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| Ramayana |
| The greatness of a man seldom stands alone. It is supported on all sides by the sacrifices and heroism of many others who remain unsung. If the hero gives due recognition to all such people, he wins their loyalty for ever. |
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| Mahabharata |
| Disputes between brothers should be settled by all possible means within the family itself. |
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| Upanishads |
| He sleeps soundly who is undisturbed by the conflict of his emotions and desires. |
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| Hinduism |
| The sun reflected equally in the ocean and in the pond, so is the Supreme reflected in the rich man and the poor. |
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| Universal Prayers - From Vedas |
| O Thou, the Self of all beings, the sovereign lord of all creation, the source of all that exists. Thou who hast become all creatures knowest their desires. |
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| Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram |
| Salutations to the Self dwelling in the body. |
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| Sri Lalita Sahasranama |
Om Sakti - kut aikat apanna - katyadho bhaga - dharinyai namah.
Salutations to Her whose form below waist is identical with the last part (Sakthi - Kuta) of Panca - dasaksari Mantra. |
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| Sivananda Lahari - Of Sri Sankaracarya |
Just as the Devas churned the Ocean of Milk and obtained the moon (Soma), the wish fulylling tree, the cow of plenty, the 'magic-gem', nectar, and Rama (Lakshmi), so the wise men churn the ocean of the Vedas, using their virtuous mind as the rod and firm devotion as the rope string, and obtain Thee, who art in union with Divine Mother (Sa-uma =soma)-- Thee who fulfillest all wants like the wish-fulling tree and the cow of plenty, who grantest all desires like the 'magic-gem', who conferest perpetual bliss on the wise like nectar, and who givest liberation like Lakshmi.
(The allusion is to the Pauranika story about the churning of the ocean by Devas and Asuras. The many rare things that came up in the course of the churning are referred to here. The practice of devotion to Siva and its fruits are compared to this episode and the results got from it.) |
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| Siva Sahasranama Stotram |
| The Sun. Om suryaya namah. |
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| Quotations from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother (Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry) |
| OM anandamayi chaitanyamayi satyamayi parame. |
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