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In this post I will talk about Shanti Mantra in Bengali from Vedas . Shanti Mantra in Bengali from Krishna Yajur Veda   ঔং সহ নাববতু | সহ নৌ ভুনক্তু| সহ বীর্য়ং করবাবহৈ || তেজস্বি নাবধীতমস্তু মা বিদ্বিষাবহৈ|| ঔং শান্তিঃ শান্তিঃ শান্তিঃ|| ॐ सह नाववतु। सह नौ भुनक्तु। सह वीर्यं करवावहै॥ तेजस्वि नावधीतमस्तु मा विद्विषावहै॥ ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः॥ auM saha nAvavatu| saha nau bhunaktu| saha vIryaM karavAvahai|| tejasvi nAvadhItamastu mA vidviShAvahai|| auM shAntiH shAntiH shAntiH|| OM! May God Protect us Both (the Teacher and the Student), May God Nourish us Both, May we Work Together with Energy and Vigour, May our Study be Enlightening and not give rise to Hostility. OM Peace! OM Peace! OM Peace! ঔং শং নো মিত্রঃ শং বরুণঃ| শং নো ভবত্বর্য়মা | শং নঃ ইন্দ্রো বৃহস্পতিঃ| শং নো বিষ্ণুরুরুক্রমঃ| নমো ব্রহ্মণে | নমস্তে বাযৌ | ত্বমেব প্রত্যক্ষং ব্রহ্মাসি| ত্বামেব প্রত্যক্ষং ব্রহ্ম বদিষ্য়ামি| ঋতং বদিষ্য়ামি| সত্যং বদিষ্য়ামি| তন্মামবতু| তদ্বক্তারমবতু| অবতু মাম...

In this post I will talk about Shanti Mantra in Bengali from Shukla Yajur Veda . ঔং পূর্ণমদঃ পূর্ণমিদং পূর্ণাত্পূর্ণমুদচ্যতে | পূর্ণস্য পূর্ণমাদায় পূর্ণমেবাবশিষ্যতে| ঔং শান্তিঃ শান্তিঃ শান্তিঃ || ॐ पूर्णमदः पूर्णमिदं पूर्णात्पूर्णमुदच्यते । पूर्णस्य पूर्णमादाय पूर्णमेवावशिष्यते । ऊँ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥ OM pUrNamadaH pUrNamidaM pUrNAtpUrNamudachyate | pUrNasya pUrNamAdAya pUrNamevAvashiShyate| auM shAntiH shAntiH shAntiH || OM! That is Full, This also is Full, From Fullness comes that Fullness, Taking Fullness from Fullness, Fullness Indeed Remains. OM Peace! OM Peace! OM Peace! Shanti Mantra in Bengali from from Shukla Yajur Veda Chapter 36.17 ঔং ধৌঃ শান্তিরন্তরিক্ষং শান্তিঃ পৃথিবী শান্তিরাপঃ শান্তিরোষধযঃ শান্তিঃ | বনস্পতযঃ শান্তির্বিশ্বেদেবাঃ শান্তির্ব্রহ্ম শান্তিঃ সর্বং শান্তিঃ শান্তিরেব শান্তিঃ || শান্তিরেব শান্তিঃ সা মা শান্তিরেধি || ॐ धौः शान्तिरन्तरिक्षं शान्तिः पृथिवी शान्तिरापः शान्तिरोषधयः शान्तिः । वनस्पतयः शान्तिर्विश्वेदेवाः शान्तिर्ब्रह्म शान्तिः सर्वं शान्ति...

In this post I will talk about Shanti Mantra in Bengali from Rig Veda . Vanme Manasi Pratishthita ঔং বাঙ্মে মনসি প্রতিষ্ঠিতা মনো মে বাচি প্রতিষ্ঠিত-মাবিরাবীর্ম এধি | বেদস্য ম আণীস্থঃ শ্রুতং মে মা প্রহাসীরনেনাধীতেনাহোরাত্রান সংদধাম্যৃতং বদিষ্যামি তন্মামবতু তদ্বক্তারমবত্ববতু  মামবতু বক্তারমবতু বক্তারম ||  ঔং শান্তিঃ শান্তিঃ শান্তিঃ || ऊँ वाङ्मे मनसि प्रतिष्ठिता मनो मे वाचि प्रतिष्ठित-माविरावीर्म एधि । वेदस्य म आणीस्थः श्रुतं मे मा प्रहासीरनेनाधीतेनाहोरात्रान् संदधाम्यृतं वदिष्यामि तन्मामवतु तद्वक्तारमवत्ववतु  मामवतु वक्तारमवतु वक्तारम् ॥  ऊँ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥ auM vA~Nme manasi pratiShThitA mano me vAchi pratiShThita-mAvirAvIrma edhi | vedasya ma ANIsthaH shrutaM me mA prahAsIranenAdhItenAhorAtrAn saMdadhAmyRRitaM vadiShyAmi tanmAmavatu tadvaktAramavatvavatu  mAmavatu vaktAramavatu vaktAram || auM shAntiH shAntiH shAntiH || OM! May my speech rest reconciled with the mind and may my mind with the speech. O Self-effulgent (Brahman), be revealed ...

