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| Ramayana |
| A wedding is an occasion for many things. Two people enter into wedlock to lead a life together. Two families enter into a relationship to stand by each other. Much business may be transacted informally during the get-together. |
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| Mahabharata |
| The greatest enemy is one with sweet words on the tongue and black hate in the heart. |
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| Upanishads |
| He who drinks the nectar of this truth rises above mortal pettiness. |
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| Hinduism |
| When the sun rises over a desert, who sees it rise? But then, does it mean it has not risen? |
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| Universal Prayers - From Vedas |
| Be of easy approach to us, even as a father to his son. Do Thou, O self-effulgent Lord, abide with us and bring blessings to us. |
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| Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram |
| Salutations to Him who is covetably accepted by the creatures. |
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| Sri Lalita Sahasranama |
Om gudha - gulphayai namah.
Salutations to Her whose ankles are well-filled and therefore without protrusion. |
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| Sivananda Lahari - Of Sri Sankaracarya |
| I worship Nilakantha, the blue-throated Siva, the peacock (also blue-throated) that excels by His beautiful dance, having the time of dusk as the close of summer (i.e, the beginning of rainy season when peacocks dance), the sound of drum beaten by Visnu's hand as thunder peals, the eyes of the celestials as lightning, the blissful tears of devotees as rain, and the Divine Mother Parvati as the peahen. |
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| Siva Sahasranama Stotram |
The Uplifter of the poor.
Om dinasadhakaya namah
Siva's grace transforms the insignificant into the great. |
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| Quotations from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother (Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry) |
| Yes, the New Year must dispel the smoke of ignorance and make the Light shine forth. |
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