knramesh: September 2009

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Superb video

Pl see the attached video

Excellent one!

knr

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Happy moments, praise God.
Difficult moments, seek God.
Quiet moments, worship God.
Painful moments, trust God.

Every moment, thank God

Bajaj is trying to showcase the mileage of their Bikes. So they are
coming with a series of ads that say how much India can be seen with 1
Litre of Petrol with their bikes.

Today's ad featured a Sanskrit speaking village where people "still
communicate" in Sanskrit. They claim with 1 Ltr of petrol, people can go
to this village from Mysore. The Ad shows villagers warning the biker,
in Sanskrit, about a road-block ahead that the biker doesn't understand,
and realizes after hitting the roadblock (a fallen tree).

I'm happy to see some mainstream coverage like this for our language. I
hope it results in some interest and few more enthusiasts.

The village is Mattur (also spelt as Mathur, Matthur etc) on the banks
of river Tunga in Shimoga District of Karnataka State.
This has been written about in almost all newspapers from time to time.

It seems there is another village, with same quality of affinity to
samskrutham in Rajgarh District of Madhya Pradesh, named Jhiri.

More details can be had here:
http://sevadarshan.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=33

knr
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If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.
Happy moments, praise God.
Difficult moments, seek God.
Quiet moments, worship God.
Painful moments, trust God.

Every moment, thank God

Nai Janmam

Nai Janmam

Krsah Kaanah Khanjah Sravanarahithah puchchavikalo

Vranee Mayaklinnah krmikulasathairavrthathanuh |
Barthruhari-Subashitham

shudhakshamo Jeernah Pitarakakapaalarpithagalah sringara
sathakam

Shunemanvethi Shva Hathamapicha hanthyeva Madhanah ||

-Dhurviraktha padhdhathih Sl - 78

Lean, Blind, lame, Torn ears, With deformed tail,

Full of oozing Sores, Affected by Fleece,

Starved and weak, Worn out by old age, With the broken neck of a pot around
his neck,

Such a dog follows a Bitch !!

Haa! Manmathan does not spare even if dead !!

Visualising such a scene we would say, Chee Chee NaiJanmam Thoo …!!!

knr
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If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.
Happy moments, praise God.
Difficult moments, seek God.
Quiet moments, worship God.
Painful moments, trust God.

Every moment, thank God

Mudra Raakshasam-

Mudra Raakshasam-This is yet another interesting Sanskrit kavyam .

Watch this film in Sanskrit at

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE_D31OZ6m4

knr

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If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.
Happy moments, praise God.
Difficult moments, seek God.
Quiet moments, worship God.
Painful moments, trust God.

Every moment, thank God

Raghava Yadaveeyam- meaning

http://www.sanskritebooks.org/2009/09/raghava-yadaviyam-with-english-translation/

Raghava Yaadaveeyam

" Raghava Yadaveeyam " is a poem in Sanskrit written by His Holiness Paravaakottai Srimad Andavan Swamigal,Sri rangam. The speciality of this
poem is that it is having thirty shlokas which if read forward gives the
story of Ram and if read backward gives the story of Krishna .

The work is available here:
http://www.prapatti.com/slokas/sanskrit/raaghavayaadaviiyam.pdf

You can purchase this book from here

http://books.arshavidya.org/cgi-bin/process/shop/display/item?prrfnbr=26753

A quick search on alibris shows some books:
http://www.alibris.co.uk/search/books/qwork/5527164/used/Raghavayadaviyam%20kavyam

knr

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If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.
Happy moments, praise God.
Difficult moments, seek God.
Quiet moments, worship God.
Painful moments, trust God.

Every moment, thank God

Monday, September 28, 2009

Brahmana Dharma

The Garuda Purana says," Out of thousands of Brahmanas, one is qualified to perform yagnas(sacrifices), and out of many thousands of such qualified brahmanas expert in sacrifices, one learned Brahmana may have passed beyond all Vedic knowledge". Using the above-mentioned quotation as a yardstick let us evaluate ourselves as where we stand. All the quotations from Puranas and Dharma Sastras so far quoted go to assert the a Brahmana is not Brahmana solely by birth. One has to exhibit Brahminical qualities and perform duties of Brahmin, if he were to be considered as Brahmana. Let me quote two more dictums from manu Samhita:-
"A Brahmana who, being an agnihotri, voluntarily negelects the sacred fire, shall perform the Chandrayana vrata for one month; for that offence is equal to the slaughter of a son(Manu Samhita 11.41)
"A Brahman who without studying the vedas who labours for other things--wealth, position,adoration and other opulences, becomes a sudra along with his family members (Manu Samhita2.168)

In the Vishnu-Dharma, it is stated that any twice-born Brahmana who does not perform Sandhya Vandanam properly and engages in other activities and vows, goes to hell for one billion years.

