In earlier episodes, I have presented fifteen chapters from my book titled ‘Great Saints of India’. This is the sixteenth chapter of the book dealing with Sant Tukaram. Link for book https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MZB809A https://www.amazon.com/dp/1520412738 https://www.draft2digital.com/book/739855 Link for audio book https://www.kobo.com/us/en/audiobook/great-saints-of-india-4 https://play.google.com/store/audiobooks/details/VENKATARAMAN_M_Great_Saints_of_India?id=AQAAAEC8-xe7uM https://shop.authors-direct.com/products/great-saints-of-india https://www.chirpbooks.com/audiobooks/great-saints-of ..read more

Guru occupies a very important place in the Hindu way of life. Hindu tradition gives a place of high esteem to a guru. The word cannot be easily translated though roughly it may be said that the word represents a teacher. In Sanskrit, the word Guru is made up of two root words Gu and Ru. Gu means darkness, and Ru means remover. So, the word guru stands for the teacher who is the remover of darkness and is the harbinger of enlightenment. Since Guru leads to a path of light, Guru is the Para Brahmam, the Almighty God. This Stotram is the one which offers prostrations at the lotus feet of the Alm ..read more

In earlier episodes, I have presented fourteen chapters from my book titled ‘Great Saints of India’. This is the fifteenth chapter of the book dealing with Swamy Rama Tirtha. Link for book https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MZB809A https://www.amazon.com/dp/1520412738 https://www.draft2digital.com/book/739855 Link for audio book https://www.kobo.com/us/en/audiobook/great-saints-of-india-4 https://play.google.com/store/audiobooks/details/VENKATARAMAN_M_Great_Saints_of_India?id=AQAAAEC8-xe7uM https://shop.authors-direct.com/products/great-saints-of-india https://www.chirpbooks.com/audiobooks/great-sai ..read more

This is a very short hymn on Lord Subrahmanya, the second son of Lord Shiva, also known as Murugan in Tamil. He is also known as Guha and Karthikeya. The first two stanzas of the hymn offer prostrations to the Lord residing at a place called Kumarasaila. Murugan is considered to have six faces. He is also the commander-in-chief of the army of the celestials known as the Devas. In the hymn, the poet says, ‘I worship the young god who dwells on Kumarasaila. He has six faces and twelve arms. He wears a crown. His faces are lovely with the brilliance cast by the gem-studded ear ornaments. He holds ..read more

The Atmaarpana Stuthi is a hymn in Sanskrit language composed by Appayya Dikshitar, one of the great saints and proponent of Advaita Philosophy after Adi Sankara. It is a hymn in praise of Lord Shiva and is also known as ‘Unmattha Panchaa Shath’. Once Dikshitar felt that he has to put himself to a test as to whether his devotion to Lord Shiva was indeed true. He thought, ‘Suppose I become insane, will my mouth utter the name of Lord Shiva. If that be so, then it must be real.’ So, he embarked on an experiment. He made a paste of Datura seeds. These seeds are poisonous and if taken in, will mak ..read more

In earlier episodes, I have presented thirteen chapters from my book titled ‘Great Saints of India’. This is the fourteenth chapter of the book dealing with Surdas. Link for book https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MZB809A https://www.amazon.com/dp/1520412738 https://www.draft2digital.com/book/739855 Link for audio book https://www.kobo.com/us/en/audiobook/great-saints-of-india-4 https://play.google.com/store/audiobooks/details/VENKATARAMAN_M_Great_Saints_of_India?id=AQAAAEC8-xe7uM https://www.chirpbooks.com/audiobooks/great-saints-of-india-by-venkataraman-m https://www.scribd.com/audiobook/537763163 ..read more

This is a hymn said to have been composed by the great demon Ravana. Ravana committed the sin of abducting Sita and was punished by Lord Rama. We all know that. But Ravana was also a great devotee of Lord Shiva and he has composed this hymn praising Lord Shiva. There is a story behind this hymn. It is said that on one occasion Ravana tried to lift Mount Kailash in his hand to take Lord Shiva along with him to Sri Lanka. To prevent this, Lord Shiva pressed his toe. In the process, he crushed the fingers of Ravana and Ravana cried in pain. And to escape from the act of Lord Shiva, Ravana sang th ..read more

The Atmaarpana Stuthi is a hymn in Sanskrit language composed by Appayya Dikshitar, one of the great saints and proponent of Advaita Philosophy after Adi Sankara. It is a hymn in praise of Lord Shiva and is also known as ‘Unmattha Panchaa Shath’. Once Dikshitar felt that he has to put himself to a test as to whether his devotion to Lord Shiva was indeed true. He thought, ‘Suppose I become insane, will my mouth utter the name of Lord Shiva. If that be so, then it must be real.’ So, he embarked on an experiment. He made a paste of Datura seeds. These seeds are poisonous and if taken in, will mak ..read more

In earlier episodes, I have presented twelve chapters from my book titled ‘Great Saints of India’. This is the thirteenth chapter of the book dealing with Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Link for book https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MZB809A https://www.amazon.com/dp/1520412738 https://www.draft2digital.com/book/739855 Link for audio book https://www.kobo.com/us/en/audiobook/great-saints-of-india-4 https://play.google.com/store/audiobooks/details/VENKATARAMAN_M_Great_Saints_of_India?id=AQAAAEC8-xe7uM https://shop.authors-direct.com/products/great-saints-of-india https://www.chirpbooks.com/audiobooks/gre ..read more

This is a simple stotram consisting of ten verses praying to Lord Rama for the removal of sufferings and agonies in life. The slokas seek removal of all types of diseases and pray for well-being and prosperity. Please also visit my website at https://www.ramannithya.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/venkataraman-m/message ..read more