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Glimpses from Indian spirituality, mythology and way of life.

VENKATARAMAN M

Ideas etc from Hinduism including Slokas, Hymns, stories and songs.

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00:10:27

Sri Ramodantam-Aranya Kanda-Slokas-M. Venkataraman

Glimpses from Indian spirituality, mythology and way... ·

2024/10/12

We all know about Valmiki Ramayana, consisting of 24000 verses, expounded by sage Valmiki. There is another scholar, who has composed in just 200 verses, the seven chapters of the Ramayana that was written by sage Valmiki. This is known as Sri Ramodantam. I have given a brief introduction about this in one of my earlier presentations. I am presenting Sri Ramodantam in fourteen episodes-first the summary of each Kanda followed by the slokas in the next. This is the sixth episode dealing with the

00:07:10

Hymn- Bhavani Ashtakam –M. Venkataraman

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2024/10/06

This is one of the beautiful hymns composed by Adi Sankara on Goddess Parvati. He says, ‘Oh, Mother Bhavani, you are my refuge, you alone are my protector. ‘I am tied in the bondage of worldly existence. It is an endless ocean of misery and I struggle with sorrow and fear. Neither the father nor the mother nor son, daughter, knowledge, profession nor anything in this world can help me. You alone are my guardian angel. ‘I have fallen with excessive desires and greed, drunken and intoxicated as it

00:06:53

Hymn-Sri Krishna Prata Smarana Stotram-M. Venkataraman

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2024/09/30

This hymn on Lord Krishna was composed by Saint Nimbaarkaacharya. He is believed to have lived around the 11th and 12th centuries and is the exponent of the Dvaitadvaita school of philosophy. According to him the Jiva and the world are both separate from, and also identical with, Brahman. Adi Sankara was the exponent of the Kevala Advaita philosophy, Ramanuja of the Visishtadvaita philosophy, Madhvacharya of the Dvaita philosophy, Vallabhacharya of the Suddhadvaita philosophy and Nimbaarkaacharya

00:08:38

Sri Ramodantam-Aranya Kanda-Summary-M. Venkataraman

Glimpses from Indian spirituality, mythology and way... ·

2024/09/18

00:48:44

The Bhagavat Gita-Synopsis-Cantos 1-6 (M. Venkataraman)

Glimpses from Indian spirituality, mythology and way... ·

2024/09/05

The Bhagavat Gita is one of the main religious literature in the Hindu way of life. It contains about 700 verses divided into 18 cantos. It is the essence of the philosophycontained in the Upanishads and is a part of the Mahabharata which describes the story of the Pandavas and the Kouravas. The development of the various incidents in the life of the Pandavas and the Kouravas ultimately leads to the war in Kurukshetra wherein the Pandavas finally win the battle. When Arjuna, the great warrior of

00:08:01

Sri Ramodantam-Ayodhya Kandam-Slokas-M. Venkataraman

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2024/09/02

00:15:45

Hymn-Ekadanta Stotram-M. Venkataraman

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2024/08/31

There are a number of stories and parables in the Puranas about Lord Ganesha. The Ganesha Purana and the Mudgala Purana are the core scriptures regarding Ganesha. They consider Ganesha as the Supreme Being, the one Almighty God. The Mudgala Purana indicates eight incarnations of Ganesha like the ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu. These incarnations are Vakratunda, Ekadanta, Mahodara, Gajavaktra, Lambodara, Vikata, Vignaraja and Dhumravarna. These incarnations are tosubjugate the evil tendencies in

00:06:53

Sri Ramodantam-Ayodhya Kanda-Summary-M. Venkataraman

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2024/08/27

00:04:14

Hymn-Krishnashtakam-M. Venkataraman

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2024/08/24

This hymn is one in praise of Lord Krishna. The author of this hymn is not known. It consists of eight verses eachverse ending with the phrase ‘Krishnam vande Jagatgurum’ meaning ‘I prostrate Krishna, the Lord of the Universe’. At the end there is a phalasruti which says that all the sins of those who get up early in the morning and recite this hymn would be completely destroyed. Please also visit my website at https://www.ramannithya.com/. I have published a number of e-books and audio books and

00:14:15

Hymn-Sri Ramodantam- Bala Kandam-Slokas-M. Venkataraman

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2024/08/22

We all know about Valmiki Ramayana, consisting of 24000 verses, expounded by sage Valmiki. There is another scholar, who has composed in just 200 verses, the seven chapters of the Ramayana that was written by sage Valmiki. This is known as Sri Ramodantam. I have given a brief introduction about this in one of my earlier presentations. I propose to present Sri Ramodantam in fourteen episodes-first the summary of each Kanda followed by the slokas in the next. The first episode dealing with the

