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| Ramayana |
| Vanity and pride make a man charge into battle forgetting all considerations of his responsibilities. Little do they think about what will happen of these responsibilities in case they fall in battle. They live only for the present and do not think of the future. |
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| Mahabharata |
| When the stakes are high, do not leave the responsibility to others. |
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| Upanishads |
| Intelligence is the bridle and conscience the chariot driver. |
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| Hinduism |
| If there is no well, dig one to quench your fellow-men's thirst. |
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| Universal Prayers - From Vedas |
| O Lord, Thou art our father; do Thou instruct us like a father. We offer our salutations to Thee. Do Thou not destroy us; do Thou protect us ever. |
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| Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram |
| Salutations to the eternally established one. |
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| Sri Lalita Sahasranama |
Om sivayai namah.
Salutations to Her, the Consort of Siva, whose Power She is. |
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| Sivananda Lahari - Of Sri Sankaracarya |
O my good mind! Worship the lotus feet of Siva that constitute the well-watered field yielding the valuable herbs of liberation desired by you - the field dor the attainment of which even Vishnu the husband of Sri (The Goddess of beauty and prosperity) and of Bhu (the goddess of earth), took the form of a boar.
(The allusion is to the Pauranika story of Brahma and Vishnu starting to find out the head and feet of Siva respectively. Brahma took the form of a Swan and flew up, while Vishnu took the form of a Boar and burrowed down. Both of them are said to have failed to find their goals.) |
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| Siva Sahasranama Stotram |
The Mighty. Om balaviraya namah
The destruction of the triple fort took place by the mighty power of Siva. |
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| Quotations from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother (Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry) |
To know is good,
to live is better,
to be, that is perfect. |
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