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Lord Krishna, the conqueror of Manmadha

Manmadha is personified desire, specially related to sensual pleasure. Madhanam in Sanskrit means ‘to churn’, example: churning of curd is dadi madhanam, churning of ocean is saagara madhanam. The personified desire, manmadha churns our manas (man madhanam).  We often fail to see ourselves separate from our manas. Whatever experiences our Source: JIVA Shamshabad News

Lord Krishna, the conqueror of Manmadha2020-03-11T12:15:47+00:00

Manmadha, a Personified Desire

Manmadha is personified desire, specially related to sensual pleasure. Madhanam in Sanskrit means ‘to churn’, example: churning of curd is dadi madhanam, churning of ocean is saagara madhanam. The personified desire, manmadha churns our manas (man madhanam).  We often fail to see ourselves separate from our manas. Whatever experiences our Source: JIVA Shamshabad News

Manmadha, a Personified Desire2020-03-11T12:15:47+00:00

Ruchi and Suchi

Everyone likes to have a healthy meal that is also tasty. Such a meal requires close attention to including the right ingredients and excluding unnecessary ingredients. The physical, mental, intellectual, and spiritual state of a person depends on what kind of experiences one accumulates through the input senses such as mouth, eyes, ears, skin. Source: [...]

Ruchi and Suchi2020-03-09T14:56:04+00:00

The Majestic 81 Feet Virat Venkateswara

What makes God 'virat' (majestic)? Let's take a simple analogy. Imagine you visited a friend’s place who pets a dog. As soon as you entered the place, the dog began barking and scratching you. The purpose of your visit is to spend time with your friend. You cannot afford to Source: JIVA Shamshabad News

The Majestic 81 Feet Virat Venkateswara2020-03-07T14:47:11+00:00

Don’t Panic, Build a Shield

The aim of any religious ceremony or puja is to strengthen the manas, the king of all senses, with the right intellect.  Build a shield that protects one from panicking during hard situations in life. Everyone goes through such situations at some point in life. Some Source: JIVA Shamshabad News

Don’t Panic, Build a Shield2020-03-04T15:20:26+00:00

Work Like Hanuman

If you are feeling low, disappointed, or demotivated, then meditate upon Hanuman. Working like Hanuman can bring you satisfaction and glory that lives forever. On the day of the coronation, Sri Rama Chandra wanted to honour all those who supported him through his journey in the forest and at Lanka. Source: JIVA Shamshabad News

Work Like Hanuman2020-03-02T14:52:16+00:00

Mahamahopadhyaya, Sri Samudrala Venkata Ranga Ramanujacharya Swami

JIVA’s director of Research and Publications, and renowned Acharya, Sri U.Ve. Samudrala Venkata Ranga Ramanujacharya Swami was recently bestowed upon the title of Mahamahopadhyaya by Rashtriya Samskrit Vidhyapeeta, in Tirupati. This is a rarest of the rare honour and is bestowed upon only for a handful of people. Some stalwarts of Ramanuja Tradition like SriBhashyam [...]

Mahamahopadhyaya, Sri Samudrala Venkata Ranga Ramanujacharya Swami2020-02-28T15:04:16+00:00