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On Thu, Jul 2, 2026, 2:41 AM <bvpar...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
Gadi Manoj <gadim...@gmail.com>: Jul 01 01:57PM +0530

Namaste All,
 
I am happy to announce the launch of a new game, Padānveṣaṇam
<https://games.sanskrit.dev/padaanveshanam.html> (पदान्वेषणम्), a Sanskrit
word search now available at games.sanskrit.dev.
 
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This game offers a new way to grow your Sanskrit vocabulary by discovering
words within a grid of अक्षराणि (letters) rather than memorizing lists.
Each word belongs to a specific theme—such as synonyms, antonyms, riddles,
or meanings—drawn from authentic Sanskrit sources.
 
The game is structured as a पदयात्रा, a self-paced "word-journey" with
levels ranging from easy to challenging. You can enjoy a single session or
follow the trail as far as you like.
 
The journey begins today. The game is free to play with nothing to install:
https://games.sanskrit.dev/padaanveshanam.html
 
Thanks and regards,
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+91 80732 92851
http://divyavaani.sanskrit.dev/
Shrinivas Tilak <shriniv...@gmail.com>: Jun 30 07:10PM -0700

It was truly a memorable event of poetry reading (kavi sammelan) on Sunday,
June 28, 2026 with a focus on the theme of "independence" organized and led
by Professor Bijoy-ji Misra where poets from different parts of the world
recited and discussed their contributions. The event began with the
auspicious chanting of verses from the 15th chapter of the Bhagavad Gita
pertaining to freedom. It reminded me of the 'Ode to freedom' composed by
Veer Savarkar and sung by Lata
Mangeshkar--https://youtu.be/xQrElx8-idM?si=E1c5y0SZKQ4th9iI
 
On Saturday, June 27, 2026 at 10:31:28 PM UTC-4 Bijoy Misra wrote:
 
Bijoy Misra <misra...@gmail.com>: Jul 01 06:41AM -0400

Thank you Professor Tilak for attending.
The idea was to create a forum of expression for human struggle and
discovery of independence.
We started with the Gita, proceeded to Greek society, formed islamic
Jordan, appeared Rani Lakshmibai
of Jhansi, and Rani Chenamma of Ketur, continued to Spanish struggles and
that of Afghan women,
then to a theme of sacrifice, martyrdom of a Punjabi youth Kartar Singh,
agitation of Kaji Najrul and the
vow of independence composed by my own father in Odia. The native american
poet was overwhelmed
with sympathy and presented her emotional chant "be in the center".
Here are a few pictures. I will post the video.
Best regards,
Bijoy Misra
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On Wed, Jul 1, 2026 at 2:24 AM Shrinivas Tilak <shriniv...@gmail.com>
wrote:
 
Rajaram Krishnamurthy <keyar...@gmail.com>: Jul 01 10:22AM +0530

सर्वे समुद्राः सरितस्तीर्थानि जलदा नदाः ।
 
आयान्तु यजमानस्य दुरितक्षयकारकाः ॥
 
sarve samudrah saritastirthani jalada nadah . aayantu yajamanasya
duritakshayakarakah ॥
 
All the seas, rivers, banks, clouds and streams.
 
Let the destroyers of evil come to the sacrificer.
 
Now the question --
How we define these terms: समुद्रः सरित् तीर्थम् जलदः नदः
(Is जलदः a separate body of water, or adjective of नदः) {NORTH INDIA}
 
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**Word Meanings and Significance:
 
** *Sarve samudrāḥ* (all oceans),
 
*saritaḥ* (rivers),
 
*tīrthāni* (holy pilgrimage sites),
 
*jaladāḥ* (clouds), [RAIN CLOUDS WITH WATER]
 
*nadāḥ* (great rivers),
 
*āyāntu* (may they come/arrive),
 
*yajamānasya* (of the *Yajamana*—the person performing the ritual),
*duritakṣaya-kārakāḥ* (destroyers of sins and afflictions).
**Significance:** "May all oceans, rivers, holy pilgrimage sites, clouds,
and great rivers—which are destroyers of all sins and afflictions—arrive in
the water of this
 
*Kalash* (ritual pot) for the well-being of the
 
*Yajamana* (the person performing the worship)."
 
**Where and how is this verse used?
 
** *Kalash Avahan* (Invocation of the *Kalash*):
 
A *Kalash* is installed at the beginning of any auspicious event,
 
*Yajna*, or ritual (such as *Satyanarayan Katha*, *Griha
Pravesh*—housewarming, or *Navaratri* worship).
 
