PAVAMĀNA: Enduring Indic Wisdom
Exploring Indian Traditions, Spirituality & Science
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accept & follow
Related Posts, Traditions, Customs, Practices, shlokas, etc.
Traditional practices, their relevance and benefits.
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the foundations
Ideas & Principles
Essential background for further understanding.
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think & discover
Lessons from the Masters, Interpretations, Insights
Messages from the Bhagavad Gita and other texts – to discover and internalize.
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अन्नदानं परं दानं विद्यादानं अतः परं ।
अन्नेन क्षणिका तृप्तिः यावज्जीवं च विद्यया ॥
annadānaṃ paraṃ dānaṃ vidyādānaṃ ataḥ paraṃ |
annena kṣaṇikā tṛptiḥ yāvajjīvaṃ ca vidyayā ||
Giving food to the hungry is a great act of charity (dānaṃ); but superior to it is the gift of knowledge (vidyādānaṃ).
(Because) food provides only temporarily satisfaction, while knowledge lasts for a lifetime.
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A successful aerospace / mobility professional, an impactful scientist and technocrat, Dr. Bala Bharadvaj is also an ardent practitioner of vedāntic principles. The seed of vedānta planted by Swami Chinmayananda in 1975 continues to grow and flourish with the benevolent blessings of the gracious guru and the all-knowing Almighty.
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Invocation
ॐ गं गणपतये नमः । Invocation oṃ gaṃ gaṇapataye namaḥ | गजाननं भूत गणादि सेवितं कपित्थ जम्बूफल सार भक्षितम् । उमा सुतं शोक विनाश कारणं नमामि विघ्नेश्वर पाद पङ्कजम् ॥ gajānanaṃ bhūta gaṇādi sevitaṃ kapittha…
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Why is it called pavamāna?
The articles in this blog and website are directed towards rediscovering some treasures from the vedic (vaidika) traditions of India. The goal is to cleanse and purify our minds, so that we can become a…
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