Online Text of Bhagavad Gita, Brahma-Sutra, 108 Upanishads, Books of Sankaracharya, Vedanta Books, other Hindu Scriptures, Stotras, Hymns and other Spiritual Books http://www.celextel.org/rss.html en Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:41:30 +0530 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification This is a RSS formatted XML site feed generated by MODx CMS. It is intended to be viewed in a News Reader. Please visit Google Reader at http://www.google.com/intl/en/googlereader/tour.html for more info. ebooks@celextel.org (Lakshmanan S.) ebooks@celextel.org (Lakshmanan S.) http://www.celextel.org/vedichymns/atharvaveda.html http://www.celextel.org/vedichymns/atharvaveda.html Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:56:47 +0530 The Atharvaveda (a tatpurusha compound of atharvan, an ancient Rishi, and veda, meaning knowledge) is a sacred text of Hinduism and one of the four Vedas, often called the fourth Veda. According to tradition, the Atharvaveda was mainly composed by two groups of rishis known as the Atharvanas and the Angirasa, hence its oldest name is Ātharvāngirasa. In the Late Vedic Gopatha Brahmana, it is attributed to the Bhrigu and Angirasa. Additionally, tradition ascribes parts to other rishis, such as Kauśika, Vasistha and Kaśyapa. There are two surviving recensions (śākhās), known as Śaunakīya and Paippalāda. http://www.celextel.org/vedichymns/krishnayajurveda.html http://www.celextel.org/vedichymns/krishnayajurveda.html Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:03:59 +0530 There are four recensions of the Krishna Yajurveda: Taittiriya samhita originally of Panchala, Maitrayani samhita originally of the area south of Kurukshetra, Caraka-Katha samhita originally of Madra and Kurukshetra and Kapisthala-Katha samhita of the southern Punjab and Bahika. Each of the recensions has or had a Brahmana associated with it, and most of them also have associated Shrautasutras, Grhyasutras, Aranyakas, Upanishads and Pratishakhyas. http://www.celextel.org/vedichymns/shuklayajurveda.html http://www.celextel.org/vedichymns/shuklayajurveda.html Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:02:43 +0530 Shukla Yajurveda is represented by the Vajasaneyi Samhita. The name Vajasaneyi is derived from Vajasaneya, patronymic of sage Yajnavalkya, an authority and according to tradition, founder of the Vajasaneyi branch. The Vajasaneyi Samhita has forty chapters or adhyayas. http://www.celextel.org/vedichymns/samaveda.html http://www.celextel.org/vedichymns/samaveda.html Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:01:51 +0530 The Sama veda (from sāman melody and veda knowledge), is second (in the usual order) of the four Vedas, the ancient core Hindu scriptures. Its earliest parts are believed to date from 1700 BC (since all of its verses are from the Rigveda) and it ranks next in sanctity and liturgical importance to the Rigveda. It consists of a collection (samhita) of hymns, portions of hymns, and detached verses, all but 75 taken from the Sakala Sakha of the Rigveda, the other 75 belong to the Bashkala Sakha, to be sung, using specifically indicated melodies called Samagana, by Udgatar priests at sacrifices in which the juice of the Soma plant, clarified and mixed with milk and other ingredients, is offered in libation to various deities. http://www.celextel.org/vedichymns/rigveda.html http://www.celextel.org/vedichymns/rigveda.html Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:55:18 +0530 The Rigveda is an ancient Indian sacred collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns. It is counted among the four canonical sacred texts (sruti) of Hinduism known as the Vedas. Some of its verses are still recited as Hindu prayers, at religious functions and other occasions, putting these among the world's oldest religious texts in continued use. The Rigveda contains several mythological and poetical accounts of the origin of the world, hymns praising the gods, and ancient prayers for life, prosperity, etc. http://www.celextel.org/lessonsonvedanta/panchadashi/pmoduleg/punitg02/plessong0211.html http://www.celextel.org/lessonsonvedanta/panchadashi/pmoduleg/punitg02/plessong0211.html Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:59:56 +0530 Since most of us do not have such a trained mind, it is necessary for us to practice meditation for making it peaceful and steady. One can follow whatever meditation technique one is comfortable. There are no specific set of rules for the purpose of inner transformation. Any meditation will do. http://www.celextel.org/lessonsonvedanta/panchadashi/pmoduleg/punitg02/plessong0210.html http://www.celextel.org/lessonsonvedanta/panchadashi/pmoduleg/punitg02/plessong0210.html Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:51:23 +0530 Our goal is to reach a stage wherein there is perfect satisfaction resulting out of non-diminishing happiness, everlasting peace and undisturbed security. Such