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Guru Mandir Karanja-Birthplace Shri Narasimha Saraswati/ Narhari was a quiet child, only speaks Aum ( Om Hinduism sacred word) since their birth. This led his parents to worry about his speech ability; however, Narahari showed through hand gestures that after his upanayana or munji (sacred thread ceremony), he would be able to speak.
'Guru' means 'heavy' in Sanskrit (e.g., the 'guru'/'laghu' distinction between heavy and light syllables in Paninian grammar, cf. Ashtadhyayi 1.4.11). Even so, the Guru Gita text gives an alternative, folk etymology of the word Guru, in which the root gu stands for darkness, while the root ru stands for light. The term Guru is therefore ...
Stotra (Sanskrit: स्तोत्र) is a Sanskrit word that means "ode, eulogy or a hymn of praise." [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is a literary genre of Indian religious texts designed to be melodically sung, in contrast to a shastra which is composed to be recited.
Vedanta Desika (1268–1369 [1]), also rendered Vedanta Desikan, Swami Vedanta Desika, and Thoopul Nigamantha Desikan, was an Indian polymath who wrote philosophical as well as religious and poetical works in several languages, including Sanskrit, Manipravaḷam (a Sanskritised form of literary Tamil), Tamil and Prakrit. [2]
A central theme of the Paduka Sahasra is prapatti, the Vaishnava concept of complete surrender to God. The poet also explores the monism as expressed by the Vishishtadvaita philosophy. The initial paddhati s (anthologies) of the work draw inspiration from the Ramayana of Valmiki , reflecting its poetry and philosophy in its verses.
The Mahanubhava Panth, propagated by Sri Chakradhar Swami, has five Krishnas, of which Dattatreya is one as their Adi Guru (the original Guru), as well as the early teachers in their tradition (Chakradhar, Gundam, Changdev). [75] They worship Dattatreya as single headed with two arms. He has a temple dedicated in Mahur by this tradition. [39]
Raghavendra stotra is a hymn composed by Appanacharya, an ardent devotee of Raghavendra Swami in praise of his guru. It is also known as Sri Raghavendra stotra, or the Guru stotra. The Sanskrit verse, comprising 32 ślokas, is recited till today by followers of Raghavendra Swami and other Dvaita Vaishnavas. [1] [2] [3]
The Shanti Mantras, or Pancha Shanti mantras, are Hindu prayers for peace found in the Upanishads.Generally, they are recited at the beginning and end of religious rituals and discourses.