The indisputable qualities of a Brahmana have been described by Lord Krishna in verse 42 of Chapter 18 of Bhagawad Gita.
"Serenity(peacefulness), self-control, austerity, purity, tolerance( forgiveness), uprighteousness(honesty),wisdom in theory and practise, and faith in God--from these flow the natural duties of Brahmanas"
The Mahabhrata enunciates the twelve-fold qualifications of a Brahmana. "A Brahmana must be perfectly religious. he must be truthful, and he must be able to control his senses. he must execute severe austerities, and he must be detached, humble and tolerant. He must not envy anyone, and he must be expert in performing sacrifices and giving whatever he has in charity. He must be fixed in devotion and be an expert in the knowledge of the Vedas" . Vana Parva Chapter 180 of Mahabharata says," A person who possesses truthfulness, charity, forgiveness, sobriety,gentleness, austerity and lack of haterd is called a Brahmana". And in Srimad Bhagavatam, sage Narada states," The symptoms of a Brahman are control of the mind, control of the senses, austerity and penance, cleanliness, contentment, forgiveness, simplicity, knowledge, mercy, truthfulness and complete surrender to God."(7.11.21).
We can go on quotong from scriptures about what is expected of a Brahmana.
It is time for each one of us to undertake a self-audit of our conduct as a Brahmana, beleifs,faith etc. etc. in scriptures in the light of what has been stated so far in this connection

knr
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If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.
Happy moments, praise God.
Difficult moments, seek God.
Quiet moments, worship God.
Painful moments, trust God.

Every moment, thank God

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

As you grow OLD you accumulate wealth

Silver on the Hair

Gold on the Teeth.

Stones in the Kidneys

Sugar in the Blood.

Lead on the Feet.

Iron in the Arteries.

And an inexhaustible supply of Natural Gas..

We never thought we'd accumulated such wealth!

knr

--
If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.
Happy moments, praise God.
Difficult moments, seek God.
Quiet moments, worship God.
Painful moments, trust God.

Every moment, thank God

Millionaire & 3 beggars

A Millionaire & Three Beggars

There was a good-natured millionaire in the town. Three beggars thought of approaching him for help. The first man went to the millionaire and said: "O Lord! I want five rupees. Please give me." The millionaire was taken aback at this man's impudence. "What! You demand five rupees from me as though I owe you the money! How dare you? How can I afford to give five rupees to a single beggar? Here, take these two rupees and get away," he said. The man went away with the two rupees.

The next beggar went to the millionaire and said: "Oh Lord! I have not taken a square meal for the past ten days. Please help me."
"How much do you want?" asked the millionaire.

"Whatever you give me, Maharaj," replied the beggar.

"Here, take this ten rupee note. You can have nice food for at least three days." The beggar walked away with the ten rupee note.

The third beggar came. "Oh Lord, I have heard about your noble qualities. Therefore, I have come to see you. Men of such charitable disposition are verily the manifestations of God on earth," he said.

"Please sit down," said the millionaire. "You appear to be tired. Please take this food," he said, and offered food to the beggar.

"Now please tell me what I can do for you."

"Oh Lord," replied the beggar; "I merely came to meet such a noble personage that you are. You have given me this rich food already. What more need I get from you? You have already shown extraordinary kindness towards me. May God bless you!"

But the millionaire, struck by the beggar's spirit, begged of the beggar to remain with him, built a decent house for him in his own compound, and looked after him for the rest of his life.

God is like this good millionaire. Three classes of people approach Him, with three different desires and prayers. There is the greedy man full of vanity, full of arrogance, full of desires. He demands the objects of worldly enjoyment from God. Since this man, whatever be his vile desires, has had the good sense to approach God, He grants him some part of the desired objects (even these very soon pass away, just as the two rupees the first beggar got are spent before nightfall).

The other type of devotee prays to the Lord for relief from the sufferings of the world, but is better than the first one, in as much as he is ready to abide by His Will. To him the Lord grants full relief from suffering, and bestows on him much wealth and property.

knr

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If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.
Happy moments, praise God.
Difficult moments, seek God.
Quiet moments, worship God.
Painful moments, trust God.

