Spoke with a lot of people today and there is a consensus – while all were (of course) disappointed at the outcome of the finals on Sunday, there was no blaming the team – they dominated throughout the tournament and gave us many a reason to cheer. One match would not necessarily change that. Heartwarming, …
This time, cricket is the winner:( As I write this, the Indian team is at the brink of defeat. An unbeaten streak throughout the World Cup comes to an end, and a billion hearts are broken…for a couple of days. For life moves on….bills have to be paid, families are to be taken care of, …
Ok. So tomorrow is the big day! India vs Australia. The World Cup final. Does not get any bigger than this. Yet, something even bigger is happening in my house as we speak. The search for the Du remote! As a family, we usually watch OTT and You Tube off Apple TV, so we have …
७. नि –निरीक्ष्य स मुहूर्तं तु ददर्श भरतो गुरुम् |उटजे राममासीनं जटामण्डलधारिणम् || २-९९-२५ – अयोध्याकाण्डम् Bharata (after sighting the hermitage of Rama), spent a few minutes looking at it and then saw Rama , his Guru, sitting inside with his matted locks. [Note: The context is Bharata visiting Rama at Chitrakuta with a view to persuading him …
मत्स्यमण्डूककथा The story of the fish and the frog In a lake, not so far away from here, lived two fish named ShataBuddhi (the one with a hundred tricks, or very intelligent) and SahasraBuddhi (the one with a thousand tricks, or highly intelligent). They were friends with a frog named EkaBuddhi (the one with one trick, or not very intelligent). The …
पूषन्नेकर्षे यम सूर्य प्राजापत्य व्यूह रश्मीन्समूह ।तेजः यत्ते रूपं कल्याणतमं तत्ते पश्यामि योऽसावसौ पुरुषः सोऽहमस्मि ॥ १६ ॥ pūṣannekarṣe yama sūrya prājāpatya vyūha raśmīnsamūha |tejaḥ yatte rūpaṃ kalyāṇatamaṃ tatte paśyāmi yo’sāvasau puruṣaḥ so’hamasmi || 16 || 16. O Sun, sole traveller of the Heavens, controller of all, Surya, son of Prajapati remove thy rays and gather up thy …
We underestimate our own capabilities. And by we, I mean everyone. Without exception. I have seen this in various fields – be it martial arts, studies or work. We think that we aim high, but we aim a lot lower than we are capable of. No, I don’t want to sound like one of those hyper …
शिरीषपुष्पमाघ्राणात् म्लानं संजायते यथा ।तथाऽतिथीनां वदनं स्याद् गृहस्थे पराङ्मुखे ॥ The delicate blossom of the anicham flower withers when merely smelled; an unwelcome look is enough to wither a guest’s heart. सूंघा ‘अनिच्च’ पुष्प को, तो वह मुरझा जाय ।मुँह फुला कर ताकते, सूख अतिथि-मुख जाय ॥ मातृदेवो भव । पितृदेवो भव । आचार्यदेवो भव …
On the eve of Diwali, the temple city, which is located on the bank of the Saryu River, also broke its own world record. About 22.23 lakh diyas were lit at the same time across 51 ghats in Ayodhya to create a new Guinness World Record. Diwali…Ayodhya wali!
ये हि संस्पर्शजा भोगा दु:खयोनय एव ते |आद्यन्तवन्त: कौन्तेय न तेषु रमते बुध: || 22|| ye hi sansparśha-jā bhogā duḥkha-yonaya eva teādyantavantaḥ kaunteya na teṣhu ramate budhaḥ The pleasures that arise from contact with the sense objects, though appearing as enjoyable to worldly-minded people, are actually a source of misery. O son of Kunti, such …
