jigyāsā

This is a beautiful and poetic piece of literature written by Anay Bathia. I would like to thank Anayji in authoring this profound work and allowing the Jigyasa Team to share it on the blog. SILENCE HER VOICE After 5000 years, Indian Culture has lost her voice. The people I meet, the work I see … Continue reading »

From time to time I will attempt to analyse various verses from the Bhagavad Gita with the interpretations of selected commentators. ज्ञेयं यत्तत्प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वामृतमश्नुते। अनादिमत्परं ब्रह्म न सत्तन्नासदुच्यते॥ १३-१३॥ jñeyaṁ yattatpravakṣyāmi yajjñātvāmṛtamaśnute | anādimatparaṁ brahma na sattannāsaducyate || 13-13|| jñeyaṁ – has to be known, yat - which, tat - that, pravakṣyāmi - I shall describe yaj - which, jñātvā - by knowing amṛtam - immortality, aśnute  – attains, anādimat - … Continue reading »

ऋग्वेदः १.०८९.१-१० आ नो भद्राः करतवो यन्तु विश्वतो.अदब्धासो अपरीतास उद्भिदः | देवा नो यथा सदमिद वर्धे असन्नप्रायुवो रक्षितारो दिवे-दिवे || देवानां भद्रा सुमतिर्र्जूयतां देवानां रातिरभि नोनि वर्तताम | देवानां सख्यमुप सेदिमा वयं देवा न आयुः पर तिरन्तु जीवसे || तान पूर्वया निविदा हूमहे वयं भगं मित्रमदितिं दक्षमस्रिधम | अर्यमणं वरुणं सोममश्विना सरस्वतीनः सुभगा मयस करत … Continue reading »

सच्चिदानन्द रूपाय विश्वोत्पत्यादि हेतवे तापत्रय विनाशाय श्री कृष्णाय वयम नुमः जिसका स्वरूप सच्चिदानन्द है, जो इस समस्त विश्वकी उत्पत्ति, पालन एवं संहार करते है, जो उसके भक्तो के लिए तीनो ताप का विनाश करते है, हम सभी वोह श्री राधा कृष्णको नमन करते है, पद्म पुराण में इस श्लोक से श्रीमद भागवत महात्म्य का प्रारंभ … Continue reading »

प्रेतसंस्था तु चामुण्डा वाराही महिषासना। ऐन्द्री गजसमारूढा वैष्णवी गरुडासना॥ माहेश्वरी वृषारूढा कौमारी शिखिवाहना। लक्ष्मीः पद्मासना देवी पद्महस्ता हरि प्रिया॥ देवी कवच ९ – १० pretasaṁsthā tu cāmuṇḍā vārāhī mahiṣāsanā | aindrī gajasamārūḍhā vaiṣṇavī garuḍāsanā || māheśvarī vṛṣārūḍhā kaumārī śikhivāhanā | lakṣmīḥ padmāsanā devī padmahastā hari priyā || devī kavaca 9 – 10 cāmuṇḍā is situated … Continue reading »

Madhvacharya, the main exponent of dvaita philosophy was born in southern Karnataka in a small village of Paajakakshetra near Udipi in the Tulunadu area to a Shivalli Brahmin family. Majority of what is known about Madhvacharya are through a hagiography named Madhvavijaya, the victory of Madhva composed by his devotee and follower, Narayana Panditacharya. Although … Continue reading »