Every moment, thank God

Monday, September 21, 2009

Kalidasa's Meghadhuta

Pl check it out here

http://www.anu.edu.au/asianstudies/data/meghaduta/

knr

Greatness of sanskrit

Namaste,
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Dear all,
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Below UTube video talks about greatness of the Language That is.
Thought might be of interest to some.
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These are conversations with Prof. Dean brown? a theoretical physicist and a Sanskrit scholar.
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shobha

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Here are some URLs mainly focusing on Sanskrit. These can be accessed by going to www.Youtube.com and then typing in the following in the ?Search? box.
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Thinking Allowed - Sanskrit Tradition-Part1
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Thinking Allowed - Sanskrit Tradition-Part2
?Thinking Allowed - Sanskrit Tradition-Part3

knr

If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.
Happy moments, praise God.
Difficult moments, seek God.
Quiet moments, worship God.
Painful moments, trust God.

Every moment, thank God

Sanskrit resources

I just wanted to share this list of resources that I have found useful in
> starting to learn Sanskrit.
>
>
>
> First of all - dictionary. I use:
>
> (JPG scans)
> http://www.sanskrit-lexicon.uni-koeln.de/scans/MWScan/index.php?sfx=jpg
>
> (PDF Scans)
> http://www.sanskrit-lexicon.uni-koeln.de/scans/MWScan/index.php?sfx=pdf
>
> This is the Monier Williams dictionary - the best, for Sanskrit. It is more
> comprehensive and well organized than probably all other sanskrit
> dictionaries. There are other great ones like Apte's and MacDonells.
> MacDonnell's is a practical dictionary, smaller and probably easier to
> access. However, to really appreciate Monier Williams, you need to read
> Wikner's tutorial on Sanskrit. This tutorial talks about using the MW
> dictionary, and you only begin to appreciate the kind of work that has gone
> into creating MW:
> http://sanskritdocuments.org/learning_tutorial_wikner/wikner.pdf
>
> (Also, the above mentioned text really tells you how to enter the world of
> Sanskrit. It mentions a book that provides word to word grammatical
> analysis
> of Bhagawad Gita - I can see many benefits of acquiring this book).
>
>
>
> Second - Word formats/Tables
>
> The easiest book I have found is this book called Shabda Manjari. You
> really
> should read this book - it could not be made simpler.
> http://www.archive.org/details/SabdaManjari
>
> I also just started learning from this book which has some easy to
> reference
> tables. It might be very helpful.
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Sanskrit-Manual-Quick-Reference-Phonology-Classical/dp
> /8120811887/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253200965&sr=8-1<http://www.amazon.com/Sanskrit-Manual-Quick-Reference-Phonology-Classical/dp%0A/8120811887/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253200965&sr=8-1>
>
>
>
> Easy Grammar:
>
> And also Sanskrit Grammar for beginners by MacDonell - this is an abridged
> version of Muller's grammar book which is considered a standard.
> http://www.archive.org/details/asanskritgramma01mlgoog
>
>
> Easiest First Introduction:
>
> I don't know what your level of Sanskrit is, but if you are relatively new,
> you will love this book. This book is probably the most friendliest
> introduction to Sanskrit that I have seen.
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Sanskrit-Appreciation-Apprehension-Bharat-Shah/dp/0962
> 36746X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253201018&sr=1-1<http://www.amazon.com/Sanskrit-Appreciation-Apprehension-Bharat-Shah/dp/0962%0A36746X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253201018&sr=1-1>
>
>
>
> Texts:
> This website has all our puranas, and Maha Bharat and so on, if you want to
> read a particular scripture.
> http://is1.mum.edu/vedicreserve/

knr

If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.
Happy moments, praise God.
Difficult moments, seek God.
Quiet moments, worship God.
Painful moments, trust God.

Every moment, thank God

Laghu siddhanta Kaumuki

Please watch these videos.Excellent!

knr

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Friday, September 11, 2009

Sandhyavandhanam Discourses

knr

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If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.
Happy moments, praise God.
Difficult moments, seek God.
Quiet moments, worship God.
Painful moments, trust God.

Every moment, thank God

Monday, September 7, 2009

Bhagawad Gita

Shree Bhagwad Geeta

An old Farmer lived on a farm in the mountains with his young grandson.

Each morning Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table reading his Bhagavat Geeta.
His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to imitate him in every way he could.

One day the grandson asked, "Grandpa! I try to read the Bhagavat Geeta just like you but
I don't understand it, and what I do understand I forget as soon as I close the book.
What good does reading the Bhagavat Geeta do?"

The Grandfather quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and replied, "Take this coal
basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water."

The boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house.
The grandfather laughed and said, "You'll have to move a little faster next time," and sent
him back to the river with the basket to try again.

This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned home.
Out of breath, he told his grandfather that it was impossible to carry water in a basket,
and he went to get a bucket instead. The old man said, "I don't want a bucket of water;
I want a basket of water. You're just not trying hard enough," and he went out the door
to watch the boy try again.