**Presence of Holy Waters:
 
** While reciting this mantra and holding unbroken rice grains (*akshat*)
and flowers in hand, the *Yajamana* invokes all holy rivers (like the Ganga
and Yamuna) and oceans into the water of the *Kalash*. **Resolution and
Purification:
 
** The prayer seeks that the ordinary water in the *Kalash* becomes as
sacred as *Amrit* (nectar) through the arrival of these divine forces, and
that all physical, mental, and spiritual impurities (sins) of the
*Yajamana* are cleansed. This verse establishes the divinity of water in
*Sanatan Dharma* and the concept of the Divine presence within the five
elements of nature (specifically, water).
 
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{SAME IN SOUTH INDIA}
 
तदङ्गकलशाराधनं करिष्ये । कलशं गन्धपुष्पाक्षतैरभ्यर्च्य
 
कलशस्य मुखे विष्णुः कण्ठे रुद्रः समाश्रितः ।
 
मूले तत्र स्थितो ब्रह्मा मध्ये मातृगणाः स्मृताः ।।
 
कुक्षौ तु सागरास्सर्वे सप्तद्वीपा वसुन्धरा ।
 
ऋग्वेदो’थ यजुर्वेदः सामवेदो’ह्यथर्वणः ॥
 
अङ्गैश्च सहितास्सर्वे कलशांबुसमाश्रिताः।
 
आकलशेषु धावति ... भूर्भुवस्सुवराप ओम् (मन्त्रः)
 
गङ्गे च यमुने चैव गोदावरि सरस्वति ।
 
नर्मदे सिन्धु कावेरि जले’स्मिन् सन्निधिं कुरु ।
 
आयान्तु श्रीमहागणाधिपतिपूजार्थं दुरितक्षयकारकाः । कलशोदकेन पूजाद्रव्याणि
देवम् अत्मानं च संप्रोक्ष्य ।
 
Tadanga kalasha radhanam karishye . kalasham Gandha puspaksha
tairabhyarchya kalashasya mukhe vishnuh kanthe rudrah samaashritah . mule
tatra sthito brama madhye matruganah smrutah .. kukshau tu sagaras sarve
sapta dvipaa vasundhara . rigvedo’th yajurvedah samvedo’hy atharvanah
॥ angaisch
sahitassarve kalasham busama ashritah. akalasheshu dhavati ...
bhurbhuvassuvarap om (mantrah) gange ch yamune chaiv godavari sarasvati .
narmade sindhu kaveri jale’smin sannidhim kuru . aayantu shrimahaganadh
ipatipujartham duritakshaya karakah . kalashodaken pujadravyani devam
atmanam ch samprokshya .
 
I shall worship that limb and urn. [KALASAM SEMBU]
 
Adorn the urn with fragrant flowers and unbroken grains
 
Lord Viṣṇu is seated at the mouth of the urn and
 
Lord Rudra at the neck.
 
Brahma is situated at the root and
 
the mothers are said to be in the middle [MOTHERS ARE ALL WATER IN EVERY
FORM]
 
In his abdomen are all the oceans and
 
the seven islands of the earth
 
The Ṛg Veda, the Yajur Veda and the Sāma Veda are the Atharva Vedas. All of
them with their limbs rested on a pitcher of water.
 
Running in the akala shes ...
 
Bhur bhuvas suvar apa Om (mantra)
 
The Ganges, Yamuna, Godavari and Sarasvatī rivers are also known.
 
Make your presence felt in the waters of the Narmada, Sindhu and Cauvery.
 
Let those who destroy evil come to worship the Lord of the blessed great
hosts.
 
After sprinkling the objects of worship with the water from the jug, one
should sprinkle the Lord and oneself.
 
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HOW KALASA WATER IS VIEWED AS PUNYA THEERTHA OR APA:
 
*Phase 1: Items Needed*
 
Before starting, gather these materials:
 
- *Pot:* Copper, brass, or clay Kalash.
- *Base:* A small pile of grains (wheat or rice).
- *Contents:* Clean water, a coin, a betel nut (*Supari*), and a pinch
of turmeric.
- *Leaves:* 5 or 7 mango or betel leaves.
- *Top:* A raw coconut wrapped in a red cloth or tied with holy thread (
*Mouli*).
 
 
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*Phase 2: Step-by-Step Ritual & Mantras*
 
*Step 1: Prepare the Grain Base*
 
Place a small mound of rice or wheat grains on your altar. This represents
fertility and stable ground.
 
- *Action:* Smooth out the grains into a small pile.
 
