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| Ramayana |
| Menial work was done by the shudra caste. They were the servants and slaves. Theirs was to perform the lower functions. It was the duty of their masters to ensure that they did not live in conditions of privations. |
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| Mahabharata |
| With proper strategy, the strongest enemy may be overcome. |
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| Upanishads |
| See Him in all - a fallen leaf, a sick dog, the drunkard and the thief. Then you will know the meaning of love. |
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| Hinduism |
| The moon is the Lord of the heart. As the moon is illumined by the sun, so too is the heart swayed by emotions. |
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| Universal Prayers - From Vedas |
| The wise, attaining to Thee alone the surest refuge, cross the terrible ocean of birth and death, the cause of endless pain and misery. |
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| Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram |
| Salutations to Him who is not born. |
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| Sri Lalita Sahasranama |
Om udyad - bharty - sahasrabhayai namah.
Salutations to Her who is radiant as a thousand suns rising together. |
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| Sivananda Lahari - Of Sri Sankaracarya |
| Lord Siva is like the king of honey bees. As the be shows delight in acting according to the desire of the female bee, He likes to see His attendant Bhringi dancing at pleasure (bhrngiccha-natanotkatah). As the bee takes the ichor of elephants, He destroys the pride of the 'elephant-demon' (karimadagrahi). As the bee feels delight in the brilliant spring. He is delighted with Visnu in the form of Mohini, the infatuating damsel (sphuranmadhavahladah). As the bee always makes the buzzing sound, He is associated with Omkara (nadayutah). As the bee is welcomed by Cupid as a helper in his work, He is respected by Cupid, being his subdue (pancesuna adrtah). As the bee flies about in flower gardens, He takes delight in protecting the celestials (sumanovanesu satpaksah). As the bee lives in beautiful mountains. He resides in the Sriparvata (Srisailavasi). As the bee goes everywhere, He is all-pervading (Vibhuh). May Siva, who thus resembles the king bee, sport in the lotus of my heart! |
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| Siva Sahasranama Stotram |
The Golden Semen.
Om suvarnaretase namah
Due to austerity the retas assumed the vrilliance of a thousand suns. |
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| Quotations from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother (Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry) |
| Blessed are those who take a leap towards the Future. |
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