Voice of Vivekananda
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 26-27: pamādamanuyuñjanti bālā dummedhino janā |appamādañca medhāvi dhanaṃ seṭṭhaṃ'va rakkhati || 26 ||mā …
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 25: uṭṭhānen'appamādena saññamena damena ca |dīpaṃ kayirātha medhāvī yaṃ ogho nābhikīrati || 25 || 25. By energy and …
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 24: uṭṭhānavato satimato sucikammassa nisammakārino |saññatassa ca dhammajīvino appamattassa yaso'bhivaḍḍhati || 24 …
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Translated by Dr. A. G. Krishna WarrierPublished by The Theosophical Publishing House, ChennaiOm! May He protect us both together; may He nourish us both together;May we work conjointly with great …
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The very first 3 Alwars among them are called Mudhal Alwars. They were born even before the commencement of kaliyuga, that is in Dwapara yuga itself. The very first is Poigai Alwar. He was born …
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Swami Vivekananda, known in his pre-monastic life as Narendra Nath Datta, was born in an affluent family in Kolkata on 12 January 1863. His father, Vishwanath Datta, was a …