*Step 2: Establish the Kalash (Bhumi Sparsha)*
 
Place the empty pot on top of the pile of grains.
 
- *Mantra:*
 
*Ā jighra kalaśaṃ mahyā tvā viśantv-indavaḥ |*
*Punar-ūrjā ni vartasva sā naḥ sahasraṃ dhukṣvoru-dhārā payasvatī punar-mā
viśatād-rayiḥ ||*
 
- *English Meaning:* "O Kalash, be established firmly on this earth. May
vital energies enter you. Grant us strength, nourishment, and abundance
flowing like a thousand streams."
 
*Step 3: Fill with Water (Jala Purana)*
 
Pour clean water into the Kalash while invoking the element of life.
*Mantra:*
 
*Varuṇasya-uttam-bhanam-asi varuṇasya skambha-sarjanī stho |*
*Varuṇasya ṛta-sadany-asi varuṇasya ṛta-sadanam-asi varuṇasya
ṛta-sadanam-āsīda ||*
 
- *English Meaning:* "This water is the support of Varuna (the Deity of
Waters). May Varuna seat himself here in truth and purity."
 
*Step 4: Add Sacrer Offerings (Chandan, Coin, Supari)*
 
Drop a pinch of sandalwood/turmeric, a coin, and a betel nut into the
water. This symbolises wealth and auspiciousness.
 
- *Mantra:*
 
*Gandhadvārāṃ durādharṣāṃ nityapuṣṭāṃ karīṣiṇīm |*
*Īśvarīgṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ tām-ihopa-hvaye śriyam ||*
 
- *English Meaning:* "I invoke Goddess Lakshmi (prosperity), who is
perceived through her divine fragrance, who is ever-abundant, and who rules
over all creation."
 
*Step 5: Place the Leaves (Patra Sthapana)*
 
Arrange the mango or betel leaves around the neck of the pot so their tips
point upward and outward.
 
- *Mantra:*
 
*Aśvatthe vo niṣadanam parṇe vo vasatiṣ-kṛtā |*
*Gobhāja it-kilā-satha yat-sanavatha pūruṣam ||*
 
- *English Meaning:* "May your seats be on sacred trees, and your
dwellings be in these leaves. May you protect the worshipper."
 
*Step 6: Place the Coconut (Nariyal Sthapana)*
 
Place the wrapped coconut securely on top of the leaves. The eye of the
coconut should ideally face the worshipper or point upwards.
 
- *Mantra:*
 
*Yāḥ phalinīr-yā aphalā apuṣpā yāśca puṣpiṇīḥ |*
*Bṛhaspati-prasūtās-tā no muñcantv-aṃhasaḥ ||*
 
- *English Meaning:* "May the plants that bear fruit and those that do
not, those that flower and those that do not, blessed by Brihaspati, free
us from all sins."
 
*Step 7: Invoke All Sacred Waters*
 
*(This is where your original mantra is chanted to finalise the divinity of
the pot).*
 
- *Action:* Touch the pot with your right hand and chant:
 
*Sarve Samudrāḥ Saritas-Tīrthāni Jaladā Nadāḥ |*
*Āyāntu Yajamānasya Durita-Kṣaya-Kārakāḥ ||*
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*Final Meditation (Dhyana)*
 
Bow down to the Kalash. Mentally view it not as a simple pot, but as a
mini-universe containing all the gods, goddesses, and holy rivers, ready to
radiate positive energy throughout your home.
 
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*The Kalash Deity Mantra*
 
Chant this while touching the Kalash with your right hand or offering
flowers (*Pushpa*) and rice grains (*Akshata*) to it.
 
*कलशस्य* *मुखे* *विष्णुः* *कण्ठे* *रुद्रः* *समाश्रितः* *।*
*Kalaśasya mukhe viṣṇuḥ kaṇṭhe rudraḥ samāśritaḥ |*
 
*मूले* *त्वस्य* *स्थितो* *ब्रह्मा* *मध्ये* *मातृगणाः* *स्मृताः* *॥*
*Mūle tvasya sthito brahmā madhye mātṛgaṇāḥ smṛtāḥ ||*
 
*कुक्षौ* *तु* *सागराः* *सर्वे* *सप्तद्वीपा* *वसुन्धरा* *।*
*Kukṣau tu sāgarāḥ sarve saptadvīpā vasundharā |*
 
*ऋग्वेदोऽथ* *यजुर्वेदः* *सामवेदो* *ह्यथर्वणः* *।*
*Ṛgvedo'tha yajurvedaḥ sāmavedo hyatharvaṇaḥ |*
 
