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Lyrics of Vande Mataram वन्दे मातरम् सुजलां सुफलां मलयजशीतलाम् शस्यशामलां मातरम् । शुभ्रज्योत्स्नापुलकितयामिनीं फुल्लकुसुमितद्रुमदलशोभिनीं सुहासिनीं सुमधुर भाषिणीं सुखदां वरदां मातरम् ।। १ ।। वन्दे मातरम् । कोटि-कोटि-कण्ठ-कल-कल-निनाद-कराले कोटि-कोटि-भुजैर्धृत-खरकरवाले, अबला केन मा एत बले । बहुबलधारिणीं नमामि तारिणीं रिपुदलवारिणीं मातरम् ।। २ ।। वन्दे मातरम् । तुमि विद्या, तुमि धर्म तुमि हृदि, तुमि मर्म त्वं हि प्राणा: शरीरे बाहुते तुमि मा शक्ति, हृदये तुमि मा भक्ति, तोमारई प्रतिमा गडि मन्दिरे-मन्दिरे मातरम् ।। ३ ।। वन्दे मातरम् । त्वं हि दुर्गा दशप्रहरणधारिणी कमला कमलदलविहारिणी वाणी विद्यादायिनी, नमामि त्वाम् नमामि कमलां अमलां अतुलां सुजलां सुफलां मातरम् ।। ४ ।। वन्दे मातरम् । श्यामलां सरलां सुस्मितां भूषितां धरणीं भरणीं मातरम् ।। ५ ।। वन्दे मातरम् ।। Translation by Shree Aurobindo Mother, I bow to thee! Rich with thy hurrying streams, bright with orchard gleams, Cool with thy winds of delight, Dark fields waving Mother of might, Mother free. Glory of moonlight dreams, Over thy branch...

Hindu Rituals and Routines

Why do we follow them? Why do we light a lamp? Why do we have a prayer room? Why do we do Namaste? Why do we prostrate before parents and elders? Why do we wear marks (tilak, pottu and the like) on the forehead? Why do we not touch papers, books and people with the feet? To touch another with the feet is considered an act of misdemeanor. Why is this so? Why do we apply the holy ash? Why do offer food to the Lord before eating it? Why do we fast? Why do we do pradakshina (circumambulate)? Why is pradakshina done only in a clockwise manner? Why do we regard trees and plants as sacred? Why do we ring the bell in a temple? Why do we worship the kalasha? Why do we consider the lotus as special? Why do we worship tulasi? Why do we blow the conch? Why do we say shaanti thrice? Why do we offer a coconut? Why do we chant Om? Why do we do aarati? ---------------------------------------- Introduction Hinduism is not a religion but a way of life. Unlike other religions, Hindu dharma has many spec...

Chanakya the great

A few things about chanakya. Chanakya, the writer of 'Arthashastra' is a poineer econimist of the world. He dreamed to make India as a well grown nation in wealth, polictical and social. He described the way how India has to be in Arthashastra. http://www.hinduism.co.za/chanakya.htm#Chanakya%20-%20Historical%20Background

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