Amarnath Yatra
0811, 2015

Amarnath Yatra

O Shiva, the eternal alone, ever meditative, principle of all entia, at the apex of Himalaya,
in icy form as the most revealing effulgence of Shivam,as Sri Amarnath

Mount Kailash Parikrama
0811, 2015

Mount Kailash Parikrama

Shiva Kailash – With the holy river tucked in His tuft, Shiva appears as the snowy mountain, where the stars and the moon inclined to touch. This is before our eyes! Read about my experience

01 Manisha Panchakam Context
2508, 2012

01 Manisha Panchakam Context

The Stranger, who was confronting Adi Sankara and his entourage in the narrow street of Varanasi, raises his questions when he was scornfully asked to get away from the path. His questions unearthed profound thoughts of Sankara in the form of Manisha Panchakam.

01 Introduction Manisha Panchakam
2508, 2012

01 Introduction Manisha Panchakam

Adi Sankara’s ‘Manisha Panchakam’ refers to the conclusive wisdom or determinate knowledge asserted in five verses. What is Sankara’s assertion as his determinate knowledge? What is such conclusive wisdom?

03 Manisha Panchakam Verse 3
2308, 2012

03 Manisha Panchakam Verse 3

Adi Sankara, after explaining the identification and the unification of Jeevaatman and Ishvara in the first two verses, gives the instruction on the method by which such superior wisdom can be obtained and upon achieving, the need for unwavering commitment to that wisdom and to realize the ultimate benefit in this third verse.

02 Manisha Panchakam – Verse 2
2308, 2012

02 Manisha Panchakam – Verse 2

In this second verse, the Paramaatman is analyzed and as it represents everything in the worlds, the experiences of the world are taken as the subject of analysis. It starts with the assumption that worlds are created by Ishvara. Why is this assumption valid?