The Power of Narayaneeyam Dhyana Shlokam In the realm of Sanatana Dharma (Hinduism), spiritual practices are deeply ritualized, not merely for tradition’s sake, but because each component of the practice carries profound psychological, energetic, and spiritual significance. Among these, “Dhyana Shlokam”—meditational verses recited before engaging in scriptural reading, puja, or chanting—play a crucial role in […]
Mahābali’s Surrender: When Ego Meets the Divine प्रीत्या दैत्यस्तव तनुमह:प्रेक्षणात् सर्वथाऽपि त्वामाराध्यन्नजित रचयन्नञ्जलिं सञ्जगाद । मत्त: किं ते समभिलषितं विप्रसूनो वद त्वं वित्तं भक्तं भवनमवनीं वाऽपि सर्वं प्रदास्ये ॥१॥ priityaa daityastava tanumahaH prekshaNaat sarvathaa(a)pi tvaamaaraadhyannajita rachayanna~njaliM sa~njagaada | mattaH kiM te samabhilaShitaM viprasuunO vada tvaM vyaktaM bhaktaM bhavanamavaniiM vaa(a)pi sarvaM pradaasye ||1|| This shloka teaches […]
Lakshmi Narayana Swayamvaram गरलं तरलानलं पुरस्ता- ज्जलधेरुद्विजगाल कालकूटम् । अमरस्तुतिवादमोदनिघ्नो गिरिशस्तन्निपपौ भवत्प्रियार्थम् ॥१॥ garalaM taralaanalaM purastaa jjaladherudvijagaala kaalakuuTam | amarastutivaada mOda nighnO girishastannipapau bhavatpriyaartham ||1|| The poison known as Kaalakoota, which resembled molten lava, was the first material to emerge from the ocean after the Devas and Asuras began to churn it. To honor Lord […]
The story of Prachethas पृथोस्तु नप्ता पृथुधर्मकर्मठ: प्राचीनबर्हिर्युवतौ शतद्रुतौ । प्रचेतसो नाम सुचेतस: सुता- नजीजनत्त्वत्करुणाङ्कुरानिव ॥१॥ pR^ithOstu naptaa pR^ithudharmakarmaThaH praachiinabarhiryuvatau shatadrutau| prachetasO naama suchetasaH sutaa najiijanattvatkaruNaankuraaniva॥1॥ The life of Prachetas, Pruthu’s Great Great Grandsons, is covered in the Ninteenth Dashakam of the Narayaneeyam. Prithu’s great-grandson Praacheenbarhis, who was renowned for his world-benefitting endeavors, was married […]
“The story of Pruthu” जातस्य ध्रुवकुल एव तुङ्गकीर्ते- रङ्गस्य व्यजनि सुत: स वेननामा । यद्दोषव्यथितमति: स राजवर्य- स्त्वत्पादे निहितमना वनं गतोऽभूत् ॥१॥ jaatasya dhruvakula eva tungakiirterangasya vyajani sutaH sa venanaamaa | taddOShavyathitamatiH sa raajavaryastvatpaade nihitamanaa vanaM gatO(a)bhuut || 1|| The life of King Pruthu, another monarch, is portrayed by Bhattathiri in the Seventeenth Dashakam of […]