Motherhood, representing a high order of renunciation and service, holds a glorified place in the scheme of Hindu life. God with his unfailing love is worshipped by many as the Divine Mother, while all women are to be looked upon by men as the earthly counterparts of the Divine Mother. Shri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa raised this
Continue Reading...The old ballads of North Malabar, in Kerala, contain the story of a brave girl, Unniyarcha, ( early 17th century ) who saved the women of her village from being kidnapped and in the end brought communal amity. Unniyarcha was the sister of Aromal Chekavar, a doughty warrior and a fencing master ( martial arts
Continue Reading...Ahalyabai (1735-1795) was the ruler of the Indore State. “She was one of the purest and most exemplary rulers that ever existed” according to Sir John Malcolm, a great Maratha historian. She was the daughter of Manakoji Shinde of Aurangabad. She was married to Khanduji, only son of Malhararao Holkar. Malhararao was an assistant chieftain
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The Power of Gayatri Mantra, Sung by various famous singers Updated on March 29th : As requested by our devotee listeners, we provide the translation of the mantra. Please forgive us if there are any mistakes or typo here. Word by word meaning of Gayatri Om – the primeval sound Bhur – the physical world,
Continue Reading...श्रीरामरक्षा स्तोत्रं ॥ ऊँ श्रीगणेशाय् नमः ॥ अस्य् श्रीराम् रक्षा स्तोत्रमन्त्रस्य।बुधकौशिक् ऋषिः । श्रीसीतारामचंद्रो देवता । अनुष्टुप् छंदः । सीता शक्तिः। श्रीमद् हनुमान कीलकम्। श्रीरामचंद्र्प्रीत्यर्थे रामरक्षास्तोत्रजपे विनियोगः॥ ॥ अथ धयानम् ॥ ध्यायेदाजानुबाहुं धृतशरधनुषं बध्दपद्मासनस्थम् । पीतं वासो वसानं नवकमलदलस्पर्धिनेत्रं प्रसन्नम्। वामांकारुढ सीतामुखकमलमिलल्लोचनं नीरदाभम् । नानालंकारदीप्तं दधतमुरुजटामंडनं रामचंद्रम्॥ ॥ स्तोत्रम् ॥ चरितं रघुनाथस्य शतकोटि प्रविस्तरम् ।
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