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Srimad Bhagavad Gita - Issue#1

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Dear Readers Bhagavad Gita is the conversation between Lord Krishna and Arjuna in the Battlefield of Kurushetra. In a way we are also like Arjuna waging war against the materialistic forces. After hearing the Bhagavad Gita Kirshna enquired Arjuna whether all his illusions are removed? And Arujna replied that all his illusions have been removed and told “Karishye Vachanam Tava” [18.73] I will follow whatever you have said. At the conclusion Krishna also says “Those who study or listen this sacred conversation shall attain the blessed worlds of those who perform virtuous deeds”. [18.71] That is the greatness of reading the Gita. The Gita is like an ocean that many philosophers and erudite scholars have written commentary on it. Adi Sankaracharaya says in his Bhaja Govindam “Bhagavad Gita Kinchida Deeta, Ganga Jalalava Kanika Peeta” i.e. “please read atleast few verses from Bhagavad Gita or take a sip of Ganga”. Reading Bhagavad Gita is such a sacred act. There is no doubt any who reads w

Guru Samarpanam - Issue#4

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Dear all The article contains : 1. Biography 2. Mahaperiyava Miracles 3. Voice of God 1. Biography Birth – Youth The holy birth of our Swamiji took place at Vizhuppuram in the Salivahana Sahaptam 1817 – year of Jaya, month of Vaikasi, 8th day [20th May, 1894]. He was born as the second son to his father who was working as Supervisor of Schools at Vizhuppuram. Having named his first son Ganapathi, Subramania Shastrigal named his second son after the residing deity of Swamigal, also their family deity (Kula deivam), the holy name of ‘Swaminathan’. Shastrigal had four sons and a daughter apart from our Swamigal. They were our Swamiji’s elder brother Ganapathi Shastri, younger siblings Lalithambal Ammaiyar, Sambamoorthy Shastri, Sadashiva Shastri alias Shivam, Krishnamurthy Shastri alias Kunju Shastri. Krishnamurthy Shastri learnt Rig Veda from the renowned Mayavaram Brahmashri Krishna Shastrigal who had served in the Mutt for a long time. He also had the honor of teaching Vedas to our pre