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  Almost every human activity is directed towards one single aim; happiness. Though one does many functions for himself, for his family, society and country, he does it all for the sake of his own happiness.  Ultimately, all actions, whether… Continue Reading →

“Oh Lord Kumara, So long you are beside me, what can the planetary or other influence affect me? how an inauspicious day harm me? What can the ill-fate arising from past karmas do to me? How can disaster fall on… Continue Reading →

Among all the works on Vedanta, Yoga Vasishtam stands out as the most ancient,  most voluminous and most enlightening.  Yoga Vasishtam is the outstanding work  on Self-knowledge.   The word Yoga is defined as uniting the human spirit with the divine…. Continue Reading →

  Lord Ayyappa, who has his abode at Sabari Hill, is the Lord most loved, venerated and worshipped.  He is known by different names; as Dharma Saastha, who promotes the principles of Dharma, as Kaliyuga Varadha, who saves the land… Continue Reading →

    Among the many temples spread all over India, the temple at Puri, the abode of Lord Jagannath, is unique for many reasons. Lord Jagannath, his elder brother, Balabadra and younger sister, Subadra are the three deities worshipped here. … Continue Reading →

Buzzing streets, beaches, shopping arcades, monuments, moving vehicles, Metros and the skyscrapers do not sum up Chennai.  Chennai has a different face, quite different from all these diversities.  It has another face and that is its real face; the face… Continue Reading →

விழிக்குத் துணை திரு மென்மலர்ப் பாதங்கள் மெய்ம்மை குன்றாமொழிக்குத் துணை முருகா வெனு நாமங்கள் முன்பு செய்தபழிக்குத் துணையவன் பன்னிரு தோளும் பயந்ததனிவழிக்குத் துணைவடி வேலுஞ்செங் கோடன் மயூரமுமே. He whose sacred Lotus feet gives the right vision,whose sacred names guide me to speak the right language,whose twelve… Continue Reading →

While Sri Arunagirinathar weaved many garlands of songs (Paamalai) and offered them to different manifestations of God, Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi made a garland of letters (Aksharamana Malai) and offered them to Lord Arunachala. While Arunagirinathar rendered over 16,000 songs… Continue Reading →