Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara – Vidyuth Publications has done a wonderful job of bringing out another rare book of Shri Ra. Ganapathy Anna. This book ran out of stock and was not available in print for the many… Read More ›
Bookshelf
Nithya Panchayathana Puja Book
Thanks to Hari Ramasubbu for the share. Simple and beautiful book on how to do Nithya panchayathana puja. Typically panchayathana puja requires initiation by any Sastrigal – please approach your local priest and they will gladly get you started. I… Read More ›
Puja Sangraham book by Sri Matam
Thanks to my buddy Hari Ramasubbu for the share. I used to have this book but have lost it over time. This is in continuation to my earliest posting yesterday and also for Sri Balaji’s request! Save this book and… Read More ›
Sri Sivan Sar Ashtothram
Yesterday being Sar’s Jayanthi here, I sat for the puja and later realized that I didn’t have the ashtothram. So I used the “call a friend” option and Auditor Sri Chandramouli helped me with this. This ashtotram was composed by… Read More ›
சுந்தரகாண்டம் படிப்பதால் கற்பனைக்கும் எட்டாத நன்மைகள்
Thanks to Sri Neyveli Murali for the share. This post talks about all benefits of reading sundarakandam. Few years back, my friend Padmanabhan’s father-in-law visited from India and he asked me to read at least few slokas from it daily…. Read More ›
தூப வழிபாடு மூலம் மேன்மை பெற்ற திருக்கடையூர்கலயனார்
Any nayanmars Purana takes us to a different level – opens up our eyes and defines how and what unshaken faith means! Thanks to Sri Mathorubhagan for the FB share. குங்குலியக் கலயநாயனார் குருபூஜை விழா — ஆவணி மூலம் – 7&8-9-19.”திருக்கடையூர் அபிராமி… Read More ›
Happy Pillayar Chaturthi – 2019
On this auspicious day, let us hear about Him from our gurunathar! Om Eka dhantaya Vidmahe Vakratundaya Dheemahi Tanno Danthi Prachodayaat!! I have given the link for Puja Vidhanam in Tamil. Hope you will find it useful. Click here to… Read More ›
Beautiful photo & a poem on Mahaperiyava!
Two days back i posted an incident and mentioned that I have not read that before. Someone replied that it was an incident narrated by Sri Gopala Ganapadigal and apparently I interviewed him part of my kailash trip. Clearly these… Read More ›
Mahaperiyava’s speech from 1932
Thanks to Sri Vinayak Sreenivasan for this wonderful share. It is always lovely to see and read a very old book and that too on Periyava’s speech. I looked into this blog and there is already a similar book shared… Read More ›
Shri Kanchi ShriMatam Swastivachanam – With meanings
Thanks to Brahmasri Ramana Ghanapadigal of Nerur for creating this document and Sri Hari Ramasubbu for sharing this. Although we have been chanting this for a long time, it is great to know the meaning and also some subtleties in… Read More ›
Sankaranandham Vol 12 – 126th Jayanthi Special
Thanks to Madambakkam Sri Shankar Lakshmikanthan (a.k.a Thenupureeswara Dasan) to share this wonderful collection of great stuthis of Kanchi Acharyas. Beautiful collection. Great job Shankar! Those who are unable to download from scribd.com, please contact him directly at 99404 47… Read More ›
Sankara – Brain of India
Thanks to Sri Gopalan Varadarajan for sharing this article.
Great tool to add Vikrasamvastara Calendar in google
Thanks to Sri Kamakshi Seva Samithi for sharing this…Special thanks to Dr Mohan for doing this. Please use the below link to download the CSV file and follow the instructions as per this post. Disclaimer – I have not tried… Read More ›
A Stuthi on Kanchi Guruparampara by sAnuPuthran
பெரியவா சரணம். அத்புதமான திருவருட்பா பாடலைப் படித்துக் கொண்டிருந்தேன். அமுதமாய் ஆன்றோர் அதற்கான அர்த்தத்தையும் தெளிவாக தந்துள்ளனராயிற்றே! ஆயினும் பாடலைப் படித்து முடித்ததும், அம்மையப்பனை அருட்பெருந்தெய்வத்தை அழகுற போற்றிய முறையிலேயே, அம்மையப்ப ஸ்வரூபியான எம் மஹாபட்டாரகனான, முப்பெருந்தேவரின், மூவனிதையின் ஓருருத் தேவனான எம்பெருமான உம்மாச்சீயை, ஸ்ரீஆதிசங்கர பகவத்பாத மூலாம்னாய ஸர்வக்ஞ பீடத்தின் இன்றுவரையிலும் சம்பூர்ணமாக விளங்குகின்ற… Read More ›
Hamsanandha by Medhasri Dharmambal
(Thanks to Sudhan for this rare photo – look at Periyava in this photo – amazing – with all those rudraksha malas, He is a walking Parameswaran Himself) I am very happy to know about Medhasri Dharmambal’s life and how… Read More ›
ஸ்ரீ வீரமித்ரோதயம்-ஸ்ரீ வாராணஸீ க்ஷேத்ரமாஹாத்ம்யம்
by Bramhasri Puliyur Raghava Dheekshitar ஸ்ரீ மித்ரமிஸ்ரர் தனது வீரமித்ரோதயம் எனும் தர்மஸாஸ்த்ர நிபந்தநூலின்,ஏழாம் பாகமான தீர்த்தப்ரகாஷத்தில்,ஸ்ரீ வாராணஸீ க்ஷேத்ரத்தின் பெருமைகளைப் பற்றி விரிவாகக் கூறுகிறார். அவர் சைவபுராணங்களிலிருந்தும்,உபபுராணங்களிலிருந்தும் ஏராளமான மேற்கோள்கள் காட்டுகிறார். முதலில் அவர் வாராணஸீ க்ஷேத்ரம் பற்றி இவ்வாறு கூறுகிறார், “லோகஸ்ய ஷோகவஸதே: கலிகாலரூடம் கூடம் ப்ரகாஷமபி சாகமலம் நிரோத்தும்| முக்த்வா… Read More ›
JAGADGURU SRI JAYENDRA SARASWATHI SWAMIJI AN OFFERING
I am glad to share beautiful article compiled by Sri PR Kannan of Navi, Mumbai.
Sri Mahaperiyava Padhuka Panchakam
I found this paper preserved at my desk for a long time. I do not know who sent this to me – I am “guessing” Kirthana’s (the girl who drew Periyava) mom sent me this along with her drawing. Not… Read More ›
Path of Periyava by Sri Ra Ganapathy Anna
Thanks to Sri Ambi for the share…. Anna’s writing is unique as always – for some it is bit hard (self included) but his ability to drive the point is unparalleled. Here Anna beautifully explains how hard it is to… Read More ›