यदि आपने हिन्दी पढ़ी है तथा संस्कृत भाषा को सीखने में भी थोड़ा-बहुत समय बिताया है तो हो सकता है आपने अनुस्वार के प्रयोग पे कुछ ध्यान दिया हो। अनुस्वार का प्रयोग हिन्दी भाषा में इस प्रकार व्यापक्ता से होने लगा कि पाञ्च व्यञ्जनों को दर्शाने के लिये केवल अनुस्वार को ही डाला जाने लगा। […]
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Rudra Gayatri is a powerful mantra chanted in Sanskrit with intonation of sound to invoke the blessings of Lord Rudra, which is a form of Lord Shiva. In this mantra, the grandeur of Lord Rudra is mentioned and chanted. Below is the English transliteration of this Sanskrit mantra with swara marks for easy pronunciation
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The Pandavas, the valiant and the virtuous princes were deceived by the Kauravas their cousins in a game of dice. As per the dictates of the Kauravas in response to their defeat, they had to lose all their kingdom and leave to the forest in exile. The five brothers were highly noble and were attached
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The web of life is strongly woven by causes and effects. Therefore, what we see around us are reactions, resounds and reflections, with each of them originating from a cause that is not visible to our eyes. Divine justice prevails over every action bringing in the corresponding reaction at some point of time as appropriate.
We present the Sanskrit and English version of Garuda Gayatri with Swara marks for easy pronunciation. Garuda is the king of birds and is the revered vehicle of Lord Vishnu. Garuda is believed to carry the people to Vishnu-loka after their death. Below is the English version of this mantra with swara marks.
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कुछ दिन से मीडिया में सिण्डी क्राफ़ोर्ड के फोटोशाप किये बिना चित्र के बारे में बहुरूप से चर्चा हो रही है। पूरे का पूरा मीडिया जगत इस चित्र के बारे में विभिन्न प्रकार की बातें कर रहा है तथा ये कहने का यत्न कर रहा है कि कैसे स्त्री की सुन्दरता जैसी हो उसे
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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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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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Even after you have read, watched and heard so much about Mahabharata, there are numerous stories and facts that are new to you. I was recently reading this chapter from Mahabharata when I came to know about the lineage of Pandavas. It is well known that all of them wedded Draupadi, and of course they
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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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