*अङ्गैश्च* *सहिताः* *सर्वे* *कलशाम्बु* *समाश्रिताः* *॥*
*Aṅgaiśca sahitāḥ sarve kalaśāmbu samāśritaḥ ||*
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*English Translation & Breakdown*
 
- *Kalaśasya mukhe viṣṇuḥ:* At the opening (rim) of the Kalash, Lord
Vishnu resides.
- *Kaṇṭhe rudraḥ samāśritaḥ:* Around the neck of the Kalash, Lord Shiva
(Rudra) takes his seat.
- *Mūle tvasya sthito brahmā:* At the base of the Kalash, Lord Brahma
(the Creator) is established.
- *Madhye mātṛgaṇāḥ smṛtāḥ:* In the middle body of the pot, the Divine
Mothers (*Matrikas* and Goddesses) are remembered.
- *Kukṣau tu sāgarāḥ sarve:* Within the belly (interior water), all the
oceans dwell.
- *Saptadvīpā vasundharā:* Along with the Earth and its seven continents.
- *Ṛgvedo'tha yajurvedaḥ sāmavedo hyatharvaṇaḥ:* The four sacred Vedas
(Rigveda, Yajurveda, Samaveda, and Atharvaveda) reside here.
- *Aṅgaiśca sahitāḥ sarve kalaś**ाम्बु* *samāśritaḥ:* Along with all
their limbs (Vedangas), they all merge into the sacred water of this
Kalash.
 
 
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*Ultimate Meaning*
 
Through this prayer, the Kalash ceases to be an object. It transforms into
a physical manifestation of the cosmos. The Holy Trinity (Brahma, Vishnu,
Shiva), the Divine Mother, the Earth, the Oceans, and all sacred knowledge
(Vedas) are brought together into a single point to bless your space.
 
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*1. Samudrāḥ (**समुद्राः**)*
 
- *Prefix:* *Saṃ-* (सम्) – meaning "together," "completely," or
"gathering."
- *Root:* *Udra* (उद्र) – derived from *Udan* (उदन्), meaning "water"
(cognate with the English word *hydro* and *water*).
- *Suffix:* *—* (Nominal masculine plural suffix).
- *Literal Meaning:* *"The gathering together of waters."*
Etymologically, it describes a massive geographic basin where individual
water bodies converge to form a boundless sea or ocean.
 
*2. Saritaḥ (**सरितः**)*
 
- *Root:* *Sṛ* (सृ) – meaning "to flow," "to run," "to glide," or "to
move swiftly."
- *Suffix:* *-it* (इत्) – a primary nominal suffix used to create an
agent noun.
- *Literal Meaning:* *"That which flows dynamically."* It refers to a
moving body of water, a stream, or a river that runs down a natural
gradient toward the sea.
- *3. Tīrthāni (**तीर्थानि**)*
 
 
- *Root:* *Tṝ* (तॄ) – meaning "to cross over," "to pass through," or "to
transcend."
- *Suffix:* *-tha* (थ) – a suffix indicating the location or tool
through which the action is performed.
- *Literal Meaning:* *"A ford or crossing place."* Originally, it meant
a safe physical shallow point to cross a river. Etymologically, it evolved
into a spiritual metaphor for holy pilgrimage sites, scriptures, or gurus
that help humanity cross the ocean of worldly existence (*Samsara*).
 
*4. Jaladāḥ (**जलदाः**)*
 
- *Base Word:* *Jala* (जल) – meaning "water."
- *Root/Suffix:* *Dā* (दा) – derived from the verbal root *Dā* (दा),
meaning "to give," "to bestow," or "to yield."
- *Literal Meaning:* *"The giver of water."* This compound specifically
means rain-bearing clouds (*Megha* or *Ghana*) that hold and distribute
water back down to replenish the earth.
 
*5. Nadāḥ (**नदाः**)*
 
- *Root:* *Nad* (नद्) – meaning "to roar," "to sound aloud," "to
thunder," or "to vibrate."
- *Suffix:* *-a* (अ) – to form a masculine noun.
- *Literal Meaning:* *"The roaring or sounding entity."* In Sanskrit
geography, a *Nada* refers specifically to grand, heavy-flowing male
rivers (such as the Indus or Brahmaputra) that make a loud, crashing sound
as they cut violently through mountains, as opposed to the gentler stream
of a female *Nadi*.
 
