April 2018
We must observe the magnanimity of the Gupta period. This open-mindedness and magnanimity springs from Sanātana dharma and the people of that era had truly grasped the spirit of Sanātana dharma. There are many people who read the Vedas all their life but they fail to realize that there are parts of the Vedas that speak about the futility of the Vedas.[1] They don’t realize that we have to apply that learning on a daily basis.
In the context of...
Drupada heard the words of Dharmarāja sent through the purohita and was yet unable to determine the clan and the family lineage of the groom; so he thought of a plan to find that out. By the time the Pāṇḍavas arrived in Pāñcāla, in their honour, he had arranged a collection of flowers, fruits, animal hide, armours, chairs, beds, and suchlike objects; in another part of the house, there had been placed cattle, bells, and all those implements used...
In and around the period 1907–08, Advocate Sri. D. Venkataramaiah was among the foremost public personalities in Bangalore. A road in Malleswaram has been named after him, granting eternity to his memory. Before he built a house on that road, I’ve heard that he used to live in a residential building called ‘Ratnākara’ in one of the by-lanes of Balepet.
He was a leading advocate of Bangalore. In all high-stake lawsuits that took place in the...
தசரதன் ராமனைக் காட்டிற்குச் செல்லும்படி அறிவித்ததை ராமன் கௌசல்யா தேவியினிடத்தில் தெரிவித்தபின் அவளை ராமன் தேற்றுகிறான். அப்போது கௌசல்யா தேவியை தகப்பனைவிட தாயே நூறு மடங்கு உயர்ந்தவளென்றும், அதனால் தன் இச்சைப்படி ராமன் அவளையும் காட்டிற்குக் கூட்டிச் செல்ல வேண்டும் என்றும் கூறுகிறாள். ஆனால், இவ்விதம் நிகழ்ந்துவிட்டாலோ குடும்பத்தில் பிளவு ஏற்பட்டுவிடும். இதனை உணர்ந்த ராமன் தார்மீகமான, சாதுரியமான வழியில் அவனது தாயைக் கையாளுகிறான். அவன் அவளிடம், “...
Typically if you ask a middle-aged person—or even someone in their thirties—who is a connoisseur and from a middle-class family, to describe a few sweet memories from his childhood, among the many things he would mention, without fail, you will hear the name of the periodical Chandamama, isn’t it? My tender and unforgettable sweet memories were formed by reading Chandamama. It is true that like me, billions of Indians have experienced joy from...
Ancient Indians travelled widely abroad. They carried out trade with several countries. It was not just the traders and businessmen who travelled widely but people from all the four varṇas. Even today we find the roots of brāhmaṇa families in Indonesia, Thailand, Bali, and other places. The ancient tradition has remained until this day. It is a different matter to what extent these traditions have loosened and transformed into something else. In...
As the celebration of the svayaṃvara started, the crowd at the venue kept growing; actors and dancers entertained them and were rewarded with precious gems. Fifteen days passed this way and on the sixteenth day, Draupadī took her sacred bath, wore a grand sari and decked herself with magnificent ornaments. She held a golden vīra-kalaśa and entered the stage. As she entered, the musical instruments grew silent and Dṛṣṭadyumna entered the stage....
रसाभासरूपेण नूनं किलैतान्प्रवच्मो वयं नान्यथा विद्यमानान्।
यदा वाऽऽग्रहास्तादृशा लोकबाह्या भवेयुस्तदा ते जने नीरसास्स्युः॥३३॥
अतो ह्यवादीद्ध्वनिकृत्पुरैव रसास्तदाभासमुखास्समस्ताः।
रसादिरुपेण कृतौ प्रतिष्ठा व्यङ्ग्याध्वनि स्वादपरा भवन्ति[1]॥३४॥
रावणव्यपदेशेन यल्लोचनकृदीरितम्।
तत्कवेस्तु विवक्षाया अधीनमिति मन्मतम् [2]॥३५॥
यद्यपि रावणे भट्टाभिनवगुप्तस्सीतावैषयिकीं शृङ्गारप्रसक्तिं निराकुरुते तथापि तस्मिन् रसान्ताराणां सम्भवं प्रत्याक्षेप्तुं न...
अनया हि दृष्ट्या तदेवमभ्युपगम्यते यन्महाकाव्य-महाकथा(Epic Novel)-नाटक-प्रकरणादयो नितरां भूमभावभरिता गुरुसाहित्यप्रकाराः प्रविलसन्तीति। किन्तु खण्डकाव्य-गीतकाव्य(रागकाव्य)-मुक्तक-प्रहसन-नाटिका-भाणादिरञ्जनमात्रावसिता लघुसाहित्यप्रकारा इत्यप्यनुमीयते। परमिदमवधेयं यत्काव्यस्य लघुत्वं वा गुरुत्वं गात्रमात्रेण न निश्चीयते किञ्च गात्रस्यापि कापि गुणवत्ता दरीदृश्यते। यदाहुराङ्ग्लेयवाचि— “Quantity is also a quality” इति। तथापि...
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