Guest guest Posted February 23, 2002 Report Share Posted February 23, 2002 > By the way, what is a health mantra? Namaste! The famous Mahamrityumjaya mantra(also known as Markendaya mantra) is the foremost health mantra. It is highly efficacious in preventing in accidental death, removing incurable diseases etc. There are various forms of the mantra and the simplest is Om Trayambakam Yajamahe Sugandhim Pustivardhanam Urvaru Kameeva Bandhanaat Mrityor Muksheeya Mamratat. Other health mantras include several sun mantras(aditya hridayam,..), hanuman mantras and some rama mantras. There is a good discussion of mantras and how to practise them by authors such as Swami Sivananda, L.R. Choudhri and Thomas Ashley Farrand. Aum Namasivaya, Vijay Pillai > > Thank you for your insights.. > Usha > > Om Amriteswaryai Namah > > > ______________________ > ______________________ > > Message: 2 > Fri, 22 Feb 2002 07:47:00 -0800 (PST) > Mike Brooker <patria1818 > news and e-mail in Sanskrit, claims portal > > From "South India's leading news site" > http://www.newindpress.com/ For the sanskrit portal > mentioned in the article below, click on > http://sanskrit.netjaal.com/ > > Keval > > ======================================== > > News and e-mail in Sanskrit, claims portal > > NEW DELHI: Ask school students and they will tell > you > that it is a scoring subject and helps pull up the > overall percentage. > > Ask pandits and they will say that unless a string > of > them are chanted, a marriage is not sanctified. > Theologists will say that ancient knowledge and > mysticism can be unravelled only if one knows this > language. But to see Sanskrit on the Internet is to > witness a real coming of age. > > Not only are the Indian religious texts available on > the web in the language, there are also net-based > courses that ‘‘conduct classes in Sanskrit > literature > and language’’ and claim to ‘‘quench the thirst of > many who yearn to learn it.’’ There are > introductory, > intermmediary and advanced courses for those who no > longer find Armenian or Japanese challenging enough. > > But hold on, the clincher is yet to come. Arguably, > India’s first multi-lingual mahaportal, netjaal.com > now has a Sanskrit section. What it implies is that > besides offering virtual prayers, you can catch > news, > read about Lagaan’s chances of an Oscar or even send > an e-mail - all in Sanskrit! > > And in case you are wondering who would send e-mails > in Sanskrit, there are almost 50,000 people across > the > world who can speak the language fluently, in > addition > to almost 5 lakh academics who understand it, says > the > portal’s editorial director, Dr Ved Pratap Vaidik. > > ‘‘It is the repository of knowledge and the language > of communication for all experts of ancient Indian > culture, oriental history, philosophy and religion. > At > times the correct expression is only in Sanskrit and > we expect such people to use our service,’’ says > Vaidik. > > Though it does seem odd to exchange e-mails in > Sanskrit, even if one is proficient in the language, > target group exists that is interested in the > goings-on in the area. As is evident by the fact > that > Doordarshan’s weekly news magazine in Sanskrit is of > 15-minute duration from January 26 from a 10-minute > byte. > > ‘‘The items in the programme are of interest to the > Sanskrit-speaking audience. Information on kavi > sammelans, sahitya functions are keenly followed by > teachers, students and others working in the field > of > Sanskrit literature,’’ said DD (news) director, K.M. > Ravindran, of the programme that is almost 10-years > old. > > Similarly, All India Radio (AIR) airs a daily > 5-minute > news bulletin at 7am that has been around for more > than 10 years. Says M.R.S. Menon, language head at > AIR: ‘‘Obviously, there is a demand. We receive > responses on the bulletin and know that audiences > specially tune in to hear the Sanskrit news.’’ > > Besides the electronic media, a Sanskrit daily, > Sudharma, is also brought out from Mysore. Almost > all > Indian universities have a Sanskrit department and > there are about six universities where the medium of > instruction is also Sanskrit. > > ‘‘If the political leaders so desire, Sanskrit can > become the lingua franca of this country. It is > definitely the language of interest for any > linguist, > philosopher or sociologist. It is rational for these > people to know it,’’ says Dr V.N. Jha. > > > > > > Sports - Coverage of the 2002 Olympic Games > http://sports. > > > ______________________ > ______________________ > > Message: 3 > Fri, 22 Feb 2002 08:08:48 -0800 (PST) > Mike Brooker <patria1818 > temple consecration in Hyderabad > > From the Times of India. > http://www.timesofindia.com/articleshow.asp?art_ID=1709569 > > ================================== > > Amritanandamayi to consecrate temple > > > TIMES NEWS NETWORK [ FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2002 > 2:17:48 AM ] > > HYDERABAD: Mata Amritanandamayi arrived in city on > Thursday morning for the fourday long prana > pratishta > (consecration) ceremony of the Brahmasthanam temple > === message truncated === Sports - Coverage of the 2002 Olympic Games http://sports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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