Bharathiya Rishi Parampara: ( 10/04/2013. )

 ============================================================= ============================================================== Saturday, April 16, 2022. 06:00. Rishi Angiras ============================================================== Rishi Angirasa is one of the Saptarishis (Seven Immortal Sages) and the Manasaputra (son born of the mind) of Brahma, and is one of the Projenitors of humankind. Many verses in the Vedas are attributed to Rishi Angirasa. He, along with sage Atharvan, are said to have composed (heard) most of the Atharvana Veda. Through his tapas, Rishi Angiras came to be known as Angira, “shining like fire”. In the beginning of time, Rishi Angiras, at the behest of Bhagwan Sanatkumara, built the ancestral Himalayan cave in the region of Mt. Kailash where Lord Shiva resides, guiding aspirants along the path. Rishi Angirasa and Saunaka, the Householder One of the stories related to Rishi Angirasa is mentioned in the Mundaka Upanishad. A householder by the name Saunaka ...

============================================================== ============================================================= Friday, March 04, 2022. 06:00. Vasishtha Maharishi. ( Saptarshi ) Rishi Patni -  Arundhati Children -  Shakti, Citraketu, Surocis, Virajas, Mitra, Ulbana, Vasubhrdyana and Dyumat (from Arundhati) Asmaka (Niyoga child for Kalmashapada) Parents - Brahma ================================================================ Vasishta  is one of the oldest and most revered Vedic rishis or sages. He is one of the Saptarishis (seven great Rishis) of Bharatham. Vashistha is credited as the chief author of Mandala 7 of the Rigveda. Vashishtha and his family are mentioned in Rigvedic verse 10.167.4, other Rig Vedic mandalas and in many Vedic texts. His ideas have been influential and he was called the first sage of the Vedanta school of Hindu philosophy by Adi Shankara. The Yoga Vasishtha, Vasishtha Samhita, as well as some versions of the Agni Purana and Vishnu ...

 ================================================================== ==================================================================== Friday, December 31, 2021. 6:00. AM. Maharishi Yoga Vasishtha : Swami Sivananda ==================================================================== Origin and Glory : The earliest work in Sanskrit on Vedanta of the highest order is the Vasishtha Maha Ramayana or Yoga Vasishtha. This monumental work is one without a second in Sanskrit literature. Vasishtha, the great sage, taught the principles of Vedanta to his royal pupil, Sri Rama, the victor of Ravana and hero of the epic, Ramayana. He narrated beautiful and interesting stories to illustrate the principles. The book is written in the language of Valmiki. It is the crest-jewel of all the works on Vedanta. It is a masterpiece. A study of the book raises a man to the lofty heights of divine splendour and bliss. It is really a vast store of wisdom. Those who practise Atma Chintana or Brahma Abhyas...

 ================================================================ ====================================================================== Wednesday, November 17, 2021. 7:00AM. THIRUVALLUVAR - By  Sri Swami Sivananda ====================================================================== This biography is from Swami Sivanandaji’s book “Lives of Saints”. ===================================================================== About two thousand years ago there flourished in Mylapore, Madras, a born Siddha and a born poet by name Valluvar or, as he is more commonly known, ‘Thiruvalluvar’, which only means, ‘the devotee of the Valluva caste’. Valluvas are Pariahs (now called Harijans) and their vocation was proclaiming the orders of the king by beat of drum. There is a tradition that Thiruvalluvar was the son of one Bhagavan, a Brahmin, and Adi, a Pariah woman whom he had married. Thiruvalluvar was born at Madurai, the capital of the Pandyas. He is regarded as an Avatara of Brahma. His...

  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, S eptember 07, 2021. 7:11. AM. Yajnavalkya Maharishi -  Year of birth : 3230 B.C. /Guru : The Sun God, Vaisampayana ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quotes “ That entity (purusha), after enjoying himself and roaming in the dream state and merely witnessing the results of good and evil, hastens back in the reverse way to his former condition, the waking state. He remains unaffected by whatever he sees in that state, for this infinite being is unattached. ” “ This purusha which is identified with the intellect (vijnanamaya) and is in the midst of the organs, the self—indulgent light within the heart (intellect). Assuming the likeness of the intell...

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monday, August 30, 2021. 7:08. AM. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.Introduction : Philosophy a writer once defined as the conversation carried on by the great minds across the continents over and above the head of the teeming multitudes. This, in fact, it is. The multitudes, therefore, almost entirely miss philosophy altogether. Thus one finds that serious metaphysics and deep research into questions of eternal reality shines as ornaments to the cultural structure of the race but fail to reach down and redeem the ‘common man.’ They are only treasured as precious heritage. Historically we see how the mastermind of the great Vyasa was led ultimately to feel the inadequacy of the classic Vedas and abstruse Brahmasutras for the task of universal enlightenment. The Brahmas...

  ----------------------------------------- Friday, July 16, 2021. 7:42. AM. ------------------------------------------- 1. INTRODUCTION : A saint is a god on earth. To him, the whole world is mere straw. To him, gold and stone are alike. To him, pleasure and pain are the same. A saint lives in God. He has realized God. He knows God. He has become God. He speaks of God. He shows the way to God. He is God-intoxicated. He is God Himself. He is one with God. Saints are God's agents on earth. God reveals Himself in a saint in His full glory, infinite power, wisdom and bliss. The saints constitute a ladder for the pilgrims to the shrine of God. Wherever saints and sages stay even for a half-second, then and there are sacred places like Varnasi, Prayag and Brindavan. A saint is a blessing on earth. Saints are the living symbols of religion and are the true benefactors of humanity. Throughout history, saints have played a great part in preserving spiritual values in the world. A saint is ...