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		<title>“Ram Ram!”: Remembering Brahmasri Mullaivasal Krishnamurthy Sastrigal</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:39:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[अरुणाचलहृन्नाथं रमणं करुणानिधिम् । गुहं गुरुवरं शान्तं मौनव्याख्यानतत्परम् ॥ १ ॥ यत्कृपाकिरणस्पर्शात् मूकोऽपि वचसां पतिः । तं वन्दे रमणं देवं हृदयग्रन्थिभेदिनम् ॥ २ ॥ I bow to that divine Lord Ramana, the Lord residing in the heart of Arunachala, the ocean of compassion, Guha Himself, the supreme Guru, peaceful, and ever devoted to silent exposition; [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Some raindrops from the Ocean</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 14:22:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A book happened. The first print copies arrived today. The initial offerings were made at the altar of Sri Ramana at the Ramana Kendra, and at the holy Feet of Paramacharya at the Mahaperiyava Paduka Mandapam. It was then placed with deep reverence before Mahamahopadhyaya Brahmasri R. Krishnamurthy Sastrigal, the Bhishma Pitamaha of Vedic learning, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Guru Purnima</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:55:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This blog post gives an English rendering of a section of Maharajshree Swami Akhandananda Saraswati's discourse on Guru Purnima. The selection highlights the comprehensive nature of Śāstras, beyond just the pursuit of Mokṣa. He shares experiences with revered scholars from Kashi, emphasizing the value of proper learning.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Swami Poornananda Teertha, 150th Jayanti</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 07:13:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It has been a while since my last blog post, which was posted on Krishna Janmashtami last year. It was about Sri Poornananda Teertha Stava, a hymn written by Maharajshree Swami Akhandananda Saraswati, about his Guru, the great sage Swami Poornananda Teertha, better known to all as Odia Baba.   Brahmamurthi Sri Odia Baba (1875–1949) [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2024 00:24:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Today is Krishna Janmashtami, Vikram Samvat 2081, 2024 CE, Monday, Krithika star. It is also the commencement of the 150th Jayanti year of Odia Baba, Swami Poornananda Teertha, who was born on Krishna Janmashtami, Krithika star, Monday, Vikram Samvat 1932 – corresponding to 1875 CE. My introduction to Baba’s Holy name and presence was through [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Look, No eyes! (Part 4)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2024 12:51:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[(Continuing our story about the great blind scholar, Pandit Dhanaraja.) And now, let us take a brief look at the story of Pandit Dhanaraja, as narrated by Sri Bhagavan Das. He writes: “What I have gathered from Pandit Dhanaraja Mishra about his life is as follows : He was born about 1873 a. d. in [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Look, No eyes! (Part 3)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2024 06:54:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Continuing our story about the great blind scholar, Pandit Dhanaraja. The details given below have been extracted from the Preface to Sri Bhagavan Das’s English book, ‘The Pranava Vada of Gargyayana.’ Sri Bhagavan Das writes: “I came across Pandit Dhanaraja, at the house of Pandit Parmeshri Das, a practising lawyer and pleader for Government in [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Look, No eyes! (Part 2)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2024 02:54:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Continuing from the previous post, where Maharajshri (Pujya Swami Akhandananda Saraswati) speaks of the meaning of ‘Om’. (Note: Some explanatory notes have been added by me, marked as ‘Ed.’). Maharajshri said: “In our Basti district (east Uttar Pradesh), there was a Surdas (Ed.: an appellation used to refer to saintly persons who are blind). I [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Look, No eyes! (Part 1)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2024 14:46:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I was listening to some discourses of Maharajshri Swami Akhandananda Saraswati on YouTube, when I chanced upon a story about a blind person with a supercomputer memory. This was in the 27th episode of the series of Maharajshri’s discourses on Kathopanishad. The context was his elucidation on the mantras relating to ‘Pranava’ (Om). The Upanishad [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Maharajshri &#8211; A book and an article</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 09:26:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Long-long time, no post! Greetings to all! In this blog site, I have shared several posts about my visits to Vrindavana and about Swami Akhandananda Saraswati. Swami Akhandananda Saraswati (1911-1987) was a venerated sage of Vrindavan. Known fondly as Maharajshri, he was a shrotriya-brahmanishtta, a sadguru, an Advaitin and a total Krishna bhakta… Some months [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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