admin “Suru jalle hagel Harikatha,” I heard my grandmother exclaim when one of my distant uncles launched into one of his not-so-thrilling speeches. I was completely baffled; divine stories? More like divine snoozefests! It hit me later—she was probably saying, “Here he goes again on a long tirade!” Over the years, the Harikatha format has turned … Read more
Reading this book has been on my radar for a long time but the fact that it was in Kannada was a deterrent. While I understand Kannada, I can’t read it. But I am so glad, a translation is now available in English and gave me the opportunity to absorb the author’s depiction of the … Read more
[print_link] This song describes some of naughty activities of a child and finally reveals that the child is none other than Krishna. चोयाय यशोदि गायक धार काडता, खोल्लो घेवनु एकु तें चेरडूं रडता, दूध मागून पिवंचाक आशा काडता, यशोदी गालाक उम्मो दिता । coyāya yaśodi gāyaka dhāra kāḍatā, khollo ghevanu eku teṁ ceraḍūṁ raḍatā, dūdha … Read more
श्री गणेशाय नम:।। अथ मडकईवासिनी श्रीनवदुर्गास्तोत्र प्रारंभ: ।। जय जय दुर्गे मडकईवासिनी ।। तुज नमितों गे भवानी ।। दारिद्र्यद:ख लया नेवोनी ।। सांभाळ करीं अंबिके ।।१।। śrī gaṇeśāya nama:।। atha maḍakaīvāsinī śrīnavadurgāstotra prāraṁbha: ।। jaya jaya durge maḍakaīvāsinī ।। tuja namitoṁ ge bhavānī ।। dāridryada:kha layā nevonī ।। sāṁbhāla karīṁ aṁbike ।।1।। प्रथम गांवासी ग्रामीं … Read more
[print_link] Many times it is difficult for us to trace our historical records. We do however are able to bring together a view using the scriptures or literature from that era. The composition Venkateshayanam is one such piece of literature containing 74 shlokas composed 400 years ago which traces the history behind how the current … Read more