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LIBRARY OF THE BRAHMIN
This brahminical library is very ancient and the palm leaf manuscripts and old scrolls date right back to the times of the Rig Veda. Here you will be able to read rare texts and stanzas spoken by the rishis of old...
AUM Purnam adah purnam idam
purnat purnam udacyate
purnasya purnam adaya
purnam evavas isyate
The Supreme Lord is perfect & complete and because he is completely perfect, all emanations from Him such as this phenomenal world, are perfectly equipped as complete wholes. That which is of the complete whole is also complete in itself. Because He is the complete whole, even though so many units emanate from Him, He remains the complete whole.
Sri Isopanisad
Ah, happily do we dwell, owning nothing; we shall live on joy itself, like the radiant gods...
Infinite is that space inhabited by the blessed & divinities, delightful it is, studded with many dwellings and its boundary is unattainable. Above its sphere of power and below, the sun and moon are no longer seen; there the gods are their own light, shining like the sun and flashing like fire. And even they do not see the boundary of the mighty outspread tent of the heavens, because this is hard to reach, because it is infinite...But upwards and ever upwards that universe that cannot even be measured by the gods is filled with flaming, self-illuminating beings...
 RigVeda
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READING & WRITING MATERIALS IN ANCIENT INDIA
The most common writing material was the leaf of the palm, dried and cut into small strips. Lampblack was used as ink and usually applied with a reed pen. In the South, a sharp stylus was used to score the characters on the leaf and powdered charcoal was later rubbed into the depressions, making a much sharper image. Books were made by stringing strips together through one or two holes made at one end. In places where palm leaves were unavailable, birch bark, strips of cotton or silk, and bamboo replaced them. Important notices were engraved on copper plates.
source: ThinkQuest Library
Manipariksa Text
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THE THREE ASPECTS OF DIVINITY
(1) Brahman (the All-pervading Spirit): The non-differentiated aspect of the Divine is known as Brahman. This all-pervading spiritual substance is known to be the support of all the worlds, and whatever exists is known to be of Brahman only in its various manifestations. Brahman is understood to be the halo or effulgence of the Supreme Person.
(2) Paramatma (the Supreme Soul): The localized aspect of the Divine is known as Paramatma. Known as the Lord of the heart, this aspect of the Supreme has expanded within the hearts of all living entities, invoking inspiration, knowledge and forgetfulness in them. He is the silent witness in our hearts, the impartial overseer and permitter of everyone's activities, and the one who keeps the world turning in accordance with the deeds of all living entities. He is an expansion of the Supreme Person for the maintenance of the cosmic manifestation.
(3) Bhagavan (the Supreme Person): The ultimate aspect of the Divine is known as Bhagavan. He is simultaneously transcendent and immanent, being situated in His own divine realm and simultaneously pervading everything through His infinite manifestations. This Supreme Person is the ultimate master, friend, father, son and beloved of all living entities. In His kindness, He manifests to everyone in accordance with their desires to serve Him, while remaining at the same time in His supremely attractive form of Sri Krishna, in whom all beauty and love find its pinnacle.
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Northern Kingdoms of Ancient Vedic India
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Mewar Warrior...
Ancestry of the House of Mewar...
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Credits: Images in the vedic temple are by Dhanishta, Ancient Worlds & Others including the talented artists of Iskcon. Thanks also to the Royal House of Mewar, Wikipedia, ThinkQuest Library, BuddhaNet, Web.ncf, Sacred Texts.com & Hindu Wisdom.info. All Star highlighted words are links.
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