Tag: mantras

• Sanskrit Times – Episode 2

  Today I am going to write the verses being chanted during the Hindu wedding ceremonies in India. This part is called as “Saptapadi” literally means “Seven Steps”. The couple is asked to walk around the “Holy Fire” seven times – which is the necessary part in any Hindu ritual. Each of this verse is chanted…

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  June 10, 2020

  sanskrit, Vedic Literature

  mantras, sanskrit

• Sanskrit Times – Episode 1

  As I am learning new Sanskrit words, I sometimes feel inspired to share some of the ancient scripts. I will post them titled “Sanskrit Times” implying my quality time with Sanskrit. Today, I read the following verse, took from the Vows being chanted during the Wedding Ceremony in India. oṃ asato mā sadgamaya tamaso mā…

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  March 7, 2020

  Anthropology, Language, sanskrit, Vedic Literature

  mantras, marriage, sanskrit, veda

• The Sanskrit Effect

  I am a Tamil native speaker who didn’t show much interest in learning Sanskrit until recently. One way of my meditation is to play Sanskrit Mantras and give all my attention to the words (Concentrative Meditation) as I listen to them. I naturally got pulled into the beauty of this language – which seems to…

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  February 29, 2020

  Cognition, Language, Meditation, Memory

  cognitive science, Language, mantras, Memory, recitation, sanskrit