November 2019

Vidura Neeti – 5

One has to understand that human beings enjoy many material comforts but they have to remember that they come to him only through the good deeds that he has done in the previous births.

Madhvacharya blew air into the ear of his childhood friend and cured his headache.

Shri Madhwacharya – 5

At the age of eight, Vaasudeva was invested with the sacred thread by Madhyageha Bhatta with the commandment: ‘Living a virtuous life, serve the Fire and the Preceptor. Observing the vow of celibacy, study the Vedas well’.

May Acharya Madhwa Bless Us

Sri Trivikrama Panditacharya states that Acharya Madhwa is the greatest of the great preceptors of the three worlds – this may mean the world as we comprehend it and the upper and nether worlds.

Roupyapeetha – Modern Day’s Udupi

Rupyapeeta or Rajathapeeta is the ancient Sanskrit name of the popular temple town Udupi which translates to ‘silver pedestal’. The town was also known as Shivalli which might have come from the name Shivabelli where belli in the local language translates to silver

How a person in authority should conduct himself

  • Lakshmi 

It is common to notice haughtiness and a change in the tone of speech in a person who has attained even small authority. He will forget compassionate words. He will have an arrogant behaviour towards his subordinates.

Sri Vamana Avatara King Bali is receiving quivers from Agni

Vamana Avatara – 6

Thereafter, Bali Chakravarti also got a couple of quivers from Agni. akṣayau ariktau tūrṇau. Bali obtained two quivers that never ran out of arrows from Agni. This is the basic understanding we get superficially. Let us now explore its spiritual significance.