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21/11/2025

📍Check the pinned comment for shloka script in both Samskritam & English

🕉️ Upanishads aren’t theory—they’re a daily-life manual.
The same truth that completes the Vedas can complete our day🪷: clearer choices, calmer mind, kinder action, surrendering ego to the Divine.

📝 A few beautiful practices from Upanishad wisdom that you can use daily:

✅Viveka check — “Is this a real need or just ego, and is it in my control?”🤔
When: Right before you decide, reply, buy, or start a task—especially when you feel urgency, emotion, or ego being poked.

✅Sākṣī Bhava — “watch thoughts like clouds → respond, don’t react.”🧘🏻‍♀️
When: The moment you feel a surge (anger, anxiety, excitement) or before you speak/press send—pause for 4 witness-breaths to let the reactivity settle.

✅Īśvara–arpana — “dedicate the work before starting.”🙏🏻
When: Right before you begin any task (call, study, shoot, edit)—one quiet offering of the action & result—so the mind starts light & stays focused.

✅Neti–Neti trick — when you feel triggered; one minute of “not this thought, not this emotion, not this role; but only this truth” and return to just the fact before acting.✨

✅Night reflection — “What truly mattered today? What can I release?”
When: write just two lines, so the mind resets & you wakeup with a clearer head.🥰

❓Which practice feels most needed today—or which is the one you already do? Let me know in the comments 🤗🌸

🔱 Power of AnushthanaSome days Anushthāna feels natural.Other days, even sitting down for it feels heavy.The mind has a ...
20/11/2025

🔱 Power of Anushthana

Some days Anushthāna feels natural.
Other days, even sitting down for it feels heavy.
The mind has a hundred reasons⁉️ – “You’re tired… you’ve done enough… it’s okay to skip today…”

💫But those are exactly the days it matters the most.
Not because Bhagavān will be “angry”…
but because you need that one steady place
when everything else feels shaky.

Anushthāna doesn’t magically remove all problems.
It slowly changes the one person who has to face them every day – YOU🧘🏻‍♀️.

Anushthāna doesn’t change life overnight, Its power isn’t loud!🔊 — it changes you, quietly, every single day🪷.

Every repetition📿 is a seed of stability.
Every moment you sit — especially on the difficult days — is a step toward the version of you that life cannot shake.

May your practice keep grounding you, shaping you,
and strengthening you from the inside out 🌸🕉️

15/11/2025

‼️ Important

✨ This is a phonetic rule of the Saṁskṛta language (part of Saṁskṛta śikṣā / phonetics), which means it applies only while PRONOUNCING the word — not while writing✍🏻.

🔖 So in writing, ha-kāra (ह) comes first, and the anunāsika (nasal consonant – the 5th letter of the varga / pañcama varṇa) is written below/with ha-kāra.
But in pronunciation, the anunāsika comes first, and only then the sound of ha-kāra is released🙌🏻.

📍The source for this rule is the 16th śloka of Maharṣi Pāṇini’s Śikṣā-śāstra (Pāṇinīya-śikṣā)🕉️🙏🏻

See, ha-kāra is originally a kaṇṭhya letter (कण्ठ्य-वर्ण) – its sound naturally rises from the throat.
But when this phonetic rule is applied with the nasal (pañcama / anunāsika), the same ha-kāra has to come from the chest (urasya – उरस्य), which makes it deeper & more resonant.

Your observation & Anubhava (experience) itself is the only tool with which you can know this कण्ठस्य - उरस्य difference🤗. So go ahead and give it a try (practice it🥰).

