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5 Feb

Đ Sanātan Pratibhā अनुबन्धनम् :
This Series will Unravel Ancient Geniuses of BhārataVārṣa !

Āryabhaṭa & his Āryabhaṭīyaṃ - Part I

Āryabhaṭa was 23 years old when he wrote Āryabhaṭīyaṃ ; It is so Extensive & Detailed that it was 1000 years ahead of it’s Time!

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I'm starting this Series { Đ Sanātan Pratibhā अनुबन्धनम् } with Āryabhaṭa & his Āryabhaṭīyaṃ and I will try to cover as many details as possible in multiple parts on Āryabhaṭa.
Let’s Begin to Unravel the Astounding Scientific Feats of Đ Āryabhaṭa !

Āryabhaṭa was one of the earliest Indian Mathematicians & Astronomers whose pioneering work in these fields is still referenced by many modern scholars world over.
With so much wisdom compiled in one single book,Let’s have an insight into d book & how its composer created it.

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4 Feb

संस्कृत अनुबन्धनम्~ sanskŕt series - V

Rig-Veda(Maṇḍalā 3.62.10) ~ Viśvāmitra gāthinaḥ

Đ verse 3.62.10 has great importance in Sanātana Dhārma as the Gāyatrī Mantra.
Let's know about this in brief & also experience the Vedic recitation of this divine Hymn.

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Vishvamitra (viśvā-mitra) is one of the most venerated rishis of ancient India.
A near-divine being, he is also credited as the author of most of Mandala 3 of the Rigveda, including Gāyatrī Mantra. Vishvamitra is said to have found Gāyatrī Mantra. It is a verse from a sukta of

Rigveda (Mandala 3.62.10).
Gāyatrī is the name of the Vedic meter in which the verse is composed.
Mandala 3 comprises 62 hymns, mainly to Agni & Indra and the Vishvedevas. Most hymns in this book are attributed to viśvāmitra gāthinaḥ.
The Puranas mention that only 24 rishis

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4 Feb

Knowledge & Bharat : Part VI

Main Aspects of Vedic Education :

Đ Educational system of Vedic period focussed on character-formation, development of personality, & contribution to knowledge in all branches of learning as well as social well being & material prosperity.

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Some special features of the educational system of the Rigveda era may be summed up as follows :-

I) The admission was made by the formal ceremony Upanayana or initiation by which the pupil left the home of his natural parents for that of the preceptor.

In this new home he had a second birth and was called Dvijya or twice born.

II) The pupil was eligible to admission to the preceptor’s house only on the basis of his moral fitness and unimpeachable conduct.

III) The discipline of brahmacharya or celibacy was compulsory.

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3 Feb

Sandhyā Vandanam ~ संध्यावन्दनम् - {अंश - i}

Of the Dhārma śāstras ; Sandhyā Vandanam is the basic and most fundamental Nitya karma to be followed by us. This series is to understand why this act is important.

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नमः सवित्रे जगदेकचक्षुषे जगत्प्रसूतिस्थितिनाशहेतवे।
त्रयीमयायः त्रिगुणात्मधारिणे विरिञ्जनारायणशङ्करात्मने।।
{आपः सूक्तम्}
"I bow to the Savitr who is the Eye of the world, the reason for creation, sustenance and destruction of the universe, the embodiment of three Gunas and the

holder of the power of the Trimurtis - Virinja (Brahma), Narayana and Shankara."

Everyone is aware that the presiding deity of worship through Sandhyā Vandanam is the Sun God. As per the practice, Sandhyā Vandanam is expected to be done daily thrice without fail until we breath

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2 Feb

II Sri Adi Śaṅkarācārya - श्री आदि शङ्कराचार्य II

Sōpānaṁ : 15 Chaṇḍāla or Śiva ?

ācārya Bhagavatpāda lived happily in Kāśī along with his disciple Sanandana, the aged sanyasi Sivajnenedra, Sadananda & some other disciples of Govindapāda. Their days were

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engaged in spiritual discussions, meditation, bathing in Gāṅga & visits to sacred temples.
One day after his bath, ācārya was walking from Manikarnika towards Annapūrṇa temple, with his disciples.
At that time, he observed a Chaṇḍāla with four dogs coming in the opposite

direction. It was very unusual for a Chaṇḍāla to take the street generally used only by the learned ones. Like a ‘Vaidya’ (Ayurvedic physician) who came upon a very rare herb by the wayside, ācāryaobserved the huge form, which was more than six feet tall.
There was awe,

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1 Feb

Knowledge & Bharat : Part V

The Curriculum of Vedic Education :
According to the Ancient Indian theory of education, the training of the mind & the process of thinking, are essential for the acquisition of knowledge.

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Vedic Education System delivered outstanding results. These were an outcome of the context in which it functioned. Understanding them is critical in the revival of such a system in modern times.
The Shanthi Mantra spells out the context of the Vedic Education System.

It says:

ॐ सह नाववतु ।
सह नौ भुनक्तु ।
सह वीर्यं करवावहै ।
तेजस्वि नावधीतमस्तु मा विद्विषावहै ।
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥

“Aum. May we both (the guru and disciples) together be protected. May we both be nourished and enriched. May we both bring our hands together and work

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