Svādhyāya: Studying our Holy Books- XIII
Bhagavad Gita – The Name of the Scripture The title of this beloved Hindu scripture literally means “The Divine Song” or the “The Song of the Lord”. This holy book of Hindus presents an eternally relevant More...
Interpreting the Bhagavad Gita: Contrasting the views of Sankara and Ramanuja
The Bhagavad Gita is arguably the most revered text in the Hindu religious tradition. It is almost universally regarded as one of the three canonical works of Hindu philosophy (Prasthanatrayi) with the other two More...
కర్మయోగం అంటే?
గత రెండు వ్యాసాల్లో కర్మ, దాని ఫలితంపై కోరిక లేకుండా పనిచేయడం అనే వాటి నేపథ్యం More...
Nara, Nārāyaṇa, and the Bhagavad Gita
Probably one of the most revered, loved and worshiped god among Hindus is the 8th son of Vasudeva, the 8th Avatara of Vishnu and the reincarnation of Rishi Nārāyaṇa, who, along with Nara is supposed to be engaged More...
Reflections On Geetarthasangraha Of Abhinavagupta
This paper was presented at the National Seminar to commemorate the 1000th anniversary of Acharya Abhinavagupta conducted at Kalakshetra, Chennai on January 24-25, 2017, organized jointly by Indira Gandhi National More...
భగవద్గీత –జీవితానికి గైడ్
సాధారణంగా మనం చేసే పనులు ఎన్నోవిధాలుగా ఉంటాయి. అయినా మన వృత్తిని బట్టి ఏదో ఒక ముఖ్య More...
Bhagavad Gītā – Reconciling the Interpretations of Tilak and Śaṅkara
[1] The Bhagavad Gītā is the most commented text in sanātana dharma, on account of its popularity and intellectual depth, as well as its harmonising of the different paths available within sanātana dharma into More...
Bhagavad Gita as a Smriti with qualities of Sruti
Bhagavad Gita or the Song of the Lord, is the very word (shabda) of the Lord and hence, should logically be considered as a Sruti. It is further reinforced by the fact that Gita extensively deals with the subject More...
Gita Jayanti Special: All you need to know about Bhagavad Gita
Gita Jayanti or the anniversary of the day on which the Bhagavad Gita was revealed is celebrated as the Gita Jayanti festival. This day is the 11th day of the waxing moon of the Mārgashīrṣha month of the Hindu More...
Musings of a Hindu Savage
I am a Hindu savage. And I need to be civilised. My friends would have you believe so. A recent conversation with a high school friend of mine on Hinduism reminded me of a scene from the 80s movie, Crocodile Dundee. Dundee More...