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— Kanakadhara Stotra, Verse 1 May Her glance, who abides in the body of Śrī Hari (who wears supreme happiness as ornament), just as the bees takes shelter in the profusely blossomed (buds) Tamāla tree, Who is the abode of all superhuman powers, and Who is all auspiciousness, be auspicious to me.
According to a Shiva legend from the Shiva Purana, once, Brahma (the god of creation) and Vishnu (the god of preservation) had an argument over their supremacy. [2] To settle the debate, Shiva pierced the three worlds, appearing as a huge, infinite pillar of light, the jyotirlinga.
Vaidiki Velanadu is a sub-caste of Telugu speaking Smarta Brahmins whose ancestral roots lie in the Velanadu region, the ancient name for the coastal region on the banks of River Krishna in the Guntur district and Prakasam district. Some may have roots in Northern Andhra Pradesh near Visakhapatnam or Srikakulam or in Southern Telangana near ...
The Ganesha Pancharatnam is a stotra composed by Adi Shankara in the 8th century on the Hindu deity Ganesha. [1] Ganesha is referred to by his epithet of Vinayaka in the strota, and the title itself can be translated as "The five jewels in praise of Ganesha".
Medha Suktam (Sanskrit: मेधासूक्तम्, romanized: Medhasūktam) is a suktam (set of mantras contained in the Vedas) addressed to Medha (wisdom ...
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.
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.
A Vaidika Smarta Brahmin from Mysore, 1868. The adjective Smārta is also used to classify a Brahmin who adheres to the Smriti corpus of texts. [17] [16] Smarta Brahmins specialize in the Smriti corpus of texts, [96] are differentiated from Srauta Brahmins who specialize in the Sruti corpus of texts such as the Brahmanas layer embedded inside ...