There could be a long debate on whether we should even comment or not on the picture of Cindy Crawford that has recently made headlines in all sorts of media–print, digital and of course the new media (social). A lot of people may even say that this kind of news is not even oriented […]
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We provide the Vishnu Gayatri mantra in Sanskrit with English transliteration and swara marks for chanting help. This Vishnu Gayatri propitiates three names of Vishnu–Narayana, Vasudeva, and Vishnu. We present the English transliteration below with swara marks.
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Due to the association of Goddess Saraswati with education and knowledge, this mantra is often recited in schools, colleges and various other educational institutions. A lot of kids would know this mantra by rote, though they may not understand the full meaning of this mantra. We present both the Sanskrit and English texts of this
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Well, this is a contextual way of saying that in startup culture, you will not get office politics and false gods worshiped just to create an impression on you. In startups, a boss may be wrong. It is excellence that matters in startup culture and not legacy. I know about such a culture from a
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We present the Sanskrit and English version of Hamsa Gayatri. Very interestingly, due to negligence and also trendy spelling styles used in various local languages including Hindi, a lot of people pronounce this word as Hansa, just like Samskrit is pronounced as Sanskrit. However, the correct pronunciation is Haṁsa. Below is the English transliteration of this
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Among the treasure of stories in The Mahabharata, an interesting episode on Bheema embodies a striking message, “True Devotion Can’t Be Judged By External Actions”. Those were the days when the Pandavas were experiencing a mixture of experiences during their exile. At a time when their morale was so low and they needed the divine
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Winning the divine grace is not that easy. No doubt God’s heart is softer than butter and would easily melt when the soothing heat of devotion is applied. However, the devotees need to do their bit to convince the Lord that they deserve His grace and compassion. Only at that point the divine grace arrives
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A number of instances in The Mahabharata show the contempt that the Kauravas had towards the Pandavas. Motivated by their jealousy, the Kauravas were always looking for a chance to bring down the Pandavas, causing misery and troubles to them in all possible ways. During most such times, Sri Krishna was there to tactfully intervene
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The old concept of cooking, sewing, and laundry should be a big no-no if you are looking to get married in this age. The modern couples suffer from modern issues and not from who will cook and who will wash dishes. There are various options available to take care of such stuff. The real trouble
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Lord Ganesha is also known as Ganapati–the leader or the head of the Gana (which simply means a team). As per the legend, he is worshiped before starting any work or undertaking any task. There is a popular saying in Hindi and various regional languages of India conveying this belief contextually–whenever somebody has to start
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Well, it is a true story and I am writing my personal experience. Yesterday, my to-be 3-year old daughter slapped me. Well, she was just forwarding the case of her mother, who was sitting beside me on the bed while I was still lurking under the combo of my winter-blues-destroyers, comprising a quilt and a
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I will keep this simple and straightforward because the mantra book for a married life can’t be simply put in 10 lines. But I will try to touch more practical aspects of a marriage and how husband and wife can help each grow in their relationship. Husband and wife should practice perseverance. Two people might
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The transliterated form of this Sanskrit mantra with Swara marks in presented below.
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For almost 27 years, I kept thinking that when I will get married, I will not get myself into stuff that usually married men end up having. I always dreamt that I will have a unique experience and I will not have to face the same problems that others complain about of have to face
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While learning how to say you are my life in Hindi, you need to take care that the second person you could be used in three different versions. It could be for an elder person, a contemporary or a younger one. So, you will need to learn three different versions of this Hindi phrase. How
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It is quite tricky to learn how to say welcome back in Hindi. There are many contextual Hindi phrases that can be used to express the same feeling; however, they may differ in actual meaning slightly. So, we have picked the most-suited Hindi phrase for you to convey the meaning of the English sentence. If
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Learning Hindi alphabet from English in quite easy. However, if you learn it in the reverse way, from Hindi to English, you may have some problems with some sounds because they are hard to pronounce in English. Recommended books to explore Hindi language more: Anyways, we will limit ourselves to the present discussion of learning