वैश्वानरः साधारणशब्दविशेषात् ॥ २४ ॥ vaiśvānaraḥ sādhāraṇaśabdaviśeṣāt || 24 || vaiśvānaraḥ—Vaisvanara; sādhāraṇa śabda-viśeṣāt—because of the qualifying adjuncts to the common words (Vaisvanara …
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The Transformation – Swami Vivekananda
There was a young man that could not in any way support his family. He was strong and vigorous and, finally, became a highway robber; he attacked persons in the street and robbed them, and with that …
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February 24: God Alone Is Real, and All Else Illusory
Laxmi Devi passed away (1926) in Puri. Once before she passed away, she described to Swami Saradananda a vision she had had: ‘I saw a mountain of dazzling mica. On one side of that mountain were …
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Katha Upanishad 1.2.23
The Self Bestows Self-Knowledge नायमात्मा प्रवचनेन लभ्योन मेधया न बहुना श्रुतेन ।यमेवैष वृणुते तेन लभ्यःतस्यैष आत्मा विवृणुते तनूꣳ स्वाम् ॥ २३॥ nāyamātmā pravacanena labhyona medhayā na bahunā …
Brahma Sutra 1.2.23
रूपोपन्यासाच्च ॥ २३ ॥ rūpopanyāsācca || 23 || rūpopanyāsāt—Form being mentioned; ca—also. 23. Also because (its) form is mentioned (the passage under discussion refers to …
February 23: As Many Faiths, So Many Paths
The dawn of the New Age is breaking over the world – the blessed day that will illumine our hearts with the glory of its effulgence is at hand. Knowingly or unknowingly the human race is moving …
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