Arsha Vijnana Gurukulam

Disorder is included in the order and everything in the universe -the good and the bad is Bhagavan alone but Bhagavan is neither good or bad. The verses covered in this episode presents an exhaustive…

Anuvaka 3 presents an extremely sophisticated understanding of Bhagavan. It is a treatise on all the belligerent elements in the universe and it explains the machinations of the law of karma from the…

Up until now, all the benign manifestations have been discussed as nothing other than Bhagavan. As Anuvaka 2 comes to a close, the all pervasive nature of Bhagavan is reinforced. Progressing to Anuva…

Mantras hold the power to dissolve all hopelessness and it helps one cross the river of samsara. In these verses, Rudra is invoked as the source and recipient of all mantras. Rudra is recognized as t…

These verses help bring out a deep sense of surrender needed for all spiritual practitioners. In understanding Bhagavan as the charioteer of one's life, the sadhaka surrenders the reigns of his/her l…

Saints embody what every human yearns to be and what every sadhaka wishes to become. Listen to this inspiring talk on the lives of saints -Ghosha a female seer and philosopher who was healed of her d…

The oneness reiterated so gracefully throughout Sri Rudram is the essence of the vision of Vedanta. These verses bring out the vibrancy of Bhagavan's presence in everything one sees, including onesel…

Mantra 2 forms the entire second Anuvaka.  Each mantra brings out the glory of Bhagavan and bears fruit accordingly. This mantra gives inner clarity, purpose and discipline needed for the pursuit of …

Continuing with the interluding verse between Anuvaka 1 and 2, Rudra is invoked as the one who dissolves and resolves all duality. All false divisions including time is devoured as mithya leaving mys…

Marking the end of Anuvaka 1 and signaling the entry to Anuvaka 2, is a deeply meaningful interlude that is not a part of Sri Rudram but is chanted by convention nonetheless. This verse in entreched …

In this episode we finish Anuvaka 1.

In the last episode, we contemplated on the qualities of Isvara as being all pervasive, one with complete overlordship and as the indweller of all beings. In this episode, we internalize these qualit…

In the beginning Rudra was seen as the chastiser but now the devotee having undergone an extraordinary transformation in vision sees Rudra as the very source and giver of Life, one whose presence shi…

The devotee marvels at the beauty of this whole universe seeing everything as Ishwara, including one's own karma phala. He/She revels in seeing Bhagavans presence all around . In this seeing, the see…

A deep sense of lack haunt all beings. This feeling of 'I am not enough', 'I need more' pervades the psyche at both the micro level -within the recesses of our own hearts, and at the macro level -as …

The following verses take a beautiful turn in appreciating everything as the form of Bhagavan. The sun is worshipped as Rudra signifying the dawn of knowledge which chases away darkness and dispels i…

The mantra covered in this episode is an extremely sophisticated prayer where we ask for the most superior protection in the form of a Kavach (energy field). We invoke Rudra as our ultimate healer/do…

The Sadhaka who is now a Mumukshu -one desirous of liberation, proceeds with a single-minded focus on gaining the knowledge. He/she prays to Bhagavan to ward off all karmic obstacles that may come in…