In this post, I will talk about Brahman in Kena Upanishad. The Kena Upanishad ( Sanskrit: केनोपनिषद् , Bengali: কেনোপনিষদ্ ) is so called because it begins with the word kena (Sanskrit: केन , Bengali: কেন ). It is also called Talavakara Upansiahd by Shri Shankaracharya. Kena Upanishad is a very important Upanishadic work and forma a part of Sama Veda . As per Swami Sharvananda, anyone who follows the Kena Upanishad is "sure to find himself, at last taken to the very gate of the transcendent". Many people consider that a reading of Kena Upanishad, along with other primary Upanishads and the Bhagavad Gita , as essential to understanding the "wonderful old treasures of Hindu theosophic lore. Brahman in Kena Upanishad is That by whose will the mind proceeds to its object (Ke.U 1.1) That by whose command the Prana does its duty (Ke.U 1.1) That at whose will men utter speech (Ke.U 1.1) That god that directs the eyes and ears (Ke.U 1.1) Brahman in Kena Upanish...

In this article I will analyze in-depth the differences between Hinduism and Abrahamic Religions. Hinduism is a great religion producing saints and great people, whereas Christianity and Islam consistently produce morons, bigots and terrorists. The best Christians are those who have never read the Bible or gone to the Church. The best Muslim is he who has never read the Koran or done the Azan. As a Hindu myself, I always found this Christian/ Muslim concept of "religious tolerance" very odd and disturbing. Hindus are taught to accept and embrace every person. Hindus do not kill people in the name of religion like Muslim terrorists. Hindus do not criticize or make fun of any other religion. Hindus do not try to convert anyone like Christian Missionaries. Yet people call Hindus "facists" and what not, and still talk about the non-existent so-called caste discrimination which is largely a myth. Why does Christianity produce so many bigots and pompous jerks?...

In this article I will talk about some interesting facts about Sama Veda . The Sama Veda is the third out of the 4 Vedas and forms an important core of Hindu religious tradition. The other three Vedas are the Rig Veda , the Yajur Veda and the Atharva Veda . Interesting facts about Sama Veda #1 Sama Veda is one of the oldest texts in any Indo-European language . It is generally believed to have been composed around 1000 BC with some of the oldest parts of the Sama Veda can be dated to as early as 1700 BC. At that time Europe and Arab were still barbarians! Interesting facts about Sama Veda #2 The Sama Veda is the shortest of all 4 Vedas.The total number of verses in the Sama veda-Samhita is 1875 of which  1771 Verses are from the Rigveda and 99 verses belong to Sama Veda. Source .     Interesting facts about Sama Veda #3 The Sama Veda is the oldest musical arrangement and earliest human literature on music in the world. It contains all apsects of music including...

Divodasa II (Sanskrit: दिवोदास , Bengali : দিবোদাস )  was the son of Sudeva and the grandson of Haryashva. They belonged to the royal family of the Kashi Kingdom. In an earlier post I had talked about his ancestor Divodasa I . Haryashva fought with the Vitahavya branch of Haihayas at the confluence of the Ganga and the Jamuna, and was killed in battle. His son Sudeva was also defeated in battle. His son Divodasa II retreated and build a new capital at the confluence of the Ganges and the Gomati. The Haihayas defetaed Divodasa II and rove him out of the city. Divodasa II took refuge with his purohita who belonged to the priestly Bharadvaja family. Divodasa II’s son Pratardana, finally defetaed the enemies, the Vitahavyas. Divodasa II was thus a contemporary of Vitahavya and a Bharadvaja purohita. Reference/ Further Reading The Bharadvajas in Ancient India By Thaneswar Sarmah Ancient Indian historical tradition by F.E. Pargiter --- END  --- That's it. Thank...