I recently listened to a beautiful discourse by Vedamurthy Ramakrishna Bhat, in which he spoke about how temple visits today have increasingly become holidays or tourist outings rather than journeys rooted in pure devotion. That thought struck me deeply—because it feels so true. We are often in such a rush to “complete” the trip that … Read more
During the transfer of Shri Damodar idol from Madgaon to escape Portuguese authorities, the mahajans briefly halted at the house of Shri Purushottam Keni situated in Comba in Madgaon. Since the house was still in the precincts of the Portuguese rule, this stay was brief and the troupe set off further down South to cross … 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
This relatively new composition “Shri Shanteri Ashtak” is a very calming eight stanza composition written by Vedamurthy Keshav Upendra Bhat, Kumta and sung in the beautiful voice of Pandit Shankar Shanbhogue.
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।।