Hope that helps💐 If you have any questions, let me know in the comments🤗

Also can you give one example word where this rule applies?🤔(apart from ब्रह्म - brahma & जाह्नवी - jāhnavī!)🪷

10/11/2025

When I say “Śrī Rāma arise within you,” I’m pointing to Rāma as your inner compass—& to the sattva that awakens divinity within. Each time you show up for sādhana, you water/nurture Rama-like qualities of your mind:
* Maryādā — clear boundaries with kindness
* Dhairya — quiet courage to always do the right thing
* ⁠Satya — honesty with yourself and others
* ⁠Karuṇā — softness in your words and eyes
* ⁠Śānti — steadiness that doesn’t shake with noise
* ⁠Viveka — clear discernment (what truly matters or is right)
* ⁠Santoṣa — contentment without complacency
* ⁠Maitrī — natural friendliness toward all

You’ll notice it in small places first: you pause before reacting, you keep a promise to yourself, you choose a gentler word, you carry calm into a messy morning.

Exactly the way Venkateshwara Suprabhatam mentions, this is how divinity rises within you—not with noise, but with consistent, human choices that carry grace.

If you notice even one such shift today, smile—because that’s Śrī Rāma waking in your own heart and that’s when divinity stops feeling far away in a temple, but becomes your own nature 🕉️

06/11/2025

Vishnu Sahasranāma is a whole ocean of grace✨. Each nāma of this stotram is itself a mantra— fit for japa as a namaskārārtha mantra, a humble salutation to Nārāyana🪷. The full parāyaṇam of the Sahasranāma is the ultimate practice. Yet, to help us begin & stay consistent, our tradition also offers simple krama—different ways of japa anuṣṭhāna.

What we’ve shared in this video is one such traditional method. If you know your nakṣatra/pāda, you can lovingly hold “your śloka” & make it your companion.🥰🧘🏻‍♀️

Disclaimer: we are not saying this is the only or superior method! It is one beautiful, time-honoured way among many in our sampradāya. Do the full parāyaṇam whenever you can; & if this nakṣatra-based japa helps you begin or stay steady, please use it with devotion.

💫 May Nārāyana’s nāma protect and guide you

Hari Om 🙏💙

01/11/2025

✨ When to chant this?
Chant this before an exam, surgery, court/office meeting, life-altering decision, or project launch — & then put your earnest yatna 💪 and trust Hanumān to carry it🙏🏻.

✨ Where is this from? What’s the context?
This śloka comes in the Sundara-kānda of Śrīmad Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇam: 39th Sarga, 4th śloka (Gita Press, Gorakhpur).
These are literally the words of Mā Sītā Herself🌸! In the hardest phase of Her life - during most painful captivity. In that moment She put the ENTIRE task in Hanumān’s hands 👑 — “You are the right one… put your full effort… remove this sorrow.”
🌸 The Divine Mother showed it first - Hanumān can be trusted with real, painful, urgent work. She entrusted it. He made it happen. 🔥
That TRUST is the spirit with which we should use it too😇: “This is the task in hand. I will begin my effort —Hanumān, you guide it to completion.”

✨ How will Hanumān help?
Hanumān is a Vīra-devatā — a fierce protector of your sankalpa. He gives clarity + courage and arranges the outer side — right timing, right people, routes opening — so the work actually goes through.
👉 That’s Kārya-Siddhi.

29/10/2025

‼️Kindly note the variation:
“Viṣṇu-padodakaṁ śubham” is also a traditionally correct version.

💧Why Tīrtham is sacred:
It begins as śuddhodaka—pure water—used in abhisheka/snana for the mūrti. After worship, Tulasī or karpūra is added & the same sanctified water becomes tīrtham. It has touched the Feet. of the Divine. Also mantras are chanted during the abhishekam & the water is known to hold the memory😇 of that particular vibration & energy. So the water we receive is sanctified & energized — a direct blessing of the Deity✨

✋🏻Mudrā tip (shown in video):
Place the thumb between two adjacent fingers—either index–middle or middle–ring—both are correct. Then fold the forefinger over the thumb to tighten the seal so no tīrtham spills. That’s the purpose of this mudrā.

