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Narayaneeyam Dashakam 17

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Dhruva Charitam (The story of Dhruva) Sarvathra Govinda Nama Sankeerthanam Govinda Govinda उत्तानपादनृपतेर्मनुनन्दनस्य जाया बभूव सुरुचिर्नितरामभीष्टा । अन्या सुनीतिरिति भर्तुरनादृता सा त्वामेव नित्यमगति: शरणं गताऽभूत् ॥१॥ uttaanapaada nR^ipatermanunandanasya jaayaa babhuuva suruchirnitaraamabhiiShTaa | anyaa suniitiriti bharturanaadR^itaa saa tvaameva nityamagatiH sharaNaM gataa(a)bhuut ||1 || Dashakam 17 of Narayaneeyam depicts the life of Dhruva, son of Uthanapada who […]

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Narayaneeyam Dashakam 16

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Manifestation of Nara and Narayana Sarvathra Govinda Nama Sankeerthanam Govinda Govinda दक्षो विरिञ्चतनयोऽथ मनोस्तनूजां लब्ध्वा प्रसूतिमिह षोडश चाप कन्या: । धर्मे त्रयोदश ददौ पितृषु स्वधां च स्वाहां हविर्भुजि सतीं गिरिशे त्वदंशे ॥१॥ dakshO viri~nchatanayO(a)tha manOstanuujaaM labdhvaa prasuutimiha ShODasha chaapa kanyaaH | dharme trayOdasha dadau pitR^iShu svadhaaM cha svaahaaM havirbhuji satiiM girishe tvadamshe ||1|| The sixteenth […]

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Narayaneeyam Dashakam 15

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Teachings of Kapila Sarvathra Govinda Nama Sankeerthanam Govinda Govinda मतिरिह गुणसक्ता बन्धकृत्तेष्वसक्ता त्वमृतकृदुपरुन्धे भक्तियोगस्तु सक्तिम् । महदनुगमलभ्या भक्तिरेवात्र साध्या कपिलतनुरिति त्वं देवहूत्यै न्यगादी: ॥१॥ matiriha guNasaktaa bandhakR^itteShvasaktaa tvamR^itakR^iduparundhe bhaktiyOgastu saktim | mahadanugamalabhyaa bhaktirevaatra saadhyaa kapilatanuriti tvaM devahuutyai nyagaadiiH ||1|| The fifteenth dashakam of the Narayaneeyam explains a philosophy that Kapila taught his mother, Devahuti. According […]

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Narayaneeyam Dashakam 14

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Incarnation of Kapila Sarvathra Govinda Nama Sankeerthanam Govinda Govinda समनुस्मृततावकाङ्घ्रियुग्म: स मनु: पङ्कजसम्भवाङ्गजन्मा । निजमन्तरमन्तरायहीनं चरितं ते कथयन् सुखं निनाय ॥१॥ samanusmR^itataavakaanghriyugmH sa manuH pankajasambhavaangajanmaa | nijamantaramantaraayahiinaM charitaM te kathayan sukhaM ninaaya ||1|| The fourteenth Dashakam begins with a mention of Swayambhu Manu by Bhattathiri. He praises Manu, the son of Brahmaa, for spending seventy-one […]

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Narayaneeyam Dashakam 13

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Hiranyaksha’s demise at the hands of Lord Vishnu हिरण्याक्षं तावद्वरद भवदन्वेषणपरं चरन्तं सांवर्ते पयसि निजजङ्घापरिमिते । भवद्भक्तो गत्वा कपटपटुधीर्नारदमुनि: शनैरूचे नन्दन् दनुजमपि निन्दंस्तव बलम् ॥१॥ hiraNyaakshaM taavadvarada bhavadanveShaNaparaM charantaM saanvarte payasi nijajanghaaparimite | bhavadbhaktO gatvaa kapaTapaTudhiirnaaradamuniH shanairuuche nandan danujamapi nindamstava balam || 1 Bhattathiri gives an account of Narada and his exploits in the first […]

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Narayaneeyam Dashakam 12

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The embodiment “ Varaha Avatar” (the boar) स्वायम्भुवो मनुरथो जनसर्गशीलो दृष्ट्वा महीमसमये सलिले निमग्नाम् । स्रष्टारमाप शरणं भवदङ्घ्रिसेवा- तुष्टाशयं मुनिजनै: सह सत्यलोके ॥१॥ svaayambhuvO manurathO janasargashiilO dR^iShTvaa mahiimasamaye salile nimagnaam | sraShTaaramaapa sharaNaM bhavadanghrisevaatuShTaashayaM munijanaiH saha satyalOke ||1|| In the first sloka of the twelfth Dashakam of the Narayaneeyam, Bhattathiri details about Swayambhu Manu’s visit […]

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Narayaneeyam Dashakam 11

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“Birth Of Hiranya Kasipu and Hiranyaksha” Sarvatra Govinda Nama Sankeertanam Govinda Govinda क्रमेण सर्गे परिवर्धमाने कदापि दिव्या: सनकादयस्ते । भवद्विलोकाय विकुण्ठलोकं प्रपेदिरे मारुतमन्दिरेश ॥१॥ krameNa sarge parivardhamaane kadaapi divyaaH sanakaadayaste | bhavadvilOkaaya vikuNThalOkaM prapedire maarutamandiresha ||1 || Bhattathiri describes the visit of the divine sages Sanaka and others to pay homage to the Lord during […]

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Rajasthan Tourism promotes Darshanam

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Raghukul Trust, a Jaipur-based NGO Promoting Living Traditions Is organizing an exhibition of Pichwais Paintings – artworks from heritage artists dedicated to one of the most ancient art forms of Rajasthan which in today’s world of modern and abstract art is struggling to stay in the market. “Darshanam by Raghukul Trust” brings to fore the […]

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Narayaneeyam Dasakam 10

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“Diverse Creations” Sarvatra Govinda Nama Sankeertanam Govinda Govinda वैकुण्ठ वर्धितबलोऽथ भवत्प्रसादा- दम्भोजयोनिरसृजत् किल जीवदेहान् । स्थास्नूनि भूरुहमयानि तथा तिरश्चां जातिं मनुष्यनिवहानपि देवभेदान् ॥१॥ vaikuNTha vardhita balO(a)tha bhavatprasaadaadambhOjayOnirasR^ ijat kila jiivadehaan | sthaasnuuni bhuuruhamayaani tathaa tirashchaaM jaatiirmanuShya nivahaanapi deva bhedaan ||1 || Bhattathiri invokes Lord Vishnu at the opening of the tenth Dashakam sloka. “O the […]

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Narayaneeyam Dasakam 9

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“Origin of the Universe” Sarvatra Govinda Nama Sankeertanam Govinda Govinda स्थितस्स कमलोद्भवस्तव हि नाभिपङ्केरुहे कुत: स्विदिदमम्बुधावुदितमित्यनालोकयन् । तदीक्षणकुतूहलात् प्रतिदिशं विवृत्तानन- श्चतुर्वदनतामगाद्विकसदष्टदृष्ट्यम्बुजाम् ॥१॥ sthitassa kamalōdbhavastava hi nābhipaṅkēruhē kutaḥ svididamambudhāvuditamityanālōkayan । tadīkṣaṇakutūhalāt pratidiśaṃ vivṛttānana- śchaturvadanatāmagādvikasadaṣṭadṛṣṭyambujām ॥1॥ In the first verse of the Ninth Dashakam of the Narayaneeyam, Bhattathiri beautifully narrates the story of how Lord Brahma came […]