Faith
No one knows the end which we call salvation, and hence the path is also most hazy. But from the Charama Sloka in the Bhagavad Gita, it is clear that salvation means release from all sins. It is a herculean task to be released from all sins and not within human effort at all, pointed out Asuri Sri Madhavachariar in a discourse. The compassionate Lord gives a direct promise to humanity that by seeking refuge at His feet we can attain this end. To the question of the worship of other celestial
Faith
Adi Sankara has many hymns in praise of Goddess Devi who is hailed as the Supreme power Shakti. As in the Saundarya Lahari, in the Gowri Dasakam, the acharya emphasises the inseparableness of Siva and Shakti, and shows that Gowri, the consort of Siva, is the embodiment of the Supreme Shakti, pointed out Sri R. Rajagopala Sarma in a discourse. She is the essence of Sat-chit-ananda swaroopa, the very Nirguna Brahman who is praised in the scriptures.This aspect of Her is not within easy reach to
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How the Cold War in Germany played a small yet significant part in establishing IIT Madras
Srivatsan S A recently-published research paper unearths an oft-forgotten chapter in the establishment of IIT-Madras and its connection with the Cold War in Germany, which resulted in the formation of the now-revered institution