✅✅ SHLOKA SCRIPT IN THE PINNED COMMENT

See! It’s of course not compulsory. Because Darśanam itself is grace😇. But if you truly want to make the most of your temple visit, choose attention over distraction: hold the mudrā, chant the śloka, keep nāma-japa in mind🧘🏻‍♀️. These small acts center your heart & align your mind with the temple’s energy — and that’s when real transformation happens 🙏🏻

25/10/2025

🕉️ For learning resources for Śrī Rāma Rakṣā Stotram visit this link 🙏
https://ramaraksha.nirvana.academy/

Every word & every line of the Stotram wraps you in Rāma’s protection! It is a kavacha—a field where no fear, no enemy, & no darkness can enter. The Stotram invokes different aspects of Bhagavān Rāma & assigns them to protect different parts of the body & senses, where your whole being is held, steadied, & guided.

Why teach it to your child? (and for the child within us):
Sometimes little ones can’t explain what they feel or go through. Let sound vibrations carry what words cannot. Regular chanting of this Stotram slowly dissolves fear & unspoken anxieties and supports emotional regulation. The same is true for us adults. Some situations are so complex that the mind feels trapped—you can’t leave it, neither can you live with it! In those moments, Rāmanāma & Stotram can give you breath, space, & clarity. And remember: as you run toward Rāma, Hanumānji is the strength that carries you there💛

✅✅ CONTINUE READING IN THE PINNED COMMENT✨

Hope this helps. Share this with someone who is going through a difficult time. 🌸✨

19/10/2025

🤔 When is Deepavali?

This ritual of lighting the Deepam🪔 & performing Deepa Pūjā is to be done on the evening of Kartika Amāvasyā (the darkest night of the year!) — the day Deepavali is celebrated🌙🪔

Amāvasyā this year falls on 21st October (Tuesday).

📝 The practice resource includes:
* The script in Samskritam, English & Kannada
* Meaning & significance

If you have any questions, feel free to ask in the comments 💬

🥳 Wishing you & your family a very happy, prosperous & blissful 🪔 Deepavali 🪔

18/10/2025

🌸 We at Nirvana are practicing this Abhyanga ritual exactly as it is passed down to us through generations — a beautiful blend of care, devotion, & tradition😇

What makes it truly sacred is the chanting of the shloka❤️ — it helps the mind align deeply not only with the ritual, but also with our ancestry 🕉️ Through this remembrance, we honour the Satya Chiranjeevis & invoke their blessings of strength, vitality, grit and protection 🙏🏻

🤗 We wanted to share this traditional practice with all of you — not to replace what you already follow, but to inspire mindfulness within it✨ If your family has its own parampara (tradition), please continue to honour it 🙏🏻 Perhaps you can just include the shloka & intention we share — to make your own tradition even more meaningful 💛

And I’d love to hear about the beautiful rituals practiced in your home too 🥰🙌🏻

16/10/2025

🌸 When is Naraka Chaturdashi?

🗓️ The sacred morning of 20th October 2025 is for Abhyanga Snanam — when you apply warm sesame oil before sunrise. It’s not just a bath… it’s a ritual of renewal. 🌱

🕉️ It is said that one who performs Abhyanga Snana on Naraka Chaturdashi is freed from inner impurities, physical fatigue, and mental heaviness. 🧘🏻‍♀️

So, on this sacred morning 🌞, cleanse not just the body but the heaviness of the year — invite vitality, glow, and divine strength into your being. 🪷

🪔 In our next reel, we’ll be sharing a beautiful traditional Abhyanga ritual that we follow — it also includes the chanting of a sacred shloka! 🤗

✨ Do you wish to learn it and try it this Naraka Chaturdashi? 🌸

12/10/2025

Why is this important?🤔

Ārati is not merely a ritual of light/fire🪔— it is a reminder of oneness🪷.

✨The flame first reveals the Divine before you… and then turns toward you, carrying that same radiance — as if whispering, “What you worship outside is already shining within.”🥰

As you receive the warmth of the Ārati, close your eyes🧘🏻‍♀️ for a moment -
feel that glow in your heart,
feel that divinity you just witnessed, now alive within😇

🕉️The journey of Ārati is from the Divine before you to the Divine within you 🙏🏻

So tell me, will you remember this the next time & every time you witness/participate in an Ārati offering?🤗

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