00:11:01

Hymn-Sri Ramodantam-Bala Kandam-Summary-M. Venkataraman

Glimpses from Indian spirituality, mythology and way... ·

2024/08/20

We all know about Valmiki Ramayana, consisting of 24000 verses, expounded by sage Valmiki. There is another scholar, who has composed in just 200 verses, the seven chapters of the Ramayana that was written by sage Valmiki. This is known as Sri Ramodantam. I have given a brief introduction about this in one of my earlier presentations. I propose to present Sri Ramodantam in fourteen episodes-first the summary of each Kanda followed by the slokas in the next. This is the first episode dealing with

00:04:38

Hymn-Introduction to Sri Ramodantam-M. Venkataraman

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2024/08/16

We all know about Valmiki Ramayana, consisting of 24000 verses, expounded by sage Valmiki. There is another scholar, who has composed in just 200 verses, the seven chapters of the Ramayana that was written by sage Valmiki. This is known as Sri Ramodantam. The author of this work is unknown. But it is said that one Parameshwara Kavi has composed this in the 15th century. In Sri Ramodantam, he has presented the entire Ramayana in his inimitable and simple style. This work also has the seven chapters

00:15:25

Hymn-The Bhagavat Gita-Canto 6-M. Venkataraman

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2024/08/05

00:08:35

Hymn-Sri Sita Rama Stotram-M. Venkataraman

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2024/08/01

This is a hymn in praise of Lord Rama and Goddess Sita. It describes the attributes and compassion of Rama and Sita.According to legends, this hymn is said to have been composed by Lord Hanuman. The hymn consists of ten verses based on simple sentences like this. Rama is the Lord of Ayodhya and a great ornament of the Raghu dynasty. Sita is the queen of Mithila and a great jewel of the Janaka clan. He is from the lineage of Surya. She is from the lineage of Chandra. Rama is the son of Dasaratha,

00:12:01

Hymn-The Bhagavat Gita-Canto 5-M. Venkataraman

Glimpses from Indian spirituality, mythology and way... ·

2024/07/30

The Bhagavat Gita is one of the main religious literature in the Hindu way of life. It contains about 700 verses divided into 18 cantos. It is the essence of the philosophy contained in the Upanishads and is a part of the Mahabharata which describes the story of the Pandavas and the Kouravas. The development of the various incidents in the life of the Pandavas and the Kouravas ultimately leads to the war in Kurukshetra wherein the Pandavas finally win the battle. When Arjuna, the great warrior of

00:17:25

Hymn-Raghuveera Gadyam-M. Venkataraman

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2024/07/20

Swamy Vedanta Desikan is one of the greatest Vaishnavite scholars and thinkers of India. He belonged to the 13th century. He had written a number of philosophical as well as religious and poetical works in several languages.Raghuveera Gadyam is one of his important works. Gadyam means prose. Normally most of the hymns are in poetic forms. But this hymn is in prose form. And this hymn portrays the heroic form of Lord Rama, the descendant of the Raghu dynasty. Hence it is known as Raghuveera

00:15:41

Hymn-The Bhagavat Gita-Canto 4-M. Venkataraman

Glimpses from Indian spirituality, mythology and way... ·

2024/07/12

00:23:14

Hymn-Shri Hayagriva stotram-M. Venkataraman

Glimpses from Indian spirituality, mythology and way... ·

2024/07/08

This hymn is a composition of Swamy Vedanta Desikan. Swamy Desikan is a great Poet-Saint. He belonged to the 13th century. He had composed many hymns and many other works based on the Visishtadvaita philosophy. Notable among his great works are the ‘Yadavabhudayam’ and ‘Paduka Sahasram’. His authorship of the Sri Hayagriva Stotram is one of the most potent of his collection of hymns and intellectual writings. Sri Hayagriva is regarded as the Supreme God of Knowledge. It is considered that one who

00:08:00

Hymn-Shiva Tandava Stotram-M. Venkataraman

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2024/07/05

This is a hymn said to have been composed by thegreat demon Ravana. Ravana committed the sin of abducting Sita and was punished by Lord Rama. We all know that. But Ravana was also a great devotee of Lord Shiva and he has composed this hymn praising Lord Shiva. There is a story behind this hymn. It is said that on one occasion Ravana tried to lift Mount Kailash in his hand to take Lord Shiva along with him to Sri Lanka. To prevent this, Lord Shiva pressed his toe. In the process, he crushed the

00:15:55

Hymn-The Bhagavat Gita-Canto 3-M. Venkataraman

Glimpses from Indian spirituality, mythology and way... ·

2024/07/03

The Bhagavat Gita is one of the main religious literature in the Hindu way of life. It contains about 700 verses divided into 18 cantos. It is the essence of the philosophy contained in the Upanishads and is a part of the Mahabharata which describes the story of the Pandavas and the Kouravas. The development of the various incidents in the life of the Pandavas and the Kouravas ultimately leads to the war in Kurukshetra wherein the Pandavas finally win the battle. When Arjuna, the great warrior of

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