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AlOchanaamR^itaM

AlochanaamR^itaM Need a new GangaavataraNa We must go back to the one thing needful, take up again Christ's gospel of the purity and perfection of mankind, Mahomed's gospel of perfect submission, self-surrender and servitude to God, Chaitanya's gospel of the perfect love and joy of God in man, Ramakrishna's gospel of the unity of all religions and the divinity of God in man, and, gathering all these streams into one mighty river, one purifying and redeeming Ganges, pour it over the death-in-life of a materialistic humanity as Bhagirath led down the Ganges and flooded with it the ashes of his fathers, so that they may be a resurrection of the soul in mankind and the Satyayuga for a while return to the world.

- Sri Aurobindo (Yoga and its Objects)


sa.ngItaM karNATaka hindusthaani lalita (telugu)
telugu purANAlu pravachanAlu sAhityaM toli velugulu
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MahAbhAratam-SAntiparvam in telugu (audio)

by Sri Samavedam Shanmukha Sarma, 2004 (a set of 11 VCDs). The unique aspect of this pravachanam is that Sarma-gAru not only narrates from the original mahabharata, but also explains how the issues discussed therein are highly relevant to the modern times. Some highlights:

- A manager/executive should behave like a pregnant woman. The pregnant woman does everything with great care for the good of the child she is bearing, even if that means sacrificing her own pleasures. (volume 5)

- The four varnas/castes are inherent to any society, Indian or foreign. Because, they correspond to the four predominant pre-occupations of society: intellectual, executive, wealth distribution and production. Obliterating castes in their essence is as futile as asking everybody to think alike. But what is needed is to transform their meaning to the modern lingo. (volume 6)

- mAtR^idevo bhava, pitR^idevo bhava become really applicable after one enters the married life because that is the time when one becomes self-sufficient and no longer feels the need for parents from a material perspective. (volume 7)

This pravachanam is available as a set of 11 Video CDs. I am making online a small portion of the pravachanam just to give you a feel for the content. Purchase them from Rushipeetham Audios

My intention in putting this online is to advertise the existence of this great pravachanam to a wider audience for their benefit.

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play, rm play, mp3 SAntiparvam: 8 of 11



- Sarada and Sai Susarla (sai@cs.utah.edu)