At this point, the boy knew it was impossible, but he wanted to show his grandfather that
even if he ran as fast as he could, the water would leak out before he got back to the
house.

The boy again dipped the basket into river and ran hard, but when he reached his grandfather
the basket was again empty. Out of breath, he said, "See Grandpa, it's useless!"

"So you think it is useless?" The old man said, "Look at the basket."

The boy looked at the basket and for the first time realized that the basket was different.
It had been transformed from a dirty old coal basket and was now clean, inside and out.

"Son, that's what happens when you read the Bhagavat Geeta. You might not
understand or remember everything, but when you read it, you will be changed,
inside and out. That is the work of Krishna in our lives."

knr

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If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.
Happy moments, praise God.
Difficult moments, seek God.
Quiet moments, worship God.
Painful moments, trust God.

Every moment, thank God

Friday, September 4, 2009

Few suggestions....!!

1. A foolish man tells a woman to STOP talking, but a WISE man tells

her that she looks extremely BEAUTIFUL when her LIPS are CLOSED.

2. One GOOD way to REDUCE Alcohol consumption :

Before Marriage - Drink whenever you are SAD

After Marriage - Drink whenever you are HAPPY

3. Three FASTEST means of Communication :

- Tele-Phone

- Tele-Vision

- Tell to Woman

- Need still FASTER - Tell her NOT to tell ANYONE.

4. Love your friends not their sisters. Love your sisters not their friends.

5. A man got 2 wishes from GOD. He asked for the Best wine and Best Woman..

Next moment, he had the Best Wine and Mother Teresa next to him.

Moral : BE SPECIFIC

6. Let us be generous like this : Four Ants are moving through a forest.

They see an ELEPHANT coming towards them.

Ant 1 says : we should KILL him.

Ant 2 says : No, Let us break his Leg alone.

Ant 3 says : No, we will just throw him away from our path.

Ant 4 says : No, we will LEAVE him because he is ALONE and we are FOUR.

7. If you do NOT have a Girl Friend - You are missing SOME thing in your life.

If you HAVE a Girl Friend - You are missing EVERY thing in your life.

8. Question : When do you CONGRATULATE someone for their MISTAKE.

Answer : On their MARRIAGE.

9. When your LIFE is in DARKNESS, PRAY GOD and ask him to free you from Darkness.

Even after you pray, if U R still in Darkness - Please PAY the ELECTRICITY BILL.

10. Why Government do NOT allow a Man to MARRY 2 Women.

Because per Constitution, you can NOT BE PUNISHED TWICE for the same Mistake.

knr

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If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.
Happy moments, praise God.
Difficult moments, seek God.
Quiet moments, worship God.
Painful moments, trust God.

Every moment, thank God

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Love

A Nice Article about Love: (by Swami Vivekananda)

I once had a friend who grew to be very close to me.. Once when we were sitting at the edge of a swimming pool, she filled the palm of her hand with some water and held it before me, and said this: "You see this water carefully contained on my hand? It symbolizes Love."

This was how I saw it: As long as you keep your hand caringly open and allow it to remain there, it will always be there. However, if you attempt to close your fingers round it and try to posses it, it will spill through the first cracks it finds.

This is the greatest mistake that people do when they meet love...they try to posses it, they demand, they expect... and just like the water spilling out of your hand, love will retrieve from you .

For love is meant to be free, you cannot change its nature. If there are people you love, allow them to be free beings.

# Give and don't expect.
# Advise, but don't order.
# Ask, but never demand.

It might sound simple, but it is a lesson that may take a lifetime to truly practice. It is the secret to true love. To truly practice it, you must sincerely feel no expectations from those who you love, and yet an unconditional caring."

Passing thought... Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take; but by the moments that take our breath away.....

Life is beautiful!!! Live it !!!
knr

--
If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.
Happy moments, praise God.
Difficult moments, seek God.
Quiet moments, worship God.
Painful moments, trust God.

Every moment, thank God

knramesh

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Superb video

Sanskrit villages

Nai Janmam

Mudra Raakshasam-

Raghava Yadaveeyam- meaning

Raghava Yaadaveeyam

Monday, September 28, 2009

Brahmana Dharma

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

As you grow OLD you accumulate wealth

Millionaire & 3 beggars

Monday, September 21, 2009

Kalidasa's Meghadhuta

Greatness of sanskrit

Sanskrit resources

Laghu siddhanta Kaumuki

Friday, September 11, 2009

Sandhyavandhanam Discourses

Monday, September 7, 2009

Bhagawad Gita

Friday, September 4, 2009

Few suggestions....!!

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Love

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