a joyful living is possible ONLY when there is only ONE and that ONE is I. Else I cannot be secured. http://www.celextel.org/lessonsonvedanta/panchadashi/pmoduleg/punitg02/plessong0209.html http://www.celextel.org/lessonsonvedanta/panchadashi/pmoduleg/punitg02/plessong0209.html Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:44:07 +0530 Knowledge about the self is self-revealing and it does not require the EGO to reveal it. Not only it is not required, but also it is not possible for the EGO to reveal the self. EGO is the reflection of self. Therefore, it cannot reveal self. http://www.celextel.org/lessonsonvedanta/panchadashi/pmoduleg/punitg02/plessong0208.html http://www.celextel.org/lessonsonvedanta/panchadashi/pmoduleg/punitg02/plessong0208.html Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:38:25 +0530 The macro reflection of ONE seen on all the minds taken together constitutes God. http://www.celextel.org/lessonsonvedanta/panchadashi/pmoduleg/punitg02/plessong0207.html http://www.celextel.org/lessonsonvedanta/panchadashi/pmoduleg/punitg02/plessong0207.html Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:32:09 +0530 The only way to progress from indirect knowledge to direct knowledge is to enquire on the teaching of the scriptures. http://www.celextel.org/lessonsonvedanta/panchadashi/pmoduleg/punitg02/plessong0206.html http://www.celextel.org/lessonsonvedanta/panchadashi/pmoduleg/punitg02/plessong0206.html Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:26:25 +0530 All of us are progressing in the journey of life. Our common destination is to reach a stage where one can remain in non-diminishing happiness, undisturbed security and everlasting peace all the time. http://www.celextel.org/lessonsonvedanta/panchadashi/pmoduleg/punitg02/plessong0205.html http://www.celextel.org/lessonsonvedanta/panchadashi/pmoduleg/punitg02/plessong0205.html Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:20:19 +0530 Partial knowledge and partial ignorance is the problem http://www.celextel.org/lessonsonvedanta/panchadashi/pmoduleg/punitg02/plessong0204.html http://www.celextel.org/lessonsonvedanta/panchadashi/pmoduleg/punitg02/plessong0204.html Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:14:21 +0530 We have knowledge of an object. The knowledge could be direct or indirect. Direct Knowledge refers to the knowledge gained through our sense organs directly. If we hear about the object and gain knowledge, it is Indirect Knowledge. http://www.celextel.org/lessonsonvedanta/panchadashi/pmoduleg/punitg02/ http://www.celextel.org/lessonsonvedanta/panchadashi/pmoduleg/punitg02/ Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:07:06 +0530 Panchadashi Unit - G02: To be this ONE http://www.celextel.org/otherbooks/saradadeviholymother/gospelofholymothersaradadevi.html http://www.celextel.org/otherbooks/saradadeviholymother/gospelofholymothersaradadevi.html Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:55:30 +0530 if you want peace of mind, do not find fault with others. Rather see your own faults. Learn to make the whole world your own. No one is a stranger. The whole world is your own. http://www.celextel.org/otherbooks/saradadeviholymother/ http://www.celextel.org/otherbooks/saradadeviholymother/ Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:23:46 +0530 Sarada Devi Holy Mother http://www.celextel.org/stotras/ayyappa/sasthabhujangam.html http://www.celextel.org/stotras/ayyappa/sasthabhujangam.html Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:33:23 +0530 I sing about the Lord of Bhoothas, who is the form of light of love, who is the son of Lakshmi, who is a wish giving gem and is the residence of wealth, who always has the full sparkle of the true divine happiness. who is generous, who is with respect and the God who protects devas. http://www.celextel.org/stotras/ayyappa/mahasasthruanugrahakavacham.html http://www.celextel.org/stotras/ayyappa/mahasasthruanugrahakavacham.html Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:20:15 +0530 Oh God, oh god of gods, Oh all knowing one, Oh destroyer of three cities, with the coming of the horrible Kali yuga, great ghosts have enveloped earth. http://www.celextel.org/stotras/shiva/natarajapathu.html http://www.celextel.org/stotras/shiva/natarajapathu.html Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:11:59 +0530 You are that which is spread from the beings of the earth to the planet in the universe, You are the top to bottom of the four Vedas, You are the moon, you are the Sun, you are the stream, you are the fire, You are the two sets of the seven worlds, You are woman, you are man, you are the soul of several beings, You are everything else, you are also the one. http://www.celextel.org/stotras/vishnu/mohinirachithakrishnastotram.html http://www.celextel.org/stotras/vishnu/mohinirachithakrishnastotram.html Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:58:07 +0530 The god is himself the