admin This week I chanced upon a Konkani book title ‘Yug Sanvar’ by Sahitya Akademi Winner, writer Mahabaleshwar Sail(please read his interview here) Here in the UK, I could only get the English translation of it ‘Age of Frenzy‘ but I was not disappointed. The translation was beautifully rendered by Mrs. Vidya Pai. When I get … Read more
Shrimad Madhavendra Tirtha Swami is one of the very few saints in India who have taken Jeevant Samadhi. Jeevant Samadhi can be achieved by only great yogis. This is a state where Siddhas enters live in to the samadhi state at their own will after completion of their mission on earth and Their mind remaining … Read more
How many times have we entered a temple with complete focus on God and his form and with total concentration in conveying our love and devotion to him? Very often or shall I say almost always, we enter the temple with ten things on our mind, we add a few as we sit … Read more
For online darshan check out this video by Youth of GSB and documentary by Spandana channel History and Background: Kapu (also called Kaup or Rakshanapur) is a coastal town that has several points of historical significance. The GSBs in this region flourished under the reign of the Keladi Nayakas who ruled over parts of Tulunadu after … Read more
My Early Impressions As a child, the name betāla(बेताळ) conjured up one very specific image: the ghostly figure perched on King Vikramaditya’s back from the show Vikram and betāla. Pale, eerie, and whispering riddles, he was the stuff of bedtime chills and blanket-clutching nights. betāla also regularly appeared in the stories and conversations I heard … Read more