Devi Saraswati also known as Devi Sharada is revered as the goddess of knowledge, education, learning, arts, speech, poetry, music, purification, language and culture.

In this heartfelt beautiful composition of eight verses by Adi Shankaracharya, the refrain means ' I worship Mother Sharada who is my Eternal Mother'. We revel in the meaning and receive the blessing of Sharada Devi.

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When our desires are fulfilled we find ourselves to be happy and when they are not fulfilled, we are unhappy and restless.

The Vedas recognise 'Kama' as a Purushartha, a valid pursuit with different prayers to help us fulfill them.

Then, when does desire become a problem? What can we do about it? Should we fulfill the desire or should we give it up? We listen to insights from the Bhagavad Gita.

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The Hindu way of life is neither new nor old. It is Sanatana, eternal and so it is both, new and old.

Yes, at the threshold of the new year we may finetune our life priorities, set goals and make plans. How might these include our relationship with devatas and people around us? How can we have a lasting framework that guides our actions contributing to happiness and prosperity? Let's find out.

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Devi Annapurna is the goddess of food and nourishment. She is called the mother of the three worlds and gives to everyone what only a mother gives, naturally and freely – food. She bears no weapons in her hands, but rather carries a cooking pot and a spoon. As giver of food she is the giver of life.

Jagadguru Adi Shankaracharya composed the Annapurna Stotram of 12 verses which help us revere and revel in what we are blessed with.

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Wise beings who have been the gurus of our gurus, shine the light of Vedanta for us as they pave the path for our learning.

Swami Tapovan Maharaj (1889-1957), also known as Swami Chinmayananda ji 's guru wrote an autobiographical work titled 'Iswara Darshan'. We hear inspiring glimpses from his life interwoven with teachings of Vedanta.

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How could Sri Krishna, a Sampurna Avataara respond in the way he did to the Gopis? What is the right way of looking at their relationship?

Through some sections of the Bhagavatam (one of the 18 Puranas) we understand and revel even, in the love of the Gopis for Sri Krishna.

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Dharma is likened to a bull in Bhagavatam, who is now only standing on one leg in Kali Yuga's current age. We hear the story of the Dharma bull and how he lost his other legs because of decline in Dharma across the ages.

While on the one hand, it is a relief to know that the decline in Dharma that we are experiencing has been predicted, it also anchors us in Sanatana Dharma, the eternal way of life, as a framework for our choices and decisions.

The podcast transcript - https://arshavidyananda.in/307-the-dharma-bull-and-its-decline-in-the-4-yugas/

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What is the connection between a book and what you want i.e. self-realisation or enlightenment?

This and more is covered in an important topic – Anubandha chatushtayam, which also means the four fold connection in Vedanta.

Knowing this guides your moksha pursuit and frees you from confusion.

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