soul and he is the greatest god with the form of wisdom, salutations to Brahman and to the one from whom Brahma who created was born. http://www.celextel.org/stotras/devi/mangalachandikastotram.html http://www.celextel.org/stotras/devi/mangalachandikastotram.html Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:48:38 +0530 Protect, protect, oh Goddess Chandika, who is the mother of universe, who defeats dangers and one who makes mars happy in all rasis. http://www.celextel.org/stotras/vishnu/krishnapadambujastotram.html http://www.celextel.org/stotras/vishnu/krishnapadambujastotram.html Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:49:38 +0530 The lotus like feet of Krishna is pretty and auspicious, the lotus like feet of Krishna grants auspiciousness. http://www.celextel.org/stotras/shiva/kolaruthirupathigam.html http://www.celextel.org/stotras/shiva/kolaruthirupathigam.html Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:50:13 +0530 Here is a remarkable prayer addressed to Shiva composed by Sambandar, one of great saivite saints who were called as Nayanmars. http://www.celextel.org/lessonsonvedanta/panchadashi/pmoduleg/punitg01/plessong0103.html http://www.celextel.org/lessonsonvedanta/panchadashi/pmoduleg/punitg01/plessong0103.html Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:50:24 +0530 The body/mind complex is an inert object without life. Ignorant person assumes that somehow life has evolved into an inert object. However, the enlightened person knows that life is involved into inert object. http://www.celextel.org/lessonsonvedanta/panchadashi/pmoduleg/punitg01/plessong0102.html http://www.celextel.org/lessonsonvedanta/panchadashi/pmoduleg/punitg01/plessong0102.html Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:51:04 +0530 Human beings have created the eternal cycle of life with pairs of opposites like prosperity and poverty, love and hate, fame etc based on the past actions. His role starts by giving name and attribute to the God's created world and ends in creation of miseries in the world. http://www.celextel.org/lessonsonvedanta/panchadashi/pmoduleg/punitg01/plessong0101.html http://www.celextel.org/lessonsonvedanta/panchadashi/pmoduleg/punitg01/plessong0101.html Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:51:40 +0530 We are all given an impression that the progress in the science and technology alone can bring about prosperity to the world resulting in joyful living for all. However, experience shows us that the human race is nowhere near creating a perfect world even after 2000 years of dependency on material prosperity. This fact alone should force us to look for the ONLY alternative path. http://www.celextel.org/lessonsonvedanta/panchadashi/pmoduleg/punitg01/ http://www.celextel.org/lessonsonvedanta/panchadashi/pmoduleg/punitg01/ Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:52:48 +0530 Panchadashi Unit - G01: If a person knows himself http://www.celextel.org/lessonsonvedanta/panchadashi/pmoduleg/ http://www.celextel.org/lessonsonvedanta/panchadashi/pmoduleg/ Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:53:31 +0530 The realized person will not struggle to gain any object since he knows that he does not need anything to be happy and the objects in the world do not have the capability to give happiness. http://www.celextel.org/stotras/devi/bhuvaneswarikavacham.html http://www.celextel.org/stotras/devi/bhuvaneswarikavacham.html Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:13:30 +0530 This which is named as Armour burns sinful crime, and Oh Parvathi, please hear, for I tell you this to exhibit my love towards you. http://www.celextel.org/stotras/devi/kalikakavacham.html http://www.celextel.org/stotras/devi/kalikakavacham.html Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:10:21 +0530 Oh Great God, please tell me that secret, if it is permitted, by which enemies can be destroyed and souls can be protected, as I want it from your word as you are the incomparable God. http://www.celextel.org/stotras/devi/mahavidhyakavacham.html http://www.celextel.org/stotras/devi/mahavidhyakavacham.html Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:05:29 +0530 Oh goddess I would tell you a Kavacha which leads to all accomplishments, which is the primeval Goddess Maha Vidhya and which leads to fulfillment of all desires. http://www.celextel.org/stotras/devi/mahalakshmikavacham2.html http://www.celextel.org/stotras/devi/mahalakshmikavacham2.html Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:01:04 +0530 Let my nearby places be protected by Lakshmi, Let my back side be protected by Kamala, Let my front side be protected by Narayani. http://www.celextel.org/stotras/devi/malarpadalstoram.html http://www.celextel.org/stotras/devi/malarpadalstoram.html Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:37:37 +0530 If we get the sacred ash of Goddess Kali, all diseases will fly way and all road blocks will vanish and