Voice of Vivekananda
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 49: yathāpi bhamaro pupphaṃ vaṇṇagandhaṃ aheṭhayaṃ |paḷeti rasamādāya evaṃ gāme munī care || 49 || 49. Just as a bee …
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 48: pupphāni heva pacinantaṃ byāsattamanasaṃ naraṃ |atittaṃ yeva kāmesu antako kurute vasaṃ || 48 || 48. For one of …
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I. Rama Poorva Tapaniya Upanishad Om! O Devas, may we hear with our ears what is auspicious;May we see with our eyes what is auspicious, O ye worthy of worship!May we enjoy the term of life …
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 47: pupphāni heva pacinantaṃ byāsattamanasaṃ naraṃ |suttaṃ gāmaṃ mahogho'va maccu ādāya gacchati || 47 || 47. For …
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Om! May He protect us both together; may He nourish us both together;May we work conjointly with great energy,May our study be vigorous and effective;May we not mutually dispute (or may we not hate …
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 46: pheṇūpamaṃ kāyam'imaṃ viditvā marīcidhammaṃ abhisambudhāno |chetvāna mārassa papupphakāni adassanaṃ maccurājassa …