... One of the very nice definitions of bhakti is the verse ankolam nija biija ... in shivaanandalaharii. Few years back in Advaita-l one of our friends wrote...
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Ravisankar S. Mayavaram
msr@...
Dec 1, 1999 4:22 pm
Here is the verse from shivaanandalaharii: aN^kolaM nija biija santatiH ayaskaantopalaM suuchikaa saadhvii naijavibhuM lataa kshitiruhaM sindhuH...
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Aravind Krishna
seeksha@...
Dec 2, 1999 2:34 am
... CHAPTER I - FORM OF INTENSE DEVOTION ===================================== athaato bhaktiM vyaakhyaasyaamaH || 1 ||1. Therefore now I will explain in...
Here are some additional notes to Shri Aravind Krishna's excellent introduction. (extracts from Deglurkar's commentary) It is the practice among the learned...
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Madhava K. Turumella
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Dec 3, 1999 9:03 am
I know, deep with in my heart... I know that I have them. My divine parents Siva and Parvati. They are there ever present, blessing with endless love. My...
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Sunder Hattangadi
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Dec 3, 1999 12:53 pm
For the most terse and yet the most profound depiction of Bhakti, it would be hard to excel verses 9 & 10 of Ramana Maharshi's Upadeshasara: bhaava...
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Sunder Hattangadi
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Dec 3, 1999 2:48 pm
This is a mirror image of Shankara's Vivekachudamni, shlokas 31 and 32: mokshakaaraNasaamagryaaM bhaktireva gariiyasii . svasvaruupaanusandhaanaM...
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Ravisankar S. Mayavaram
msr@...
Dec 3, 1999 3:18 pm
Dear Madhava, Very beautiful and uplifting. From your personal experiences which you posted in Advaitin, I know that you have penned down what you have...
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Ramu Thiagarajan
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Dec 3, 1999 3:51 pm
Om Sri Mathayee! Dear Devotees: I have been reading with enchantment the postings on Bhakti by the members of the group as well beautiful poetry by Madhava....
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Aravind Krishna
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Dec 3, 1999 6:43 pm
Every word of Deglurkar’s commentary that Sunder presented was profound and prolific. To add some more thoughts, The opening word of any celestial work is...
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Ravisankar S. Mayavaram
msr@...
Dec 3, 1999 11:13 pm
saa tasmin.h parama premaruupaa || 2 || The bhakti should be in the form of ultimate love (Universal). How does this much-talked about bhakti look like?...
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Ravisankar S. Mayavaram
msr@...
Dec 3, 1999 11:21 pm
aadi anaadi akaaraNi kaaraNi jOti ajOti sukha-para-sundari maatu samaadhi manonmaNi ma~Ngali Odhiyen uLLaththu uDaniyaindhALE -thirumular SHE is the beginning...
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Ravisankar S. Mayavaram
msr@...
Dec 3, 1999 11:51 pm
abhyasya vedamavadhaaya ca puurvatantra- maalaxya shiSTacaritaani pR^ithagvidhaani. adhyaapanaadibhiravaapya dhanaM ca bhuuri karmaaNi maataralasaaH...
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Ravisankar S. Mayavaram
msr@...
Dec 4, 1999 12:11 am
aayasya taavadapi karma karotu kashchi- ttenaapi maataradhikaM kimihaanubhaavyam.h. aaste sukhaM ya iha bhaaratavarSasiima- nyaaste sa ki~ncidita...
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Sunder Hattangadi
sunderh@...
Dec 4, 1999 5:38 am
Here are some more extracts for the 1st sutra: [ The translation into English of such an erudite commentary, filled with philosophical terms, is far beyond my...
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Madhava K. Turumella
madhava@...
Dec 4, 1999 11:06 am
I was a sleep walker in my childhood. I never remember that I woke up and walked to some place. Next day morning when my mother questions "do you remember...
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Sunder Hattangadi
sunderh@...
Dec 5, 1999 12:31 am
The two different books I have on the bhakti sutras have this suutra as: saa tvasminparamapremaruupaa . [instead of tasmin.h] [Extracts from D. Deglurkar's...
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Madhava K. Turumella
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Dec 5, 1999 4:04 pm
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Sunder Hattangadi
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Dec 5, 1999 11:40 pm
Commentary on suutra 2: contd. Sri Vidyaranya Swami has the following verses in Panchadashi: iyamaatmaa paraananda parapremaaspada.n yataH . maanabhuuva.n hi...
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Ramu Thiagarajan
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Dec 7, 1999 12:35 am
There is an inscription in front of the famous Ramar temple in Madhurantakam temple which reads: 'Yaanta Bhaanta Nishanta' Can members help me understand what...
... [Madhava Replies:] nishaanta = nisha+anta nisha = night, evil anta = end Hence "nishanta" means (1) End of the night (dawn) (2) Destroying the evil Please...
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Sunder Hattangadi
sunderh@...
Dec 7, 1999 3:32 pm
namaste, The Monier-Williams Dictionary gives these meanings: [http://www.uni-koeln.de/phil-fak/indologie/tamil/mwd_search.html] Cologne Digital Sanskrit...
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Ravisankar S. Mayavaram
msr@...
Dec 7, 1999 3:40 pm
1) Tantras are divided in samaya, kaula, and mishra. What are the differences between these different schools. Also there exists another classification called...
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Ramu Thiagarajan
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Dec 7, 1999 4:27 pm
Namaste! Thanks to Madhava and Sunder for enligthening me on the meaning of Nishanta. The story goes that the inscription in the Ramar temple in Madhurantakam...
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Ramu Thiagarajan
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Dec 7, 1999 4:49 pm
Namaste: I have another query regarding the absence of symmetry in our scriptures. Let me elaborate. I am sure many of you are aware of this and have probably...
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Aravind Krishna
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Dec 7, 1999 10:18 pm
This is in response to Ravi’s query of dakshhiNa, Vaama, Kula, Samayaachara and other doctrines. I got a book on Lalitha Sahasranaama by Dr. R Suryanarayana...
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Sunder Hattangadi
sunderh@...
Dec 7, 1999 11:03 pm
Namaste, The dictionary meaning of bhAnta is: Entry bhAnta Meaning mfn. ( %{bhAm}?) = %{vajra-rUpa} , having the shape of a thunderbolt , or = %{candra} ,...
