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Shrimad Bhagavatham Prathama skanda chapter 7 – A Brief Commentary

Posted on April 16, 2020 by 1929 Viewpoint - An Octogenarians Voice - K.V.Narayanmurt

Chapter 7 of Book 1 narrates the cowardly act of Aswathama. He was anxious to show his gratitude to Duryodhana for all he had done for his family, and Duryodhana himself was hiding under the waters of a lake, after … Continue reading →

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Shrimad Bhagavatham ‘Scripture is incapable of translation’

Posted on April 16, 2020 by 1929 Viewpoint - An Octogenarians Voice - K.V.Narayanmurt

‘Scripture is incapable of translation’ said Sir Henry Newman in his ‘Idea of a University’. So is this amazing commentary in Malayalam.  It talks of four kinds of devotion to the Lord, the first looking for security from want or … Continue reading →

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My Lord, Give us troubles from time to time

Posted on April 14, 2020 by 1929 Viewpoint - An Octogenarians Voice - K.V.Narayanmurt

One of the core messages of the Srimad Bhagavatham is in Chapter 7. Sri Krishna was taking leave of the Pandava family prior to returning to Dwarka, when Uttara comes running, wailing, calling Krishna’s help to save the child in … Continue reading →

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Crisis will help to make a brave, new world for all mankind

Posted on April 8, 2020 by 1929 Viewpoint - An Octogenarians Voice - K.V.Narayanmurt

During these desperate times, I am reminded of the story of Parikshit Maharaja. Parikshit had only eight days to live, at the end of which had to die of snake-bite, ordained by the curse of a rishi-kumar.  The King is … Continue reading →

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HOLISTIC INDIAN FAITH

Posted on May 26, 2019 by 1929 Viewpoint - An Octogenarians Voice - K.V.Narayanmurt

The Indian faith does not have the duality of ‘good’ and ‘bad’ in the real sense, it is only at the phenomenal level i.e  bad and good are the same, appearing differently. Best illustrated in Sri Rudram, Anuvaka 3 where … Continue reading →

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An Enigma called India

Posted on May 19, 2019 by 1929 Viewpoint - An Octogenarians Voice - K.V.Narayanmurt

Understanding India is not easy, even famous historians have gone wrong.  Ours is an unpredictable country, the more the population, the more so. I recall the 1930s, we were less than a quarter of what we are now.  There were … Continue reading →

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Bhishma and Sri Krishna

Posted on March 17, 2018 by 1929 Viewpoint - An Octogenarians Voice - K.V.Narayanmurt

Bhishma and Sri Krishna are much alike, share the same outlook on life, environs, societal relationships, at the same time focussed on themselves ‘in the real sense’.   Bhishma was totally confident of who he was, his mission, just like Sri … Continue reading →

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Delightful Karadaiyan Nombu

Posted on March 17, 2018 by 1929 Viewpoint - An Octogenarians Voice - K.V.Narayanmurt

Must take the opportunity to re-state the rationale of the ‘Nombu’ ritual, as understood by me. ‘Brahman’ (Absolute Reality) for no known reason desired to create the ‘phenomenal Universe’, it meditated, the outcome was ‘heat energy’, which in turn created … Continue reading →

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The Secrets of the Vedas – India Has Lost It…

Posted on March 17, 2018 by 1929 Viewpoint - An Octogenarians Voice - K.V.Narayanmurt

“The wealth of the indifferent will be appropriated by the shameless” I believe India has lost it, intelligent and inquisitive people in the west are beginning to look into our ancient wisdom, encouraged by the condescending references made here and … Continue reading →

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THE WORLD AS WILL AND REPRESENTATION – MEET THE CONFUSED ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER

Posted on March 5, 2018 by 1929 Viewpoint - An Octogenarians Voice - K.V.Narayanmurt

Am now into the last twenty-five pages of the ‘over-hyped’ book on philosophy, THE WORLD AS WILL AND REPRESENTATION by – .   It was very tough reading, more because the noted author is totally confused – perhaps, mystified would be … Continue reading →

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