happiness will come in search of us. http://www.celextel.org/stotras/devi/saraswatikavacham.html http://www.celextel.org/stotras/devi/saraswatikavacham.html Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:34:04 +0530 She who is the mother of the three worlds, with a shining body coated with sandal paste, wearing white silk, wearing the garland of jasmine, wearing a shining head gear, shining in a nose ring, holding a book containing all knowledge, wearing a garland of Rudraksha is the Goddess of speech and I live in her lotus like face. http://www.celextel.org/stotras/devi/siddhakunjikastotram.html http://www.celextel.org/stotras/devi/siddhakunjikastotram.html Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:28:37 +0530 This great prayer is chanted before the reading of Chandi path / Sapthasathi (known as Devi Mahathmya) in the northern parts of India. It is more thanthric in nature and has been taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvathi. Devotees believe that just a recitation of Sidha Kunjika stotram is equivalent to recitation of the complete Chandi (Devi Mahatmyam) and also that the reading of Chandi Path (Devi Mahatmya) would not give complete results without reading Sidha Kunjika stotram before it. http://www.celextel.org/stotras/shiva/sarvavyadhiharammaheswarakavacham.html http://www.celextel.org/stotras/shiva/sarvavyadhiharammaheswarakavacham.html Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:22:23 +0530 Oh king, this armour of Maheswara is rare even to the devas and by doing it to their body, the man will get purified. http://www.celextel.org/stotras/shiva/rudrakavacham.html http://www.celextel.org/stotras/shiva/rudrakavacham.html Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:17:56 +0530 I salute the Lord of Parvathi, who is peaceful, sits on a lotus pose, who wears the moon on his crown, who has five faces and three eyes, who carries on his right hand soolam, Vajrayudha, axe and sign of protection, who carries on his left snake, rope, bell, blessed drum and the mother Goddess and who wears different type of ornaments and has the colour of crystal. http://www.celextel.org/stotras/shiva/mritasanjeevanakavacham.html http://www.celextel.org/stotras/shiva/mritasanjeevanakavacham.html Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:09:23 +0530 Holy essence of essences and auspicious secret of secrets, is the armour of Lord Shiva which is like a medicine for death. http://www.celextel.org/stotras/shiva/mahamrithyunjayakavacham.html http://www.celextel.org/stotras/shiva/mahamrithyunjayakavacham.html Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:05:09 +0530 Om, Oh Goddess who is in the middle of the moon, who is garland of Rudra, who is greatly different. If anyone thinks about you, immediately even the dead one become alive. http://www.celextel.org/stotras/shiva/kalabhairavapancharathnam.html http://www.celextel.org/stotras/shiva/kalabhairavapancharathnam.html Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:48:13 +0530 I salute Bhairava who wears the crescent, who holds in his lotus like hand, sword, skull, drum and trident, who wears the directions as cloth, and who has coated his body with ash. http://www.celextel.org/stotras/shiva/bilwaashtotharasathastotram.html http://www.celextel.org/stotras/shiva/bilwaashtotharasathastotram.html Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:41:34 +0530 I offer one leaf of Bilwa to Lord Shiva, Which has three leaves, causes three qualities, has three eyes and is like three weapons. http://www.celextel.org/stotras/vishnu/gopalakavacham.html http://www.celextel.org/stotras/vishnu/gopalakavacham.html Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:33:24 +0530 Now I am going to tell that Armour of Gopala, who is the world teacher, remembering which a man would get salvation. http://www.celextel.org/stotras/vishnu/gopalaakshayakavacham.html http://www.celextel.org/stotras/vishnu/gopalaakshayakavacham.html Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:30:07 +0530 Oh God Brahma, please teach me the perennial armour, which is greatly wonderful to Indra and other devas, wearing which the great heroes would win over the three worlds. http://www.celextel.org/stotras/vishnu/ramakavacham.html http://www.celextel.org/stotras/vishnu/ramakavacham.html Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:25:31 +0530 I think about Rama, who is every second pretty, who has hands reaching up to his thighs, who has lotus like eyes, who is pure all his life, who has a smiling face, who is black, who holds bow and arrow and has a generous form. http://www.celextel.org/stotras/grahas/trilokyamangalamsuryakavacham.html http://www.celextel.org/stotras/grahas/trilokyamangalamsuryakavacham.html Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:10:48 +0530 Oh Samba, who is greatly valorous, please here from me the holy armour, which is auspicious to the three worlds and which is greatly wonderful.