*6. Āyāntu (**आयान्तु**)*
 
- *Prefix:* *Ā* (आ) – a directional prefix denoting "toward" or "hither."
- *Root:* *Yā* (या) – meaning "to go" or "to move."
- *Suffix:* *-ntu* (न्तु) – Third-person plural ending in the Imperative
Mood (*Lot Lakara*), expressing a prayer, command, or request.
- *Literal Meaning:* *"May they all come toward us"* or "Let them
approach here."
 
*7. Yajamānasya (**यजमानस्य**)*
 
- *Root:* *Yaj* (यज्) – meaning "to worship," "to sacrifice," or "to
offer an oblation to the gods."
- *Suffix:* *-māna* (मान) – the present participle suffix used in the
reflexive/middle voice (*Atmanepada*), indicating that the action is
performed for one's own spiritual benefit.
- *Case Ending:* *-sya* (स्य) – Genitive singular case ("of" / "'s").
- *Literal Meaning:* *"Of the person who is currently causing a
sacrifice to be performed."* It identifies the active patron hosting the
ritual to achieve spiritual elevation.
 
*8. Durita kṣaya kārakāḥ (**दुरितक्षयकारकाः**)*
 
This is a three-part compound (*Bahuvrihi Samasa*):
 
- *Part A: Durita (**दुरित**)* – From *Duḥ* (bad/difficult) + *Ita*
(gone/coursed). It literally means *"wrongly gone"* or "misconduct,"
which translates contextually to sins, bad karma, or invisible spiritual
obstacles.
- *Part B: Kṣaya (**क्षय**)* – From the root *Kṣi* (क्षि),
Rajaram Krishnamurthy <keyar...@gmail.com>: Jul 01 09:20AM +0530

As a novice it made an interesting reading. IF I WERE TO SAY 1 LET IT BE;
EACH HAS A VIEW; LOKO BINNA RUCHI 2 WHY SHOULD IT BE CALLED AS
"PSEUDO-SCIENCE PEDDLER"AT ALL? SAME VIVEKANANDA ALSO SAID THOSE WELL
EDUCATED ALONE MISINTERPRET AND PRESENT THEIR KNOW-HOW IN A BAD SHAPE. MAY
BE THAT IS THE REASON WHY ,UNLIKE OTHER NATIONS, WE NEVER RAISE TO THE
OCCASIONS, WHERE OUR CULT IS BEING INSULTED. WHAT EXACTLY IS THE REAL
SCIENCE? IN E=Mc2 ,M IS STILL AN UNRESOLVED ALPHABET BUT ALL READ IN THEIR
TEXT WHILE A SMALL SECTOR IS OPPOSING EINSTEIN. SO PEOPLE WHO DO NOT GIVE
UP THEIR SKINS EVEN IF "ONE-SHORT" CALLING IT AS SCIENCE, IS NOT A ps
pEDDLERS; BUT ONE WHO COPIED THEIR TEXT AND WROTE FOR MONEY FROM iNDIA ARE.
OR DOES WRITERS OF THESE COLUMNS PRAISE SUCH? TRUTH IS ONE WHICH IS
PERMANENT. WITH Q E D ONE TRIES HIS UNDERSTANDING. WITHOUT Q E D TRUTH WILL
NOT CHANGE TO UNTRUTH!. WHERE SUN RISES FROM THE EAST IS TRUTH ,IT NEED NOT
BE PROVED MATHEMATICALLY, SINCE ALL MATHEMATICAL PROFS ARE MODIFIED LATER,
MAKING THE MATHEMATICS AS JUST A TOOL. WHERE AI IS A TRUTH , AND WHERE A
WRONG FACT WAS/IS STATED, AI IS NOT WRONG, BUT ONE WHO WROTE SUCH AND ONE
WHO FED IT FAITHFULLY. THERE ARE MANY NITHYANANDA MISRAS; WHAT ABOUT HIS
SCIENCE?; PSEUDO? OR OTHERWISE?; WHAT HE DID PROVE THAT THOSE WHO SPOKE ON
FACTS FROM VEDAS, AS KNOWN ALREADY, WERE NOT THE SCIENTISTS BUT MANTRA
RECITERS ONLY? AND AFTER ALL WHY PSEUDO-GURUS OR SCHOLARS PSEUDO LIKE
MISRAS SHALL BE LISTENED TO? JUST FOR LIKES AND SHARING? IF YOU CAN
RESPECT YOUR PARENT PLEASE DO OR ELSE AVOID MAKING PSEUDO RESPECT FOR
PARENTS AND ANCIENT TEXTS. TRUTH SHALL STAY FOR EVER AND WILL NOT DISAPPEAR
BECAUSE MISR SAID IT K RAJARAM IRS 1726
 
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