The title

Edit The Hindu 23 May 2016
Bhagavata Purana shows us the path to reach the feet of the Supreme One, said P.T ... The Bhagavata Purana also lists these reasons to come to a conclusion about who Bhagavan is ... Bhagavata Purana says that the word Bhagavan means Lord Vishnu and if studied, this Purana will help us reach His feet. The Bhagavata Purana has been ......

Essence of sacred texts

Edit The Hindu 12 Apr 2016
Brahma’s sons later clarified to Narada that he had to recite the Bhagavata Purana ... So he wondered what was so special about the Bhagavata Purana ... But the Bhagavata Purana was an easy means to reach the feet of the Lord ... Likewise, while Vedas and other sacred works are invaluable, it is the Bhagavata Purana which is the essence of all the sacred texts....

Process of spiritual sadana

Edit The Hindu 25 Mar 2016
Sometimes, even a seemingly simple situation becomes impossible to tackle as in the case of the elephant king Gajendra ... But the elephant’s effort to free himself goes on, says the Bhagavata Purana for a thousand years. The struggle and the sincere cry for help symbolise the essence of the spiritual sadana and realisation constantly at work in every jivatma, pointed out Sri M. A. Venkatakrishnan in a discourse ... Keywords....

BORI's next big project to be on Bhagavat Purana

Edit The Times of India 12 Mar 2016
The Bhagavata Purana, like other Puranas, discusses a wide range of topics, including cosmology, genealogy, geography, mythology, legends, music, dance, yoga and culture ... Under this project, we will conduct an assessment of the critical edition of the Bhagavata Purana ... Despite similarities, the Bhagavata Purana stands out among other Puranas, or sacred histories in several important ways ... - Comparative studies of the Bhagavata Purana....

Brahma’s delusion cleared

Edit The Hindu 12 Mar 2016
Krishna states in the Gita that none can cross His Maya easily. This truth is established in the episode related in the Bhagavata Purana when Brahma attempts to exercise his divine power to cast a spell on Krishna to try and confuse Him, pointed out Kidambi Sri Narayanan in a discourse. The incident also proves the Lord’s omniscience, omnipresence and omnipotence ... ....

Royal Indian paintings now for sale

Edit Deccan Herald 29 Feb 2016
Art auction. Bonhams an auction house, has announced that an exceptional group of Indian miniature paintings will be taking place at its Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian art sale, to be held during New York’s Asia Week (NYAW) on March 14 ... * The sale also features a painting from a celebrated Bhagavata Purana series from Bikaner, circa 1700-10, famed for it’s truly miniature proportions ... ....

Experiment well executed

Edit The Hindu 18 Feb 2016
Kalamandalam Leelamma, former Head of the Department (Dances), currently Visiting Professor, Kerala Kalamandalam, pushed the limits of the dance style to present the Prahlada-Narasimha story from Bhagavata Purana that deals with an aggressive male and is populated with alien emotions like anger and aggression ... Keeping in tune with the gentle style, Leelamma’s Hiranyakasipu was aggressive in a subtle way ... Keywords....

Greatness of Srimad Bhagavatam

Edit The Hindu 24 Jan 2016
The date of king Pareekshit’s death became known to him, and he wanted to spend the remaining seven days of his life listening to the Bhagavata Purana, which Sage Suka narrated to him ... But the sage said that nothing could liberate a person from the cycle of births and deaths, as the Bhagavata Purana could ... On the other, he placed the Bhagavata Purana....

Past Forward

Edit Indian Express 11 Jan 2016
Picture courtesy. Metropolitan Museum of Art ... The Lion Avatar in Indian Temple Drama”, which opened recently at the MET ... Mythologically, Vishnu has appeared in as many as 10 guises, known as avatars ... There are pages from a dispersed Bhagavata Purana manuscript belonging to the 16th century Delhi-Agra area, one of which depicts the scene of Bhima slaying demon Jarasandh, while the other shows Krishna subduing Kaliya, the snake demon ... ....

Religion vs. Secularism In Art, Or How Shahzia Sikander and Jim Shaw Turn Social Alienation ...

Edit Huffington Post 24 Dec 2015
A Chemical Christmas to All! seems to be the message of Shahzia Sikander's scathing Oil and Gas. Pipeline Christmas Tree and Jim Shaw's Angel of the Chemical Plant. When we stop trying to define the truth for others we can begin to appreciate to what extent the society we inhabit is an ongoing negotiation between the secular and the religious ... Jim Shaw, The Deluge," 2014, acrylic on muslin ... Clockwise ... folio from a�Bhagavata Purana series....

Hidden gem from Hoysala era

Edit Deccan Herald 07 Dec 2015
Architectural deviation ... Running across the length of the exterior wall of the open mantapa are 140 panel sculptures and bas-reliefs depicting the epics, Ramayana and Mahabharata, and the Bhagavata ... In a similar manner, on the north wall of the open mantapa, scenes from the Mahabharata crawl out of the static depictions through 45 panels that proceed in a clockwise direction to make way for 25 episodes from Bhagavata Purana ... ....

Knowing Akshara Brahman

Edit The Hindu 19 Nov 2015
As Suka begins narrating the Bhagavata Purana, he tells Parikshit that when one perceives the Supreme Brahman with a spiritual eye, one is released from all fear and sorrow ... Human birth is a valuable opportunity to cultivate enduring love for God ... Keywords. Bhagavata Purana, Akshara Brahman, religious discourse, Supreme Brahman, Sage Suka, King Parikshit, Swami Paramasukhananda ....

Sravana Yagna

Edit The Hindu 17 Nov 2015
This is the preamble for the “Sravana Yagna” wherein Parikshit is fortunate to hear the recital of the Bhagavata Purana from the enlightened sage Suka who reaches this assembly at the appropriate moment, said Swami Paramasukananda in a lecture ... to hear a verse from the tenth canto of the Bhagavata Purana describing the beauty of Krishna....
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