Shri Ramchandrashtakam

सूर्यवंशभूपरन्न भद्रपीठसंस्थितम् । जानकीसमेतमब्जपत्रनेत्रशोभितम् ।। कैकयीजलक्ष्मणांजनेयमुख्यसंस्तुतम् । रामचंद्रमाश्रयेऽमरेन्द्रवृन्दवंदितम् ।।१।। sūryavaṁśabhūparanna bhadrapīṭhasaṁsthitam । jānakīsametamabjapatranetraśobhitam ।। kaikayījalakṣmaṇāṁjaneyamukhyasaṁstutam । rāmacaṁdramāśraye’marendravr̥ndavaṁditam ।।1।। The one who is seated on the grand pedestal of the Suryavanshi dynasty. मंदहाससुंदरास्यपुंडरीकमीश्वरं । चंडभानुगोत्रसिंधुचंद्रमिंदिरावरम् ।। वंद्यपादयुग्मदासचंद्रमौलिसंस्मृतम् । रामचंद्रमाश्रयेऽमरेन्द्रवृन्दवंदितम् ।।२।।‌ maṁdahāsasuṁdarāsyapuṁḍarīkamīśvaraṁ । caṁḍabhānugotrasiṁdhucaṁdramiṁdirāvaram ।। vaṁdyapādayugmadāsacaṁdramaulisaṁsmr̥tam । rāmacaṁdramāśraye’marendravr̥ndavaṁditam ।।2।।‌

Shri Kalpriyesh Stotram

विधीशमुखगीर्वाणयाचनाफलमद्भुतम् । दिव्यभासं भजे व्यासं शिशुं शशिमुखंसदा ।।१।। vidhīśamukhagīrvāṇayācanāphalamadbhutam । divyabhāsaṁ bhaje vyāsaṁ śiśuṁ śaśimukhaṁsadā ।।1।। दर्शनं केवलं यस्य सुखं दिव्य़ं प्रयच्छति । अर्वणनीयलावण्यं व्यासं वन्दे रविप्रभम् ।।२।। darśanaṁ kevalaṁ yasya sukhaṁ divय़ṁ prayacchati । arvaṇanīyalāvaṇyaṁ vyāsaṁ vande raviprabham ।।2।।

Book Review: Age of Frenzy/Yug Sanvar/Tandav

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

Shrimath Madhavendra Stuti

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