Western world through the diaspora from the Indian subcontinent. Holi is popularly known as the Indian “festival of spring”, the “festival of colours”, or the …
