Invocation harih om. apyayantu mamang ani vak pranas cakshuh srotram atho balam indriyani ca sarvani. sarvam brahmopanishadam maham brahma nirakuryam. ma ma brahma nirakarot. anirakaranam astu. anirakaranam me ‘stu....
Read MoreText One brahma muraari suraarchita lingam nirmala bhashita shobhita lingam janmaja dukha vinaashaka lingam tat pranamaami sadaa shiva lingam I bow before that Sada Shiva Linga, which is adored by Brahma, Vishnu and other Gods,...
Read MoreToday we begin an eight-part series of the second section of Garuda Purana, translated by S.V. Subrahmanyam and E. Wood in 1911. Garuda Purana is one of the Vishnu Puranas, being comprised of a dialog between Lord Vishnu and...
Read MoreMarkandeya Purana, one of the 18 Vedic puranas, is comprised of a dialogue between the sage Jaimini and the sage Markandeya. This purana has no sectarian content, being essentially neutral to Vishnu, Shiva, and other aspects and...
Read MoreThe distribution of murtis and images in honor of Sri Garuda are a testament to the devotees’ great affection for this transcendental vahana (carrier) of Lord Visnu. Beautiful murtis of Garuda are found throughout the...
Read MoreRecently a team comprised of delegates from the National Mission for Manuscripts and National Informatics Centre visited Majuli islands in Assam to attend a state level workshop on ‘Manuscriptology & Preventive...
Read More“Jai Jagannath Swami Nayan Pathagami Bhabatume” Duryodhan, the crest jewel of the Kaurava race, along with his younger brothers and warriors like Bhisma, Drona, Karna and others, breathed his last in the great...
Read MoreInvocation om bhadram karnebhih srinuyama deva bhadram pasyemakshibhir yajatrah. sthirair angais tushtuvams tanubhir vyasema deva-hitam yadayuh. om svasti na indro vriddha-sravah svasti nah pusha visvadevah. svasti nas tarkshyo...
Read MoreThe Nilamata is a Kashmiri Purana referred to by Kalhana as one of the sources of the ancient history of Kasmira. Buhler, whom goes the credit of saving its manuscripts, states on page 41 of his Report, “It great value...
Read More“The National Mission for Manuscripts completed its fourth year on 7 February 2007. Established by the Department of Culture, Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Government of India, the Mission was established with the...
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