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Dr. Sampadananda Mishra
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Dirghatama
“Truth is one, the wise call it in different ways.” “Heaven is my father Earth is my mother.” “What is above is moving downward and what is down is moving upward; yes, they who are below are indeed up above and they who…
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Agastya
Agastya was a famous Sage or Rishi of the Vedic period and is considered the greatest of the Seven Sages or Saptarshis. It is believed that he was the first Rishi who brought and popularized the Vedic religion to the…
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Vasishtha
When Brahma created the world, he forethought that there would be pain, suffering, miseries and grief as a result of ignorance. He was not happy with the idea and so he meditated and by his creative imagination brought…
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Vishvamitra
RISHAYAH THE SEERS OF ANCIENT INDIA It is said that Bharata is what she is because of the Rishis. Therefore, the culture of India is often referred to as the culture of the Rishis. The Rishi tradition in India seems to…
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Rishayah: the Seers of Ancient India
RISHAYAH THE SEERS OF ANCIENT INDIA It is said that Bharata is what she is because of the Rishis. Therefore, the culture of India is often called as the culture of the Rishis. The Rishi tradition in India seems to be a…
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Jayadeva
Classical Sanskrit Poets of India
Jayadeva, the saint poet, had composed Sri Gitagovinda, to please Sri Purushottama (Lord Jagannatha) in the twelfth century at Srikshetra. Jayadeva was a saint poet who has composed Gitagovinda in the twelfth century. He…
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Sri Dandin
Classical Sanskrit Poets of India
Sri Dandin is a 6th-7th century Indian Sanskrit author of prose romances and expounder on poetics. Although he produced literature on his own, most notably the Dasa Kumara Carita, translated in 1927 as The Adventures of…
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Sriharsha
Classical Sanskrit Poets of India
It is said that Sriharsha lived in the second half of the twelfth century A.D. He was supported by Vijayachandra and Jayachandra of Kanauj. He was the son of Hira and Mamalladevi. His poetry Naishadhacharitam is one of…
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Vishnu Sharma
Classical Sanskrit Poets of India
Long ago in India there lived a king called Amara Shakti who had three sons. These boys were a constant worry for the king. They paid little attention to their lessons and showed no signs of ever being able to take over…
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Bhartrihari
Classical Sanskrit Poets of India
“He has the true heroic turn of mind and turn of speech; he breathes a large and puissant atmosphere. High-spirited, high-minded, high of temper, keen in his sympathies, admiring courage, firmness and daring inspiration…
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