Meditation Affinity

The story of Rama up until his encounter with Lord Hanuman is told in this Dasakam. गीर्वाणैरर्थ्यमानो दशमुखनिधनं कोसलेष्वृश्यशृङ्गे पुत्रीयामिष्टिमिष्ट्वा ददुषि दशरथक्ष्माभृते पायसाग्र्यम् । तद्भुक्त्या तत्पुरन्ध्रीष्वपि तिसृषु समं जातगर्भासु जातो रामस्त्वं लक्ष्मणेन स्वयमथ भरतेनापि शत्रुघ्ननाम्ना ॥१॥ giirvaaNairarthyamaanO dashamukhanidhanaM kOsaleShvR^ishyashR^inge putriiyaamiShTimiShTvaa daduShi dasharathakshmaabhR^ite paayasaagryam | tadbhuktyaa tatpurandhriiShvapi tisR^iShu samaM jaatagarbhaasu jaatO raamastvaM lakshmaNena svayamatha bharatenaapi shatrughna […]

Understanding the Sacred Discipline: Key Rules for Chanting Narayaneeyam to Invoke Divine Grace and Inner Peace June 9, 2025: Narayaneeyam is a revered Sanskrit devotional text comprising 1036 verses composed by the great scholar and devotee Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiri. It is a condensed version of the Bhagavata Purana and is offered with deep devotion to […]

The Theft of Nectar and the Defeat of the Asuras उद्गच्छतस्तव करादमृतं हरत्सु दैत्येषु तानशरणाननुनीय देवान् । सद्यस्तिरोदधिथ देव भवत्प्रभावा- दुद्यत्स्वयूथ्यकलहा दितिजा बभूवु: ॥१॥ udgachChatastava karaadamR^itaM haratsu daityeShu taanasharaNaananuniiya devaan | sadyastirOdadhitha deva bhavatprabhaavaat udyatsvayuuthya kalahaa ditijaa babhuuvuH || 1 || Demons, also known as Daityas, quickly seized the nectar that Lord Vishnu, in his […]

Koorma Avatar (The Tortoise Incarnation) In Dashakam 27 of Narayaneeyam, the curse of Sage Durvasavu that rendered the Gods mortal is described, along with how Lord Vishnu helped the Gods regain their immortal state. दर्वासास्सुरवनिताप्तदिव्यमाल्यं शक्राय स्वयमुपदाय तत्र भूय: । नागेन्द्रप्रतिमृदिते शशाप शक्रं का क्षान्तिस्त्वदितरदेवतांशजानाम् ॥१॥ durvaasaassuravanitaapta divyamaalyaM shakraaya svayamupadaaya tatra bhuuyaH | naagendra pratimR^idite […]