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| Ramayana |
| Those who long for power try to be close to the powerful. Sycophants who crowd around King and Queen are generally power-hungry people. Others who get close to the throne try to get close to the sycophants. |
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| Mahabharata |
| An insulted woman makes an eternal enemy. |
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| Upanishads |
| Never scorn food, for food is the sustainer of life. |
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| Hinduism |
| Time is said to be the greatest force. But it is only an instrument of the Supreme's will. |
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| Universal Prayers - From Vedas |
| O Lord, Thou who blesseth all creatures by revealing the highest knowledge, deign to make us happy by Thy calm and blissful Self that roots out terror as well as sin. |
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| Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram |
| Salutations to Him who is vastly rich in knowledge and other allied qualities. |
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| Sri Lalita Sahasranama |
Om campak asoka - punnaga - saugandhika - lasat - kacayai namah.
Salutations to Her whose shining locks of hair impart their fragrance to flowers like Campaka, Asoka and Punnaga adorning them. |
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| Sivananda Lahari - Of Sri Sankaracarya |
O bestower of good! Thy feet, which are fit to walk on the petals of the lotuses of Yogis' hearts - how did they manage to break open the door of the hard breast-bone of the god of Death? Ah, how tender are Thy feet! Anxious thoughts abou their safety worry my mind. Deign to reveal them to my vision, O All-pervading One, so that I may stroke them with my hands.
(The reference is again to the story of how Siva saved Markandeya, the devotee, from the hands of the god of Death.) |
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| Siva Sahasranama Stotram |
| The Great - minded. Om mahatmane namah |
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| Quotations from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother (Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry) |
| He is the companion who never fails, the friend whose love comforts and strengthens. |
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